Inline heater
US11988411B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
23References
25Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2203/033
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inline heater includes a heater core that includes a heat spreader assembly comprising a tubular heat spreader that extends axially along a longitudinal axis and that comprises an external surface. The heat spreader assembly includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. At least one conduit extends helically about the longitudinal axis of the heat spreader between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet to define a fluid heating flow path that fluidically connects the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The heat spreader assembly further comprising an electrically operated heating element for heating the heat spreader.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.