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Contoured heating element

US5844211A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 1997
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B3/82
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric immersion heater utilized in heating liquids contained in a cylindrical container, such as a boiler. The immersion heater is affixed to the side of the container with the heater elements extending through the side of the container through an access hole. The heater elements are contoured so as to allow more than one heater to be installed at a given level through the side of the container.

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