An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has an outer housing, an inner housing disposed in the outer housing and forming a gap between an exterior surface of the inner housing and an interior surface of the outer housing, one or more thermal devices disposed in the gap, and an electrical port disposed in or on the outer housing and electrically connected to the one or more thermal devices.

A polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) material may include a polymer matrix, the polymer matrix defining a PPTC body; and a graphene filler component, disposed in the polymer matrix, wherein the graphene filler component comprises a plurality of graphene particles aligned along a predetermined plane of the PPTC body.

A vehicular rear slider window assembly includes a fixed window panel and a movable window panel. Electrically conductive traces are at respective surfaces of the fixed window panel and the movable window panel. A fixed panel electrical connector is affixed at and connected to the electrically conductive traces at the fixed window panel, and a movable panel electrical connector is affixed at and connected to the electrically conductive traces at the movable window panel. A flexible electrical connector includes a movable panel connecting element to connect to the movable panel electrical connector and a fixed panel connecting element to connect to the fixed panel electrical connector. Terminals of the movable panel connecting element disposed at a cover portion connect with respective terminals of the movable panel electrical connector via movement of the cover portion parallel to the longitudinal axes of the terminals of the movable panel electrical connector.

A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and clamping elements mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the electrically insulating substrate and applying a pulling force onto the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.

An anti-icing structure is for a charging door for a vehicle where the charging door is rotatably installed to an inlet housing with a charging inlet module to selectively open the charging inlet module. The anti-icing structure includes: a door inner cover hingedly connected to the inlet housing through a hinge member at a position corresponding to an opening portion formed in the inlet housing to open the charging inlet module; a door outer cover connected to the outer surface of the door inner cover; and a heating assembly installed between an edge portion of the outer surface of the door inner cover and an edge portion of the inner side of the door outer cover.

A substrate support unit includes: a ceramic body having a surface for supporting a substrate, the ceramic body including aluminum nitride (AlN), a heat generating resistor disposed in the ceramic body, and including molybdenum (Mo), and a coating layer surrounding the heat generating resistor, and including molybdenum aluminum nitride (MoAlN).

Provided is a smoking member supporting device which is placed in an arrangement region with or without a smoking member mounted thereon, the smoking member supporting device including a base unit including an arrangement surface corresponding to the arrangement region; an accommodating unit formed adjacent to the base unit and configured to accommodate at least one region of the smoking member; a hook unit formed at an edge of the accommodating unit to define the accommodating unit and to maintain a state that the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit and mounted; and a connecting unit formed to face the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit and to supply electrical energy to the smoking member.

A wafer placement table includes: a ceramic member having a wafer placement surface; a mesh electrode buried in the ceramic member; a conductive connection member in contact with the mesh electrode and exposed to outside from a surface of the ceramic member on the opposite side of the wafer placement surface; and an external current-carrying member joined to a surface of the connection member exposed to outside. The mesh electrode has a mesh opening in a region that faces the connection member, and the mesh opening is filled with a sintered conductor being a sintered body of a mixture containing a conductive powder and a ceramic raw material.

A planar heater includes a base, a resister pattern, a conductor pattern, a power supply electrode, and a base pattern. The base includes a surface portion made of an insulative material. The resistor pattern is on the base. The conductor pattern is on the base and electrically coupled to the resistor pattern. The power supply electrode is electrically coupled to the conductor pattern. The base pattern is on the base and made of a material different from a material of the surface portion of the base to print visible identification information.

A cover for a pump for a liquid for a household appliance, in particular for a dishwasher or a washing machine;

the cover comprising an electric heating element partially in contact with the wall, which crosses said wall, whereby said at least one electric heating element is apt to come into contact with the liquid;

the cover further comprising at least two NTC thermistors which are fixed to the outer face by a support provided with a notch;

wherein the two NTC thermistors are at a stretch of heating element separated by the wall, and are fixed to zones of the support between which said notch is provided.