A temperature adjustment apparatus configured to perform temperature adjustment and control for each fine zone of a substrate, a multi-zone temperature adjustment apparatus including the same, and a multi-zone temperature adjustment type substrate supporting apparatus are proposed. The temperature adjustment apparatus includes a first power source, a second power source, an ammeter connected to the second power source in series and configured to measure a current value of the second power source, a heater inducing a first direction current to dissipate heat energy while being connected to the first power source in series during a heating time period, a temperature sensor inducing a second direction current while being connected to the second power source in series during a sensing time period, and a switch controller controlling connection between the first power source and the heater and connection between the second power source and the temperature sensor.

A machine for cooking a dose of pasta in a container has a hot water supply pipe to selectively inject hot water into the container above the dose of pasta; a steam supply pipe to selectively inject steam into the container independently of the water injection; and a dispenser comprising at least one first nozzle connected to the hot water supply pipe to deliver hot water into the container and at least one second nozzle connected to the steam supply pipe to deliver steam into the container.

A vaporizer heating element has a heating element body formed from a single sheet of electrically conductive material having a constant sheet thickness. A peripheral conduction portion has spaced apart positive and negative support arms each having an interior edge. A central heating portion has a plurality of parallel heating strips, spaces between the heating strips defining flow channels through the element body. The central heating portion is intermediate the interior edges of the support arms. A first bridge strip connects the interior edge of the positive support arm to the central heating portion and a second bridge strip connects the interior edge of the negative support arm to the central heating portion. A plurality of peripheral support tabs extend from exterior edges of the support arms and a plurality of central support tabs extend from the central heating portion.

A vaporizer heating element assembly has a case structure with a plurality of walls collectively defining a case interior. An upper wall has an access opening, a left wall has a reservoir window, and a lower wall has a vaporization window. A thin plate heating element formed from an electrically conductive material is positioned within the case structure parallel to the lower wall and adjacent the vaporization window. A liquid transport structure is configured for transporting liquid by capillary action from a liquid intake surface to a liquid outflow surface and is disposed within the case interior so that the liquid intake surface is adjacent the reservoir window and the liquid outflow surface is adjacent or in contact with the thin plate heating element. The heating element assembly also has an access closure sized and configured to seal the access opening.

A vaporizer device is provided that includes a body and a mouthpiece coupled to the body and having at least one suction opening. The device further includes a first heater for vaporizing a first vaping material, thereby forming a first vapor. The vaporizer device further includes a second heater for vaporizing a second vaping material, thereby forming a second vapor. The heaters are arranged in or operatively coupled to the body. The device includes at least one airflow conduit that delivers the first and second vapors to the at least one opening of the mouthpiece. The device may also include first and second cartridges that removably couple to the body. The vaporizer device may further include a vapor control operable to control at least one of generation and flow of the first vapor and the second vapor.

A support unit may include a plurality of heaters disposed in a matrix form in the support unit to heat a substrate, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the plurality of heaters, wherein a current applied to the plurality of heaters is controlled by switches connected to rows and columns of the matrix, respectively, and the switches connected to the rows of the matrix include first switches capable of controlling the current applied to the rows of the matrix and second switches connected in parallel with the first switches.

A heating plate includes: a pair of glass plates; a conductive pattern disposed between the pair of glass plates and defining a plurality of opening areas; and a joint layer disposed between the conductive pattern and at least one of the pair of glass plates; wherein the conductive pattern includes a plurality of connection elements that extend between two branch points to define the opening areas; and a rate of the connection elements, which are straight line segments connecting the two branch points, relative to the plurality of connection elements, is less than 20%.

A support pedestal is provided that includes a substrate having a top resistive layer defining a first set of zones and a bottom resistive layer defining a second set of zones. Each zone of the first and second set of zones is coupled to at least two electric terminals from among a plurality of electric terminals, and a total number of electric terminals is less than or equal to a total of the first and second set of zones.

An electric heater includes a substrate; and a plane heating element disposed on one surface of the substrate. The plane heating element includes a pattern portion including a start point and an end point, which are located at an outermost side of the pattern portion, the pattern portion including a plurality of tracks having an arc shape, which are spaced apart from each other and are formed to have a length increasing from an innermost side to the outermost side of the pattern portion, and a plurality of bridges connecting the plurality of tracks in series. The plurality of bridges are formed on both sides of the pattern portion with respect to a reference line passing through a center of the pattern portion, and an innermost gap between the pair of bridges located at the innermost side of the pattern portion is narrower than an outermost gap between a pair of bridges located at the outermost side of the pattern portion.

An aerosol generating device is described. The aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber comprising an opening arranged to receive a consumable; a heating apparatus for heating the consumable; wherein the heating apparatus comprises two or more heating segments and at least one insulator; 5 the two or more heating segments are arranged longitudinally along a length of the heating chamber and are configured to be independently heated; and the at least one insulator is arranged between adjacent heating segments. In this way, the device is capable of efficiently heating consumables of different shapes and sizes.