H05B3/267

DECORATIVE COMPONENT FOR VEHICLE

A decorative component for a vehicle includes a decorative body portion having millimeter wave transmittance and a heating sheet. The decorative body portion is configured to decorate the vehicle by being attached to part of a vehicle on a leading side in a transmitting direction of millimeter waves from a millimeter wave radar device. The heating sheet includes a plastic sheet and a wire-shaped heater provided on the plastic sheet. At least a main portion of the heating sheet is provided integrally with the decorative body portion. The thickness in the front-rear direction is set uniform in at least a transmittance area of millimeter waves in the decorative body portion and the heating sheet.

ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE LAYER STACK
20170332443 · 2017-11-16 ·

An electrically heatable layer stack is disclosed. The electrically heatable layer stack includes at least two substrate layers, and at least one carbon nanotubes-, CNT-, layer, which is arranged between the substrate layers and which is configured to conduct an electric current. The substrate layers and the at least one CNT-layer are configured to produce heating of at least one of the substrate layers when an electric current is applied to the at least one CNT-layer. A vehicle assembly group, an aircraft, a method and a system for manufacturing an electrically heatable layer stack are also disclosed.

HEATER SHEET, AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED SENSOR COVER
20230171855 · 2023-06-01 · ·

A heater sheet is configured to be applied to a cover of a vehicle-mounted sensor. The heater sheet is provided with a sheet substrate which is attached to the cover, and at least one heat generating strip which is provided along the sheet substrate. The heat generating strip is formed in a mesh shape in which a large number of filamentous first electrical conductors and a large number of filamentous second electrical conductors intersect one another. The first electrical conductors and the second electrical conductors are arranged in such a way as to be inclined relative to a horizontal direction.

RESISTIVE TUNING VIA LASER INDUCED GRAPHENE FOR CARBON ALLOTROPE ELECTROTHERMAL HEATER
20230171854 · 2023-06-01 ·

A method of tuning an electrical resistance of a laser-induced graphene heater is provided. The method includes forming a base carbon heating element, and determining a target electrical resistance of a laser-induced graphene (LIG) heater to be fabricated from the base carbon heating element. The method further includes determining a targeted LIG pattern that provides the target electrical resistance, and directing laser energy on to the base carbon heating element based on the targeted LIG pattern to form one or more LIG regions. The one or more LIG regions define a LIG pattern to from the LIG heater having the target electrical resistance.

Thin-film heating device

A thin-film heating device includes a base layer, a bus bar layer and an electrode layer. The base layer includes a polymeric resistive layer, including conductive filler, in contact with a polymeric dielectric layer. The polymeric resistive layer has a sheet resistance in a range of from about 0.5 ohm/square to about 2 Megaohm/square. The bus bar layer is adhered to the polymeric dielectric layer of the base layer. The bus bar layer includes a first patterned conductive material. The electrode layer includes a second patterned conductive material and is electrically connected to the bus bar layer.

Dynamic sauna

Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable heat sources to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR sources in a sauna.

WAX WARMERS
20170238364 · 2017-08-17 ·

According to one aspect, a wax warmer includes a body to support a reservoir adapted to receive a wax melt. The wax warmer also includes a heater having a first heating state to heat the wax melt from a first temperature below a melting point of the wax melt to a second temperature above the melting point of the wax melt in a predetermined amount of time. The heater has a second heating state to substantially maintain the wax melt within a temperature range above the melting point of the wax melt.

Heating device
11432376 · 2022-08-30 · ·

A heating device for off-vehicle information acquisition means, which has high heating efficiency, which is thin, and which has a high degree of freedom for layout of a heating element is provided. A heating device (100), which is arranged inside a vehicle, heats a window glass portion (Wa) located in an information acquisition path (5) of an off-vehicle information acquisition means (50) for acquiring information outside the vehicle. The heating device (100) comprises a hood (10) provided inside the vehicle below the information acquisition path (5) of the off-vehicle information acquisition means (50) and a heating element (20) provided on the surface of the hood (10) or inside the hood (10) and having a PTC heater layer (21).

HEATING FILM

A heating film may include a base layer made of polymer resin, a plurality of electrode lines spaced from each other and disposed on the base layer, a mesh-type support layer disposed between the electrode lines and made of a thermally conductive material, and a heating layer that has first and second end portions connected to the respective electrode lines, is made of a carbon composite material, and generates heat when powered.

LAMINATED HEATER WITH DIFFERENT HEATER TRACE MATERIALS
20170332480 · 2017-11-16 ·

A substrate support for a substrate processing system includes a plurality of heating zones, a baseplate, at least one of a heating layer and a ceramic layer arranged on the baseplate, and a plurality of heating elements provided within the at least one of the heating layer and the ceramic layer. The plurality of heating elements includes a first material having a first electrical resistance. Wiring is provided through the baseplate in a first zone of the plurality of heating zones. An electrical connection is routed from the wiring in the first zone to a first heating element of the plurality of heating elements. The first heating element is arranged in a second zone of the plurality of heating zones and the electrical connection includes a second material having a second electrical resistance that is less than the first electrical resistance.