Global Patent Index - EP 3601898 A1

EP 3601898 A1 20200205 - IN-LINE FLUID HEATER

Title (en)

IN-LINE FLUID HEATER

Title (de)

INLINE-FLÜSSIGKEITSERHITZER

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CHAUFFAGE DE FLUIDE EN LIGNE

Publication

EP 3601898 A1 20200205 (EN)

Application

EP 18716350 A 20180321

Priority

  • US 201715467567 A 20170323
  • IB 2018051897 W 20180321

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2018274817A1] An inline fluid heater is disclosed, comprising: an inlet operable to receive a fluid to be heated; a substrate defining at least one conduit fluidly coupled with the inlet to receive the fluid; a positive thermal coefficient heater thermally coupled with the substrate and operable to heat the substrate to provide a heated fluid by heating the fluid within the at least one conduit; and an outlet fluidly coupled with the at least one conduit and operable to provide the heated fluid. In this way, a compact, cost-effective and efficient heater is provided which avoids the need for safety devices or safety circuits, as the positive thermal co-efficient heaters are self-limiting.

IPC 8 full level

F24H 1/12 (2006.01); H05B 3/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB KR US)

F24H 1/101 (2013.01 - GB); F24H 1/102 (2013.01 - GB); F24H 1/103 (2013.01 - KR US); F24H 1/105 (2013.01 - GB); F24H 1/121 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F24H 9/2028 (2013.01 - EP GB KR US); H05B 3/0014 (2013.01 - GB); H05B 3/20 (2013.01 - EP GB KR US); F24H 2250/04 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H05B 2203/02 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2018172954A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2018274817 A1 20180927; CN 211552023 U 20200922; EP 3601898 A1 20200205; GB 201705946 D0 20170531; GB 2561016 A 20181003; KR 20190002838 U 20191113; TW 201901098 A 20190101; TW I762604 B 20220501; WO 2018172954 A1 20180927

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201715467567 A 20170323; CN 201890000659 U 20180321; EP 18716350 A 20180321; GB 201705946 A 20170413; IB 2018051897 W 20180321; KR 20197000073 U 20180321; TW 107109899 A 20180322