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US3207159A
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Thermoelectric therapeutic instrument
Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1962-11-13
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1982-11-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Tateisi Kazuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 11:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F7/00; A61F7/007; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/02; A61B18/04; A61B18/06; A61B18/08; A61H; A61H39/00; A61H39/06; F; F25; F25B; F25B21/00; F25B21/02; F25B21/04; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1906; G05D23/1909; G05D23/20; G05D23/24; A61F2007/0001; A61F2007/0075; A61F2007/0087; F25B2321/00; F25B2321/02; F25B2321/021; F25B2321/0212; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/013
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A SELECTIVE HEATING OR COOLING SKIN THERAPY INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SKIN CONTACT PROBE, TWO HEAT EXCHANGE MEMBERS, ONE BEING THERMALLY CONNECTED TO SAID PROBE AND TOGETHER THEREWITH THERMALLY INSULATED FROM THE OTHER MEMBER, AND FURTHER INSULATED FROM ATOMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, SAID OTHER MEMBER BEING EXPOSED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP TO ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS FOR MAINTAING SAID LATTER MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY AT ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE, PELTIER EFFECT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE HEAT EXCHANGER MEMBERS, A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE OF REVERSIBLE POLARITY ENERGIZINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID PELTIER EFFECT MEANS THEREBY TO SELECTIVELY HEAT OR COOL SAID ONE MEMBER ABOVE OR BELOW ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE ELEMENT IN THERMAL COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PROBE, AND MEANS CONTROLLED THEREBY IN SAID SOURCE FOR LIMITING PROBE TEMPERATURE TO A PREDETERMINED LEVEL ABOVE OR BELOW ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AS SELELCTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A SELECTIVE HEATING OR COOLING SKIN THERAPY INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SKIN CONTACT PROBE, TWO HEAT EXCHANGE MEMBERS, ONE BEING THERMALLY CONNECTED TO SAID PROBE AND TOGETHER THEREWITH THERMALLY INSULATED FROM THE OTHER MEMBER, AND FURTHER INSULATED FROM ATOMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, SAID OTHER MEMBER BEING EXPOSED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP TO ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS FOR MAINTAING SAID LATTER MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY AT ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE, PELTIER EFFECT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE HEAT EXCHANGER MEMBERS, A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE OF REVERSIBLE POLARITY ENERGIZINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID PELTIER EFFECT MEANS THEREBY TO SELECTIVELY HEAT OR COOL SAID ONE MEMBER ABOVE OR BELOW ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE ELEMENT IN THERMAL COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PROBE, AND MEANS CONTROLLED THEREBY IN SAID SOURCE FOR LIMITING PROBE TEMPERATURE TO A PREDETERMINED LEVEL ABOVE OR BELOW ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AS SELELCTED.
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