The Holmes Group, Inc.

The Rival Company

Gabriel Chauviaux

Paul Dery

Omer Kotzer

Sohrab Vossoughi

Steve McCallion

Scott Thorpe

Philip Frank

Kim Porter

Angelika Schubert-Belle

Joseph Carley

Yves Poirier

A portable humidifier is provided which includes an induction heating system. The system includes an inductor coil and a metal target which functions as a heating element. The metal target is positioned within a tray beneath the inductor coil. The tray is adapted for holding water. The target is coupled to a float, which allows it to move towards or away from the inductor coil depending upon the water level in the tray.

Humidifier having induction heating system

A heating element for use in a portable humidifier is provided, which is at least partially disposed within a tray of water within the humidifier. The heating element includes a mounting portion, a leg portion and a foot portion. The mounting portion is coupled to the housing and an tipper end of the leg portion, which extends vertically downward from the mounting portion. The foot portion is coupled to a lower end of the leg portion, and extends horizontally therefrom. The leg portion is elongated and separates the mounting portion and the foot portion. The foot portion is shaped such that a line from the upper surface to the lower surface must pass through a perimeter of the heating element when viewed from above. A bottom surface of the foot portion is curved or slanted upward from a nadir to the perimeter of the heating element.

Heating element for a humidifier

Humidifier

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Laval, Canada

Gabriel Chauviaux