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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pradeep Barma, Fremont, CA (US);
Corey J McMills, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219217 ; 219528 ; 219549 ;
Abstract
A flexible heater in which a heating element in the form of a tape is wrapped around a support member in the form of a flat sheet. The tape, which exhibits flexibility and toughness, has a composition composed of conductive sintered ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The flexible heater is suitable for heating an upholstered seat, e.g. an automobile seat.