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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:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Markus Beck, Remseck, DE;
Karl Furderer, Stuttgart, DE;
Floyd G. Jackson, Baroda, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Pinkowski, Baroda, MI (US);
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Markus Beck, Remseck, DE;
Karl Furderer, Stuttgart, DE;
Floyd G. Jackson, Baroda, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steam generator having a steam generation tube defining a chamber for receiving water and converting the water to steam, and a heating element wrapped around the tube and having a first portion emitting a greater thermal output than a second portion.