Heating apparatus for snow and ice removal

• US 20090294430A1
• Filed: 06/03/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novelty First Patents, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Novelty First Patents, Inc.
• Inventors: Andrade, Alfonso
• Application Number:
  US12/155,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20090294430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/212
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/026 using electrical means

Abstract

Disclosed is a heating apparatus and apparatus for heating a cold surface of a vehicle or near the vehicle. The apparatus and apparatus comprise a heat source which is associated with the vehicle'"'"'s surface for providing thermal energy transfer from the heat source to the cold surface so as to heat the cold surface.

Claims

1. A heating apparatus for heating a cold surface of a vehicle or near the vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a heat source, the heat source being associated with the surface for providing thermal energy transfer from the heat source to the cold surface so as to heat the cold surface.

2. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is located adjacent the surface.

3. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is integral with the surface.

4. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is remotely activated.

5. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is powered by a battery or the vehicle'"'"'s climate control apparatus.

6. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is selected from the group consisting of:

a heating mat, warm air blower, heating stripes, heating lamps, microwaves, lasers, and ultrasound.

7. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is a conduit having disposed therein an amount of a heat conductive material which, when activated, provides heat transfer to the surface.

8. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the surface is the exterior skin of the vehicle.

9. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the surface is the engine or engine components.

10. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the surface is the underside of the vehicle.

11. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the surface is a driveway or road on which the vehicle is located.

12. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source is thermostatically controlled.

13. The apparatus, according to claim 4, in which the remote activation is operable by way of Bluetooth™

, cellular telephones, satellite, or computer software.

14. The apparatus, according to claim 1, in which the heat source transfers thermal energy to the surface sufficient to melt snow and ice accumulated thereon or to reduce the accumulation of snow and ice thereon.

15. A heating apparatus for heating a cold surface of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a heating mat for location adjacent the surface, the heating mat being sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the surface for providing thermal energy transfer from the heating to the cold surface so as to heat the cold surface.

16. The apparatus, according to claim 15, in which the heating mat includes a heat source, the heat source being remotely activatable.

17. The apparatus, according to claim 16, in which the heat source is selected from the group consisting of:

warm air blower, heating stripes, heating lamps, microwaves, lasers, and ultrasound.

18. The apparatus, according to claim 16, in which the heat source is a conduit having disposed therein an amount of a heat conductive material which when activated provides heat transfer to the surface.

19. The apparatus, according to claim 15, in which the surface is the exterior skin of the vehicle.

20. The apparatus, according to claim 15, in which the surface is the engine or engine components.

21. The apparatus, according to claim 16, in which the heat source transfers thermal energy to the surface sufficient to melt snow and ice accumulated thereon or to reduce the accumulation of snow and ice thereon.