CONTROLLABLE THERMAL WARMING DEVICE
A controllable thermal warming device for delivering heat including a thermal ink heating element removably secured to any suitable structure, including, for example, a blanket, clothing, consumer product, farming product, restaurant product, HVAC product, building construction products, hospital and other medical products, and vehicle. The device comprising a substrate and a conductive ink fixedly disposed on the substrate, means for removably securing the substrate to the structure, a power source operatively coupled to the conductive ink, the power source adapted to deliver a voltage to the conductive ink to cause the conductive ink to radiate heat, a controller operatively coupled to the power source and the conductive ink.
1 . A controllable thermal warming device for delivering heat comprising:
a heating element;
means for removably securing the heating element to a structure; and
a power source operatively coupled to the heating element, the power source adapted to deliver a voltage to the heating element to cause heat to radiate from the heating element.
2 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 wherein the heating element comprises a substrate and a conductive ink fixedly disposed on the substrate.
3 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the removable securing means comprising an adhesive for removeably securing the heating element to the structure.
4 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 3 , wherein the removable securing means further comprises an adhering strip.
5 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 4 , wherein the adhering strip comprises a two-sided tape.
6 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 3 , wherein the removable securing means further comprises a release liner removable to expose the adhesive.
7 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the removable securing means comprises hook and loop fastening means for removably securing the heating element to the structure.
8 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the removable securing means comprises film.
9 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 8 , wherein the film comprises mylar.
10 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the removable securing means comprises FLEXCON.
11 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the structure is selected from the group consisting of a blanket, an article of clothing, a building structure element, and a consumer product.
12 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 11 , wherein the building structure element is selected from the group consisting of a glass plate, a floor, a wall, a door, a mirror, a roof and an HVAC duct.
13 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 11 , wherein the consumer product is selected from the group consisting of a baby carriage, a baby bottle, a blanket, a sleeping bag, a pet house, a pet water bowl, a beverage carrier, a mirror, a ceiling fan, and a pool covering.
14 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the structure is a disposable structure.
15 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 14 , wherein the disposable structure is an article of clothing.
16 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 15 , wherein the article of clothing comprises a gown.
17 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , further comprising a controller operatively coupled to the power source and the heating element, the controller adapted to control the delivery of voltage to the heating element.
18 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , further comprising means for controlling the controller by radio frequency.
19 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the power source is solar powered.
20 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 1 , wherein the power source is powered by light.
21 . A heating system comprising a controllable thermal warming device, the controllable thermal warming device comprising:
a thermal ink heating element comprising a substrate and a conductive ink fixedly disposed on the substrate;
a power source operatively coupled to the conductive ink, the power source adapted to deliver a voltage to the conductive ink to cause the conductive ink to radiate heat;
a controller operatively coupled to the power source and the conductive ink, the controller adapted to control the voltage delivered to the conductive ink;
a structure for receiving heat radiated by the conductive ink; and
means for removeably securing the heating element to the structure.
22 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 21 , wherein the removable securing means comprises an adhesive for removeably securing the heating element to the structure.
23 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 22 , wherein the removable securing means further comprises an adhering strip.
24 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 23 , wherein the adhering strip comprises a two-sided tape.
25 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 22 , wherein the removable securing means further comprises a release liner removable to expose the adhesive.
26 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 21 , wherein the removable securing means comprises a film.
27 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 26 , wherein the film comprises mylar.
28 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 21 , wherein the removable securing means comprises FLEXCON.
29 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 21 , wherein the structure is selected from the group consisting of a blanket, an article of clothing, a building structure element, and a consumer product.
30 . The controllable thermal warming device of claim 29 , wherein the structure is a disposable structure.