Patent ID: 11896772
Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 14:
15. A humidifier comprising:
a heater for heating a liquid in a reservoir that is part of or is received by the humidifier;
wherein the heater is comprising an electrically conductive plastic (ECP) material and a thermoconductive layer that is non-electrically conductive directly covering the ECP material, the ECP material including an electrically conductive additive or a doping agent distributed therethrough or being an intrinsically conductive plastic,
wherein the thermoconductive layer is configured to be in contact with the liquid, wherein the thermoconductive layer comprises macrostructures that improve a contact area between the thermoconductive layer and the liquid,
wherein the electrically conductive plastic (ECP) material forms a heater plate, and
wherein the heater is located in or forms part of a wall or base of the reservoir.