Patent ID: 9036986
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F24D,F24H

Abstract:
1. A heater, comprising: a) a housing including an intake aperture and an output aperture; b) a heat exchanger operatively disposed within the housing between the intake aperture and the output aperture, the heat exchanger including a shell forming a cavity therein, wherein an interior surface of the shell is substantially black in the infrared domain; c) an infrared emission module disposed within the cavity of the heat exchanger and substantially enclosed thereby such that emitted infrared light does not escape therefrom, including: d) a fan positioned to motivate air into the housing through the intake aperture, across the heat exchanger, and out of the output aperture; and e) a power module functionally coupled to the infrared emission module and the fan and configured to provide operational power thereto.