Patent ID: 8474123

Claim:
A method of producing an electrically heated, over-molded hose and fitting assembly comprising: providing a length of electrically heated hose comprising an inner tube, heating wire wrapped around the inner tube, and an outer jacket covering the heating wires; exposing a length of heating wire from the hose; inserting a fluidic fitting into an end of the hose; wrapping the exposed heating wires around the fitting; and encapsulating at least a portion of the heating wires around the fluidic fitting in a first over-mold cavity forming a first overmolded layer over a predetermined portion of the fluidic fitting and heating wires with a first polymeric material, where the step of encapsulating includes compressively sealing around the hose adjacent the first over-mold cavity forming a material shut-off substantially preventing the first polymeric material from passing thereby.