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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8030596 | Knife with heated blade and method A handheld knife includes an electric powered heater for raising the temperature of the knife blade for cutting and melting thermoplastics and the like. Two embodiments of the knife are shown, one for standard 120 volt AC current and one which includes a 24 volt bat... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7745760 | Method of manufacturing soldering iron A soldering iron provided with a soldering tip that melts solder at a distal end, having inside said soldering tip a substantially cylindrical insertion fit recess portion extending from a proximal end of the soldering tip to the distal end, opening at the proximal ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7679032 | Soldering or desoldering iron A soldering or a desoldering tool includes a replaceable tip with a recess adapted to receive a portion of a temperature sensor to measure the temperature of the tip. Positioning the temperature sensor within the tip allows the temperature to be quickly measured so ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7626140 | Soldering iron having a quickly detachable tip utilizing a retractable insulated gripping mechanism A soldering iron including: a soldering tip that melts solder at a distal end; an iron body to which the soldering tip is fixed; at least one male connecting end provided at a base end of the soldering tip; at least one female connecting end built into the distal en... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7397016 | Heat generating element, medical therapeutic instrument implementing the same, and treatment apparatus A heat generating element is constructed of at least a substrate, an insulating film disposed on the substrate, a heat generating portion provided with a thin film resistor disposed on at least a part of the insulating film, and a protective film disposed on the abo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373332 | Methods and apparatus for detecting temporal process variation and for managing and predicting performance of automatic classifiers Techniques for detecting temporal process variation and for managing and predicting performance of automatic classifiers applied to such processes using performance estimates based on temporal ordering of the samples are presented. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7315010 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312421 | Detachable heat sealing apparatus A detachable heat sealing apparatus includes a size-adjustable unitary externally-attached electric heating device and a power supplier, wherein the electric heating device is coupled to the external front side of a power supplier holding casing by means of a detach... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303385 | Heating tool for shaping soft materials and shaping apparatus using the same A heating tool for shaping a soft material is provided. The heating tool is mounted to a predetermined position of a shaping apparatus and connected to a power source provided at a predetermined position of the shaping apparatus to melt and shape the soft material u... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291810 | Hand-held electric heat sealer A hand-held electric sealer used for sealing a plastic bag or the like, including a casing, a sealing mechanism, a press bar, and a safety device. The sealing mechanism has a heating wire, which produces heat for sealing the plastic bag or the like when turned on. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291809 | Soldering iron and method of manufacturing same A soldering iron provided with a soldering tip that melts solder at a distal end, having inside said soldering tip a substantially cylindrical insertion fit recess portion extending from a proximal end of the soldering tip to the distal end, opening at the proximal ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7265325 | Cap sealer with a graduated power display An induction foil cap sealer which includes a visual display device that shows power consumption in a bar graph format. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259356 | Temperature self-regulating soldering iron with removable tip A soldering iron with a removable tip, including: a soldering iron, including: a shaft; a ferrite bobbin disposed on the shaft; a magnetic coil wrapped around the ferrite bobbin; and a removable tip with a heater element disposed thereon, wherein the heater element ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238312 | Method and apparatus for forming apertures in foamed polystyrene and other foamed plastic panels An apparatus is adapted to form a plurality of apertures in a panel made from a meltable foamed plastic material. The apparatus has a movable panel support device for supporting said panel and a heating array. The heating array has a plurality of heating elements mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192519 | Devices and methods for localized heating A device for heating a workpiece located in a primary direction of heating relative to the device, the device comprising a heating element, and a thermal shield adjacent the heating element for inhibiting heat conduction and radiation from the heating element to the... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175429 | Device for controlling the dispensing of wax for the creation of tracings and moulds in dentistry A device for controlling and dispensing wax for the creation of tracings and moulds comprising a spatula-like tip (3), which is mounted on a hollow handle (4), and a control unit (1). The hollow handle (4) has internally a housing (10 | 02/13/2007 |
| 7126086 | Cartridge-type soldering iron A soldering iron is configured to heat its tip and emit inert gas near the tip. This is accomplished by providing a heater cartridge having a heater pipe with a tip portion and a base portion. The heater pipe has a first hole in the tip portion and a second hole at ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121341 | Conductor-in-conduit temperature limited heaters A heater may include an electrical conductor. Applying alternating current to the electrical conductor may generate resistively heat the electrical conductor. The electrical conductor may include an electrically resistive ferromagnetic material. The ferromagnetic ma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104994 | Heating pen, tack seating device, and tap and surgical implantation methods using same A method, apparatus and system for applying bio-resorbable membranes or plates to bone for internal fixation of bone defects is disclosed. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103947 | Molded insulating hinge for bipolar instruments An electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of first and second elongated shafts each having an end effector attached to a distal end thereof and a handle. The handle is movable from a first position wherein the end effectors are disposed in spaced relation relati... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083613 | Ringed forceps A surgical instrument comprises two oppositely-positioned working numbers each having proximal and distal ends and each having a working surface. The instrument also comprises at least one ring member affixed to a least one of the working members to encompass one or... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060937 | Cartridge-type soldering iron with inert gas emitted near the tip A soldering iron heats the tip and emits inert gas near the tip. This is accomplished by providing a heater cartridge having a top or tip end and a base end with a soldering tip at the top end, an input opening closer to the base end and an output opening closer to ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037104 | Device and method for exposing a candle wick embedded in candle wax A device and method for exposing the ignitable end of a candle wick embedded in wax leaving an area around the wick to facilitate future lighting. The device includes an elongate hollow heated tube, heated by a heating source which heats the elongate hollow tube to ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034252 | Hand-held electric heat sealer A hand-held electric sealer used for sealing a plastic bag or the like, including a casing, a sealing mechanism, a press bar, and a safety device. The sealing mechanism has a heating wire, which produces heat for sealing the plastic bag or the like when turned on. T... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030339 | Soldering iron tip with metal particle sintered member connected to heat conducting core A soldering iron tip having a copper or copper alloy core and a metal particle sintered member connected to the core to transfer heat therefrom to form a working soldering tip. The sintered member can be manufactured by powder metallurgy from a base material (iron, ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025763 | Medical apparatus The medical apparatus of this invention includes a therapeutic section at least having a blade for treating a living tissue thermally, a heat insulating part for insulating heat conduction from the blade to the main body of the medical apparatus. The therapeutic sec... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6989511 | Soldering iron with wire separator in handle A soldering iron includes a handle, a heater, a soldering tip, a power cable and a separator. The heater is connected with the handle. The heater includes two leads extending from one end thereof. The soldering tip is connected with the heater. The power cable inclu... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6974450 | Face-lifting device A device is described that can be used by surgeons to provide quick and accurate face-lifting maneuvers that minimize the amount of tissue that has to be removed. The device is comprised of a shaft with a relatively planar but possibly lenticulate and even slightly ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972396 | Electric part heating device and electric part handling device Disclosed is a heating device having a elongated body to heat an electric part for soldering or desoldering the electric part. The heating device includes a tip through which the heat is applied to the part, a heater for heating the tip and a temperature sensor for ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969828 | Ice scraper An ice scraper including an elongated, hollow body portion, having a first end and a second end, and capable of receiving a lock de-icer container within the hollow body portion at the first end, wherein the lock de-icer container includes means for dispensing de-ic... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957686 | Heated blades for wax melting A knife for heating the wax on the surface of a wax runner. The knife as a surface which is recessed in the center of the surface to permit melted wax to flow up into the recessed area and not flow away from the knife. Alternately, conformal heating surface which me... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949756 | Shaped and low density focused ion beams A method and apparatus for providing a shaped ion beam having low current density and sharp edges. The low current density and sharp edges eliminate the problem of overmilling, while permitting rapid ion beam processing. One method of producing the shaped beam is by... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946623 | Appliance for liquefying solder with variable duty cycle and method of implementing The present invention relates to a solder heating appliance with variable duty cycle. Rather than applying power continuously to the heating element, the element power is intermittently switched over to a variable duty cycle. Savings are gained in three areas: exten... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6940053 | Chip bonding heater with differential heat transfer The invention provides a heater for flip chip bonding. The heater transfers more heat to the periphery of a die than to the center. This results in a more even temperature profile along the die and helps prevent epoxy voiding problems. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936790 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6912561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING CLASSES, ENCAPSULATING DATA WITH ITS BEHAVIORS, FOR TRANSFERRING BETWEEN DATABASES AND CLIENT APPLICATIONS AND FOR ENABLING APPLICATIONS TO ADAPT TO SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS OF THE DATA A flexibly adaptable, i.e., configurable and/or extensible, asset management system is disclosed for processing and querying assets, representing data. The system comprises three layers: a Client Application layer, for manipulating and browsing assets, an Asset Mana... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6838642 | Thermofusible glue applicator with heating element track pressed against heating body The invention relates to an applicator comprising a) an elongated chamber (3) having an opening for a glue stick and a nozzle (6) for distributing melted glue, b) means for gradually pushing the stick into the chamber (3) and c) two heating elem... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831252 | Electric soldering iron An electric soldering iron useful for heavy duty applications, such as sheet metal lamination, comprises a soldering tip held between two carbon electrodes which are electrically connected through busses to a source of low voltage, variable amperage current. The car... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6818862 | Iron tip and electric soldering iron In an iron tip for a soldering iron, composed of Fe plated copper or copper alloy, an outer surface excluding a solder coating portion in a leading end portion of the iron tip is plated with Cu in a film thickness range of approximately 10 to 50 μm, the surface is ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793115 | Hand tool with vocal function The vocal circuit for a hand tool includes a circuit board, a switch connected with the circuit board, and a chip and a speaker installed on the circuit board. The hand tool may be a gas-burning soldering device including a fuel reservoir, a soldering iron subject t... | 09/21/2004 |
