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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7246652 | Ceramic core recovery method A method to recover wax from wax patterns used in investment casting using a lost wax technique without damaging incorporated ceramic cores is disclosed that includes subjecting the wax pattern to specific conditions. These conditions include chilling a casting tool... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7239485 | Localized heating element for a suspension assembly The present invention provides a suspension assembly having a slider body with a trailing edge face. A bond pad is positioned on the trailing edge face and a conductive trace is connected to the bond pad to form an electrical connection. A heating element includes a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7199333 | Branding iron A personalized branding iron with interchangeable symbols, including: a handle arrangement having a first end and a second end; a mounting arrangement mechanically connected to the first end; and at least one unitary substantial symbol configured for branding. The m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7153315 | Catheter balloon with ultrasonic microscalpel blades The present invention provides a catheter balloon, and balloon catheter incorporating the catheter balloon, useful in medical dilation procedures. The catheter balloon includes at least one microscalpel operatively disposed on an outer surface thereof. The microscal... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134590 | Desoldering sheath A desoldering sheath that comprises at least one hollow metal wire molded to conform to the tip of a desoldering tool. In one implementation, the desoldering sheath is formed using a hollow metal wire that is coiled around a male cone-shaped mold. The coiled, hollow... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7067214 | PEM fuel cell stack assembly with isolated internal coolant manifold A PEM fuel cell assembly includes cooler plates (10) with internal coolant manifolds (25) isolated from the cell stack assembly by an isolation gap (28) to minimize the risk of contamination of the cells by antifreeze. The internal coolant manif... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007497 | Modular freeze branding device A disclosed modular freeze branding device includes a frame and a number of character assemblies that are configured to be supported by the frame. Each assembly includes a substrate and a section of refrigerant conduit that is coupled to the substrate. The section o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998577 | Table-top electric heat sealer An electric heat sealer including a casing having a first pair of extensions extending outwardly therefrom, a press bar pivotally connected to said casing, the press bar having a second pair of extensions extending outwardly therefrom, at least one sealing mechanism... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994709 | Treatment device for tissue from living tissues A pair of openable/closable jaws, an insertion section configured to support the pair of jaws, an operation section configured to open/close the pair of jaws, a heat generating element provided in a jaw, that generates heat by supply of electricity, electricity supp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974452 | Cutting and cauterizing surgical tools A surgical tool that can be used for both cauterizing and cutting during a surgical procedure. The surgical tool may include a tip having an edge for cutting and electrodes formed at or near the edge for cauterizing. The electrodes are configured to be in electrical... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6932129 | Wood plug trimmer guide The wood plug trimmer is a devise used in conjunction with a hand held grinder that permits expeditious trimming of wooden plugs that are used to cover screws in wooden objects. The wood plug trimmer will have an interior cylindrical shape that will slide over the s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6898997 | Apparatus and method for stripping insulated wire An apparatus for stripping an insulated wire includes a resistive heater element having a first end, a second end, and a coil formed between the first end and the second end. The coil has an inner diameter that is large enough to receive a section of the insulated w... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6860880 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue An instrument and method are provided for sealing and joining or hemostatically dividing tissue, which is particularly suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The instrument makes use of the controlled application of a combination of heat and pressure to s... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6770849 | Table-top electric heat sealer An electric heat sealer having a casing including a first pair of extensions extending outwardly therefrom, a press bar pivotally connected to said casing, the press bar including a second pair of extensions extending outwardly therefrom, at least one sealing mechan... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6726683 | Electrically heated surgical cutting instrument Surgical cutting instrument includes an electrically heated cutting edge and an automatic control system for maintaining the cutting edge at a constant high temperature for sterilizing the blade, cutting tissue, and cauterizing the incised tissue to reduce hemorrhag... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6692692 | Dental drill sterilization through application of high amperage current The present invention involves a sterilization system for running high amperage current through a dental or medical handpiece to be sterilized thereby heating the handpiece to a point of sterilization. The system includes a controller, a high amperage cur... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6683280 | Apparatus and method for prosthesis securement The present invention is directed toward an improved method and apparatus for securing a prosthesis that is being implanted in a patient. A heat-curable bone cement is used to secure the implanted prosthesis in the patient. A heater is then applied to the... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6652175 | Structure of a heating nozzle for a glue gun A structure of a heating nozzle for a glue gun includes a nozzle, a rubber ring and a rubber tubular member, the nozzle being provided with two heaters formed by a heat resistant and highly heat efficient element and assembled with the rubber ring and the... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6482200 | Cautery apparatus and method A battery operated, hand-held cautery apparatus including a cauterizing unit with a cautery body and a heating assembly having a heating element, a switch assembly, and a housing assembly is disclosed. The switch assembly is essentially the position of a ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6423950 | Reflow soldering apparatus This reflow soldering apparatus comprises a heater tip 10 for soldering sites to be soldered of a workpiece W by reflow method, a power supply unit for supplying an electric power for heat generation or heating to the heater tip, a control unit for provid... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6335515 | Electric heat sealer with offset sealer portion An electric heat sealer that has a main body having a longitudinal axis, and a sealing mechanism having a center point. The center point of the sealing mechanism is offset from the longitudinal axis. The electric heat sealer is used for sealing workpieces... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6323461 | Clamps with shape memory A heat-retractable shape memory clamp used in surgery applications is closed with a device for heating and closing heat-retractable clamps. The device includes an electronic power and control circuit which is capable of delivering different predetermined ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6123251 | Apparatus and method for soldering A solder head is adapted to direct the flow of solder from a solder fountain. The solder head includes a wall forming a passage through which solder can flow upwardly and having an edge portion over which solder can flow from the passage. The solder head ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6064038 | Hand-held electric sealer with detachable heat resistant cover sheet An electric sealer including a housing, a heating unit mounted in the housing, a frame having an opening extending over at least a portion of the heating unit and a heat resistant cover sheet extending over at least a portion of the opening in the frame.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5864118 | Soldering instrument with heated tip and protective heat shield associated therewith A soldering device for soldering lead wires from a disc head to a circuit of the disc drive includes a heat shield adapted to provide a protective barrier for a soldering tip during operation of a soldering instrument. During operation, the soldering tip ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855061 | Method of making flat loop bipolar electrode tips for electrosurgical instrument A method is provided for making an electrode tip for use in a bipolar electrosurgical instrument from a single flat blank of metal. The method uses a photo chemical machining process. The resultant electrode tip has a generally loop shaped working portion... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5807392 | Resistively heated cutting and coagulating surgical instrument A surgical instrument having a resistively-heated heating component responsive to a power source for generating thermal excitation effective for cutting tissue and carrying out hemostasis. The surgical instrument includes a support assembly having two leg... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5690847 | Pivotal tweezer having gears and self-regulating curie-point heaters A tweezer-like heater structure includes a pair of arms that can be pivoted towards one another and a pair of legs having ferromagnetic temperature self regulating Curie point heaters at the ends of the legs, the legs being removably connectable to electr... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5688265 | Battery powered cautery assembly A battery powered cautery assembly comprising a cautery and a removable safety cover wherein the cautery comprises a substantially cylindrical outer housing having at least one battery disposed in the proximal end thereof, a cautery element attached to th... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5676580 | Model airplane and kit therefor A model airplane, airplane kit, method of making a model airplane, a plastic foam cutter useful for making the model airplane and a method for making the plastic foam cutter. The kit of the present invention enables children and adults to easily make a we... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5650081 | Thermode solder blade with electric heater greater than four ohms A thermode solder blade for soldering small components in industrial soldering equipment comprises a shaped body formed from an electrically-insulating and heat-conducting material having an electrically-conductive heating element formed thereon and space... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5641418 | Pen base electric heat sealer A pen base electric heat sealer including a power supply unit attached with a taper socket at one end to hold dry battery cells and a electric heat seal unit, the electric heat seal unit being separated from the bottom wall of the battery chamber of the p... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5611798 | Resistively heated cutting and coagulating surgical instrument A surgical instrument having a resistively-heated heating component responsive to a power source for generating thermal excitation effective for cutting tissue and carrying out hemostasis. The surgical instrument includes a support assembly having two leg... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5569400 | Soldering gun with U-shaped insertable terminal structure and tip having differing impedance layers A solder gun or soldering iron contains a pair of electrical terminals that hold a solder tip containing a pair of straight parallel leads. Each lead has a substantially U-shaped cross-section that creates a circular cavity filled which is filled with an ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5495093 | Soldering apparatus processor having temperature selection, calibration and heating control of tip A soldering system is disclosed having a stored program microcontroller by which one or more temperatures can be selected for a soldering iron tip. The system then automatically maintains such tip temperature during the soldering operation. The programmed... | 02/27/1996 |
