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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7183526 | Apparatus and method for heating works uniformly through high frequency induction coils A high frequency induction-heating device 3 of the apparatus 1 for heating work includes a pair of opposite work coils accommodated within the coil casings 17 and 19 respectively. The casings 17 and 19 can be displaced in a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6822205 | Method for producing multilayer metal composite tubes A process for the production of multi-layer metal composite tubes (10), wherein a metal strip is shaped to form a tube (16) and butt-welded along its two longitudinal edges. A plastic inner layer (12) is applied by extrusion in firmly adhering m... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6689995 | Apparatus and method for healing a workpiece of metal The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for heating a workpiece of an inductively heatable material, for example a turbine blade. Such a turbine blade consists of a massive blade base and a low-mass blade leaf. To enable the blade base and blad... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6639194 | Method for manufacturing a multiple walled tube A method for manufacturing a multiple walled tube comprising a rolling of a plated metal strip through at least two complete revolutions to form a tube having at least a double wall which has a plated layer on the inside of the tube, said rolling being fo... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6329079 | Lined alloy tubing and process for manufacturing the same A tube for a cracker unit in which ethylene is produced withstands, without oxidizing or losing its strength, the elevated temperatures required to effect cracking, yet retards coking. The tube has a shell formed from stainless steel or high nickel alloy ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5872805 | Pot for coating continuous metallic strip A hot dip coating pot for containing a coating material in a liquid state. The coating pot comprises a substantially horizontal bottom and substantially vertical side walls. The bottom and the side walls define a first interior volume for containing the c... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5821504 | Induction heating system for 360° curing of can body coatings A method and apparatus for 360° induction heating of a can body to cure or partially cure a protective coating applied thereto. The can bodies are inductively heated by placing them in a medium frequency, oscillating magnetic field generated by a multipl... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5821506 | Superplastically formed part Multisheet SPF parts with braze joints at selected locations are produced with improved energy efficiency and at lower cost. The parts include a core defined with intermittent welds between two or more core sheets and aerodynamically smooth facing sheets ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5787110 | Galvanizing apparatus with coreless induction furnace A galvanizing apparatus comprising a vessel for containing a melt of molten metal. The vessel includes at least one conical projection in its side walls around which an induction heating coil is wound to generate a uniform and continuous stirring pattern ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5700995 | Superplastically formed part Multisheet SPF parts with braze joints at selected locations are produced with improved energy efficiency and at lower cost by heating the multisheet pack to its superplastic forming range below the melting point of the braze alloy, superplastically formi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5504308 | Synthetic resin tube for bending use and its bending method A bendable synthetic resin tube includes a tube member made from thermoplastic synthetic resin, and a high-frequency induction heat generating layer which includes a heat generating member chiefly containing a material capable of inductively generating he... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5420400 | Combined inductive heating cycle for sequential forming the brazing Multisheet SPF parts with braze joints at selected locations are produced with improved energy efficiency and at lower cost by heating the multisheet pack to its superplastic forming range below the melting point of the braze alloy, superplastically formi... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5354970 | Pot for batch coating of continuous metallic strip A hot dip batch coating pot for containing a coating material in a liquid state. The pot comprises a container portion having a horizontal bottom and vertical side walls, with the bottom and said side walls defining an interior volume for containing said ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5300750 | Thermal induction heater A heater employs a ferromagnetic or like material heated by a varying magnetic field to heat the ferromagnetic material wherein the ferromagnetic material has a large cross-section comprised of many members of small cross-section insulated from one anothe... | 04/05/1994 |
| 4849594 | Method and apparatus for shrink fitting metal liner sleeves into inductor heated engine cylinder bores A method and apparatus for installing steel liner sleeves in the cylinder bores of an aluminum engine block comprises axially sliding the liner sleeves onto slide portions of respective mandrels, over an inductor coil on the free outer end of each mandrel... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4745245 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a clad tube through use of induction heating A method is provided for manufacturing a clad tube comprising a metallic tube coated on the interior surface with a thermally deformable coating material, comprising: (a) coaxially positioning the metallic tube within a cylindrically formed induction coil... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4738714 | Powder filled tube and a method for the continuous manufacture of such tube A powder filled tube has a steel outer wall which consists of two layers formed as two complete turns of a spiral made from a single strip and welded together at their interface to form a unitary wall. The method for the continuous manufacture of this tub... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4574172 | Brazing wand with fiber optic temperature sensor The brazing wand comprises a hollow helically wound electrically conductive tubular member for conducting an electrical current and for conducting a coolant therethrough. The electrical current is used to heat a member to be brazed while the coolant is us... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4533806 | Method of manufacturing bimetallic tubes A method of manufacturing bimetallic tubes is disclosed. In this method, after an inner tube is inserted into an outer tube, the resulting tube assembly is heated, while pressurizing the inside of the inner tube with a gas, in the presence or absence of a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532396 | Flexible induction brazing wand for hollow tubes The brazing wand comprises a hollow helically wound electrically conductive tubular member for conducting an electrical current and for conducting a coolant therethrough. The electrical current is used to heat a member to be brazed while the coolant is us... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4456804 | Method and apparatus for application of paint to metal substrates The flow of paint in a liquid paint stripe covering the inside of a side-seam weld extending along the top of a horizontally-disposed food can is controlled by applying induction heating to areas of the can on each side of the stripe, whereby a temperatur... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4314125 | Electric seam welding device in the production equipment of hot-dip metal-coated steel tubes This invention relates to the means of continuously seam-welding the areas to be joined together of steel strips formed like tubes in the production of hot-dip metal-coated steel tubes from steel strips in a continuous supply. This seam welding device is ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4244985 | Method of curing thermosetting plastic powder coatings on elongated metallic members The method of coating an elongated metallic member with a thermosetting plastic powder coating or with a thermosetting plastic powder undercoating and a thermoplastic powder outer coating, is significantly improved by passing the coated elongated metallic... | 01/13/1981 |
| 3961149 | Apparatus for application of bearing material Bearing material, such as an aluminum alloy, is applied and bonded to the support surface by heating the surface to 500 to 700 degrees Fahrenheit, applying the bearing material in sheet form to the surface at one edge thereof, and spreading the material a... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3941087 | Resin coated steel pipe and the process and equipment for its production A resin coated steel pipe is produced by forming the pipe from a band using forming rollers, welding the seam, inserting a paint sprayer which coats an anti-corrosive coating on the inside wall of the pipe, applying an adhesive on the outer surface of the... | 03/02/1976 |