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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7528351 | Billet support system for induction heating An apparatus and process are provided for supporting a billet inside an induction coil while the billet is being heated by electric induction. Two or more rails of a heat resistant ceramic material provide a curvilinear surface on which the billet can slide into and... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7511250 | Transport system In order to provide a transport system with a conductor system, which includes at least one supply conductor, which is connected to an energy source, at least one transport carriage movable along a travel path relative to the conductor system and at least one device... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7323668 | Workpiece carrier for the inductive heating of workpieces, process for producing a ceramic material for the workpiece carrier and process for the inductive heating or hardening of workpieces A workpiece carrier for the inductive heating of workpieces contains ceramic materials at least at bearing surfaces which come into contact with the workpieces. The ceramic materials are distinguished by a high dimensional stability, low thermal and electrical condu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7193193 | Magnetic annealing of ferromagnetic thin films using induction heating A method of performing magnetic annealing of a ferromagnetic thin film applied to a substrate includes applying an oscillating magnetic field to the ferromagnetic thin film to induce a current therein and heat the ferromagnetic thin film. A directional magnetic fiel... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7157676 | Device with a cooling unit for thermally clamping and releasing tools in shrink-fit chucks A device (10) for thermally clamping and releasing tools (11) in shrink-fit chucks (12), having a socket (15) for a shrink-fit chuck (12), a heating unit (16) that can be moved toward and away from the mounted shrink-fit chu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132632 | High frequency induction heater built in an injection mold A high frequency induction heater built in an injection mold. The high frequency induction heater has a metal or silicon mold-insert, at least a heating module and at least a thermometer detector. The elements are reasonably fit with the mold-insert utilizing well-d... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7021084 | Insulation shielding for glass fiber making equipment An energy-efficient inductive heater operable to heat a rotary glass fiber discharging spinner. The heater includes shielding disposed between the induction coil and the metal guard plates of the heater. The shielding may comprise any electrically insulative or diel... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6953311 | Tool holding and working piece-clamping assembly for a machine tool A tool holding and working piece-clamping assembly has a stand, a driving device, a threaded rod, a rail assembly, a brake post, a working piece-clamping device and a tool holding device. The working piece-clamping device has an upper clamping device slidably connec... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939477 | Temperature-controlled induction heating of polymeric materials The present invention provides new polymer induction bonding technology. Induction heating technologies are utilized to weld, forge, bond or set polymer materials. The invention provides controlled-temperature induction heating of polymeric materials by mixing ferro... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6878909 | Induction heating of thin films A method of performing regional heating of a system having a substrate. The method may include applying a thin film to the system, and controllably energizing a coil positioned near the thin film. The energized coils thereby generate a magnetic flux. The method furt... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6841763 | Heat induction workstation A heat induction workstation has a base, a housing, a working station, an electrical power supplier and a cooling device. The housing has two baffles to divide the inner space of the housing into a central chamber and two side chambers. The working station is mounte... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6677560 | Apparatus for inductively heating a workpiece 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... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6657170 | Heat retentive inductive-heatable laminated matrix An induction heatable body (22) that quickly heats to a desired temperature, retains heat long enough to be used in almost any application, and develops no "hot spots" even when heated by a heating source having an uneven magnetic field distribution. The ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6582659 | Equipment for clinical examination A clinical test apparatus includes a reaction table (1) for placing a test piece thereon for reaction of the test piece with an analyte at a predetermined temperature to perform analysis. The clinical test apparatus includes a primary coil (3) fixed, as m... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6523598 | Vacuum induction melting system The vacuum induction melting system is designed to be operated in a continuous or semi-continuous manner for extended periods of time for increased efficiency, and makes it possible to easily and quickly remove the induction furnace from the melt chamber ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6512211 | Storage pouch for use with an induction heater A pouch is provided for use in transporting packaged hot foodstuff such as pizza. The pouch has front and back walls, and a peripheral wall attached to the front and back walls. An induction heating element is retained in a location structure attached to ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6441353 | Integrated roller unit The invention relates to roller unit consisting of an inductively heated roller, a drive motor, an inductor and a frequency converter. According to the invention not only the converter but also the temperature regulator for the induction heater and monito... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6399929 | Induction heater comprising a coil/capacitor bank combination including a translatable coil assembly for movement on and off a continuous strip A coil/capacitor combination useable as an induction furnace includes a reactive capacitor bank directly bolted to the coil and protected from coil fields by shields and heat sink plates. The coil includes a selectively openable switch for placing the coi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6360810 | Vacuum induction melting system A vacuum induction melting system includes a melt chamber which forms an airtight enclosure, with an induction furnace located within the melt chamber. A mold tunnel is connected to the melt chamber adjacent its lower end, with the mold tunnel including a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6362461 | Method and device for induction sealing A sealing device for sealing non-circular, in particular polygonal, for example tetragonal, hexagonal, octagonal or elliptical, container openings comprises one or a plurality of induction loops (11, 38, 41) for sealing purposes. Containers (2) comprise j... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6303912 | Induction heating kitchen appliance and system for use An induction heating appliance has magnetically active parts on the top and is otherwise completely encapsulated in an electrically insulating and heat conductive material. The electrical connection is by means of a plug. A number of such appliances may b... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6271507 | Apparatus and method for bonding conductors An apparatus and method is provided for conductively bonding at least two conductors together. An inductive coil generates a magnetic field when electrical current is run therethrough. A magnetic concentrator is disposed near the inductive coil and adjace... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6232585 | Temperature self-regulating food delivery system Temperature self-regulating food delivery systems are provided having a magnetic induction heater (32, 126) and an associated food container (76, 124) equipped with an essentially permanent ferromagnetic heating element (82, 100, 128). The heater (32, 126... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6177661 | Heated stage for holding wafers during semiconductor device fabrication A wafer holding stage used during a semiconductor device fabricating process decreases the number of particles that accumulate on a wafer. The wafer holding stage includes a stage having an upper surface for holding a wafer and a heating element disposed ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6078031 | Method and device for joining oilfield tubulars A method for joining well and other oilfield tubulars by amorphous bonding comprises the steps of positioning a body of amorphous material (16) between adjacent and surfaces of a pair of oilfield tubulars (3, 4) that are to be joined and using induction h... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5977527 | Changeover fixture for induction brazing work station A fixture for an induction brazing station includes a removable front plate on which is mounted a work piece holder. The base of the induction unit mounts to a back plate lying coplanar with the front plate on the work surface. The coil of the induction u... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5951734 | Semi-convective forced air system for tempering low E coated glass A semi-convective forced air system for heating glass sheets during a heating cycle. The system has a heating chamber, and a longitudinal conveyor extending lengthwise through the heating chamber. A plurality of longitidinally-extending air manifolds are ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5922234 | System apparatus and method for heating metal products in an oscillating induction furnace Disclosed is a heating system for heating metal products in an oscillating induction furnace and a method of operation of the heating system. The heating system includes an oscillating induction furnace that in turn comprises a plurality of induction coil... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5889263 | Apparatus and a method for induction sealing A method and apparatus for induction sealing of a packaging material which includes a layer of aluminum foil. The apparatus includes an inductor with two parallel slightly spaced apart conductors which are disposed in an electrically insulated carrier por... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5844213 | Induction heating coil assembly for prevention of circulating currents in induction heating lines for continuous-cast products An induction heating coil assembly for use in a roller induction heating line has a magnetic shunt for receiving a portion of an electromagnetic field generated along the axis of the induction coil and directing that portion along a path parallel to a wor... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5645744 | Retort for achieving thermal uniformity in induction processing of organic matrix composites or metals For forming or consolidating organic matrix composites, for example, an organic matrix composite panel is sealed in a "retort" between sheets of a susceptor material that is susceptible to induction heating. The susceptor sheets are heated inductively. Th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5624594 | Fixed coil induction heater for thermoplastic welding A fixed coil induction heater produces quality thermoplastic fusion welds in prefabricated resin composite parts. A susceptor along a bondline between parts aligns with the induction coil segments of a solenoid induction coil along the centerline of the c... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5592753 | Method and apparatus for separating volatile components from a base material A method for separating volatile components from a particulate base material by induction heating, which method comprises: heating a particulate base material in an induction heating vessel within a gas-tight reactor by induction heating; agitating said p... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5591370 | System for consolidating organic matrix composites using induction heating An apparatus for forming and consolidating organic matrix composites. An organic matrix composite panel comprising laid-up prepegs is placed between sheets of a susceptor material that is susceptible to inductive heating to form a workpiece. The resulting... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5584419 | Magnetically heated susceptor A method and apparatus are provided for heating a solid material and dispensing the material as a liquid. A central housing has an inlet, a dispensing orifice and a flow passage extending through the central housing for passing the material from the inlet... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5580479 | High-frequency inductor heating tube for solder injectors The high-frequency inductor heating tube (1) for solder injectors is furnished as a hollow cylinder formed at one end as a cylindrical receiver tube. Windings of an inductor (2) are disposed over length of the cylindrical receiver tube. A solder injector ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5578233 | Induction furnace with linear flux concentrator An induction furnace for homogeneously heating flat steel products fed therethrough in a continuous line in a predetermined feeding direction includes a succession of heating assemblies and pairs of rollers placed between the heating assemblies for suppor... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5553729 | Induction heating roller apparatus An induction heating roller apparatus comprises a rotatable hollow cylindrical roller body made of magnetic material, a pair of end frames for closing the opposite opening ends of the roller body, having roller driving shafts in outer sleeve form, magneti... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5550353 | Induction heating coil assembly for prevent of circulating current in induction heating lines for continuous-cast products An induction heating coil assembly for use in a roller induction heating line has a magnetic shunt for receiving a portion of an electromagnetic field generated along the axis of the induction coil and directing that portion along a path parallel to a wor... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5483043 | Induction heating of polymer matrix composites in a mold press Induction heating is utilized to heat polymer matrix composites containing electrically conductive fibers. This is accomplished with an apparatus having a mold with first and second cores positioned to receive a workpiece therebetween and first and second... | 01/09/1996 |
