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| 7377775 | Heating apparatus According to one embodiment, a heating apparatus includes, a heating chamber, a fan provided in the heating chamber, the fan blowing atmosphere upward, a heater provided in the heating chamber and above the fan, the heater heating the atmosphere blown by the fan, a ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7293985 | Methods for quenching pathogen inactivators in biological materials Methods are provided for quenching undesired side reactions of pathogen inactivating compounds in biological materials comprising red blood cells. In a particular embodiment, methods are provided for quenching undesired side reactions of a pathogen inactivating comp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293473 | Method and apparatus for sampling biological particles in an air flow A method and apparatus for sampling potential biohazard particles in an air flow tests for biological particles in the air flow; collects a sample of particulate matter from a specific portion of the air flow in response to an indication in the step of sensing of th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7272912 | Method and apparatus for converting spent water-based drilling muds into fertile indigenous top soil A method and apparatus for converting spent water-based drilling mud into fertile indigenous top soil at a well site or location. The fertile indigenous top soil is produced by the steps of: admixing, at a well site, effective amou... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7213414 | Process for producing flat glass The present invention relates to improvement in a method of supplying a glass ribbon in a molten state to be supplied from a glass melting furnace to a flat glass forming apparatus, which can further improve the smoothness of a flat glass after formed. A glass ribbo... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195084 | Systems and methods for storing and handling drill cuttings Vessels for selectively holding drilling cuttings material and methods employing such vessels; the vessels, in at least certain aspects, having a body with a hollow container with an interior space for receiving drilling cuttings material and from which the material... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7121286 | Method for cleaning a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing apparatus A method for cleaning a manufacturing apparatus, includes introducing a cleaning gas including fluorine so as to flow from upstream toward an outlet port in a reaction chamber; and flowing a protective gas which reacts with the fluorine from a vicinity of the outlet... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086353 | Lance system for inter-tube inspecting and lancing as well as barrel spraying of heat transfer tubes of steam generator in nuclear power plant Disclosed is a lance system for inter-tube inspecting and lancing as well as barrel spraying of heat transfer tubes of a steam generator in a nuclear power plant, so that foreign substances piled up around heat transfer tubes in the steam generator are removed using... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080960 | Apparatus and method for transporting waste materials An apparatus for transporting solid waste drill cuttings material produced in the drilling of an oil or gas well, the apparatus including: a waste supply apparatus; a feeder to transport the material; a pneumatic conveying apparatus to which the material is transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059848 | Method of and auxiliary cleaner for use in cleaning a diffusion furnace of semiconductor manufacturing equipment A diffusion furnace of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is cleaned efficiently with a cleaning gas (ClF3) by using an auxiliary cleaner. The auxiliary cleaner is inserted into an inner tube of the wafer diffusion furnace. The auxiliary cleaner has a ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7011047 | Detonative cleaning apparatus Methods and apparatus are provided for cleaning a surface within a vessel. A fuel/oxidizer charge is provided within a combustion conduit. An initial deflagration commenced in a first portion of the charge produces a final detonation at least in another portion of t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6936092 | Positive pressure drilled cuttings movement systems and methods Methods for moving drilled cuttings, the methods, in certain aspects, including conveying with air under positive pressure, drilled cuttings to flow conduit apparatus; applying air under positive pressure to the flow conduit apparatus to continuously move the drille... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6712606 | Combustion optimization The present invention relates to a method and a device for reducing emission from a combustion or gasification plant, said plant having an combustion chamber housing means for insertion of a first fluid into said chamber, introduction of said fluid into said chamber... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6652714 | Drill stem stabilizer A drill stem stabilizer used in a decoking apparatus that includes a drill stem and a drilling structure on which the drill stem is supported for vertical movement above and within a coke drum. The stabilizer includes a bearing and a support member. The b... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648633 | Apparatus for cleaning a coiler furnace drum A coiler drum cleaner for cleaning the drum of a coiler furnace (typically associated with a reversing rolling mill or Steckel mill) is disclosed. The coiler drum cleaner includes a cleaning element rotatably mounted at one end of a longitudinally extendi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6579091 | Cleaning device for cleaning air ports of a furnace A cleaning device is disclosed for cleaning an air port in a wall of a furnace having an air register adjacent to the air port outside of the wall of the furnace, the cleaning device comprising: a cleaning head having a substantially-open, cross-sectional... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6524650 | Substrate processing apparatus and method Substrate processing apparatus and method, by which an outside air and a gas-phase backward flow are restrained from entering the inside of a reaction chamber during the inside of a reaction chamber is opened to the outside through a substrate carrying-in... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6431125 | Device for regulating and cleaning an air intake A device for regulating and cleaning an air port (3) arranged in the wall (2) of a furnace, especially a soda house furnace, comprises a cleaning arrangement (1) and an arrangement (4) for regulating the air flow through the air port, in which an air casi... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6413081 | Method for purging a furnace and furnace assembly Method for purging a furnace comprising a closable processing tube defining in its interior a closable, processing space, a purging gas being flowed along the outer surface of the processing tube separated from the processing gas flow inside the processin... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6367288 | Method and apparatus for preventing burner-hole build-up in fused silica processes In furnaces for producing high purity fused silica glass boules, glass particles have a tendency to build-up adjacent the burner hole rim. It was discovered that unburned furnace gases containing silica particles where re-circulated in the furnace close t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6283746 | Method for purging furnace to decrease particle pollution in baking process An inside tube whose wall has oxide layer of impurities is provided, wherein the oxide layer is about 400K Å. The inside tube is washed with pure water by level-style washing. Then, taking the inside tube out and soaking it with hydrofluoric acid (HF). N... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280182 | Disposal of gas evaporated with heat treatment Organic gases and the like containing poisonous dioxin and so on which are evaporated from articles when they are subjected to a heat treatment such as degreasing, are led from a muffle where they are heated into radiant heating tubes located outside the ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6269998 | Process for manufacturing electronic circuits The process for manufacturing an electronic circuit includes disposing an electronic device on a circuit substrate and hot melting a solder formed on the electronic device or the circuit substrate to bond the electronic device and the circuit substrate. T... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6238208 | Method and apparatus for cooling furnace A method for cooling the heating furnace during the dormant stage of the heating furnace; said method surely and sufficiently shortens the cooling time of the heating furnace irrespective of seasons such as summer or winter, and yet, without damaging the ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6203316 | Continuous on-line smokeless bake-out process for a rotary oxidizer A rotary valve regenerative oxidizer generally includes a combustion chamber communicating with a first end of plurality of pie shaped heat exchange chambers and a rotary valve communicating with a second end of the heat exchange chambers. A contaminated ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6171104 | Oxidation treatment method and apparatus In a method wherein semiconductor wafers are accommodated within a treatment furnace that has been heated beforehand to a predetermined temperature, the temperature within the treatment furnace is increased to a predetermined treatment temperature, and th... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6135765 | Pyrocleaning furnace and thermal oxidizer system A Pyrocleaning Furnace and Thermal Oxidizer System which degreases metal components and comprises an oven, an oxidizer, a system gas supply means, a system gas exhaust means, and a first heat exchanger. The degreasing is accomplished by first transporting... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6062238 | Method for self cleaning of tobacco drying apparatus After several drying cycles in a pneumatically conveying tobacco drying apparatus, the interior of the drying apparatus becomes built-up with tobacco including casings and other additives thereby causing decreased flow of air entrained with tobacco as wel... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6036793 | Method of heat treating oxygen-sensitive products The present invention provides a method of heat-treating an oxygen-sensitive workpiece to minimize any oxidation of the workpiece, as well as an improved door seal specially suited for use with oxygen-sensitive products. In the method, an oven has an oven... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5855742 | Decoking process and device A device for drilling a layer of coke within a reactor to effect the decoking of the reactor includes a decoking tool arranged at one end of a hose for conveying a decoking fluid to the tool. The decoking tool has a first part and a second part coaxial wi... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5839893 | Hot burning nozzle with a change pipe A device enabling air-blast nozzles to be replaceably mounted in the walls of reaction chambers, or ovens used for processing materials, in order to remove material caked or accumulated on the inside surface of the walls (2). Fitted in the wall (2) is an ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5741130 | Method and apparatus for minimizing disruption caused by depositions on a supply means for a combustion of gasification plant A method and apparatus for minimizing disturbances caused by depositions on a feeding apparatus for a combustion or gasification plant. Secondary air is fed via perforated tubes 13 which by affecting the emission levels of the process with longer or short... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5538420 | Heat exchanger bake out process A heat exchanger burn-out process for regenerative thermal oxidizers includes the steps of passing a super-heated gas through one of the heat exchangers and into the combustion chamber. The gas is preferably heated in a selectively opened injection line t... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5273423 | Heat treatment apparatus A heat treatment apparatus includes a process tube for heat treatment of an object to be heat treated, and a load lock chamber linked to the process tube and for housing the object to be heat treated and maintaining either a vacuum or maintaining an arbit... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5252062 | Thermal processing furnace The subject invention encompasses a thermal processing furnace having an elongated cylindrical processing chamber surrounding a tower assembly capable of receiving one or more articles to be processed. A pedestal assembly supports the tower assembly and c... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5186622 | Apparatus and process for removing volatile coatings from scrap metal Both aluminum scrap covered with a volatile coating and a heated airstream having a low oxygen content pass through a kiln where the airstream causes the coating to volatilize. The temperature of the airstream, where it enters the kiln, is maintained esse... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5149264 | Method of producing ceramic products An excellent method of firing ceramic materials is provided wherein bending or deformation of a supporting plate which supports a green shaped body of the ceramic materials, deformation of the green shaped body caused by its own weight, and cracks and bre... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5118286 | Closed loop method and apparatus for preventing exhausted reactant gas from mixing with ambient air and enhancing repeatability of reaction gas results on wafers Mixing of spent reactant gases with ambient air inside a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility is avoided and consequently corrosion of a scavenger box in a wafer fabrication facility is avoided. Repeatability of reaction gas results on wafers in a pro... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5082441 | Apparatus for selectively breaking out deposits from and/or linings of rotary kilns The invention is directed to an apparatus for breaking out deposits and lining from small areas of rotary kilns. The objective, on which the invention is based, is accomplished by an apparatus, which has a front functional element and a rear functional el... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5034067 | Process and apparatus for koshering containers An oven-apparatus for flaming the interior and exterior surfaces of a container for removing nonkosher oils, fats, dirt, and the like, which apparatus has a main housing defining a tunnel through which are conveyed containers to be flame-treated, and a fi... | 07/23/1991 |
