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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062028 | Heat treatment apparatus for oxide superconducting wire This invention provides a heat treatment apparatus for an oxide superconducting wire that is easy to control atmosphere during baking and can realize a high manufacturing speed. A heat treatment apparatus (1) comprises a heat treating furnace (4) and a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7335018 | Flame resistant rendering heat treating device, and operation method for the device A heat treatment apparatus for oxidation having an oven for oxidation having a heat treatment chamber having a plurality of slits through which fiber strands running horizontally leave or returned strands enter and capable of sending hot air vertically from above th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316308 | Supporting device of a transport device of a soldering apparatus The invention relates to a supporting device of the transport device of a soldering apparatus for the conveying of printed-circuit boards with at least two revolving, endless transport chains, said transport chains running in guide rails in the transport zone and ea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310968 | Device for freezing and/or refrigerating articles in a refrigeration room equipped with a fan A device for freezing and/or refrigerating articles, in which at least one cold gas generating device is provided in a refrigeration room and at least one fan is provided for distributing the cold gas in the refrigeration room. The fan is connected to a drive motor.... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296995 | Circulating air oven A circulating air oven (1) is provided having nozzle chambers (27), which may be connected to either a pressurized chamber (5), or a suction chamber (39). The flow direction onto the material web (25) can be selected by opening or ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7255829 | Method and apparatus for treatment of metallic workpieces A method and an apparatus for the thermal treatment of metallic workpieces with which gas quenching can be obtained that is low in distortion, even for workpieces with an undulating shape or workpieces that are projectingly stackable are provided. In accordance with... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7226286 | Apparatus for guiding, treating, or conveying at least one yarn An apparatus for guiding, treating, or advancing at least one yarn (1), comprising a delivery roll (2) and a companion roll (3) cooperating with the delivery roll so that the yarn repeatedly loops the delivery roll (2) and the companion r... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208047 | Apparatus and method for thermally isolating a heat chamber An apparatus through which a substrate may be transferred between a first chamber and a second chamber in which the first chamber is maintained at a high temperature relative to the ambient temperature of the second chamber. The apparatus comprises a passageway for ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198992 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising doping steps using gate electrodes and resists as masks The present invention is characterized in that a semiconductor film containing a rare gas element is formed on a crystalline semiconductor film obtained by using a catalytic element via a barrier layer, and the catalytic element is moved from the crystalline semicon... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7167193 | Active cooling system for laser imager An apparatus for cooling thermally processed media exiting from a thermal processor comprising: a heat conductive member which has first and second opposite sides which is positioned to receive media from a thermal processor, and which removes heat from the heated m... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7118780 | Heat treatment method A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: supplying a gas from an upstream side of a reaction chamber; heating the gas by using heat treatment means located on the upstream of the reaction chamber, and making the gas flow downstream; and heating a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089767 | Method of and device for continuous treatment of a textile product web with steam for fixing reactive dye on natural fibers The arrangement for continuous treatment of a textile product with steam includes one or more treatment chambers; a transporting device having a horizontal conveyor guided through the treatment chamber or chambers; a steam-tight housing surrounding the treatment cha... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7035579 | Sheet separating apparatus for a fusing unit and method for using the same A sheet separating apparatus for a fusing unit separates a sheet being conveyed through a fusing unit from a heating roller and guides the sheet to a discharging roller without causing damages to a surface of a fusing roller. The sheet separating apparatus comprises... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022589 | Thermal treatment equipment and method for heat-treating The invention provides a method for activating impurity element added to a semiconductor and performing gettering process in shirt time, and a thermal treatment equipment enabling to perform such the heat-treating. The thermal treatment equipment comprises treatment... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004753 | Gas seal for reactors employing gas guide bodies and reactor having the gas seal A gas seal protects the material inlet openings and material outlet openings of reactors for treating strands of material and strips of material. The openings are sealed by gas curtains. These curtains are generated by gas streams that leave gas outlet openings or n... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6984125 | Apparatus for manufacturing electronic device, method of manufacturing electronic device, and program for manufacturing electronic device A reflow process is provided for multiple units which improves productivity. A reflow furnace is moved along a transport direction of a tape substrate and is fixed at a position matching the product pitch of a circuit substrate. Any of a plurality of heating blocks ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6942739 | Reactive heat treatment to form pearlite from an iron containing article The present invention is directed to a process for producing pearlite from an iron containing article comprising the steps of, (a) heating an iron containing article comprising at least 50 wt % iron for a time and at a temperature sufficient to convert at least a po... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934507 | Image forming apparatus Provided is an image forming apparatus, in which liable to produce remaining curl, highly effective curl correction is performed. The image forming apparatus includes: a roll receiving portion for receiving a continuous recording sheet wound into a roll shape; a she... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923862 | Device for coating a conductor wire The invention provides a device for coating a conductor wire, the device comprising an enameling oven, the oven comprising a chamber through which the wire coated in an enameling varnish passes, and being provided for this purpose with a wire inlet and a wire outlet... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920777 | Intake cross-sheets for gas chromatographic oven An apparatus, system and method reduce the cool down time of GC ovens by supplying larger volumes of air through oven intake ducts. The system and method provide intake cross-sheets in an oven intake duct to reduce airflow spin, increasing the flow rate of fresh air... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913956 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The present invention is characterized in that a semiconductor film containing a rare gas element is formed on a crystalline semiconductor film obtained by using a catalytic element via a barrier layer, and the catalytic element is moved from the crystalline semicon... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908304 | Heat treating device for synthetic fiber yarn When a heat treatment device for heating synthetic fiber filament yarns by saturated steam is installed to a drawing and texturing device for synthetic fiber filament yarns, in order to lower the total height of the devices than a conventional one, cylindrical hot p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6869506 | Apparatus for dewatering a paper web and associated system and method An apparatus for decreasing heat emission and enhancing a vacuum system in a papermaking machine is provided. Such an apparatus includes a drying device having an inlet for receiving heated air for removing moisture from a paper web and an outlet for exhausting the ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6761559 | Gas-exhausting module structure suited for a continuous type oven A gas-exhausting module structure includes a casing having a first open end and a second open end. An air-exhausting channel is defined within the casing. The air-exhausting channel has an upper opening that is lower than the second open end of the casing. A blower ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6744976 | Hot airflow generation device A hot airflow generation device supplies hot airflows toward a heat-shrinkage film wrapping around an article for heating and shrinking the film to form a package on the article. The hot airflow generation device includes a casing defining a channel through which th... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6600137 | Heating device and heating method The quantity of supply heat of heated gas is controlled so that a supply heat quantity of the heated gas when no heat treatment of solder or the like is needed is made smaller than a supply heat quantity of the heated gas when heat treatment of solder or ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6514072 | Method of processing carbon fibers This invention is for a novel method of treating carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is a very unique material and its processing requires high temperatures. Also since carbon fibers are lightweight and porous, heating is accomplished in this process by radiation ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6471509 | Strip guiding device comprising a rotatable construction for changing supporting rolls having cooling means Strip guiding device for guiding hot metal strip, comprising a frame, a support construction which is accommodated in the frame in such a manner that it can rotate about an axis, drive means for the stepwise rotation of the support construction in the fra... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435866 | Radiation furnace with independently controlled heating elements A radiation furnace assembly for use in heating parts. The radiation furnace assembly includes a muffle having a top side, a bottom side, and a first side wall. The muffle defines a chamber with a main heating portion and a first side heating portion. Dis... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431858 | Method and arrangement for supporting a web and avoiding air losses in a heat treating apparatus In an apparatus for heat treating a material web that enters and exits the apparatus through respective gaps, an air cushion generating unit includes a slot nozzle through which a ventilator blows a laminar flow of air, which then flows laminarly along a ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6341955 | Sealing apparatus in continuous heat-treatment furnace and sealing method A seal roll apparatus and method hermetically seals boundaries between a plurality of heat-treating sections for continuously heating and cooling a strip material in a continuous heat-treatment furnace. The seal roll apparatus includes a seal roll room in... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340444 | Heat treatment apparatus A heat treatment apparatus includes rollers that slide and move an image recording sheet on the surface of a heating member while pressing at least a portion of the sheet against the surface of the heating member. The temperature of a dummy unit, provided... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6282811 | Method of and device for thermal treatment of a continuous product web by blowing of steam In a method and a device for thermal treatment of a continuous product web by blowing of steam, a product web is transported through an inlet slot, an interior of the housing and an outlet slot and steam is blown onto the product web through nozzle openin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6238209 | Hearth rolls for heating furnace and soaking furnace of vertical heat treating furnace and vertical heat treating furnace including hearth rolls A vertical heat treating furnace for passing a metal strip, therethrough for heat treatment and a hearth roll applied to a heating/soaking furnace of the vertical heat treating furnace are disclosed. The hearth roll can be configured such that the taper a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6210870 | Method of creating an image-bearing signal record by scanning a color negative film element A method of creating image-bearing electronic signals from an imagewise exposed and processed color negative photographic element is disclosed. The color element is especially suited for preloading in a one-time-use camera and is capable of producing imag... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6190164 | Continuous heat treating furnace and atmosphere control method and cooling method in continuous heat treating furnace A continuous heat treatment furnace having one of a plurality of furnace zones except for first and last zones as a rapid cooling zone 11 for rapidly cooling a material by blowing an atmospheric gas, which comprises a roll-sealed chamber 3 partitioned at ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6116895 | Dual mode convection oven A method and apparatus for selectively providing convective heat to an object with a dual mode convection oven that is alternatively operable in either a running mode or a bypass mode. Convective heat is channelled into a supply hood through a supply duct... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116894 | Continuous furnace A continuous furnace for baking ceramic molded parts has a heating area (14), a baking area (16) and a cooling area (18). At least one smoke gas duct (22) extends from the heating area (14) into a combustion chamber (24) and at least one hot air duct (28)... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113386 | Method and apparatus for uniformly heating a furnace A method and apparatus is disclosed for heating metal billets or other separate pieces of metal in a continuous furnace using two different burner systems. The primary burner system provides the majority of available heat at relatively high flame temperat... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102693 | Preheating method in a continuous furnace In order to prevent air pollution, gases evaporated from articles preheated in a preheating chamber of a continuous furnace are automatically and compulsorily sucked into a high-temperature chamber annexed to the preheating chamber by creating a negative ... | 08/15/2000 |
