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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364062 | Magnetic pulse welding of steel propshafts A method of magnetically welding an end fitting to a metal tube includes assembling a driver ring over an end of the tube and inserting a length of the end fitting into a bore of the tube. An overlap region of the tube, the driver ring and the cylinder are encompass... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322160 | Monitoring system for induction sealer An induction foil cap sealer system includes a monitoring system that comprises a plurality of sensors disposed throughout the sealer system, each sensor monitoring a respective condition related to the sealing operation. A controller is configured to receive from t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302821 | Techniques for manufacturing a product using electric current during plastic deformation of material A technique for manufacturing a product involves receiving material, providing plastic deformation to the material to at least partially form the product, and applying electric current to the material while providing the plastic deformation to the material. The elec... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291817 | Scan induction heating An apparatus and process are provided for scan induction heating of a workpiece. The workpiece is moved through an inductor to inductively heat treat features of the workpiece with electric power of varying frequency and duty cycle to control the magnitude of electr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279663 | Fixing device using induction heating and method for producing same A fixing device includes a heating roller which is made of a magnetic metal, a coil which is made of a plurality of twisted wires, an exciting circuit which applies a high-frequency current to the coil, and a core which is made of a heat resistant resin and is arran... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265325 | Cap sealer with a graduated power display An induction foil cap sealer which includes a visual display device that shows power consumption in a bar graph format. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7176425 | Method and device for regulating the temperature of a drive element The invention relates to a device (11) and a method of regulating a temperature of a drive element (2) which can be employed in a deep-freezing application in particular, such as a band, belt or similar, in which at least a part-region of the drive ele... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7064948 | Electrical properties and uniformity of bulk degaussing coils A degaussing system for magnetic media is provided, the system comprising an erasing head connected to an LC circuit and the erasing head including an elongated form around which a coil is wound. The coil has two segments which are spaced apart a distance to provide... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049548 | System and method for processing a preform vacuum vessel to produce a structural assembly A system and method for processing a preform in a vacuum vessel to produce a structural assembly are provided. The system includes a heated die set defining a cavity in which the preform can be formed, bonded, or otherwise processed. The die set is disposed in a cav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6911633 | Suspended induction coil and method for replacement of turns comprising same An induction heater (14) for use in conjunction with an associated furnace (10) for material processing includes essentially straight induction coil (16, 50) arranged inside the furnace shell (12). The induction coil (16, 50) has a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6875965 | Multiple head induction sealer apparatus and method A multiple head induction sealing system includes at least two ferrite cores mounted which are channel-shaped and arranged so that the open ends of the channels are aligned either perpendicular or parallel to a workflow direction established as the objects to be hea... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6844533 | Induction heating apparatus An induction heating apparatus seals a container, such as a bottle, with a non-tampering seal. The induction heating apparatus has a concentrator and a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes multiple coil devices. Each coil device includes a bobbin with a central... | 01/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6184509 | Heating apparatus and heating element assembly method A heating apparatus comprises a plastic body and a planar heating element, together defining a liquid heating vessel. The heating element is clamped between a portion of the body and a retaining ring, the body and the retaining ring being fixed together b... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6087640 | Forming parts with complex curvature Capitalizing on the unique feature of our induction heating workcell that permits rapid and controlled heating and cooling of a workpiece within a wide temperature range permits combining several manufacturing operations into a single heating cycle to sav... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5847370 | Can coating and curing system having focused induction heater using thin lamination cores The side seam of a can is coated and heated inductively by passing it through a medium frequency, oscillating magnetic field generated by an induction coil wound around a core. The core is shaped and oriented so as to have two magnetically opposite poles ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5705794 | Combined heating cycles to improve efficiency in inductive heating operations Our induction heating workcell permits rapid and controlled heating and cooling of a workpiece within a wide temperature range. The induction workcell allows us to combine manufacturing operations, like SPF, brazing, and annealing, into a single heating c... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5571436 | Induction heating of composite materials Apparatus and method for superplastic forming. The workpiece is held between a pair of dies that are electrically and thermally nonconductive, and is heated inductively by a coil embedded within the dies. The dies are formed of a material that is substant... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5558795 | Module encapsulation by induction heating An induction heating module encapsulation apparatus and method for its use is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a substantially airtight chamber which is composed of ceramic or some other high temperature insulating material in which a cap and a ceramic ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5529703 | Induction dryer and magnetic separator Apparatus for inductively heating metal can lids operates at medium frequency, with a many-turn induction coil wrapped partly or entirely around the can closures. No focusing cores are required, nor need the conductors be water cooled. Can ends may be fed... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5410132 | Superplastic forming using induction heating Apparatus and method for superplastic forming. The workpiece is held between a pair of dies that are electrically and thermally nonconductive, and is heated inductively by a coil embedded within the dies.... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5329099 | Method of maintaining housing of reactor pressure vessel and heat treatment equipment therefor A method of maintaining the housing of a reactor pressure vessel having: a reactor pressure vessel into which cooling water is introduced; a cylindrical housing which penetrates an end bracket of the reactor pressure vessel; and a circumferential weld for... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5272304 | High-frequency dielectric heating hand-operated sealer for medical tubing A medical tubing sealer has its electrodes extending from a handle in line therewith and one electrode shiftable by a lever transverse to the major dimension of the handle to provide a particularly ergonomic configuration. The lever acts upon the clamping... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5272303 | Welding device with movable and immovable electrodes for welding tubes A portable device for welding a heat weldable tube has a main body case, a first electrode supported on an end part of the main body case, a movable member arranged opposite to the end part of the main body case, a second electrode arranged on the movable... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5260535 | Apparatus for induction welding An apparatus for induction sealing plastic-coated thermoplastic packaging material that includes a metal layer, comprises an inductor and a counter block between which the packaging material is to be positioned. The inductor includes a carrier portion tha... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5260766 | Apparatus for detection of an imperfect seal and method therefore An apparatus and method for detection of an imperfect seal between a plurality of plastic sheets. A transparent heated seal bar is tightly applied against the plurality of plastic sheets with the heat producing a welding between the sheets. A light source... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5182424 | Module encapsulation by induction heating An induction heating module encapsulation apparatus and method for its use is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a substantially airtight chamber which is composed of ceramic or some other high temperature insulating material in which a cap and a ceramic ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5025123 | Apparatus and method for sealing a lid onto a container A modular type replaceable heating unit with a downwardly facing heating ring for use in an apparatus for sealing a flat lid with a lower layer of heat bondable material onto the upper, generally flat surface of a flange extending around the periphery of ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5013878 | Induction heat sealing lap-seamed containers to non-metallic closures A method and apparatus for attaching a skirted end closure to a tubular paperboard container, the container having a continuous lapped seam from one end to the other. The interior surface of the container is layered with a thermoplastic, and the container... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4853510 | Induction heating coil This relates to an induction heating coil which is of a single turn construction and particularly configurated for inducing electrical energy into a metal foil barrier layer of a laminated container closure for effecting heat bonding of the closure to a c... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4817366 | High capacity package seal, sever, and brick apparatus and method Improved clamp, seal, sever, and brick apparatus for use in form, fill, and seal machines that form a polyfoil tube filled with a product into a plurality of sealed packages, preferably aseptic packages. The improved apparatus incorporates a plurality of ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4783233 | Metallic container having a circumferential bonded portion and process for production thereof A metallic container composed of a first and a second section each composed of a metallic cup-like fabricated article having a primer coating, the two sections being lap-bonded at their circumferential open end portions by means of a thermoplastic film-li... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4771151 | Self-heating lid for soldering to a box A lid to be bonded to provide a hermetic seal has bonded thereto a thermally autoregulating heater for activating a heat activated sealing and bonding material to produce the desired seal between the lid and box wherein the temperature is regulated to pro... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4707213 | Induction heating unit for heat bonding a lid having a metallic layer to a container This relates to an apparatus for heat bonding a lid having a metallic layer to a plastic container. The container, filled with a product, is seated in a nest and a lid is seated in place thereon. There is at least one corner on the lid and projecting from... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4638134 | Device for evacuating, filling and closing final storage containers for radioactive materials A device for evacuating, filling and closing final storage containers for radioactive materials mixed with molten glass, comprising a suction pipe connected to the container, a meltable closure for said pipe and a closable evacuation connection fitting mo... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4637199 | Induction sealing of paperboard A method and apparatus for use in form, fill, and seal machines wherein a polyfoil material is compressed between two jaws, one jaw having a secondary induction coil which passes through an electromagnetic field and induces a current in the metallic layer... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4571472 | Device for induction welding A device for induction welding is provided according to the teachings of the present invention. The device comprises an electrically conducting arrangement for creating a magnetic field. A layer comprising essentially non-magnetic, electrically conducting... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4547645 | Material handling method and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for processing of workpieces comprising the steps of continuously transferring the workpieces to and fro among a plurality of rotating members, wherein each member carries a plurality of sets of work stations. Workpieces, such as pr... | 10/15/1985 |
