Class 219/686 - Gas environment (e.g., pressurized, etc.)

Subclass of Class 219 - Electric heating
Definition: Subject matter wherein an atmospheric condition other than
No. of patents: 171
Last issue date: 09/16/2008

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7425692	Thermal processing system having slot eductors In a system for thermally processing materials, at least one slot eductor is disposed in a wall or roof surface of the furnace chamber to provide circulation of gas within the furnace chamber. ...	09/16/2008
7361303	Medical waste treatment unit A method and apparatus for reducing organic waste. The apparatus comprises a conveyor to move waste to a first chamber for weighing waste and purging oxygen, a second chamber for treating, sterilizing and reducing waste by reverse polymerization, and a third chamber...	04/22/2008
7348182	Directed microwave chemistry The present invention concerns a novel means by which chemical preparations can be made. Reactions can be accelerated on special chips using microwave energy. The chips contain materials that efficiently absorb microwave energy causing chemical reaction rate increas...	03/25/2008
7332057	Method of vaporizing liquids by microwave heating This invention is directed to a method for vaporizing a liquid by slowly evaporating the liquid from a liquid phase to a vapor phase below the boiling point of the liquid; and applying an effective amount of microwave power to maintain the slow evaporation of the li...	02/19/2008
7307248	Method and apparatus for microwave assisted high throughput high pressure chemical synthesis A method and associated instrument are disclosed for increasing the sequential rate at which a series of microwave assisted chemical reactions that potentially generate high pressure can be carried out. ...	12/11/2007
7291565	Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl...	11/06/2007
7279666	Vacuum microwave thawing method and vacuum microwave thawing machine A thawing cycle, wherein after reduced-pressure process (G) is carried out to reduced-pressure balanced range (B), pressure restoration process (F) is started, and when the reduced-pressure of pressure restoration process (F) reaches a lower limit (P1) at whi...	10/09/2007
7255772	High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical...	08/14/2007
7250374	System and method for processing a substrate using supercritical carbon dioxide processing A method and system for processing a substrate in a film removal system. The method includes providing the substrate in a substrate chamber of a film removal system, where the substrate has a micro-feature containing a dielectric film on a sidewall of the micro-feat...	07/31/2007
7214913	Controlled flow instrument for microwave assisted chemistry with high viscosity liquids and heterogeneous mixtures A controlled-flow microwave instrument for chemical synthesis using heterogeneous or highly viscous starting materials includes a microwave source for generating electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequencies, a microwave cavity in wave communication with th...	05/08/2007
7202453	Energy applicators adapted to dielectric heating A dielectric heating system with which the power density applied to the product being treated can be at least doubled without risk of electric arcs. This invention is particularly suitable for treatment of compounds that absorb electromagnetic waves weakly (low diel...	04/10/2007
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
7166824	High-frequency heating apparatus and control method thereof The present invention relates to a high-frequency heating apparatus with steam generation function and control method thereof. When high-frequency heating treatment for heat-treating with a high frequency and steam heating treatment for heat-treating with steam gene...	01/23/2007
7163655	Method and apparatus for extruding polymers employing microwave energy An apparatus and method for molding balloon catheters is disclosed. The balloon may be molded by providing a polymeric tube within a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of the desired balloon. Microwave energy, which may be generated by a gyrotron, may then ...	01/16/2007
7152557	Apparatus for adjusting an operational point of an engine An exhaust valve assembly may include a diaphragm connected to a restricting member. The diaphragm may be configured to change a position of the restricting member based on a pressure on a first side of the diaphragm. A spring may abut a second side of the diaphragm...	12/26/2006
7144739	Pressure measurement and relief for microwave-assisted chemical reactions A pressure-sealing, pressure-monitoring closure for non-invasively sealing a reaction vessel to a defined release pressure in microwave-assisted chemistry is disclosed. The closure includes a pressure-resistant, microwave-transparent reaction vessel, one portion of ...	12/05/2006
7140393	Non-contact shuttle valve for flow diversion in high pressure systems A valve for redirecting flow in a supercritical fluid or other high pressure processing system is disclosed. In high pressure supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) equipment for semiconductor wafer processing, a major hurtle in providing clean equipment and clean waf...	11/28/2006
7126089	High altitude oven A high altitude oven that includes a baking compartment that includes a pressure maintenance mechanism for maintaining the baking compartment at sea level atmospheric pressure during operation of the oven. ...	10/24/2006
7122146	Injection molding of polymers by microwave heating Injection molding machine utilizes microwave heating. A microwave oven adapted to receive a microwave absorbent plasticizing vessel is utilized with or incorporated into an injection molding system to form a plasticizing unit for heating polymer granules to an injec...	10/17/2006
7122771	Wall mounted-type microwave oven A wall mounted-type microwave oven provided with a hood having an inlet port with an improved structure, thus effectively drawing exhaust gases and food odors produced from a plurality of gas burners placed below the hood. The wall mounted-type microwave oven includ...	10/17/2006
7119313	Apparatus and method for heating objects with microwaves Apparatus for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing foodstuffs. In one representative embodiment, an apparatus for pasteurizing or sterilizing a packaged foodstuff includes at least one cavity in which the foodstuff to be pasteurized or sterilized is positioned. The cavit...	10/10/2006
7022198	Microwave assisted reactive brazing of ceramic materials A method for joining similar materials to create multi-component assemblies so the joint materials share similar physical, chemical, and electrical characteristics with the base materials. The method includes aligning the materials, applying joining material, focusi...	04/04/2006
7012229	Vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the same A vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the vacuum cooking apparatus, which automatically performs cold storage, thawing, cooking, and warming functions in a single cooking apparatus, thus improving cooking convenience. In the cooking method, a temperatu...	03/14/2006
6979420	Method of molding balloon catheters employing microwave energy An apparatus for molding balloon catheters is disclosed. The balloon may be molded by providing a polymeric tube within a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of the desired balloon. Microwave energy, which may be generated by a gyrotron, may then be directed...	12/27/2005
6965092	Ultra fast rapid thermal processing chamber and method of use An apparatus and method and processing a semiconductor substrate that controls heating of the substrate to thereby control the depth of the junctions formed by impurities implanted in the semiconductor substrate by heating a device side of the semiconductor substrat...	11/15/2005
6949227	Device for implementing chemical reactions and processes in high frequency fields A devise for carrying out chemical reactions and processes in high-frequency fields, comprises a high-frequency chamber 2 for irradiating a solid, liquid or gaseous substance while under pressure with at least one radiation source and a reactor for exposing t...	09/27/2005
6927371	Pressure vessel with composite sleeve The vessel assembly includes a polymeric cylinder and a circular polymeric cap for the cylinder, the cylinder being closed at one end and open at the other end to receive the cap. The open end of the cylinder has a lip that is beveled inwardly from the open end, and...	08/09/2005
6917023	Reaction and temperature control for high power microwave-assisted chemistry techniques A method is disclosed for carrying out microwave assisted chemical reactions. The method includes the steps of placing reactants in a microwave-transparent vessel, placing the vessel and its contents into a microwave cavity, applying microwave radiation within the c...	07/12/2005
6900421	Microwave-assisted steam sterilization of dental and surgical instruments A surgical and dental instrument sterilizer is described. Liquid water is rapidly vaporized by microwave heating and steam is generated to attain a steam pressure of approximately 47 psi and a temperature of approximately 135° C. in the region of the articles to be...	05/31/2005
6891140	Sintering furnace, method of manufacturing sintered objects, and sintered objects A sintering furnace for sintering an object to be sintered formed of ceramics, fine ceramic materials, etc. to produce a sintered object and a method therefor. An insulating wall (28) and an inner shell (25) define a sintering chamber (16) for s...	05/10/2005
6812441	Method and apparatus for the preparation of transparent alumina ceramics by microwave sintering An apparatus (10) for the development of transparent alumina ceramics using microwave energy at the frequency between 0.915 and 2.45 GHz inclusive in hydrogen atmosphere at ambient pressure comprises an enclosed, insulated chamber (14) to retain a work...	11/02/2004
6753517	Microwave-assisted chemical synthesis instrument with fixed tuning An instrument is disclosed for microwave-assisted chemical processes that avoids tuning discrepancies that otherwise result based upon the materials being heated. The instrument includes a source of microwave radiation, a waveguide in communication with the source, ...	06/22/2004
6744024	Reaction and temperature control for high power microwave-assisted chemistry techniques A method is disclosed for carrying out microwave assisted chemical reactions. The method includes the steps of placing reactants in a microwave-transparent vessel, placing the vessel and its contents into a microwave cavity, applying microwave radiation within the c...	06/01/2004
6744025	Apparatus for hot-pressing a planar product The invention relates to an apparatus for hot-pressing a planar product in a process using microwave heating. The apparatus comprises a constant-volume, box-like microwave resonant cavity divided into two opposed subcavities by an elongated gap suitable for passing ...	06/01/2004
6727456	Deposited film forming method and deposited film forming apparatus A deposited film forming method and apparatus includes a belt-like member continuously conveyed through a film-forming chamber, one side of which is formed of the belt-like member. A reactive gas is introduced into the film-forming chamber, the interior of the film-...	04/27/2004
6693265	Apparatus and processes suitable for tire degradation A degradation device for degrading tires includes an enclosed chamber (3) providing an annular housing space for a tire (1) to be treated. A microwave generator is connected to a wave guide (18) for splitting the generated microwave energy into arms (20 a...	02/17/2004
6646241	Microwave-assisted steam sterilization of dental and surgical instruments A surgical and dental instrument sterilizer is described. Liquid water is rapidly vaporized by microwave heating and steam is generated to attain a steam pressure of approximately 47 psi and a temperature of approximately 135° C. in the region of the art...	11/11/2003
6630652	Microwave-assisted chemical synthesis instrument with fixed tuning A method is disclosed for carrying out microwave-assisted chemical reactions. The method includes the steps of adding reagents to a pressure-resistant microwave-transparent vessel, securing the vessel against pressure release with a penetrable septum made...	10/07/2003
6559429	Microwave defrosting under reduced pressure A method of defrosting frozen products of the present invention is the method of carrying out microwave heating while reducing the pressure, terminating microwave heating upon detection of a microwave-induced electrical discharge during the microwave heat...	05/06/2003
6537493	Sterilization apparatus The present invention includes a method and apparatus for sterilization of medical wastes by exposing them to microwave energy. The microwaves are generated and directed through a wave-guide configured as a hollow duct, such that they are supplied to the ...	03/25/2003

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