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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7974526 | Outdoor heater An electric radiant heater has a proximity sensor capable of detecting the presence of an object proximate the top surface of the heater's housing. The heater also has a temperature sensor capable of sensing ambient temperature proximate the top surface of the heate... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7684683 | Welding apparatus and welding method A welding apparatus is provided with a lamp unit having a light source such as a halogen lamp and a multiple reflection surface. The light source applies incoherent electromagnetic waves that belong to a visible region and a near-infrared region in which a wavelengt... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7372054 | Radiator module Radiation module for thermal or UV irradiation processing procedures with a large number of radiation sources essentially adjacent and parallel to one another for electromagnetic radiation whose main effective range is in the UV spectrum, visible spectrum, and/or ne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7294294 | Surface modified stamper for imprint lithography A method of performing imprint lithography of a surface substrate includes a stamper having a thin lubricant coating thereon to facilitate release of the stamper from the imprinted surface to reduce degradation of image replication. Embodiments of the invention incl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287287 | Shower device with tanning device and method for use thereof The present invention relates to a shower device which is combined with a tanning device, comprising: one or more walls; water supply means which are arranged on one of the 5 walls; and a tanning device which is arranged in a wall and comprises at least one UV lamp,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7212735 | Infrared ray lamp, heating apparatus using the same, method for manufacturing a heating element, and method for manufacturing an infrared ray lamp The present invention provides an infrared ray lamp and a heating apparatus using that infrared ray lamp, a method of manufacturing a heating element and a method of manufacturing an infrared ray lamp, in which radiation range in the longitudinal direction of an inf... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7067773 | Food warming device and methods for its manufacture A food warming is provided with a partially open housing having an open side extending along a longitudinal length of the housing. A heating element is also provided, extending along the longitudinal length of the housing. A support member is disposed to maintain a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053874 | Light emitting device and driving method thereof A counter 102 counts the accumulated lighting time or the accumulated lighting time and the intensity of lighting of each pixel by a first image signal 101A and stores them in a volatile memory 103 or a nonvolatile memory 104. A correctio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6940081 | Infrared irradiation The invention relates to a method and a system for irradiating objects with infrared radiation, in particular in order to dry surface layers and/or fix them in place, wherein a radiation source (10) is moved by means of a robot (1) into one or several ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912356 | Method and apparatus for fracturing brittle materials by thermal stressing A method of fracturing or breaking rock includes the step of directing high intensity white light (radiation) at the rock to induce thermal stress sufficient to fracture the rock. The intensity of the energy source may be varied to control the manner in which the ro... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6857550 | Optically baffled solder sleeve heating station An optically baffled heating station for joining wire connections by using a solder sleeve includes: an outer housing; a reflection block where said reflection block includes a reflection chamber where the reflection chamber forms the shape of two overlapping ellips... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6775472 | Radiant energy device for shrinking a thin film A radiant energy device for shrinking a thin film onto an open top of a container, the radiant energy device comprising: a source of power, to provide power to the radiant energy device; a plurality of fixed energy-emitting units, each of the units when energized be... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6718127 | Heating device of the light irradiation type A heating device of the light irradiation type in which uniform illuminance can be obtained without placing a single end lamp in the middle of the light source part is achieved providing a light source part in which circular lamps are arranged concentrically to one ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6226454 | Apparatus for heating at a distance with light radiance using lamps arranged in a matrix on a support Apparatus and method for heating at a distance by light radiance includes a support and narrow-beam lamps mounted on the support in a matrix of lines and columns. Each of the lamps produce a luminous beam having a central axis of projection. The lamps in ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6195505 | Method and apparatus for photopyrolitically removing a contaminant A method for safely removing a contaminant from a substrate surface without the need for any precoating of the substrate. Because the resultant molecular decomposition of the contaminant occurs relatively faster than heat transfer to the underlying substr... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6194691 | Heating furnace and manufacturing method therefor This invention provides a method of manufacturing a wafer heating furnace having a desired heating distribution with less trials and errors by predicting heating distributions in the process of designing the heating furnace. In manufacturing a heating fur... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6065842 | Heat maps for controlling deformations in optical components A system (80) for controlling deformations of optical components adapted for use with laser system aperture sharing elements (16) and deformable mirrors. The inventive system (80) includes a control loop (12, 40, 24, 20, 46, 28, 74, 78, 60, 34) for determ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6049656 | Method of mounting an integrated circuit on a printed circuit board A method of mounting an integrated circuit having a plurality of leads on a printed circuit board (PCB), by: removing foreign substances on the PCB; spreading a flux on lead patterns formed on the PCB; aligning the leads of the integrated circuit on the l... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6005226 | Rapid thermal processing (RTP) system with gas driven rotating substrate An apparatus, method, and system for Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP), whereby the object to be processed is rotated under the radiation sources of the RTP system by a gas jet system, is presented.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5920677 | Method and device for selectively heating a container preform A preform (3) for use in making a container such as a bottle from a thermoplastic material is selectively heated prior to at least one step of blow molding or stretch-blow molding the heated preform. For this purpose, at least most (7A) of the radiation (... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5790752 | Efficient in-line fluid heater A highly efficient in-line fluid heater is suitable for heating ultra-pure fluids. Preferably, the heater can be used for heating various fluids, including water, as part of a "wet bench" system used in a wafer processing fabrication facility for the semi... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5778146 | Light beam heating apparatus In a light beam heating apparatus generating a light beam for heating a work, optical energy of the light beam is deteriorated as the lamp is used. The optical energy is controlled by detecting an optical intensity of the light emitted by the lamp. If the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5769844 | Conventional light-pumped high power system for medical applications An optical system which utilizes a conventional light source to produce a narrowly focused beam of radiation having intensity similar to that produced by a laser. The system broadly includes an omnidirectional light source and an elliptical reflector, whe... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5751897 | System for photopyrolitically removing a contaminant A system for safely removing even a hazardous contaminant from a substrate surface includes a light energy source whose output is controlled to selectively provide components primarily in the visible and infrared spectrum, and a power unit for energizing ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5740313 | Light beam heating apparatus During a preheating period of a light beam heating apparatus for heating a material locally with a light beam, fans for cooling a lamp for generating a light beam are not operated. A power source supplies current to a lamp. A current detector detects the ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5677983 | Light beam heater with light source and reflector having two ellipsoidal sections and a truncated spherical surface there between An apparatus for light-beam treatment comprises a radiation concentrator having a reflecting surface which is formed by a first surface of revolution, which is a truncated surface of revolution of a first ellipsoid of revolution, by a second surface which... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5671324 | Light beam heating apparatus with optical energy correction compensating for lamp electrode wear and aging A photosensor arranged at the center of a light-receiving end of an optical fiber bundle detects an optical intensity which is converted by a photoelectric converter to an electric signal. Then, the optical energy provided at the optical fiber bundle is c... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5636683 | Heating device for embodying connections by a meltable material A heating device is provided for connecting by means of a melting material to a connection support at least one component mounted on the support in at least one connection region at the periphery of the support. The device locally heats the support and/or... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5515605 | Apparatus and process for soldering component onto boards A device or oven and a method for soldering components (34, 36) onto boards (18), with the device having at least a preheating zone (10) and a soldering zone (12), and a transport device (16), by means of which the boards (18) can be moved from one zone (... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5451274 | Reflow of multi-layer metal bumps A method and apparatus for re-flow of multi-layer metal bumps. A multi layer metal bump structure is surrounded by an oxygen poor environment. The topmost layer of the metal bump structure is heated by using infrared light for a predetermined time. The in... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5397871 | Light beam heating system with inert gas shield A light beam heating system is suited for use in performing local heating. The light beam heating system includes a light source for emitting light, an optical lens assembly for converging the light emitted from the light source on an object to be heated,... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5309545 | Combined radiative and convective rework system A combined radiative and convective rework system is provided for repair, replacement, removal and rework of an electronic component on a printed circuit board. The system includes a guide for guiding heat-inducing radiation and heated gas towards at leas... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5228109 | Light beam heating apparatus and method utilizing a fiber optic cable with random fiber array A light beam irradiation apparatus includes a light source, a reflector for condensing light emitted from the light source, and a fiber cable for transmitting light reflected by the reflector. The fiber cable accommodates at least one bundle of optical fi... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226107 | Apparatus and method of using fiber-optic light guide for heating enclosed test articles An apparatus and method for providing a specified amount of heat on a test specimen, a portion of a specimen, or multiple specimens, under space-like conditions. This system includes a vacuum chamber in which one or more test specimens are placed. This ch... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5167003 | Scanning infrared for cleaning lamp heater a food preparation oven by pyrolysis A food preparation oven includes a cooking chamber (1) in which a device (12) is provided for generating heat waves and for directing them in a suitably concentrated manner onto the surfaces (6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11) of the walls of the chamber (1); the device ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5040236 | Apparatus for irradiation of printed wiring boards and the like An open-weave conveyor moves a printed wiring board through a region of radiant energy. The conveyor has a plurality of supporting projections extending from the major surface of the conveyor to minimize engagement between the conveyor and the board, prov... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4843216 | Infra-red rework station An infra-red rework station is provided to enable a spot of infra-red energy of controllable size and uniform intensity to be projected onto a component or components requiring rework. The rework station includes a work table including a backheat table up... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4650950 | Soldering apparatus Soldering apparatus for effecting, for example, a firm connection of the lead pins on IC-packages to a printed circuit board bearing corresponding lead lines. The workpiece such as an IC-package is placed at a predetermined position on the printed circuit... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4535223 | Apparatus for use in trimming molded records An apparatus is disclosed for trimming flash from molded thermoplastic records. The records which are advantageously trimmed using the apparatus of this invention have the flash secured to the outer diameter of the molded record with a web having a thickn... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4516486 | Cooking apparatus and method An apparatus and method for charbroiling of food articles employs a source of radiant energy focused at a region of a surface of the food article that is small relative to the area of the surface and producing at that region an intense heat flux. The regi... | 05/14/1985 |
