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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7160509 | Method of sterilization and apparatus therefor A liquid germicide is measured; the measured liquid germicide is injected into hollows of concave articles (1); the more or less of volume of the liquid germicide is discriminated from the injected liquid germicide; only concave articles (1) which each... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7101457 | Method and tool system for plastic pipe repair A repair method for a plastic pipe network allows a damaged pipe to be disconnected from a fixture carrying it in the network without damage to or removal of the fixture carrying the pipe to be removed or the disruption of connections of other pipes connected to tha... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7029271 | Flameless oxidation burner A device including a burner (6) for directing a fuel/air mixture into a reaction chamber (2) for flameless oxidation of fuels. The burner (6) discharges a fuel/air jet transversely to a longitudinal axis (A) of the burner and an exhaust gas chan... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6758668 | Preheating device for heavy wall pipe A preheating apparatus is disclosed which supports a hollow, cylindrical combustible heating element. A solid fuel mixture is used to generate hot gases for the heating of metal surfaces for pre-welding purposes. A grooveway is imbedded radially around the upper por... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6648636 | Heating device for heat-sealing containers A heating device for heat-sealing containers by heating an end forming portion 13 of a tubular container having a rectangular to square cross section, the end forming portion 13 having four generally quadrilateral first to fourth panels 21 to 24 continuou... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6561797 | Heating apparatus A heating apparatus for heating rigid plastic pipe for the purpose of bending and forming the pipe. The heating apparatus includes an elongate housing that has a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a first end wall, and a second end wall to define an inter... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6139315 | Recuperator for furnaces A recuperator for furnaces includes a set of tubes, which are installed in a secondary chamber (1) which is located behind a main combustion chamber of the furnace and through which hot fumes can pass from the main combustion chamber towards an outlet. Th... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6033213 | Heater for bending plastic pipe An apparatus for heating plastic pipe includes an outer housing having distal first and second open ends and a diffuser plate mounted inside of and spaced apart from the top of the outer housing. An inlet extending through the housing is positioned for di... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5997294 | Machine for performing in-line treatment on containers, and a pneumatic container-transfer line equipped with such a machine The machine for performing in-line treatment on containers comprises a treatment enclosure with a loading path for loading a row of containers and an unloading path for unloading a row of containers, the two paths being distinct from each other, and a car... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5868567 | Heater for top portions of containers A heater for top portions of containers 11 filled with contents and each having a top forming tubular portion 14 generally rectangular to square in cross section for heating seal parts 31, 35 of the top forming portion 14 with hot air for heat-sealing com... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5853289 | Gas-supplied pipe heater The present invention is a pipe heater that uses a combustible gas burner to provide heat to the pipe. The gas burner permits the heater to be portable and to be used in remote locations where a source of electricity is not readily available. The heater c... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5630265 | Wine barrel reconditioning method and apparatus A method and apparatus for reconditioning wood wine barrels. An open wine barrel is placed on a barrel rotator stand and positioned into a planer-cutter apparatus. Cutting parameters are set, and a horizontal screw advances the cutter into the barrel, cut... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5472343 | Kiln for the production of ceramic products and process for the operation of the kiln A kiln or oven for producing ceramic products is described having a combustion chamber through which the ceramic products continuously pass, as well as a process for the operation and control of the kiln and the ceramic products perform a rotation about t... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5340526 | Temperature conditioning A method for temperature conditioning a blank of plastic material in which a conditioning mandrel is placed within the blank and thereafter expanded into reliable abutment against the inner surface of the blank. The mandrel is thereafter returned to its i... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5331133 | Process permitting the modification of the chemical composition of the inner face of a barrel, and machine implementing such a process The present invention relates to a process permitting the modification of the chemical composition of the inner face of a barrel, consisting in heating and in moistening the inner face of the shell (1) of this barrel, characterized in that it consists in ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5188775 | Method and apparatus for shrinking a foam sleeve on a taper wall container A method of shrinking a foamed sleeve onto a tapered wall container which includes moving containers through a predetermined path, subjecting the containers to infrared heat applied by directing air past infrared heaters against the containers as they are... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5145629 | Process and apparatus for temperature conditioning a thermoplastic blank A method for temperature conditioning a blank of plastic material in which a conditioning mandrel is placed within the blank and thereafter expanded into reliable abutment against the inner surface of the blank. The mandrel is thereafter returned to its i... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5066222 | Method and apparatus for heating and conveying plastic preforms prior to mold blowing operations A process and apparatus for heating injected, cold preform blanks to blow molding temperature on a conveyor path wherein they are thereafter fed to a blow mold, the preform blanks being first heated to a temperature below the blow moulding temperature, th... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5061176 | Apparatus and process for simultaneously positioning and oscillating a plurality of probes in the heat exchanger tubes of a nuclear steam generator An apparatus and process for positioning and for simultaneously oscillating a plurality of heater probes within a plurality of heat exchanger tubes mounted in a tubesheet of a nuclear steam generator is disclosed herein. The apparatus generally comprises ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5024597 | Process and apparatus for koshering container lids An oven-apparatus for koshering container or drum lids made of metal. The oven-apparatus has a substantially hollow interior through which are conveyed the lids after having passed through a bath, with the lids being conveyed through the hollow interior i... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5000681 | Apparatus and process for simultaneously positioning and oscillating a plurality of probes in the heat exchanger tubes of a nuclear steam generator An apparatus and process for positioning and for simultaneously oscillating a plurality of heater probes within a plurality of heat exchanger tubes mounted in a tubesheet of a nuclear steam generator is disclosed herein. The apparatus generally comprises ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4860727 | Mobile rail heater and method for expanding rails A method and apparatus for heating railroad rails enabling a convenient and efficient expansion of railroad rails is provided by selectively moving a heat source along a rail. The apparatus includes a frame carrying a heat source such as a series of gas f... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4846656 | Apparatus for heat treatment of preform necks An apparatus for the heat treatment of the necks 1 of performs 2 includes a rotatable mandrel 3, which is inserted in and engaged with the neck of the preform to rotate it, a fixed protective skirt 4, and a heater 5 situated at the level of the neck. A sl... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4749843 | Enveloping radiant heater A heater for presenting an object to be heated on a carrier to a pair of heating structures which open from an initially closed position to receive same. The initial position of the carrier results in the heating structures being together initially and it... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4732562 | Device for use in the thawing of frozen door locks A device for use in thawing frozen car locks comprises a tube (10) of a heat insulating material having a plug support at one end; axial holes through the plug support; a flat, axially projecting plug (13) extending from the plug support designed to be in... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4718643 | Method and apparatus for rapid high temperature ladle preheating This invention relates to ladle heating methods and apparatus. More particularly, this invention pertains to rapid high temperature ladle preheating utilizing an optimized heating cycle by involving oxygen and combustion air preheated by recuperation in t... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4671917 | Method and apparatus for cooling molten oxides Molten oxide of grinding material, refractory material, etc., being poured into a circular casting space formed between coaxially arranged inner and outer cylinders and cooled by the water contained in the inner cylinder. Thus, the molten oxide is cooled ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4515559 | Heat treatment method and apparatus Heat treatment apparatus for annealing a reactor vessel includes an envelope having a plurality of insulated compartments each supplied with heated fluid from inlet ducts having nozzles in the compartments. The heated fluid passes out of the compartments ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4507082 | Preheating insert for heavy wall pipe A preheating insert is disclosed. The preferred and illustrated embodiment incorporates an encircling bottom support having a centralized hollow tube. It is made of a frangible material to be easily broken should it fall into the pipe. It supports a hollo... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4494927 | Centralized ladle heating and drying system Several ladles (11-14) for receiving hot metals are preheated by applying a lid (40, 42) to the rim of each ladle and directing an open flame through the lid into the ladle. The hot exhaust gases move back through the lid and through a heat exchanger (35-... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4451233 | Apparatus for the shrinking of wrapping foils The invention relates to apparatus for the shrinking of foil, which is wrapped around an article, and comprises a frame 1, which along its inner edge is provided with a means of heating. The apparatus is characterized by the frame 1 being hollow, that the... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4432726 | Centralized ladle heating and drying system Several ladles 11-14 for receiving hot metals are preheated by applying a lid 40, 42 to the rim of each ladle and directing an open flame through the lid into the ladle. The hot exhaust gases move back through the lid and through a heat exchanger 35-38 to... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4394566 | Ladle preheater A preheater for a casting ladle includes a stationary horizontal refractory deck having vertical apertures in which are disposed refractory plugs, each of which supports an electrical heating element that depends downwardly from the refractory deck. A lif... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4330265 | Apparatus for the shrinking of wrapping foils The invention relates to apparatus for the shrinking of foil, which is wrapped around an article, and comprises a frame 1, which along its inner edge is provided with a means of heating. The apparatus is characterized by the frame 1 being hollow, that the... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4317986 | Convertible electrically heated tool for removing wooden or metal golf club heads An electrically heated convertible tool for removing a golf club head from a shaft inserted in the hosel of both metal and wooden golf club heads includes a pair of plier-like pivotally connected opposed jaws each carrying an electric heating block. The h... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4311457 | Basing heating apparatus A basing heating apparatus for partially heating a base of a fluorescent tube comprises a hot blast injection head provided along the direction of movement of said fluorescent tube and having an elongated slit for injecting a fluid from within a chamber t... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4278424 | Socket heat fusion apparatus A socket heat fusion apparatus is provided for simultaneously heating one end portion of a thermoplastic conduit and one end portion of a thermoplastic coupler so that the heated end portion of the thermoplastic conduit can be disposed in the heated end p... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4229211 | Ladle heating system Prior to the receipt of a charge of molten metal, a ladle is heated by a direct flame, by applying a seal to the rim of the ladle and directing air through a heat exchanger and to the ladle, mixing fuel with the air and igniting the mixture and directing ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4223873 | Direct flame ladle heating method and apparatus A system for heating ladles prior to the receipt of a charge of molten metal therein, including heating said ladles by direct thermal transfer from the output gases of a heat source, and including waste heat recuperation and controls for maximizing the ef... | 09/23/1980 |
