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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300278 | Gas fired portable unvented infrared heater A portable heater adapted for use in a recreational enclosure or temporary work enclosure includes a housing having an air inlet on the lower front face. A gas supply is at least partially enclosed by the housing which provides propane to the mouth of a burner ventu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264768 | Single substrate annealing of magnetoresistive structure A device for magnetically annealing magnetoresistive elements formed on wafers includes a heated chuck and a delivery mechanism for individually placing the wafers individually on the chuck one at a time. A coil is adjacent to the chuck and generates a magnetic fiel... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7159535 | Apparatus for heating and curing powder coatings on porous wood products An improved apparatus is provided for curing powdered coatings on the face of porous wood products, such as medium density fiberboard (MDF), wherein a pair of inclined infrared catalytic heaters are used to apply heat directly onto the side edges of the board. In ad... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7076198 | Fixing device of an image forming apparatus having a heat transfer unit A fixing device of an image forming apparatus includes a heat roller and a pressure roller. The heat roller includes a roller support frame, a film tube, and a heat transfer unit. The roller support frame is fixedly installed with the heat roller. The roller support... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066730 | Pipeline heater A pipeline heater comprising a plurality of flameless catalytic IR emitters positioned about a section of pipe in a substantially diamond-shaped configuration, the diameter of the pipe section being greater than the diameters of the heater inlet and outlet manifolds... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6929471 | Heat insulation pedestal and vertical type furnace tube A heat insulation pedestal and a vertical type furnace tube is provided. The heat insulation pedestal is used for supporting the furnace tube. The heat insulation pedestal comprises a top support, a plurality of heat insulation plates and a number of connection sect... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910614 | Vacuum compression brazing furnace and method of using same A vacuum heat treating furnace for brazing a large metallic part is disclosed. The vacuum furnace includes a pressure vessel having a cylindrical wall and a door dimensioned and positioned for closing an end of the cylindrical wall. A workpiece handling system is mo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6637637 | Reflow apparatus A reflow apparatus includes at least one heating unit. Each of the at least one heating unit includes an air blower for circulating air; a partition for defining an air circulating path; at least a first slit heater and a second slit heater for heating a ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6358042 | Heating furnace A heating furnace is provided to use for medium and small size incinerator, to control air pollution effectively using waste heat generated from the incinerator and not to require large size equipment. The heating furnace includes a first opening for inse... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6299437 | Heating system for collapsible tank A freight container in the form of a tractor-trailer or intermodal container which is convertible for selectively carrying solid freight or bulk liquid freight including a housing, a plurality of collapsible tanks in the housing, liquid outlets in the tan... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5788484 | Rapid cycle treatment oven The invention provides an oven which can be used to rapidly heat and cool a workpiece. In one embodiment, the oven includes a first duct which defines an initial leg of an enclosed air flow path and which has an inner panel and a heat exchanger. This firs... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5599133 | Method and apparatus for painting road surfaces A method and apparatus for painting highway stripes and other patterns on a road surface includes the steps of heating the road surface to be painted or treated with a protective coating to a temperature typically in the range of 150° F. to 165° F. Pain... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5337729 | Portable heater for vehicle engines A portable heater for airplanes, other vehicles and equipment is disclosed. The device has a cylindrical housing that has three legs attached. The legs can be folded against the housing for storage, or extended downward for use. Heat is provided by a smal... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5304280 | Method and apparatus for re-epoxying radiator header plate to core tubes A support is provided for supporting the lower header plate and adjacent tube ends of a radiator core within an oven area for even heating thereof preparatory to manually pry and scrapping softened epoxy material from the header plate and about the tube e... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5174751 | Mobile infrared heater A mobile fossil fuel heating device allows almost any indoor or outdoor area to be heated with radiant heat. A radiant tube gas burning heater is mounted on a wheeled carriage for rotation about a horizontal axis so that the radiating face of the heater m... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5080582 | System for curing epoxy in a fiber optic connector A system is disclosed for curing epoxy in a fiber optic connector. An oven has a receptacle for receiving the connector with an exposed length of an optical fiber projecting therefrom. A heat conductive sheath is positionable on the connector about the op... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5044943 | Spoked susceptor support for enhanced thermal uniformity of susceptor in semiconductor wafer processing apparatus An apparatus is described for processing semiconductor wafers for the construction of integrated circuit structures thereon wherein a semiconductor wafer is supported on the upper surface of a uniformly heated susceptor. The apparatus comprises a chamber,... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5009591 | Pyrolyzer for gas chromatography A pyrolyzer for gas chromatography having a subsidiary heater and a main heater. The subsidiary heater is set below the pyrolysis temperature of the sample, e.g., at 300 degrees centigrade, to drive volatile components from the sample. The main heater is ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4968247 | Cam operated clamp housing for injection molding heaters A clamp housing for cylindrically wound heaters, particularly for an injection molding nozzle heater has a slit that permits changing the effective diameter of the housing and it is actuated by an axially extending cam pin that can be easily adjusted from... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4859176 | Heater clamp for injection molding A clamp for securing a heater element to an injector barrel that includes a tube disposed about the heater element having a slit extending along the entire length of the tube which forms slit edges extending between ends of the tube. Clips extend about th... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4798533 | Asphalt recycling conveyor An asphalt recycling conveyor system has a substantially horizontal collecting trough for receiving returned, unused hot mix asphalt. Deflecting plates are provided at the back and ends of this trough, and spaced guard rails extend across it. Asphalt is m... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4526533 | Cylinder for guiding a web of textile material The cylinder for guiding a web of textile material comprises at least one hollow space which is partly filled with a liquid heat carrier and can be evacuated. The pressure increase in the hollow space if the temperature is increased is to be limited to va... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525063 | Paper holder for a photocopying machine A paper holder, especially for a small office type photocopying machine or the like, is provided with two sections disposed one behind the other for respective stacks of paper sheets. The sections of the holder are disposed so that they can be selectively... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4507083 | Gas-fired infrared projection heater A gas-fired infrared heater for projecting an infrared beam in a radiation pattern having a predetermined geometry for irradiating the surface of a food product or other body to effect uniform heating thereof at a rapid rate. The heater includes a ribbon-... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4457706 | Ladle station seal A ladle preheat station includes a firing wall through which a burner fires into an open end of a ladle juxtapositioned with respect to the wall, an air curtain means positioned about the firing wall so as to direct a curtain of air toward the ladle to el... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4435637 | Apparatus for heating a sheet- or web-like material An apparatus for heating a sheet- or web-like material during its transport through a processing machine, comprises at least one infrared heating panel facing the path of transport of the material. The apparatus is provided with a controlling circuit for ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4432727 | Gas-fired infrared projection heater A gas-fired infrared heater for projecting an infrared beam in a radiation pattern having a predetermined geometry for irradiating the surface of a food product or other body to effect uniform heating thereof at a rapid rate. The heater is constituted by ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4378209 | Gas levitator having fixed levitation node for containerless processing A method and apparatus is disclosed for levitating a specimen of material in a containerless environment at a stable nodal position independent of gravity which includes providing an elongated levitation tube 10 having contoured interior in the form of co... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4355225 | Instant-on radiant fuser An instant-on radiant fuser apparatus for fusing toner images in an electrostatographic copying machine, which does not require the use of any standby heating devices and yet is capable of fusing the first copy in a matter of seconds. The radiant fuser ap... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4302183 | Method and apparatus for use with plastic lined pipe Two generally concentric cups and discoidal baffle are employed to provide a uniform heating of thermoplastic liner of lined pipe prior to flanging.... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4212629 | Apparatus and method for local forced heating of an auto body Apparatus and method for local forced heating of an auto body characterized in that a joint build up with plastic solder on the steel plate of an auto body is placed under a hood which locally covers the joint; then a hot air blast is supplied to the hood... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4160896 | Heat developing device for locally heat developing a dry photosensitive film A heat developing device for locally heat developing a dry photosensitive film composed of a heating unit for locally heating a portion to be heat-developed of the photosensitive film and a cooling unit surrounding the heating unit and placed in contact w... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4147922 | Device for fixing a toner image A preheating saddle for elevating the temperature of a recording carrier upstream of a fixing station in an electrostatic copier or printer. The saddle has heating elements disposed therein in such a manner as to supply the greatest quantity of heat at th... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4102637 | Work support for vacuum electric furnaces A work support for vacuum electric furnaces is disclosed which supports a work piece in flat condition within close tolerances and which includes a plurality of spaced vertical pins with a heat sink through which the pins extend, the support being removab... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4097226 | Furnace for practising temperature gradient zone melting A furnace for practising temperature gradient zone melting on one or more semiconductor bodies comprises a closable work chamber for receiving semiconductor bodies for processing, a radiant heat source which forms a first closure member and a heat sink wh... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4049947 | Method and arrangement for protecting sheets from charring in copying machines In an electro-photographic copier of the type wherein an image is formed on an image-carrying sheet and is thereafter fixed by subjecting the sheet at a fixing station to the influence of heat, a combination comprises a heating arrangement at the fixing s... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4047886 | Furnace for the continuous sintering of pellets of ceramic nuclear fuel material The furnace comprises a hearth for the longitudinal displacement of pellet containers, means for injecting gas at both ends of the furnace, for sucking gas between preheating and sintering zones and for condensing the binder, means for displacing the cont... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4034739 | Field sanitizing apparatus A chassis having a walking beam undercarriage suspends a carrier in an adjustable manner. The carrier is confined for vertical travel by chassis mounted guides and serves to carry a series of liner members defining multiple burning chambers. Each chamber ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4034188 | Heat fixing device for copying machine A hot-air or radiant heat fixing device for copying machines wherein the device is provided with either a hot-air generating means or a radiant source of energy for elevating the temperature of toner images carried by support material to thereby effect co... | 07/05/1977 |
