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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357075 | Laser-supported reproduction method The invention concerns an apparatus and a process for producing a marking on a substrate. Substrates marked in that way are applied to documents such as for example credit cards, personal identity cards or banknotes as security features for affording protection from... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6768084 | Advanced rapid thermal processing (RTP) using a linearly-moving heating assembly with an axisymmetric and radially-tunable thermal radiation profile A system and a method for thermally processing a semiconductor substrate are disclosed which provide a heater chamber and a process chamber environmentally isolated from one another by a thermally-transparent plate. A heater assembly situated within the heater chamb... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6652273 | Apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of manufacturing equipment A method and apparatus for zone controlling the temperature of a rotating roll. The apparatus includes a roll having a surface at a first temperature and a belt disposed adjacent at least a portion of the surface of the roll. The belt contacts the roll su... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6560892 | Air blowing tool for heat-shrinkable packing material An air blowing tool includes a connecting pipe (1) and an air blowing head (2). The air blowing head includes an inner wall (22) and an outer wall (21). An annular passage (24) is defined between the inner and outer walls. The inner wall encloses and defi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546645 | Air blowing tool for heat-shrinkable packing material An air blowing tool includes a connecting pipe (1) and an air blowing head (2). The air blowing head includes an inner wall (22), and an outer wall (21). An annular passage (24) is defined between the inner and outer walls. The inner wall encloses and def... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6471510 | Air blowing tool for heat-shrinkable packing material An air blowing tool comprises a connecting pipe (1) and an air blowing head (2). The air blowing head includes an inner wall (22), and an outer wall (21). An annular passage (24) is defined between the inner and outer walls. The inner wall encloses and fo... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6400898 | Wheeled large surface thermographic inspection heating apparatus with uniform heating A heater preferably having a plurality of equally spaced heating elements, such as heating lamps, provides a uniform heat radiation pattern for quickly and uniformly heating a large surface area using motor controlled wheels for translating the heater at ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394796 | Curing oven combining methods of heating An oven having one or more independently adjusted radiant heaters that can be dynamically adjusted before and during a curing or heating process to account for the shape and size of an object being cured or heated, further comprising a means for dynamical... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6130408 | Recording apparatus with conveyed recording sheet heated by movable heater A heating belt is laid along a conveying path for a recording medium moved after development, a halogen lamp is incorporated in a belt drive roller for driving the heating belt so as to heat the heating belt by heat generated by the halogen lamp, and acco... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6033214 | Heating apparatus having multiple heating chambers movable between a first position with opposed open sides and a second position with opposed open sides Described is a heating apparatus which in case of need guarantees nonproblematic access to the objects to be heated, without incurring heat losses. Used in conjunction with lip rolling apparatuses, the heating apparatus features at least two movably arran... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5590238 | Horizontally and vertically movable radiant heater for removing paint from a surface A device for removing layers of paint from a surface including layers of paint which may comprise a base layer of oil paint. The paint is softened by radiation by means of at least one heating source. Immediately thereafter, the paint is removed mechanica... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5582753 | Method of heating a strip-shaped carrier in an oven and device for fastening at least one component on a strip-shaped carrier A method, oven, and device for heating a strip-shaped carrier in an oven, which carrier is passed through the oven by a transport device, while the oven is displaced in a direction opposed to the transport direction when a malfunction is detected in the s... | 12/10/1996 |
| 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 |
| 4946756 | Method for fixing a powdered developer deposited on a sheet, and apparatus for fixing the developer by this method The invention relates to a method and an apparatus with which a powdered developer deposited onto a sheet of paper can be fixed. The method comprises moving the sheet in such a manner that its leading edge (BV) comes to face a source (47) integral with a ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4923395 | Oven for blow molding machine A method and apparatus is disclosed for establishing a preferred temperature profile useful in the oven portion of a blow molding machine by incrementally adjusting heating elements for the exterior of the oven while a stream of parisons are in motion thr... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4806194 | Roofing paper applicator A method and apparatus is described for applying roofing paper to a roof by first heating and roofing paper before the paper is applied to the roof, and then applying the heated roofing paper to the roof for final assembly. The applicator consists of a fl... | 02/21/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4722684 | Arrangement for suspension of a baking furnace for electrodes The present invention relates to an arrangement for suspension of a baking furnace (19) for continuous production of carbon electrodes in direct connection with the smelting furnace (2) wherein the electrodes are consumed. The baking furnace is suspended ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4678434 | Baking furnace for electrodes The present invention relates to a baking furnace for continuous production of elongated carbon bodies having uniform cross section, the baking furnace being intended to be moved continuously or substantially continuously in relation to a casing containin... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4547152 | Device for heating the bitumen layer of rolled roofing material A device for heating the bitumen layer of rolled roofing material in such a way that said layer becomes soft and sticky enough to adhere to the surface to be covered without burning said layer, comprising a distributing pipe (19) with many small closely d... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4445850 | Machine for heating elongated flat surfaces A machine for heating elongated flat surfaces comprising an elongated supporting framework having on its upper portions peripheral ledges for supporting edges of an elongated flat plate to be heated, parallel tracks beneath said ledges running lengthwise ... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4402304 | Sulfur melting apparatus and method A high efficiency sulfur melting system includes a melting vat having a heated platen. The platen has a waffled surface. A piston exerts pressure on powdered sulfur contained in the melting vat, forcing the powdered sulfur into intimate contact with the s... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4207066 | Retractable gantry heat treat furnace A retractable gantry heat treat furnace includes an elongated refractory bed mounted upon a floor for supporting metal parts for heat treatment. A pair of spaced tracks are mounted upon the floor upon opposite sides of the bed and extend longitudinally ou... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4102638 | Apparatus for burning together lead storage battery posts and high profile bushings Burners are provided above a battery for burning together high profile bushings inserted in the battery cover and lead posts extending generally upward from the battery. The high profile bushings surround the battery posts. In order to insure a complete w... | 07/25/1978 |
| 3930790 | Method and apparatus for shrinking plastic film over grouped articles A process and apparatus for shrinking plastic film over grouped articles. The apparatus includes a frame having a base and upstanding support members. A heater assembly is movably attached to the upstanding support members and is adapted to be passed over... | 01/06/1976 |
