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Class 432/237 - Door, cover, door frame or rim of cover


Subclass of Class 432 - Heating
Definition: Apparatus in which the cooled element is a part of an opening,
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 05/31/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7950922Portal frame design kiln
A portico furnace includes a number of porticos (1), which are arranged parallel to one another and which define the spans of the furnace, and supports (2, 6) that are attached to the porticos (1), between which are positioned interjoists (3
05/31/2011
7544059Door sealing device for industrial furnace
Each one of the side edges (4a, 4b) of a door (3) is arranged to run inside and along a respective tube (5a, 5b) that has a longitudinal slit (6a, 6b) and extends vertically, ...
06/09/2009
7241340System configured for applying a modifying agent to a non-equidimensional substrate
The present invention is related to systems and methods for modifying various non-equidimensional substrates with modifying agents. The system comprises a processing chamber configured for passing the non-equidimensional substrate therethrough, wherein the processin...
07/10/2007
7056806Microfeature workpiece processing apparatus and methods for controlling deposition of materials on microfeature workpieces
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus useful in depositing materials on batches of microfeature workpieces. One implementation provides a method in which a quantity of a first precursor gas is introduced to an enclosure at a first enclosure pressure....
06/06/2006
6957956Vertical heat treating equipment
A vertical heat-processing apparatus (1) includes a vertical heat-processing furnace (2) having a furnace port (3), a lid (5) movable up and down to open and close the furnace port, and a rotation mechanism (15) disposed on the lid...
10/25/2005
6676407Warp resistant access door assembly for a high temperature combustion chamber
A warp resistant fuel feed door assembly for use in injecting supplemental fuel into a high temperature combustion chamber such as a rotating cement kiln without substantial loss of heat or combustion gases. The apparatus, which is positioned on the exter...
01/13/2004
6648637Seal and sealing method for temperature control chamber doors
A system for sealing a lower edge of a temperature control chamber door to a temperature control chamber housing when the door is closed has a pair of opposed radiused corners provided at opposed lower corners of the door opening, and a resilient seal mem...
11/18/2003
6415724Water-jacketed, high-temperature, stretcher-accessible door for a boiler
An access door for a boiler or furnace has a water-cooled jacket mounted on a door panel frame for use in high temperature regions of furnaces and boilers. The door is large enough to permit a stretcher to pass through unobstructed. The water-cooled jacke...
07/09/2002
6257881Combination CVI/CVD and heat treat susceptor lid
The invention relates to a susceptor lid for use in a CVI/CVD furnace. More specifically, the invention is directed to a lid configured to consecutively run CVI/CVD and heat treatment processes without opening the furnace. The susceptor lid according to t...
07/10/2001
6062851Combination CVI/CVD and heat treat susceptor lid
The invention relates to a susceptor lid for use in a CVI/CVD furnace. More specifically, the invention is directed to a lid configured to consecutively run CVI/CVD and heat treatment processes without opening the furnace. The susceptor lid according to t...
05/16/2000
6036915Water-cooled ladle hood
A water-cooled multipart hood for metallurgical vessels, particularly pouring ladles, with cooling tubes arranged welded tube against tube and/or with gaps between the tubes, with an opening arranged in the cover of the hood for inserting a refractory cor...
03/14/2000
5785113Cooling system for optical port
A system for eliminating distortion of optical ports during supersonic flight includes an electrohydraulic pump which is controlled by a potentiometer actuated by expansion and contraction of a gas that acts on a piston which is mounted in a cylinder. The...
07/28/1998
5122055Casing for kiln
A casing for a kiln includes at least one casing unit comprising: vertical and horizontal frame members assembled according to the shape of a framework of the kiln; outer plates secured to at least one of the vertical and horziontal frame members for cove...
06/16/1992
4932864Roller hearth type heat treating furnace
A roller hearth type heat treating furnace has a furnace housing, the inside of which is partitioned into first, second and third treating chambers by a plurality of heat insulating intermediate doors. In order to independently control the temperature ins...
06/12/1990
4906184Long life cover for heat chamber
A method and means of heat insulating the opening in a heat chamber, e.g., a soaking pit, comprises applying a cover including an inside lining of ceramic fibres, under a load which is selected so that the fibres contact a peripheral wall of the opening u...
03/06/1990
4903640Panel adapted for coolant through flow, and an article incorporating such panels
A panel 1, 1A, adapted for the flow of coolant, therethrough, comprising coolant flow tubing having a coolant inlet aperture 11C at an inlet end of the coolant flow tubing and a coolant outlet aperture 12A at an outlet end of the coolant flow tubing, char...
02/27/1990
4859178Ingot pusher furnace with means for reducing heat loss
An ingot pusher furnace includes means for reducing heat loss from the charging and discharging ends of the furnace so as to produce a more efficient and uniform heating of the ingots. The pusher furnace includes support rails which extend between a first...
08/22/1989
4808205Lid construction for a heating vessel and method of use
A multilayered, cooled metal lid for a heating vessel has a main support plate fabricated from low carbon steel and a chromium steel overlay that is exposed to the hot interior portions of the vessel. The chromium steel overlay has a chromium content by w...
02/28/1989
4634331Wafer transfer system
Apparatus for programmably orienting a semiconductor wafer in an ion implantation system so as to limit channeling and to control the depth of penetration of impinging ions. The apparatus is associated with a processing chamber door and includes a rotatab...
01/06/1987
4580974Melting furnace cover
A cover for a top charged melting furnace includes an annular ring of downwardly extending blocks or modules of ceramic fiber insulating material. A plurality of T-bar anchors cooperate with the blocks to provide an anchor system for the annular ring. Thi...
04/08/1986
4418107Cover for carbon bake pit
A flexible cover for a carbon bake pit has a flexible, expanded metal backing to which is attached a blanket of insulating ceramic fibers. This construction allows the cover to flex in order to conform to the surface of the material in the pit. Lifting me...
11/29/1983
4412684Liquid seal for closing an opening of a reaction vessel
An arrangement for sealingly closing an opening of a reaction vessel includes a frame member which bounds the opening and a closing member which is movable between a closing position in juxtaposition with, and an opening position at a spacing from the fra...
11/01/1983
4411619Flange and coupling cooling means and method
Reaction vessels, furnace tubes, heating and cooling enclosures frequently have parts such as access ports, inlet tubes, inspection windows, etc. made of thermally transparent materials such as plastic, glass, quartz, oxides, nitrides and sulfides. When t...
10/25/1983
4251062Ignition hood with swirl combustion chamber
A process for the ignition of sinter mixtures containing solid fuels and apparatus for carrying out this process. The ignition is effected by means of hot combustion gases which are produced, under certain specified conditions, by the combustion of gaseou...
02/17/1981
4230307Cooling apparatus for copper converter opening
A cooling device for a converter opening, such as a Peirce-Smith copper converter, has been disclosed wherein a cooling medium, which is a combustible liquid of high temperature cracking characteristics, is introduced in cooling conduits floatingly dispos...
10/28/1980
4182610Water-cooled furnace cover
A water-cooled furnace cover comprising a plurality of jackets each internally provided with a water channel. These jackets are arranged side by side to form a body portion of the cover. A number of fins extend from a surface of the body portion facing th...
01/08/1980
 
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