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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316080 | Methodology and apparatus to reduce fuel consumption in conveyor dryers and ovens A method and apparatus for reducing fuel consumption in conveyor ovens by creating a barrier to the infiltration of heated air from a heating section of the oven into a cooling section of the oven thereby reducing the loss of heated air and reducing consumption of f... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7100303 | Apparatus and method for the heat treatment of lignocellulosic material There is provided an apparatus and a method for heat treatment of lignocellulosic material. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber and devices for circulating and recovering gases from the treatment chamber such as to provide a uniform temperature within the ch... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6897412 | Inward opening oven intake for gas chromatographic oven An inward opening oven intake for a gas chromatographic (GC) oven includes an inward opening intake flap that opens into the GC oven near the bottom of the GC oven. Opening at a flap angle, the inward opening intake flap creates a low-pressure region to draw a large... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6713437 | Pressure heat treatment apparatus employed for preparing oxide superconducting wire The method of preparing an oxide superconducting wire comprises steps of preparing a wire by coating raw material powder for a Bi—Pb—Sr—Ca—Cu—O based oxide superconductor including a 2223 phase with a metal and heat treating the wire in a pressurized atmos... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6412681 | Soldering machine A soldering machine using lead-free solders is provided which can uniformly heat a printed circuit board and electronic parts to be mounted thereon, and which can solder the electronic parts without thermally damaging them. A porous member having a number... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6347732 | Circuit board component retention A method and implementing system is provided in which a gas, such as oxygen, is injected on to area of a circuit board to which an electronic component is being mounted. The injected gas causes a formation of a coating or surface alloy layer such as tin-o... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6116895 | Dual mode convection oven A method and apparatus for selectively providing convective heat to an object with a dual mode convection oven that is alternatively operable in either a running mode or a bypass mode. Convective heat is channelled into a supply hood through a supply duct... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5449883 | Continuous heat treatment system of semiconductor wafers for eliminating thermal donor A heat treatment system is fabricated from a loading section, a heat treatment section and a outlet section integrated with one another, and the heat treatment section comprises a transfer mechanism provided between the loading section and the outlet sect... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5149266 | Method and apparatus for cooling hot material The invention relates to the cooling of hot, layered, granular material supported on an air permeable grate through which cooling air passes constantly. Some zones of the material layer have a higher temperature than other zones. Pulses of additional cool... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4952147 | Lime sludge kiln A kiln for reclaiming quick lime from calcium carbonate sludge formed in the production of cooking liquors in a wood pulping process for the production of paper. The kiln provides increased output with lower energy input due to: measurement and control of... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4834646 | Process for cooling fired products in a kiln A process is provided for cooling fired products such as tiles in a kiln by repeating a cooling step to cool down said products, the cooling step comprising blowing a cooling gaseous fluid, e.g., cooling air, to the fired products in the kiln, alternately... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4773851 | Tunnel kiln adapted for firing frost-resistant bricks in a reducing atmosphere Cermic materials (i.e. architectural face-bricks) are fired in a tunnel kiln of the type having a firing zone and a downstream cooling zone. The cooling zone is segregated into indirect and direct cooling zones via a sealed gate structure therebetween. Th... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4752216 | Programmed temperature control of a thermal system The invention resides in the temperature control of the oven of a gas chromatograph. A variable speed fan circulates air within the oven. Vents in the oven wall open automatically in response to pressure imbalances between the ambient atmosphere and the o... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4715810 | Process and apparatus for removing volatiles from metal A process and apparatus for removing volatile contaminants from scrap metal is disclosed. The process is carried out in a furnace maintained at a relatively constant temperature and having a first zone in which volatiles contained on the surface of the me... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4681535 | Preheating mechanism for source metal for melt A preheating mechanism for preheating a source metal for melt includes a combination of independent combustion and preheating devices. The mechanism also includes a high-temperature gas conduit for connecting the combustion device and the preheating devic... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4557203 | Method of controlling a reclamation furnace This invention relates to an improved method of controlling temperatures within a cleaning or reclamation furnace which is normally used to reclaim metal parts contaminated with combustible materials by pyrolyzing the combustible materials. A reclamation ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4460331 | Fume incineration for paint drying oven A fume incineration system for an industrial process site such as a paint-drying oven (10) producing a combustible effluent. A first duct system (34, 38, 42) conveys effluent to the incinerator (14). A second duct system (44, 48) conveys incinerated efflu... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4427374 | Recirculation device A recirculation device for recirculating a selected volume of preheated gas exhausted from a heating chamber in a mixture with fresh air back to the heating chamber. The device comprises a first passageway having an entrance and a pair of exits; a second ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4392814 | Fluidized bed This invention relates to a fluidized bed for use in heat treating articles, the bed having a container for containing a mass of refractory particles. The container has a porous base and a supply pipe for supplying a fluidizing gas to the underside of the... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4379547 | Continuous cold rolling and annealing apparatus for steel strip A continuous cold rolling and annealing apparatus for a steel strip so that interruption of a cold rolling mill part does not directly cause a continuous annealing furnace part to be interrupted, in which apparatus at least one cold rolling mill is locate... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4270898 | Control method for a reclamation furnace A method for preventing fires and explosions and thus controlling excess temperature within a burn-off or reclamation furnace including a water injection nozzle within the furnace, an automatic valve assembly connected to a source of water under pressure ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4255132 | Incinerator-heater system A high efficiency system and method for supplying heat energy to a combustible effluent producing primary process, such as to a paint drying oven, in which the output of an incinerator-heater is controlled in order to be matched to the heat energy require... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4215637 | System for combustion of wet waste materials A system for drying and burning wet waste materials includes a multiple hearth furnace having an upper, drying zone and a lower, burning zone. Wet waste material is introduced into the upper, drying zone and dried with a stream of hot air, and the stream ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4214866 | Burner for high temperature combustion air A burner within which there is a jet pump means. High pressure primary combustion air is fed to an inlet in the burner housing and then through the jet pump means. The high pressure air flowing through the jet pump means draws a secondary low pressure, hi... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4111643 | Vent control for a thermal system A cooling vent within a thermal system, which has heat otherwise supplied to regulate the temperature thereof, is controlled to open and close incrementally so that temperature control near room ambient is facilitated.... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4012190 | Annealing lehr An annealing lehr comprised of a plurality of serially arranged heating and cooling sections which form a continuous treating chamber through which the ware passes during the annealing operation. An endless foraminous conveyor belt moves through the treat... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3958920 | System for controlling the operation of a multiple hearth furnace A system for controlling the operation of a multiple hearth furnace over a diverse range of operating conditions at a minimum level of energy consumption. Relatively low temperature gases are controllably recirculated from the drying zone to the combustio... | 05/25/1976 |
