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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087929 | Equipment and method for heating gas in connection with sintering The invention relates to equipment for heating gas in connection with continuous sintering in gas channels placed above a strand, the gas channels comprising at least a wall and at least two gas units, the gas coming from the gas units being in contact with the mate... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8038436 | Textile curing oven with active cooling An oven for bonding adhesives to the back surface of a textile article includes a housing with a transport frame for passing the textile article through a curing chamber within the housing. The oven also has an air source and a duct system that delivers an airflow i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8007276 | Fiber treatment oven with adjustable gates A fiber treatment oven having slots for the fibers to pass through and adjustable gates located proximate the slots. The gates may be connected via a linkage that allows movement of many gates at once and may be connected so that individual gates may be adjusted as ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7828547 | Method and apparatus for rapidly heating printing plates Rapid heating of a lithographic printing plate is achieved by feeding the printing plate along a substantially curved path that is adjacent to one or more curved pads of an air bearing that is pressurized with heated air. The one or more curved pads are constructed ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7364150 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus using heating member on sheet tray An air duct is disposed in the vicinity of a heating member generating the heat for heating sheets stacked in a sheet tray, and the air in the air duct is heated by the heat generated by the heating member. The air duct is connected to an air blowing portion blowing... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347420 | Sheet transport apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet transport apparatus which includes a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet, and a regulation member. The regulation member is provided in the sheet transport path, and is brought into contact with a swelling portion occurring on a surface of an envel... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335019 | Firing container for silicon nitride ceramics A firing container for silicon nitride ceramics, which is a hermetically sealed container having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, characterized in that the interior of the hermetically sealed container is partitioned by a gas supply chamber partition plate into a gas s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335018 | Flame resistant rendering heat treating device, and operation method for the device A heat treatment apparatus for oxidation having an oven for oxidation having a heat treatment chamber having a plurality of slits through which fiber strands running horizontally leave or returned strands enter and capable of sending hot air vertically from above th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7288742 | Method and device for heating a strip-shaped carrier According to a method and a device for heating a strip-shaped carrier in an oven, a carrier is passed through the oven in a direction of conveyance. The carrier is supported by a heatable plate, which together with the carrier is moved through the oven stepwise with... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284980 | Continuous firing furnace, manufacturing method of porous ceramic member using the same, porous ceramic member, and ceramic honeycomb filter A continuous firing furnace of the present invention comprises: a muffle formed into a cylindrical shape so as to ensure a predetermined space; a plurality of heat generators placed at the peripheral direction from the muffle; and a heat insulating layer formed in a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7162187 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method In an image forming apparatus, a toner image is formed on a photosensitive element and a transfer roller, which carries a transfer medium, is pressed against a photosensitive element at a pressure of from 20.4 N/cm2 to 200 N/cm2. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7046949 | Image fixing apparatus using pulsating power for heating An image fixing apparatus having a linear heating body with an endless belt entrained around thereon, using an electrical power supply to provide pulsating power to the linear heating body. Additionally, a pressure body interposes the subject to be fixed containing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6902394 | Apparatus for aiding the removal of an adhesively coated web from a rotating roll An apparatus for aiding the removal of an adhesively coated web disposed upon the surface of a rotating roll is disclosed. The apparatus includes a movable belt disposed about at least a portion of the surface of the roll and defining a contact region. The belt has ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869506 | Apparatus for dewatering a paper web and associated system and method An apparatus for decreasing heat emission and enhancing a vacuum system in a papermaking machine is provided. Such an apparatus includes a drying device having an inlet for receiving heated air for removing moisture from a paper web and an outlet for exhausting the ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6802711 | Apparatus for supporting material to be treated in continuously operated thermal treatment furnaces The invention relates to an apparatus for supporting material to be treated in continuously operated thermal treatment furnaces, where the supporting of the material is realized by means of support elements installed externally to the thermal treatment furnace, in t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6776611 | Oxidation oven An oxidation oven for use in the production of carbon fibers from a polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber. The oven has an oven chamber formed by sides and ends. At least one of the ends has a first opening and a second opening. The product passes through the openings f... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6733284 | 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 roll. The belt contacts the roll surface in a contact region ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6600137 | Heating device and heating method The quantity of supply heat of heated gas is controlled so that a supply heat quantity of the heated gas when no heat treatment of solder or the like is needed is made smaller than a supply heat quantity of the heated gas when heat treatment of solder or ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6514072 | Method of processing carbon fibers This invention is for a novel method of treating carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is a very unique material and its processing requires high temperatures. Also since carbon fibers are lightweight and porous, heating is accomplished in this process by radiation ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6471509 | Strip guiding device comprising a rotatable construction for changing supporting rolls having cooling means Strip guiding device for guiding hot metal strip, comprising a frame, a support construction which is accommodated in the frame in such a manner that it can rotate about an axis, drive means for the stepwise rotation of the support construction in the fra... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435866 | Radiation furnace with independently controlled heating elements A radiation furnace assembly for use in heating parts. The radiation furnace assembly includes a muffle having a top side, a bottom side, and a first side wall. The muffle defines a chamber with a main heating portion and a first side heating portion. Dis... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431858 | Method and arrangement for supporting a web and avoiding air losses in a heat treating apparatus In an apparatus for heat treating a material web that enters and exits the apparatus through respective gaps, an air cushion generating unit includes a slot nozzle through which a ventilator blows a laminar flow of air, which then flows laminarly along a ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6341955 | Sealing apparatus in continuous heat-treatment furnace and sealing method A seal roll apparatus and method hermetically seals boundaries between a plurality of heat-treating sections for continuously heating and cooling a strip material in a continuous heat-treatment furnace. The seal roll apparatus includes a seal roll room in... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6238209 | Hearth rolls for heating furnace and soaking furnace of vertical heat treating furnace and vertical heat treating furnace including hearth rolls A vertical heat treating furnace for passing a metal strip, therethrough for heat treatment and a hearth roll applied to a heating/soaking furnace of the vertical heat treating furnace are disclosed. The hearth roll can be configured such that the taper a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6190164 | Continuous heat treating furnace and atmosphere control method and cooling method in continuous heat treating furnace A continuous heat treatment furnace having one of a plurality of furnace zones except for first and last zones as a rapid cooling zone 11 for rapidly cooling a material by blowing an atmospheric gas, which comprises a roll-sealed chamber 3 partitioned at ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6113386 | Method and apparatus for uniformly heating a furnace A method and apparatus is disclosed for heating metal billets or other separate pieces of metal in a continuous furnace using two different burner systems. The primary burner system provides the majority of available heat at relatively high flame temperat... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102693 | Preheating method in a continuous furnace In order to prevent air pollution, gases evaporated from articles preheated in a preheating chamber of a continuous furnace are automatically and compulsorily sucked into a high-temperature chamber annexed to the preheating chamber by creating a negative ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6089860 | Method for firing ceramic honeycomb bodies and a tunnel kiln used therefor Disclosed is a method of firing a green ceramic honeycomb structural body containing an organic or carbonaceous material which is characterized by removing at least a portion of the carbonaceous material released prior to reacting within the firing atmosp... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6031206 | Tower furnace for the heat treatment of metal strips A tower furnace for the heat treatment of metal strips comprises a muffle (3) extending over the entire furnace height, through which muffle passes the strip (6). At the top of the muffle (3) an insulated stopper (1) with an electric heater (2) has been i... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6017212 | Methods of winding, annealing and unwinding a polymer film web, an annealing apparatus and photographic film support prepared using said method or apparatus A method of winding a polymer film web around a cylindrical core, where the core is heated by blowing hot-air against the core prior to winding the polymer film web, and the polymer film web is wound around the heated core while blowing hot-air against th... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5997286 | Thermal treating apparatus and process A thermal treating apparatus and process providing convection thermal transfer for elevated processing temperatures and chemical treatment. A recirculation plenum for passage of spent treatment fluid from and fresh treatment fluid to a treatment chamber m... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5967770 | Device for continuous thermal treatment of multidimensional sheet structures consisting of fibers made of polyacrylonitrile A device for continuous thermal treatment of multidimensional sheet structures consisting of fibers (18) made of polyacrylonitrile or substantially polyacrylonitrile comprises a furnace (23) with chamber-like sections, through which sections the sheet str... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5939107 | Preheater for differential pressure forming machine A preheater and method of preheating a thermoplastic sheet prior to entry of the sheet into a differential pressure forming machine which forms an article in the sheet. The preheater includes mechanism for initially threading a sheet in a generally horizo... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5915958 | Convertible apparatus for heat treating materials A heating system for heat treating a continuous sheet-like material includes an input end and an output end and a path defined therebetween that extends between the input and output ends for the material to be treated. At least one section of the heating ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916409 | Process and device for heating a moving web The process for heating a moving web, in particular a corrugated board web, in addition to a supply of heat to the one outer side of the moving web, also provides supply of heat to the other outer side of the web (5). A preheater (1) with a first heating ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5908290 | Heat treatment furnace for fiber A heat treatment furnace for fiber for heat-treating a fiber bundle (yarn) formed of many continuous filaments in hot gas while running the yarn. The heat treatment furnace has a plurality of heat treatment chambers provided in a furnace body. The tempera... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5827056 | Device and method for improving strip tracking in a continuous heating furnace A method and tracking system for optimizing the tracking of a metal strip traveling over a plurality of crowned rolls in a continuous heating system designed to track a design strip having a design strip temperature profile. The invention attains an actua... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5726422 | Apparatus with moving clamp for making surgical sutures, and method for using same An apparatus for making a surgical suture which includes a moving clamp for griping surgical suture material. The moving clamp has a gripping state and a non-gripping state. A heating station is provided for heating a length of surgical suture material. A... | 03/10/1998 |
