Electric heating inventions 04/06

20060086695 - Electrode for discharge surface treatment and method of evaluating the same, and discharge-surface-treating method: A method of evaluating an electrode for discharge surface treatment for generating a discharge between the electrode and a workpiece in a treatment liquid or in the air using a green compact obtained by molding a metal, metal compound, or ceramic powder or other green compact obtained by heating the...

20060086696 - Apparatus for detecting connection of a welded stud to a stud welding gun: A welding apparatus is presented that includes a post-firing detection system and control connected to communicate with the post-firing detection system such that a stud welding gun is prevented from activation if a recently fired welding stud remains connected to the stud welding gun....

20060086697 - Welding electrode material and an electrode made of the material: The invention relates to a welding electrode material for resistance spot welding which material contain at least one copper based precipitation hardenable alloy, wherein the copper based precipitation hardenable alloy is alloyed by phosphorus. The invention also relates to a welding electrode itself....

20060086698 - Cyclonic flow reaction vessel: A reaction vessel with cyclonic flow for efficiently producing and collecting nanoparticles. An outer helical vortex and an inner helical vortex are formed within the vessel. A reaction apparatus is operated within the inner helical vortex to produce nanoparticles. An outlet nozzle collects the nanoparticles from the inner helical vortex....

20060086699 - Method and apparatus for processing metal bearing gases: A method and apparatus for processing metal bearing gases involves generating a toroidal plasma in a plasma chamber. A metal bearing gas is introduced into the plasma chamber to react with the toroidal plasma. The interaction between the toroidal plasma and the metal bearing gas produces at least one of...

20060086700 - Method and device for laser drilling in a process gas atmosphere: A method and device for laser drilling in which the geometric form of the drill-hole wall is influenced by reciprocal action between a laser beam and a supplied process gas, which thereby is ionized to plasma. Furthermore, the outlet opening of the drill hole is influenced by a suitable arrangement...

20060086701 - Method of applying one or more electromagnetic beams to form a fusion bond on a workpiece such as a medical device: A process and apparatus is provided for forming a fusion bond between two materials. The process begins by forming a bond site by positioning a portion of a first body with respect to a portion of a second body. The first and second bodies may be components of a medical...

20060086702 - Energy-efficient, laser-based method and system for processing target material: An energy-efficient method and system for processing target material such as microstructures in a microscopic region without causing undesirable changes in electrical and/or physical characteristics of material surrounding the target material is provided. The system includes a controller for generating a processing control signal and a signal generator for generating...

20060086704 - Laser beam processing method and laser beam processing machine: A laser beam processing method for forming deteriorated layers along a dividing line in the inside of a workpiece by applying a pulse laser beam of a wavelength capable of passing through the workpiece along the dividing line formed on the workpiece, wherein a plurality of pulse laser beams are...

20060086703 - System and method for singulating a substrate: A laser cutting system includes a laser generating a laser cutting beam for singulating an electronic device from a substrate. A support block is laser machined to include a channel corresponding to an outline of the electronic device to be singulated. Also laser machined within the channel are slag removal...

20060086705 - Device and method for controlling an operation involving the laser beam welding, hardfacing or machining of a part: A device used to control the quality of an operation involving laser beam welding, hardfacing, or machining of a part. The device includes at least one gas blow nozzle including an exhaust duct used to release a stream of the gas and at least one photo-sensitive sensor disposed behind the...

20060086706 - Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a welding system: The present invention is directed to a remote control that uses a welding circuit to transfer control information to a welding power source. The information to be communicated to the power source includes welding power source output command information (amperage/voltage control), welding circuit on/off information (power source output contactor control),...

20060086707 - Arc-enhanced friction stir welding: Friction stir welding is enhanced by preheating of the workpiece with an electrical arc, such as an arc applied by a common gas-tungsten arc welding (GTAW) torch. As the arc is moved about a path on the workpiece, it preheats or partially welds the path, with the friction stir welding...

20060086708 - Methods for extending the life of alloy steel welded joints by elimination and reduction of the haz: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for welding together two metal pieces, comprising buttering a surface of a first metal piece with a first nickel-based filler metal at a thickness sufficient to isolate a heat-affected zone in the first metal piece from subsequent welding; heat-treating at least...

20060086709 - Electrode holder with isolating switch: An electrode holder (such as that for use in welding) is provided with a power isolating switch on the handle. The power isolating switch can lock the electrode against removal when the power isolating switch is in the “on” position. When the power isolating switch is moved to the “off”...

20060086710 - Heating element on the polymer inside surface of a motor vehicle front-end module/bumper in an operative connection to a radar transmitter/receiver unit: A heating element for an inside surface of a front-end module/bumper for a motor vehicle. The heating element is operatively connected to a radar transmitting/receiving unit. The heating element comprises a heating film formed of a polymer, an array of conductor strips integrated into the heating film, and an electronic...

20060086711 - Electrofusion machine with improved functions: Provided is an improved electrofusion machine comprising: a power supply circuit having a triac configured to have a proper regulation for dropping a commercial voltage to a voltage adapted for a fitting; and a printer unit integrated with the electrofusion unit, for printing information regarding a work result of the...

20060086712 - Safety device for flat irons based on optical motion detection: A method for operating an appliance includes (1) turning on the appliance, (2) determining if the appliance is moving with sufficient velocity with an optical motion sensor, and (3) if the appliance is not moving with sufficient velocity, turning off the appliance. An appliance includes an optical motion sensor for...

20060086713 - Method and apparatus for low temperature pyrometry useful for thermally processing silicon wafers: A rapid thermal processing (RTP) system including a transmission pyrometer monitoring the temperature dependent absorption of the silicon wafer for radiation from the RTP lamps at a reduced power level. A look-up table is created relating unnormalized values of photodetector photocurrents with wafer and radiant lamp temperatures. A calibrating step...

20060086714 - Heating line pattern structure of defogger: A heating line pattern structure of a defogger comprising a meander shape heating line portion is provided, in which the local temperature rise of a glass panel may be suppressed and which has a good outward appearance. Two lateral heating lines each having a thick width are provided under the...

20060086715 - Aircraft windshield defogging/deicing system and method of use thereof: In an aircraft windshield defogging/deicing system, a pair of transparent sheets maintained in spaced facing relation by a transparent interlayer have a resistive coating positioned between the transparent sheets. An inverter is provided for applying to the resistive coating a square wave or quasi-square wave AC signal. In response to...

20060086716 - Temperature control system: The purpose of the present invention is to create a temperature control system applied in heating and cooling phases of thermal processing. The invented temperature control system consists of a single frequency converter F to whose output, through contactors, are simultaneously connected: at least one heating system and at least...

20060086717 - Roll-up heating for a floor, or wall: The roll-up floor heating comprises an insulating layer, a heating element and a cladding. The insulating layer is intended for laying on a floor and the heating element extends between the cladding and the insulating layer. The cladding is intended to support a floor covering and comprises a force distribution...

20060086718 - Soldering method and device: A soldering method in which, out of soldering steps of (a) during soldering, (b) before soldering, and (c) after soldering, in at least the steps of (a) during soldering and (b) before soldering, an alternating current whose frequency temporally changes in a band of 20 Hz-1 MHz is applied to...

20060086719 - Heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux; a heat generation member for generating heat by the magnetic flux generating means; magnetic flux adjusting means for adjusting an effective magnetic flux region toward the heat generation member with respect to a widthwise direction which...

20060086724 - Heating apparatus: An electromagnetic induction heating apparatus capable of uniformize a temperature distribution in a longitudinal direction of an induction heating member includes: an exciting coil (magnetic flux generation means); a fixation roller (induction heating member) for generating heat by electromagnetic induction heating by action of magnetic flux generated by the exciting...

20060086726 - Heating apparatus and image forming apparatus: A heating apparatus of an electromagnetic induction type includes magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux; an induction heat generation member for electromagnetic induction heat generation by the magnetic flux at a heating portion, wherein a material to be heated is introduced to the heating portion and is...

20060086727 - Image forming apparatus: An image heating device includes magnetic flux generating means; a heat generating element for generating heat by a magnetic flux from the magnetic flux generating means to heat an image on a recording material; a magnetic flux confining member for confining the magnetic flux directed toward the heat generating element...

20060086720 - Image heating apparatus: In a fixation apparatus using induction heating, a cooling sequence is performed, after an output of a magnetic flux generation member is terminated, to quickly effect cooling of an induction coil when needed without disposing a particular member....

20060086721 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes magnetic flux generating means; a rotatable heat generation member for generating heat by a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating means to heat a recording material; a magnetic flux adjusting member, disposed between the magnetic flux generating means and the heat generation member,...

20060086722 - Image heating apparatus: A fixation apparatus having a good fixability in its longitudinal direction and an image forming apparatus are provided. The fixation apparatus includes an electromagnetic induction heating member which is a hollow rotation member, and a magnetic flux generation member for causing the electromagnetic induction heating member to generate heat by...

20060086723 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus for heating an image on a recording material, includes a magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux; a heat generation member for generating heat by the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating means; magnetic flux adjusting means for adjusting the magnetic flux...

20060086725 - Image heating apparatus: A manufacturing method for an image heating apparatus for heating an image on a recording material by a heat from a heat generating element for producing heat by a magnetic flux generated by magnetic flux generating means, the apparatus including a magnetic flux confining member for confining a magnetic flux...

20060086728 - Induction heating cooking apparatus and method for operating the same: An induction-heating cooking apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. Upon receiving a low-voltage signal in a high-output level state, the apparatus controls an output signal to allow an inverter to be operated only in a ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching) area. If an input voltage applied to...

20060086729 - Controlled torque magnetic heat generation: A magnetic heater is provided having a conductor assembly and a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly is adapted to rotate relative to the conductor assembly about an axis so as to induce eddy currents in the conductor assembly when relative motion is produced between the conductor assembly and first magnet...

20060086731 - Heating apparatus: A heating apparatus for heating a material to be heated by heat generated by induction heat generation member includes a magnetic flux generator, a holder for holding and fixing the magnetic flux generator, and an induction heating member which generates heat by electromagnetic induction heating by an action of magnetic...

20060086730 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material in a heating nip; magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux for induction heat generation in the heating rotatable member; magnetic flux confining means for confining the magnetic flux directed toward...

20060086732 - Heater with storage device: The invention relates to an electric heating device comprising a casing, at least one heat storage block in a refractory material, fitted with at least one electric resistor and positioned inside the casing and means for supplying the electric resistor with electricity, characterized in that it further comprises at least...

20060086733 - Method and device for control and diagnosis for the heating of a lambda probe: A method for controlling and regulating an electrical heating of a probe situated in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, a total heating power of the probe being set, and an actual temperature value of the probe being determined by measuring a characteristic parameter, e.g., a resistance. To...

20060086734 - Blower and design method of discharge port thereof: A blower comprising: a centrifugal fan; a driving unit for rotating the centrifugal fan; a bracket including a base fixedly-coupled to one side of the driving unit and a protrusion protruded from the base in a shaft direction of the centrifugal fan; and a fan housing fixedly-coupled to the bracket...

20060081561 - Lighted clip-on toy with consumable portion: A clip-on toy with a consumable portion having a housing containing a power source and an electrical circuit, the housing having a stem for supporting the consumable portion; a clip portion for removably attaching the clip-on toy to other objects; a connecting portion extending between the housing and the clip...

20060081562 - Welding tool: A welding tool in particular for TIG arc welding or plasma welding or laser welding includes means for feeding an inert gas to the head of the tool, and means for confining the protective gas around the welding head, the confinement means comprising a skirt prefabricated out of semirigid refractory...

20060081563 - Resistance welding electrodes, resistance welding methods and welded structures: A pair of vertically aligned electrodes for the resistance welding of a plurality of metal sheets. One of the electrodes has a concave end surface and a groove formed therein for distributing a welding current....

20060081564 - Method and system for arc suppression in a plasma processing system: An arc suppression system for plasma processing comprising at least one sensor coupled to the plasma processing system, and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor. The controller provides at least one algorithm for determining a state of plasma in contact with a substrate using at least one...

20060081565 - Portable microwave plasma systems including a supply line for gas and microwaves: Portable microwave plasma systems including supply lines for providing microwaves and gas flow are disclosed. The supply line includes at least one gas line or conduit and a microwave coaxial cable. A portable microwave plasma system includes a microwave source, a waveguide-to-coax adapter and a waveguide that interconnects the microwave...

20060081566 - Method and arrangement for controlling a glow discharge plasma under atmospheric conditions: The present invention is directed to a method and arrangement for controlling a glow discharge plasma in a gas or gas mixture under atmospheric conditions, in a plasma discharge space comprising at least two spaced electrodes (2), wherein at least one plasma pulse having an absolute pulse maximum is generated...

20060081567 - Plasma-assisted processing in a manufacturing line: Methods and apparatus are provided for plasma-assisted processing multiple work pieces in a manufacturing line. In one embodiment, the method can include placing the work pieces in movable carriers, moving the carriers on a conveyor into an irradiation zone, flowing a gas into the irradiation zone, igniting the gas in...

20060081568 - Use of helium/nitrogen gas mixtures in up to 12kw laser welding: Binary gas mixture for welding using a laser beam of up to 12 kW, consisting of 30% to 60% nitrogen by volume, the remainder (up to 100%) being helium. Application of this gas mixture to the welding of steel, stainless steel or titanium....

20060081569 - Connection between two components: A method of connecting a fixture to a case component at an opening on the case component, the case component having a base and a wall disposed along at least a portion of the perimeter of the base, and the case component having an interior surface and an exterior surface,...

20060081570 - Connection between two components: A method of connecting two components includes providing an assembly including a first component and a second component, optically sensing a connection region between the first component and the second component to produce an image, defining a substantially elliptical path in a three-dimensional space based on the image, and initiating...

20060081571 - Method for controlling the microstructure of a laser metal formed hard layer: It is disclosed a method of applying a coating (12) with a controlled laser metal forming process. A light source with a specific power and a signal capturing apparatus is moved over an article (1) to form locally a melt pool (7) on the surface (5) of the article (1)...

20060081573 - Method for smoothing and polishing surfaces by treating them with energetic radiation: The present invention relates to a method for smoothing and polishing surfaces by treating them with energetic radiation, in particular laser radiation, in which the to-be-smoothed surface (1) is remelted in a first treatment step using said energetic radiation (3) and employing first treatment parameters at least once down to...

20060081572 - Method suitable for transferring a component supported by a carrier to a desired position on a substrate, and a device designed for this: Method suitable for transferring an electronic component (2′″) supported by a carrier (3) to a desired position on a substrate (1). The carrier supporting the component is moved relative to the substrate whilst the component is present on a side of the carrier facing towards the substrate, until the component...

20060081574 - Wafer dividing apparatus: A wafer dividing apparatus for dividing a wafer whose strength is reduced along a plurality of dividing lines, along the dividing lines, which comprises a tape holding means for holding a protective tape affixed to one side of the wafer; and wafer dividing means, each comprising a plurality of tension...

20060081576 - Encoded optical element of a laser processing head: A device for a laser processing head includes an optical element configured for attachment to the laser processing head, a housing for the laser processing head configured to receive the optical element, and a mechanical encoding disposed on at least one of the optical element and the housing to permit...

20060081575 - Laser-machining device: A laser-machining device (1) for machining a workpiece (W) by radiating it with the laser beam output from a nozzle (42) of a laser oscillator (31) is disclosed. A gap amount sensor (43) detects the gap amount between the workpiece and the nozzle. An approach unit (12, 41) causes the...

20060081577 - Apparatus for a welding machine having a cooling assembly mounted to a mid-plane baffle for improved cooling within the welding machine: A mid-plane baffle or plate having a fan mounted thereto to dissipate heat within a welding machine is provided. By centrally positioning a baffle and mounting a circulating fan thereto, cooling efficiency is improved thereby enabling more direct cooling of the internal components of the welding machine. The baffle also...

20060081578 - Method and apparatus for welding: A method and apparatus for welding include initiating a pulse welding process includes initiating a welding arc by providing CC type welding power, maintaining the arc by providing CV type power. Then, pulse type welding power is provided. The method and system can be used to start short circuit, or...

20060081579 - Self-shielded flux cored electrode: A cored electrode to form a high manganese metal deposition that includes at least about 4 weight percent manganese and at least about 10 weight percent chromium which is useful in joining dissimilar metals and/or for depositing buffer layers on carbon steel and/or low alloy steels....

20060081582 - Diving mask with adjustable included angle of frame: An adjustable diving mask with a frame assembly has two-frames for mounting two lenses, and an angle adjusting mechanism mounted between the two frames for adjusting the included angle between the two frames, and accordingly, the included angle between the two lenses. The angle 10 adjusting mechanism includes a tight...

20060081580 - Radiant tube heater assembly: An indirect heater assembly (10) comprises a radiant tube heater (12) and a fan (14) for generating an air flow over the heater (12). In an preferred embodiment and in another aspect, the radiant tube heater (12) comprises a radiant tube burner, an elongate tube 16 and a spiral tube...

20060081581 - Vehicle window having bus bar(s) of conductive black frit: A heatable vehicle window includes a substrate that supports a heatable conductor. The heatable conductor may be in the form of a grid of conductors, or alternatively a substantially continuous sheet. First and second conductive bus bars are electrically connected to the heatable conductor. The first and/or second bus bars...

20060081583 - Method and process of contact to a heat softened solder ball array: A method for enhancing temporary solder ball connection comprises the application of thermal energy to the solder balls, heating them to a submelting “softening” temperature, whereby the compression force required to connect all balls in a BGA is achieved at much reduced force, avoiding damage to the package, insert, substrate...

20060081584 - Building incorporating a thermal insulation assembly and method of conserving energy: m

20060081585 - Candle melting system: A candle melting system includes a candle shaper having a guard that operatively separates a handle from a wax cutting blade is thermally controlled by a heating assembly. The candle melting system also includes a candle mold that includes an outer kiln that is sized to accommodate an inner mold....

20060081586 - Electrical device with a safety switch: A hand held electrical appliance operable from an AC mains supply. The appliance having a first switch connected in series with the mains supply, and a second switch operatively associated with the first switch and connected in series therewith. The appliance is only operable when both the switches are operated....

20060081587 - Voltage stepdown structure of a drier: A voltage-stepdown structure of a drier is disclosed. The structure comprises a hollow body and a motor, a ceramic heat-emission component and a voltage stepdown component, enclosed within the hollow body, characterized in that one end of the heat-emission component is coated with a conductive thermal coat extended to the...

20060081589 - Electric pressing iron with ready light and pop-up power switch: An iron includes a soleplate heated by a heating element, a temperature sensor disposed to measure the temperature of the soleplate, mechanical user controls for adjusting the current temperature selection, and a ready lamp adapted to indicate when the soleplate is at the currently selected temperature....

20060081588 - Electric pressing iron with user interface: An interface for an iron has a graphic display indicating the current temperature selection, user controls for adjusting the current temperature selection, and a ready indicator adapted to indicate when the iron is at the currently selected temperature....

20060081590 - Injector for equipment for injection moulding of plastic materials: An injector for equipment for injection moulding of plastic materials comprising at least one first heating resistor and at least one second heating resistor, which are controlled independently of one another and of which one is wound on a first area of the body of the injector extending substantially throughout...

20060081591 - Conveyor type oven: A conveyor type oven (10) for processing food products (32) and a method of use that includes heating sections and/or zones, each of the heating sections/and or zones being individually temperature controlled....

20060081592 - Natural convection steam cooking device: A natural convection steam cooking device with a cooking cavity having a floor defining a lower boundary thereof and a sidewall defining a side boundary thereof, the floor having a plurality of first holes therein, the sidewall having a plurality of second holes therein; a steam chamber disposed below the...

20060081593 - Oven chamber including shielding member: In one example, an oven chamber has a heating element located within a first section of the oven chamber, and includes a shielding member that extends over the first section of the oven. The shielding member has an outer boundary, and one or more portions of the outer boundary are...

20060081594 - Rotisserie oven having horizontally and vertically oriented cooking elements: Indoor use rotisserie ovens which have construction features and scale which make the cleaning process easier. Shown are indoor use rotisserie ovens which also may rotate cooking foods about either a horizontal or vertical axis, which makes their applications more versatile. Construction features include: a scale appropriate for cleaning in...

20060081595 - Rotisserie oven having horizontally and vertically oriented cooking elements: Indoor use rotisserie ovens which have construction features and scale which make the cleaning process easier. Shown are indoor use rotisserie ovens which also may rotate cooking foods about either a horizontal or vertical axis, which makes their applications more versatile. Construction features include: a scale appropriate for cleaning in...

20060081596 - Thermal processing apparatus and thermal processing method: A light source including a plurality of flash lamps emits flashes thereby flash-heating a semiconductor wafer held by a thermal diffuser and a hot plate. The current distance of irradiation between the thermal diffuser and the hot plate holding the semiconductor wafer and the light source is so adjusted as...

20060081597 - Method for controlling a cooking process, and cooking appliance: The invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking process in a closed cooking compartment (3) of a cooking appliance (1), especially a grilling appliance, provided with a heating device (5). The temperature in the cooking compartment (3) is set, and the heating device (5) is switched on and...

20060081598 - Portable blackbody furnace: The present invention discloses a portable blackbody furnace comprising a metallic body, a cylindrical cavity with a tapered end in the metallic body, a shielding plate positioned at an open end of the cylindrical cavity, at least a first heaters positioned in the shielding plate, a plurality of second heaters...

20060081599 - Heating device for a feeding bottle: A heating device (10, 36, 110), adapted for use with an infant's feeding bottle for heating a flow of liquid feed. The device can be releasably connected to the feeding bottle and includes an inlet (14, 114) for receiving a flow of liquid feed from the feeding bottle, and outlet...

20060081600 - Method and apparatus for performing rapid thermo cycling as well as micro fabricated system: A method to adjust a temperature of a fluid is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of providing a heat sink taking effect on the fluid, heating the fluid by Joule heating, and adjusting the heat provided by Joule heating in order to reach a desired temperature of the fluid....

20060081601 - Device for heating or cooling workpieces and manufacturing method therefor: A heater unit comprises a shaft member and a plate member. The shaft member has a body and a flange portion formed on an end portion of the shaft body. The plate member is formed by brazing a plurality of plate elements together. One of the plate elements has a...

20060081602 - Heat warning safety device using fiber optic cables: Heat alert safety device for warning individuals that a surface is hot wherein a fiber optic cable runs from an electric light source to a heat warning symbol. The cable has a plurality of fibers connected at a first end thereof to the light source and transmits light from the...

20060081603 - Fluid heater: In most households the electrical geyser is one of the major electricity consumers. This patent provides an alternative method of heating a fluid typically water, only using electricity while water is flowing. The invention provides a method of heating a fluid which includes the step of passing said fluid along...

20060081604 - Actuation device for a cooking appliance: An actuation device for a cooking appliance having at least two cooking points. The actuation device includes at least one actuation element and an associated sensor unit. The sensor unit senses a plurality of different actuation modes of the actuation element, such as selecting and activation and deactivation of one...

20060081605 - Crystal oscillator and temperature-keeping method thereof: This is a crystal oscillator comprising a heater whose heater line is multiplied and a control unit for controlling the heater....

20060081606 - Stirring hot plate: A stirring hot plate for simultaneously heating and stirring a mixture includes a phase controlled motor that spins magnets which couple to, and thereby spin, a stir bar within the mixture. In addition to spinning the magnets, the motor includes an operational mode in which the motor is rapidly braked...

20060081607 - Induction cooking heater: An induction heating cooker includes a surface, a heating coil for inductionally-heating a load pan, an inverter for supplying a high-frequency current to the heating coil, an infrared detector which detects infrared radiation emitted from the load pan and is located under a top plate, a first temperature detector for...

20060081608 - Use of transient data to derive steady state calibrations for dynamic systems: A method of identifying target outputs, such as emissions levels, for a dynamic system, such as an engine. The engine is run at numerous combinations of input parameters, such as actual settings. At each combination of input parameters, the system is driven to a “quasi-steady” state, rather than waiting for...

20060081609 - Pressure-punch device for film welding: In a pressure stamp device for the sealing of films with a slidable stamp element with a stamping surface for applying pressure to a first foil to bond it to a supported second foil, a substantially homogeneous internal temperature distribution is reached by contributing the stamping element with multiple layers...

20060081610 - Heating element opening on a hot nozzle: A heating element opening arrangement for a hot nozzle arrangement is provided. The hot nozzle arrangement includes a hot nozzle including a housing and a hollow space in the housing that is to be filled with a copper solder and a heating element opening on a housing wall, and a...

20060081611 - Heating device for the manufacture of golf clubs: A heating apparatus (20) and method for heating golf clubs (30) during assembly is disclosed herein. The heating apparatus (20) preferably includes a frame (22), a club retention mechanism (24), a rotating mechanism (26) and a heating mechanism (28). The heating apparatus (20) is used to cure an adhesive to...

20060081612 - Method for making a radiation heating structure: The invention concerns a method for making a radiation heating structure comprising a heating film electrically powered to produce Joule heating, a radiating film comprising radiating additives and a thermally insulating film. The insulating film and the radiating film are fixed on either side of the heating film. The structure...

20060081613 - High frequency induction welding of austenitic stainless steel for pressure vessel tubing: A process for producing high pressure tubing from austenitic stainless steels. The process entails passing a continuous austenitic stainless steel strip through pre-weld rolls enclosed in a forming housing to produce a continuous tubular shape having opposing edges separated by a longitudinal gap. While the gap is maintained with a...

20060081614 - Heating apparatus: In an electromagnetic induction heating-type heating apparatus for moving a temperature decreasing member toward or apart from an effective position where a temperature in a predetermined area is decreased in order to take countermeasure against temperature rise at a non-sheet passing portion of a heating roller, a Curie temperature of...

20060081615 - Induction heating apparatus having electrostatic shielding member: An induction heating apparatus with high safety is provided in which leakage current is prevented from flowing to the human body and there is no possibility of an electric shock even when an electrostatic shielding member does not sufficiently perform its function. The driving apparatus of the present invention is...

20060081616 - Induction heating system and method: An excitation system for heating food, water, or both in airplanes uses induction heating. The system includes at least one load circuit including an inductor that is excited with a load circuit AC voltage, a load circuit alternating current, or both the load circuit AC voltage and the load circuit...

20060081617 - Method for induction thermal treatment of a domestic water supply pipe and system therefor: The invention concerns a system for thermal treatment of a domestic water supply pipe containing stagnant water to eliminate contaminating agents, and in particular legionnellae, comprising a pipe (1) having over its entire length at least a continuous conductive layer made of an ohmic conductor material of the electric current,...

20060081618 - Non-thermal annealing of doped semiconductor material: A method of non-thermal annealing of a silicon wafer comprising irradiating a doped silicon wafer with electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength or frequency range coinciding with lattice phonon frequencies of the doped semiconductor material. The wafer is annealed in an apparatus including a cavity and a radiation source of a...

20060081619 - System and methods for preparing substitute food items: An edible article for acting as a substitute for a food item includes a carrier element formed of an edible material and an information element disposed on one or more surface of the carrier element. The one or more information element includes information related to the food item. The information...

20060081620 - Microwave ovens: The oven cavity (1) of a microwave oven includes an apertured launch wall (3) on the external side of which a launch box (5) is mounted so as to cover the aperture. Two three or four magnetrons supply microwave energy to the launch box (5), and hence into the oven...

20060081622 - Door structure of microwave oven usable as pizza oven: A door structure of a microwave oven usable as a pizza oven, wherein a pan is coupled to an inner surface of the door such that the pan is integral with the door, and a handle is mounted to an outer surface of the door. The handle has various structures...

20060081621 - Microwave oven: The present invention relates to a microwave oven. According to the present invention, a fixed heater 41 is installed on a ceiling of a cavity 31 of a microwave oven, and a pivotable heater 43 is installed to pivot upward and downward on its lower end in the cavity 31....

20060081623 - Microwave oven provided with a separate heater cooking chamber: A microwave oven includes a microwave cooking chamber and a heater cooking chamber provided separately from the microwave cooking chamber. A heating unit is installed in the heater cooking chamber. Further, a pan, on which a foodstuff is put, is inserted into the heater cooking chamber and a door openably...

20060081624 - High-frequency heating device, semiconductor manufacturing device, and light source device: A high-frequency heating device including: a solid-state oscillator that generates a microwave; an amplifier that amplifies the microwave generated by the solid-state oscillator; an isolator that is connected to a stage subsequent to the amplifier and blocks a reflected wave directed from an object exposed with the microwave; an antenna...

20060081625 - Food packaging for microwave pressure cooking and method of using same: Food packaging includes a top wall of film plastic material which in turn includes top and bottom wall portions creating a pocket therebetween. The pocket bottom wall portion has feed openings communicating with the food chamber. The top wall portion includes a centrally disposed feed opening registering with a vent...

20060081626 - Microwave heating device: In a microwave heating apparatus (21), an electricity feeding port (29) constituting a port of radiating a microwave is set to a ceiling wall (25a) of a heating chamber (25), a magnetron (27) is arranged on a side of an outer side face of the heating chamber (25) by directing...

20060081627 - Food serving bar: A temperature controlled food serving having at least one channel of thermally conductive material for receiving at least one food-holding pan. The at least one channel defines an elongate pan receiving cavity for placement of the at least one food-holding pan at any desired location along the cavity. The at...

20060076318 - All position automatic welding head and method for operating the same: A welding head which can easily move the torch portion of the welding head in the circumferential direction and the vertical moving direction of the outer circumference of the to-be-welded tubes even in a narrow gap, includes a torch rotating ring that rotates on the outer circumferences of the tubes...

20060076319 - Arc welding apparatus: An arc welding apparatus is disclosed, and which includes a torch body which is coupled with a source of electrical power; an electrode having a proximal end which is borne by the torch body and which is electrically coupled with the source of electrical power, and an opposite distal end;...

20060076320 - Non-consumable electrode welding torch and welding head with the torch: An ultra-flat non-consumable electrode welding torch which allows performing a welding operation through a narrow gap between adjacent piping such as welding piping of a boiler panel, to be mounted on a compact automatic welding head, and a welding head provided with such a welding torch are to be provided....

20060076321 - Ultrasonic in-process monitoring and feedback of resistance spot weld quality: A method and apparatus for ultrasonic in-process monitoring and feedback of resistance spot weld quality uses at least one transducer located in the electrode assembly transmitting through a weld tip into an underway weld. Analysis of the spectrum of ultrasonic waves provides the operator with an indication of the size,...

20060076324 - Melting and vaporizing apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for heating materials or substances in an oven at an oven temperature below their melting and/or vaporization points to either melt and/or vaporize the substance. Substances are inserted into a substantially spherical envelope. The envelope is sealed at a preset pressure. The solid is heated in...

20060076325 - Heating device having electrothermal film: A heating device includes a substrate added with a functional far infrared material, an electrothermal film layer coated on a surface of the substrate, and two electrodes mounted on two opposite sides of the electrothermal film layer and each electrically connected to the electrothermal film layer. Thus, the electrothermal film...

20060076322 - Protection device of a laser processing unit: A laser processing unit includes a first working area for laser processing of a workpiece, a second working area for laser processing of a workpiece, and a dividing wall adapted to separate the first working area from the second working area between, the dividing wall having individual interconnected sections and...

20060076323 - Method and apparatus for laser drilling: There is provided a laser drilling method that prevents hanging, expansion, or crinkles of copper foil caused when an ultraviolet laser beam that requires no surface roughening is used for a thin double-sided copper-clad film. The drilling method of the copper-clad film comprises the steps of: using an ultraviolet laser...

20060076326 - Laser beam processing machine: A laser beam processing machine comprising a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a laser beam application means for applying a laser beam capable of passing through the workpiece to the workpiece held on the chuck table, and a processing-feed means for moving the chuck table and the laser beam...

20060076327 - Laser beam processing machine: A laser beam processing machine comprising a path distribution means for distributing a pulse laser beam oscillated by pulse laser beam oscillation means to a first path and a second path alternately, and one laser beam that passes through one of the paths and is converged by one condensing lens...

20060076328 - Welding arrangement: A welding arrangement (5, 23) for welding pipe sections (6, 7) comprises a power supplying and gas supplying unit (7, 24), a welding unit operatively connected to the power supplying and gas supplying unit and adapted at least in part to displace about the circumference of the pipe (6, 7)...

20060076329 - Transformer module for a welder: An electric arc welder comprising a high switching frequency inverter for driving the primary of an output transformer where the output transformer has a plurality of modules forming the secondary windings of the transformer and each of the modules comprises a first coaxial set of concentric, telescoped tubes separated by...

20060076331 - Mig welding machine having 115v inverter: The present invention is directed to a MIG welding machine having a 115 volt inverter. Incorporation of the 115 volt inverter into the MIG welding power source reduces the weight of the power source thereby increasing its portability. The power source may include a power factor correction circuit to provide...

20060076332 - Mig welding machine having 115v inverter: The present invention is directed to a MIG welding machine having a 115 volt inverter. Incorporation of the 115 volt inverter into the MIG welding power source reduces the weight of the power source thereby increasing its portability. The power source may include a power factor correction circuit to provide...

20060076330 - Stick welder: A system and method for forming an arc between an electrode and a workpiece is disclosed. The present invention includes a method of initiating an arc that includes comparing voltage across output terminals of a stick welder to a voltage threshold, and if the voltage across the output terminals is...

20060076334 - Method and apparatus for pulse and short circuit arc welding: A method and apparatus for multi process welding includes providing a controlled short circuit output and a pulse output in response to a user selection across a workpiece output stud and a torch output stud....

20060076333 - Tandem electrode welder and method of welding with two electrodes: An electric arc welding apparatus comprising at least a first consumable electrode and a second consumable electrode movable in unison along a welding path between the edges of two adjacent, mutually grounded plates, a first power supply for passing a first welding current at a first low frequency between the...

20060076335 - Remotely controlled welding machine: The present invention is directed to a remotely controlled welding machine. A remote control uses the welding circuit to transfer information to a welding power source. The information to be communicated to the power source includes welding power source output command information (amperage/voltage control), welding circuit on/off information (power source...

20060076336 - Weld wire electrode for gas metal arc welding: A weld wire electrode for use as a consumable in a gas-metal arc welding process comprises two or more strips wrapped around one another and drawn to a desired wire diameter....

20060076337 - Electronic flame-off electrode with ball-shaped tip: An electrode for a wire bonding apparatus is provided. The electrode includes a body portion and a tip portion adjacent the body portion. The tip portion has a substantially spherical configuration....

20060076338 - Method and apparatus for providing harmonic inductive power: Method and apparatus for providing harmonic inductive power, and more particularly for delivering current pulses providing a desired amount of pulse energy in high frequency harmonics to a load circuit for inductive heating of an article. By controlling the shape and/or frequency of such current pulses, the apparatus and method...

20060076339 - Furniture heating pad: A piece of furniture utilizes a movable heating member or heating pad that can be positioned at various locations on the furniture and/or on a user of the furniture. The heating pad is selectively operable to generate heat. The heating pad can be selectively connected to and unconnected from the...

20060076340 - Device for controlling the dispensing of wax for the creation of tracings and moulds in dentistry: A device for controlling and dispensing wax for the creation of tracings and moulds comprising a spatula-like tip (3), which is mounted on a hollow handle (4), and a control unit (1). The hollow handle (4) has internally a housing (10) containing a block of solid wax; the housing (10)...

20060076341 - Pop-up auto-shutoff indicator for electric pressing irons: A pop-up auto-shutoff indicator for a pressing iron includes a signal-activated pop-up switch adapted to provide power to a soleplate heater when the pop-up switch is depressed by the user. An auto-shutoff circuit is adapted to receive an input signal from a motion detector and provide an actuation signal to...

20060076342 - Heater plate and a method for manufacturing the heater plate: A heater plate manufactured by receiving a sheath heater within a groove portion formed in a base member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, placing a joint member made of aluminum or aluminum alloy into said groove portion so as to fix said sheath heater in the groove portion, and...

20060076343 - Film heating element having automatic temperature control function: A film heating element includes a substrate, an electrothermal film layer coated on a surface of the substrate and made of a material having a PTC effect, and two electrodes mounted on two opposite sides of the electrothermal film layer and each electrically connected to the electrothermal film layer. Thus,...

20060076344 - Self temperature control protection heater: A heater with self-temperature control protection comprised of a thick film metalized substrate, a signal touch switch, a level detection circuit, a control circuit, a signal amplification circuit and a temperature setup circuit to deliver electricity from the signal touch control respectively to both inputs of the control circuit to...

20060076345 - Fusing device: Disclosed herein is an induction heating type fusing device for fixing toner image on a transfer material, comprising an exciting coil that induces induction magnetic field by applying AC current; a hollow heating member installed near the exciting coil; multiple magnetic members mounted inside the heating member in the longitudinal...

20060076346 - Enhanced sample processing devices, systems and methods: Devices, systems, and methods for processing sample materials. The sample materials may be located in a plurality of process chambers in the device, which is rotated during heating of the sample materials....

20060076347 - In situ processing of hydrocarbon-bearing formations with automatic impedance matching radio frequency dielectric heating: A hydrocarbon bearing formation (304) which is heated using a automatic impedance matching (181) capacitive radio frequency dielectric heating (334) in situ process. Hydrocarbons or other substances natural to a hydrocarbonaceous formation may be produced by heating specific chemical compositions with or without the use of a carrier medium (320)...

20060070981 - Method of welding shaft-like part on plurally piled steel plates: A method of welding a shaft-like part to a stack of steel sheets is disclosed in which the saft-like part is composed of a stem portion (2), a flange (3) integrally formed on the stem portion (2), and a projection (4) disposed at the center of the flange (3) and...

20060070982 - Novel laser bruting machine: A Novel Laser Bruting machine consists of mainly three sections (i) Diamond Holder (8) (ii) Set up device (3) & (iii) Processing device (4). Diamond holder (8) consists of rough diamond (5), stitching die (6) & magnetic die (7). Also the rough diamond stone to be centered and bruted is...

20060070983 - Method of ac welding with cored electrode: A method of arc welding with a cored electrode comprising creating a positive waveform with a first shape and having a first time; creating a negative waveform with a second shape and having a second time; making one of the first and second shapes greater in magnitude than the other...

20060070985 - Arc welding device and arc welding robot system: An arc welding device, having a simple structure, in which a welding torch does not interfere with external equipment. A Y-shaped torch cable includes first and second wire liners and a junction block having a Y-shaped liner section having two inlets connected to the wire liners and one outlet. A...

20060070984 - Feeder for endless welding wire: A device is provided for feeding an endless welding wire stored in a first container in a first coil generally concentric with a first vertical axis and a second container in a second coil generally concentric with a second vertical axis spaced longitudinally from the first axis in a given...

20060070987 - Monitoring device for welding wire supply: A monitoring device for sensing of the actual amount of welding wire on a spool with a minimum wire supply diameter for use in a wire feeder of an electric arc welder, said monitoring device comprising: an RPM device to create a spool speed signal indicative of the rotational speed...

20060070986 - System and method of precise wire feed control in a welder: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for a welding-type wire feeder. The feeder includes at least one electronically commutated motor (ECM) configured to deliver a consumable for a welding-type process. The feeder includes a controller configured to electronically commutate the at least one ECM so as...

20060070988 - Electric shaver with vibrating head: A hair cutting apparatus comprising: an elongate element (260) heated to a temperature capable of cutting hair; a vibrating structure (200), on which said elongate element (260) is mounted; and a housing (106) in which the vibrating structure (200) is mounted....

20060070989 - Ice scraper: An ice scraper including an elongated, hollow body portion, having a first end and a second end, and capable of receiving a lock de-icer container within the hollow body portion at the first end, wherein the lock de-icer container includes means for dispensing de-icer; and a blade member having an...

20060070990 - Hygienic wipes steamer: Provided is a hygienic wipes steamer for warming hygienic wipes. The hygienic wipes steamer comprises a housing assembly contains a liquid container, a roller assembly, a heater assembly and an ejector assembly. The liquid container stores a quantity of liquid. The roller assembly rotatably supports a roll of material and...

20060070991 - Heating system and method for heating a light unit: A heating system and a heating method for heating a light unit are provided. The heating system mainly includes a heater for heating the light unit and a heat sensor electrically connected to the heater for detecting a thermal parameter of the light unit. In the provided heating system, the...