Electric heating inventions 06/06

20060138090 - System and method for manufacturing steel tapered poles: The present invention is related to a system and method for manufacturing steel tapered poles from previously cut and punched steel strips, which are arranged together on a mold and subsequently welding the steel strips on place as to form a substantially one piece tapered pole....

20060138091 - Method of manufacturing zinc-coated electrode wire for electric discharge processors using hot dip galvanizing process: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a zinc-coated electrode wire for electro discharge machining using a hot dip galvanizing process. The method includes firstly surface-forming a wire (1) in such a way that its terminal end is tapered while the wire is drawn through a first die at step 10,...

20060138092 - Programmed electrode wear compensation device and method for 3d edm scanning apparatus: A programmed electrode wear compensation device and method for 3D EDM scanning apparatus has a compensation device which receives raw data about a working path of a working apparatus from a CAD/CAM device, calculates therefrom compensated data which take into account electrode wear and transmits the compensated data to a...

20060138093 - Method and apparatus for repairing superalloy components: A method of repairing a metallic component, such as a superalloy turbine blade or turbine nozzle, includes the step of preparing the component by stripping the protective coatings from the component. The component is then pre-conditioned for welding by a first hot isostatic process. Once the conditioning sequence is complete,...

20060138094 - Method for producing permanent integral connections of oxid-dispersed (ods) metallic materials or components of oxide-dispersed (ods) metallic materials by welding: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are...

20060138095 - Power supply for resistance welding units: A device for resistance welding includes a welding clamp housing, a welding transformer, a welding clamp, a welding clamp drive for operating welding clamp and a power supply by alternating supply voltage, which may be built as small as possible and may be simple to expand, the power supply being...

20060138099 - Method of forming a metal oxide film and microwave power source unit for use in the method: A method of forming a metal oxide film by the plasma CVD method and comprising reacting chiefly an organometal by a glow discharge in a low output region and, then, reacting the organometal with an oxidizing gas by the glow discharge in a high-output region to form a metal oxide...

20060138096 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060138100 - Manufacturing method that uses laser surface transformation to produce new and unique surface profiles for rotating bearings: A laser ablation method is used to polish a bearing surface of an automotive crankshaft. A laser ablation device generates a laser according to parameters such as wavelength, pulse duration, pulse repetition rate, and beam quality. The laser is applied to the surface of a rotating engine component, such as...

20060138101 - Method for the laser machining of coated sheets: With many coated sheets, in particular zinc-coated sheets as used in the automobile industry, the coating material has a much lower boiling point than the material of the sheet. On welding said sheets together the above leads to explosive evaporation of coating material which seriously affects the quality of the...

20060138102 - Cyclic structure formation method and surface treatment method: A periodic structure is to be successively formed over an extensive area with a uniaxial laser beam. Such method includes irradiating a uniaxial laser beam near an ablation threshold to a surface of a material; and executing an overlapped scanning on the irradiated region, so as to cause an ablation...

20060138104 - Fuel cell and liquid container sealant removal system: An integrated system for removing coatings and sealants from substrates used to form internal fuel cells of aerospace vehicles using a high-power pulsed CO2 laser capable of providing the energy required to completely remove all sealant by explosively detaching and vaporizing the sealant via a specially designed flexible, multi-segmented articulated...

20060138105 - Method and apparatus for marking an egg with an advertisement, a freshness date and a traceability code: A method of marking an egg is disclosed and comprises applying radiant energy to the shell of an egg so as to cause discoloration of the eggshell, thereby forming a marking comprising at least a traceability code and a freshness date. Apparatus is also disclosed for applying markings on eggs...

20060138103 - Method and system for production of laser-induced color images which change characteristics during observation: The present invention discloses a method and a system for production of laser-induced color images which are able to change their characteristics during observation. In particular, they can change brightness, hue and saturation of color for the whole image and for its separate fragments. These effects are provided by special...

20060138106 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060138107 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060138108 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060138109 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060138110 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060138097 - Laser machining apparatus, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayered printed wiring board: There is provided a laser processing apparatus, a multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, and a manufacturing method to form via holes of ultra-fine diameter. The laser beam from the CO2 laser oscillator (60) is converted to the shortened wavelength beam by a tellurium crystal (94) to control diffraction of...

20060138098 - Laser machining apparatus, and apparatus and method for manufacturing a multilayered printed wiring board: There is provided a laser processing apparatus, a multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing apparatus, and a manufacturing method to form via holes of ultra-fine diameter. The laser beam from the CO2 laser oscillator (60) is converted to the shortened wavelength beam by a tellurium crystal (94) to control diffraction of...

20060138111 - Method for determining the focal position of a laser beam: Disclosed is a method for determining the focal position of a laser beam, according to which a plurality of linear patterns are first created on the surface of a sample substrate by the laser beam, the distance between the laser and the substrate surface being gradually modified. The width of...

20060138112 - Method and apparatus for receiving a universal input voltage in a welding, plasma or heating power source: A method and apparatus for providing welding type power is disclosed. The power source is capable of receiving any input voltage over a wide range of input voltages and includes an input rectifier that rectifies the ac input into a dc signal. A dc voltage stage converts the dc signal...

20060138113 - Remote wire feeder using binary phase shift keying to modulate communications of command/control signals to be transmitted over a weld cable: The present invention is directed to a system and method of remotely controlling a welding machine with command signals transmitted to the welding power source across a weld cable connecting the power source to a remote device, such a wire feeder. A transmitter transmits the control commands containing desired welding...

20060138114 - Wire gripper for a drive unit of a wire feeder: A gripping device is disclosed for a set of pinch rollers used in a wire feeder that supplies a welding operation with a consumable welding wire. The welding wire passes between the pinch rollers whereby the pinch rollers engage the wire with a gripping force and incrementally rotate to control...

20060138115 - Control method and system for metal arc welding: A method of controlling an arc welding system during a welding process is disclosed. The welding process has a plurality of welding cycles in which a consumable electrode is advanced towards a workpiece. The method includes dynamically regulating a rate of advancement and instantaneous melt rate of the electrode during...

20060138116 - Thread control for welding wire: A wire feeding control mechanism and method to obtain a certain stick-out of welding wire from a tip of a welding gun....

20060138117 - Electric blanket/pad: An electric blanket or pad arrangement comprises a flexible pad (10) upon which a heating element (12) is mounted, the heating element (12) being connected, by a two core cable (16), to a control circuit (18), the heating element (12) comprising a dual element region (20) having a first, inner...

20060138118 - Food processing apparatus: A food processing apparatus with electrical heating means as well as smoke curing capability so that food products can be smoke-cured and cooked simultaneously. The food processing apparatus is provided with means to circulate the food curing substances (the flavouring smoke) within an enclosed food processing compartment. An exhaust air...

20060138119 - Warming device and methods for warming an article: A warming device adapted to be suspended from a wall mounted towel rack and to warm a towel associated with the towel rack. The warming device generally includes a body member comprising a first layer member, a second layer member, and a cavity disposed between the first layer member and...

20060138120 - Warming device and methods for warming an article: A warming device, adapted to be positioned on a surface, for supporting and warming a towel. The warming device generally includes a body member comprising a first wall member, a second wall member, an arcuate connecting portion associated with the first wall and the second wall and for maintaining the...

20060138122 - Microwave ablation instrument with flexible antenna assembly and method: A flexible microwave antenna assembly for a surgical ablation instrument capable of conforming to a tissue surface for ablation thereof. The ablation instrument includes a transmission line having a proximal portion suitable for connection to an electromagnetic energy source. The antenna assembly includes a flexible antenna coupled to the transmission...

20060138121 - Sol-gel based heating element: Disclosed is a heating element (1) comprising an electrically insulating layer (3) and an electrically conductive layer (4). At least the electrically conductive layer (4) is based on a hybrid sol-gel precursor comprising an organosilane compound. Also disclosed is an electrical domestic appliance comprising the above heating element. Examples of...

20060138123 - Flexible ptc heating element and method of manufacturing the heating element: The flexible PTC heating element according to the invention has one of the following constitutions. A portion of an electrodes and a PTC resistor is impregnated into a flexible substrate. A flexible substrate is made of resin foam or rubber material having a concave/convex shape formed on the surface. The...

20060138124 - Refrigerator door and refrigerator therewith: The present invention relates to a refrigerator door which can prevent vapor condensation on one side thereof, and a refrigerator therewith. To achieve this, the present invention provides a refrigerator door including one pair of door bodies rotatably connected to a refrigerator body; and a heating device provided to at...

20060138125 - Mobile induction brazing and quenching machine: An induction brazing and quenching apparatus and related method of coupling components together....

20060138126 - Coil unit, process for producing the same, and image heating apparatus: An electromagnetic induction coil unit for use with an electromagnetic induction heating-type image heating apparatus includes magnetic flux generation means comprising an exciting coil and a magnetic core; a core holder for holding the magnetic core; a coil holder for holding the exciting coil and the core holder holding the...

20060138127 - Heating cooking device: A heating, cooking device includes a housing having a wall portion; a first base material provided in at least a portion of the wall portion; and optionally a second base material formed on the first base material; a heat ray reflector formed on the conductive base material, including a first...

20060138128 - Patterned microwave susceptor: The heating effect of a microwave susceptor can be improved by providing a pattern of microwave transparent areas in the susceptor. The transparent areas are preferably circles having a diameter of about 0.5 inch. The distance between adjacent circles is preferably about 0.5 inch. The susceptor may be used to...

20060138129 - Microwave oven accessory: A microwave oven accessory for removing packaged food after heating in a microwave oven comprising a base member, that in use is placed under the packaged food; a handle and; a grip member, the grip member having teeth or barbs; and means of moving the grip member from a position...

20060131279 - Method for simultaneous resistance brazing of adjacent conductor joints: A method for simultaneously brazing adjacent conductor joints comprises the steps of arranging at least two pair of conductor joints in a row placing a brazing compound between the pairs of joints desired to be electrically connected placing a conductive spacer between the pairs not to be brazed and passing...

20060131280 - Method and device for short-cycle arc welding: The invention relates to a method for short-cycle arc welding with drawn-arc ignition, wherein a stud is welded to a piece of sheet metal, with the following steps: provision of a stud having an end face with which the stud is welded to a welding surface of the sheet metal,...

20060131281 - Protective device for welding electrodes: The invention relates to a device for protecting an electrode during the resistance welding of workpieces, in particular sheet metal. Said device comprises a strip that is placed over the electrode and can be displaced in relation to the latter, a backing material of said strip having an electrically conductive...

20060131282 - Systems and methods for plasma jets: A plasma jet system includes a housing with an opening. A plasma generator is coupled to ionize a fluid in the housing. An electromagnetic accelerator is coupled to generate an electric field that accelerates ionized fluid in the housing toward the opening. A controller can modulate the frequency of the...

20060131284 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060131285 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060131286 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060131287 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060131288 - Processing a memory link with a set of at least two laser pulses: A set (50) of laser pulses (52) is employed to sever a conductive link (22) in a memory or other IC chip. The duration of the set (50) is preferably shorter than 1,000 ns; and the pulse width of each laser pulse (52) within the set (50) is preferably within...

20060131283 - Method and apparatus for forming angled vias in an integrated circuit package substrate: A method and apparatus for making angled vias in an integrated circuit package substrate includes providing an integrated circuit package substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface. A first position is selected for a first via opening on the upper surface of the package substrate, and a second...

20060131289 - Processing method, processing apparatus, crystallization method and crystallization apparatus using pulsed laser beam: In a laser processing method and a laser processing apparatus which irradiate a processing target body with a laser beam pulse-oscillated from a laser beam source, a processing state is monitored by a photodetector, and the laser beam source is again subjected to oscillation control on the moment when erroneous...

20060131290 - System for welding with multiple arcs: A system for welding with a first and second arc between a first and second electrode, respectively, and a common workpiece, where each of the electrodes is driven by a power lead from a single power source. The system comprises an inductor with a core, a center tap, a first...

20060131291 - Method and system of welding with auto-determined startup parameters: A method and system to determine optimum operating parameters for the startup phase of a welding-type process based on user-desired operating parameters of the post-startup or welding phase of the welding-type process are disclosed. While applicable to a number of welding-type processes, the method and system are particularly configured to...

20060131292 - Portable wire feed system for a welder: The present invention is directed to a system for supplying a portable source of a consumable weld wire to a weld. The system includes a container having a length of consumable wire disposed therein and a wire drive assembly connectable thereto. The container may be a pail or bucket, and...

20060131293 - System and method for calibrating wire feeder motor control: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for controlling a wire feeder. The wire feeder includes a wire feeder motor configured to drive delivery of a welding wire at an actual wire feed speed (WFS) according to a welding-type process. The wire feeder also includes a processor...

20060131294 - Transport system: In order to provide a transport system comprising a conductor system, which comprises at least one supply conductor, which is connected to an energy source, at least one transport carriage movable along a travel path relative to the conductor system and at least one means for the non-contact transmission of...

20060131295 - Ceramic igniter: New ceramic resistive igniter elements are provided that comprise a first conductive zone, a resistive hot zone, and a second conductive zone, all in electrical sequence. In preferred igniters, at least a substantial portion of the first conductive zone does not contact a ceramic insulator. Preferred igniters of the invention...

20060131296 - Electric oven: A self-supporting removable box-like liner for use in an electric oven that has a heating element supported in a plane and extending across a cooking chamber from one said side wall to the other. The liner has an open the front, a pair of liner side walls and a back...

20060131297 - Cooking chamber partition member and electric oven having the same: An electric oven includes a partition member to partition a cooking chamber into two cooking regions. The partition member for use in the electric oven includes an insulating board interposed between upper and lower plates of the partition member, and a shock-absorbing unit to prevent damage to the insulating board....

20060131298 - Electric oven: An electric oven including lower heaters arranged under a cooking chamber thereof. The electric oven includes an outer case defining the appearance of the electric oven, an inner case inwardly spaced apart from the outer case by a predetermined distance, and lower heaters arranged between bottom walls of the outer...

20060131299 - Electric induction impeder: An impeder for use in an electric induction welding process is provided. Optionally the impeder does not require internal forced cooling. In embodiments using internal forced cooling a high efficiency cooling system is provided....

20060131300 - Method for performing a magnetic pulse welding operation: A method of performing magnetic pulse welding operation to secure first and second metallic components together involves initially increasing the temperature of a first portion of the first metallic component to soften same without substantially increasing the temperature of and softening a second portion of the first metallic component adjacent...

20060131302 - Fuser and heatfusing control method: According to a mode of the present invention, there is disclosed a fixing apparatus comprising a non-contact temperature detection section which detects a temperature by infrared rays radiated from a heating member, to made uniform a surface temperature of the heating member in an axial direction and a rotation direction...

20060131301 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes magnetic flux generating means; a heat generating element for generating heat by a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating means, the heat generating element being effective to heat an image on a recording material; electric power supplying means for supplying electric power to...

20060131303 - Single ply paper product, method for manufacturing, and article: In an embodiment, the invention is a single ply paper product comprising a paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface and comprising a web of fibers sufficiently refined to have a Canadian Standard Freeness value of greater than about 100 cm3 according to TAPPI standard test T...

20060124603 - Tig welding equipment and tig welding method: TIG welding equipment, comprising a first articulate robot having a first arm, a TIG torch holding means holding a TIG torch at a specified position so that the TIG torch can perform a weaving operation, and a filler wire guide moving means formed so as to surround the TIG torch...

20060124604 - Butt welding apparatus, butt welding method, and butt welded product: Disclosed are a butt welding apparatus, a butt welding method, and a product manufactured by the butt welding method. Two electrode rollers (3, 4) are disposed on both the front and back sides of a thick sheet member (1) and on both the front and back sides of a thin...

20060124606 - Low impact spot welding cylinder using dual pistons: A weld cylinder having a dual piston arrangement is provided. The cylinder has a movable retract piston assembly with the piston arranged within the retract piston assembly. The piston supports a rod that is movable between home, intermediate, work, and advanced work positions. The rod moves rapidly from the home...

20060124607 - Low impact spot welding cylinder using single piston: A weld cylinder having a single piston arrangement is provided. The cylinder has a movable retract piston assembly with the piston arranged within the retract piston assembly. The piston supports a rod that is movable between home, intermediate, work, and advanced work positions. The rod moves rapidly from the home...

20060124605 - Low impact spot welding cylinder with dual pistons: The present invention provides a weld cylinder having a dual piston arrangement. The cylinder has a middle separator separating the cylinder into two cavities. A retract piston assembly is arranged within one cavity. One of the pistons is arranged in the retract piston assembly and the other piston is arranged...

20060124608 - Process for short-time arc-welding and short-time arc-welding system: A process and a system are proposed for short-time arc-welding elements, such as for example metal studs, on to components, such as for example metal sheets, wherein an element in the context of a welding operation is initially raised in relation to the component, a welding arc is formed between...

20060124609 - Process for short-time arc-welding and short-time arc-welding system: A process and a system are proposed for short-time arc-welding elements, such as for example metal studs, on to components, such as for example metal sheets, wherein an element in the context of a welding operation is initially raised in relation to the component, a welding arc is formed between...

20060124610 - Spot welding method, spot welding machine and spot welding robot: A spot welding method for welding superposed works (6) which are clamped and pressed between a stationary electrode (3) and a movable electrode (4) and are fed an electric power between the electrodes (3) and (4). The method has the step of: prior to an actual welding operation, measuring a...

20060124612 - Generation of diffuse non-thermal atmosheric plasmas: A method of generating non-thermal atmospheric gas plasmas using an applied voltage with specially-shaped waveforms. The waveforms are shaped to avoid energy wastage by attenuating the voltage in the period after current discharge has occurred. A control system may also be used to shape the applied voltage waveform in response...

20060124613 - Plasma-assisted heat treatment: Methods and apparatus for plasma-assisted heat treatments are provided. The method can include initiating a heat treating plasma within a cavity (14) by subjecting a gas to electromagnetic radiation in the presence of a plasma catalyst (70), heating the object by exposing the object to the plasma, and maintaining exposure...

20060124611 - High-power-laser chip-fabrication apparatus and method thereof: The present invention discloses a high-power-laser chip-fabrication apparatus and a method thereof, wherein a substrate is fixed on a working table; a light-guide device is used to direct a high power laser to a scribed line on the substrate; a control device is used to position the working table and...

20060124614 - Method for soldering miniaturised components to a base plate: The invention relates to a method for fixing a miniaturized component, especially comprising a micro-optical element, to a pre-determined fixing section of a baseplate by means of a soldered joint. Said baseplate comprises an upper side and a lower side, and the component comprises a base surface. At least the...

20060124617 - High-power solid-state laser dicing apparatus for a gallium nitride wafer and dicing method thereof: The present invention discloses a high-power solid-state laser dicing apparatus for a gallium nitride wafer and a dicing method thereof, wherein a gallium nitride wafer is disposed on a working table; the gallium nitride wafer has multiple chips or dice with a scribed line drawn between every two chips or...

20060124616 - Laser dicing apparatus for a silicon wafer and dicing method thereof: The present invention discloses a laser dicing apparatus for a silicon wafer and a dicing method thereof, wherein firstly, a silicon wafer, which has multiple chips with a scribed line drawn between every two chips, is provided; next, the silicon wafer is disposed on a working table having a vacuum...

20060124615 - Laser dicing device: There is provided a laser dicing apparatus comprising: a first position detecting device detecting a position of the surface of a wafer at an incident point of laser light; second position detecting device detecting in advance a position of the surface of the wafer; and a control section controlling the...

20060124618 - Method and device for processing inside of transparent material: A shape with a substantially perfect circle is obtained as a processed shape such as a modified shape or a worked shape at a light focus point in a cross-section in a direction parallel to an advance direction of a femtosecond laser light beam. A section in a direction perpendicular...

20060124619 - Laser shock peening coating with entrapped confinement medium: An integrated laser shock peening coating for laser shock peening a surface of an object includes an ablative medium layer spaced apart from a clear containment layer and a clear liquid confining medium therebetween wherein the clear transparent to a laser beam used for laser shock peening. Two examples of...

20060124620 - Power module cartridge: A power module cartridge for a welder includes a chassis tray that is dimensioned to fit inside an external case of the welder. The chassis tray includes a fan receptacle, a capacitor receptacle, a rectifier mounting slot and a transformer receptacle. A fan fits into the fan receptacle; a capacitor...

20060124621 - Welding-type power supply with a state-based controller: A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power includes a source of welding-type power and a controller. The controller is a state-based controller, and/or a deterministic control module, connected to the controller output. The state-based control module includes, in an embodiment, software instructions and a digital processor, and/or a state...

20060124622 - Welding torch with a drive unit and a wire buffer store: The invention relates to a welding torch with a torch body and a drive unit, for supplying a welding wire, in particular, for differing wire feed speeds, or a forward/backward wire feed and a tube assembly, connected to the torch body at an angle to a mid axis of the...

20060124623 - Method and system of welding with adaptive crater fill control: The present invention is directed to a system and method of automatically adjusting the operating parameters of a welding-type system based on the type of welding being carried out. The invention includes a controller that is configured to automatically delineate between a tacking and a welding mode of operation. The...

20060124624 - Flux cored wire for gas shield arc welding: e

20060124625 - Hair straightener: A hair treatment device comprising a base having means for collection to an electrical power supply, the base including a socket including a first electrical connector, tongs comprising a pair of limbs including at least one resistive of heating element, the limbs being connected by a hinge, the tongs further...

20060124626 - Sealing jaw: A sealing jaw for manufacturing a sealing seam in a heat-sealable packaging material. The invention furthermore relates to an induction sealing device with a sealing jaw and to a packaging machine with induction sealing device. In order to provide a sealing jaw with which a sealed and durable sealing seam...

20060124627 - Cooking apparatus and method therefor: An apparatus for cooking a food item therein is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing defining an interior and includes at least first and second opposed walls. A rotating member is positioned between the first and second walls of the housing, and the rotating member is capable of engaging and...

20060124628 - Apparatus for brewing beverages: An electrically heated water kettle comprises a vessel for holding a liquid for extraction of tea, coffee or other food material. The vessel includes a partially open immersible container sized to allow the passage of water between the walls of the vessel. The container is capable of holding the material...

20060124629 - Water heater control system and method for controlling temperature with same: A water heater control system is disclosed that can be programmed by a user to go on and off at predetermined times and maintain temperatures below normal usage temperatures. The water heater control system may also program itself based on usage of the hot water by users. The control system...

20060124630 - Image forming apparatus having improved flicker characteristics and method thereof: A fusing apparatus in an image forming apparatus that heats a fusing unit by applying an induced current is provided. The flicker characteristics of the fusing apparatus are improved by gradually increasing the amount of induced current applied to the fusing unit for a predetermined amount of time so that...

20060124631 - Magnetic heating device: Magnetic heating device includes energy feeding elements, control unit and at least two magnetic field generators, where each magnetic field generator has two free ends. All free ends of the magnetic field generators define a plane and the control unit is adapted to control the feeding elements to apply magnetic...

20060124632 - Induction heating device with electromagnetic diverter: An induction heating element comprises a primary conductive portion and a secondary conductive portion. The primary conductive portion is connected to a power source, and conducts electric current from the power source to generate a magnetic field that inductively heats a portion of the workpiece. The secondary conductive portion is...

20060124633 - Heating inductors, in particular of metal strips: The invention concerns a heating system by induction of metal products, in particular metal strips with longitudinal magnetic flux, characterized in that the inductor (6) comprises between its coils, two magnetic field deflectors (7, 7′) whereof the shape and arrangement are selected such that they mask the inductor coils at...

20060124634 - Coil constructions configured for utilization in physical vapor deposition chambers, and methods of forming coil constructions: The invention includes coil constructions configured for utilization in PVD chambers, and also includes methods of forming coil constructions suitable for utilization in PVD chambers. The coil constructions can include one or more cup projections extending from an outer periphery of a coil body. The cup projections are one-piece with...

20060124635 - Hybrid mode rectangular heating applicators: A rectangular microwave applicator operating at a predetermined frequency and comprising a microwave enclosure forming a cavity having first and second transverse dimensions and a longitudinal dimension n the direction of propagation of microwave energy, wherein said dimensions are such that a main power-transferring Teym1n mode with a long vertical...

20060124639 - Clip on tubing welder: A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operates unattended. At least a jaw...

20060124637 - Clip on welder for plastic material: A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operates unattended. At least a jaw...

20060124638 - Method for unattended sealing of tubing: A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operates unattended. At least a jaw...

20060124636 - Method for welding material with a clip on welder: A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operates unattended. At least a jaw...

20060113285 - Methods of laser ablating polymeric materials to provide uniform laser ablated features therein: Improved methods and apparatus for laser ablating polymeric materials. The method includes providing a first mark for laser ablating features in the polymeric material using a laser beam. A second mask is disposed in the laser beam for attenuating laser beam. The polymeric material is laser ablated using the first...

20060113287 - Laser cutting method: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a laser cutting method where a laser beam is condensed at internal points inside a substrate forming processing regions, and where the laser is swept along a cutting line, where the cutting line is associated with a recess on the substrate and...

20060113286 - Stack structure cutting method and stack structure: A method of cutting a stack structure and the stack structure are disclosed. In the stack structure comprising at least one laser absorbing member and at least one laser transmitting member, a plurality of grooves are formed on the surface of the laser transmitting member which is in contact with...

20060113289 - High-speed, precision, laser-based method and system for processing material of one or more targets within a field: A precision, laser-based method and system for high-speed, sequential processing of material of targets within a field are disclosed that control the irradiation distribution pattern of imaged spots. For each spot, a laser beam is incident on a first anamorphic optical device and a second anamorphic optical device so that...

20060113288 - Method and apparatus for simultaneous block melting of material by laser: A low cost method and apparatus for simultaneous block melting of a material by laser enabling completion of work in a short time. A laser beam from a YAG laser source etc. strikes a diffraction type optical element like a diffraction lens and is split into a large number of...

20060113290 - Heated chuck for laser thermal processing: A chuck for supporting a wafer and maintaining a constant background temperature across the wafer during laser thermal processing (LTP) is disclosed. The chuck includes a heat sink and a thermal mass in the form of a heater module. The heater module is in thermal communication with the heat sink,...

20060113291 - Method for preparing ball grid array substrates via use of a laser: A method of using a laser to remove surface contamination and oxidation from a ball grid array substrate. The laser etching can be configured to cover the entire substrate or pinpointed to the epoxy molding compound/solder resist (EMC/SR) interfaces. Additionally, a laser can be used to roughen the surface of...

20060113292 - Table-top electric heat sealer: An electric heat sealer including a casing having a first pair of extensions extending outwardly therefrom, a press bar pivotally connected to said casing, the press bar having a second pair of extensions extending outwardly therefrom, at least one sealing mechanism mounted in the press bar or the casing and...

20060113293 - Food warming tray: There is provided a warming tray, especially suitable for installation in a food preparation working surface, including a top layer, having an upper surface and a lower surface, made of a material selected from the group of natural and/or artificial marble, or marble-like stones, synthetic stones, glass, ceramic, stainless steel...

20060113294 - Food cooking and heating apparatus: A food cooking and heating cabinet having a closed air convection system consisting of a variable speed blower in a air heating chamber for circulating air past a variable heating element, through a food holding oven, and back to the air heating chamber, a control for selecting a desired temperature...

20060113295 - Reminder for convection cooking: Provided is a cooking appliance, such as a convection cooking appliance. The appliance includes a heating element, an annunciator, and a user interface for receiving a plurality of control settings from a user. The control settings include a time setting. The appliance further includes a controller operatively connected to the...

20060113296 - Flexible electric heating pad: A flexible electric heating pad has a first laminate layer, a second laminate layer, and a printed layer formed on the first laminate layer. The printed layer includes a plurality of distributed conducting wires and a plurality of connected electric resistances. A circuit board is set at a contact point...

20060113297 - Combined material layering technologies for electric heaters: Methods of forming a layered heater are provided with a dielectric layer formed by a first layered process, a resistive layer formed on the dielectric layer, the resistive layer formed by a second layered process, and a protective layer formed on the resistive layer, wherein the protective layer is formed...

20060113298 - Electromagnetic wave applicator: An electromagnetic wave irradiation tool encompasses a narrow tube (endoscope probe) (7) defined by an outside diameter of 0.1 mm-20 mm, having an electromagnetic wave irradiation terminal (3) configured to irradiate an electromagnetic wave (2) having a frequency equal to a characteristic frequency of a microorganism (11) at the top...

20060113299 - Device for temperature controlled heating of solid food: A device is provided for temperature controlled heating of primarily solid food in a microwave oven, which includes a block of polymeric material which is thermally insulated with respect to the food and which is provided so as to be exposed to a same microwave radiation as the food. A...

20060113300 - Insulating microwave interactive packaging: A microwave interactive insulating material is provided....

20060113301 - Microwave oven: The present invention relates to a microwave oven. The microwave oven of the present invention comprises a cavity assembly which defines a cooking chamber therein and functions as a framework of the microwave oven, an outer casing which includes a top portion and side portions formed ar both ends of...