Electric heating inventions 10/06

20060237395 - Truing method for grinding wheel, its truing device and grinding machine: For example, in the case of truing flat annular grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a) of a pair of mutually opposite grinding wheels (1, 2) simultaneously, an electro-discharge truing electrode (20) is disposed oppositely between the grindstone surfaces (10a, 10a) of the two grinding wheels (1, 2), and while traversing relatively parallel...

20060237396 - Resistance welding electrode, welded copper flex lead, and method for making same: A method and an electrode for welding a stranded metal workpiece to a substrate workpiece using electrical-resistance welding is provided and a weldment article of manufacture made thereby. More particularly, the method and electrode are best suited for welding a stranded copper lead wire to an aluminum substrate and the...

20060237398 - Plasma-assisted processing in a manufacturing line: Methods and apparatus are provided for plasma-assisted processing multiple work pieces in a manufacturing line. The manufacturing line can include a plurality of microwave cavities, each of the microwave cavities igniting and sustaining a microwave plasma. Work pieces can be shuttled between the plurality of microwave cavities on a conveyance...

20060237399 - Plasma arc torch and method for improved life of plasma arc torch consumable parts: A plasma arc torch and method for improving the life of the consumable parts of the plasma are torch, including the electrode, the tip and the shield cap. The method includes turbulating gas as it flows over the exposed surfaces of the electrode, tip and shield cap to increase turbulence...

20060237400 - Surface cleaning and sterilization: Methods and apparatus are provided for igniting, modulating, and sustaining a plasma for various plasma processes and treatments. Such treatments include cleaning and sterilizing parts. In some embodiments, a plasma is ignited by subjecting a gas in a multi-mode processing cavity to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency between about 1...

20060237397 - Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and laser irradiation apparatus: According to the present invention, oxygen and nitrogen are effectively prevented from mixing into the semiconductor film by doping Ar or the like in the semiconductor film in advance, and by irradiating the laser light in the atmosphere of Ar or the like. Therefore, the variation of the impurity concentration...

20060237402 - Laser welding method and laser welding apparatus: A YAG pulse laser oscillator 10 oscillates/outputs pulse width-variable YAG fundamental pulse laser light LB, and a YAG pulse laser oscillator 12 oscillates/outputs pulse width-variable YAG second harmonic pulse laser light SHG. An emission unit 20 superposes the pulse laser light LB and the pulse laser light SHG on the...

20060237401 - Laser welding system: A laser welding system includes a free-spacing beam delivery laser head having a linear array of at least two laser diodes. Each of the diodes generates a laser beam of a predetermined wavelength and spectral width, the laser beams adapted to weld a workpiece having a first component and at...

20060237403 - Heat shield for thermal processing: A heat shield (10) that facilitates thermally processing a substrate (22) with a radiation beam (150) is disclosed. The heat shield is in the form of a cooled plate adapted to allow the radiation beam to communicate with the substrate upper surface (20) over a radiation beam path (BP), either...

20060237404 - Laser annealer and laser thin-film forming apparatus: A laser annealer has a laser light source with at least one GaN-type semiconductor laser and is configured so as to form emission points that emit laser beams having a wavelength of 350 to 450 nm, and a scanning device for scanning an annealing surface with the laser beams. The...

20060237405 - Method for forming nanoscale features: Here is presented a versatile technique for machining of nanometer-scale features using tightly-focused ultrashort laser pulses. By the invention, the size of features can be reduced far below the wavelength of light, thus enabling nanomachining of a wide range of materials. The features may be extremely small (<20 nm) and...

20060237406 - Method for securing a drilling process: A method is described for process control during a drilling process, a laser drilling process in particular. While a laser beam is affecting an area of a workpiece, the measuring beam is directed onto the borehole being drilled within this area. As soon as a breakthrough has been produced in...

20060237407 - Medical devices having laser brazed joints: A method is provided for forming a brazed joint between first and second elements of a medical device such as a stent. The method begins by forming a joint by positioning the first element with respect to the second element. A filler material is applied to the joint. An electromagnetic...

20060237408 - Generator for arc welder with high power factor: A generator for arc welder, of the type composed of a rectifier stage followed by a PFC stage and by an inverter stage, both of the high-frequency type, the latter stage supplying power to a final rectifier stage for a welding arc, the PFC stage being composed of two inductors...

20060237409 - Cooperative welding system: The present invention includes a welding system that has at least two metal inert gas (MIG) welders configured to perform a cooperative pulsed MIG welding process. The welding system also includes at least one communications link connecting the at least two MIG welders to deliver at least one of subordination...

20060237410 - Positive current cutoff safety switch for welding torch: A manual welding safety disconnect to provide the welder the ability to stop current flow to a TIG (GTAW) torch or a stick (SMAW) welding lead where it attaches to the supply cable which would allow the operator to prevent further current flow by causing a misalignment of the enclosed...

20060237411 - Gas metal arc welding methods and apparatus: Methods and apparatus for gas metal arc welding are provided. The methods of the invention allow production of high quality welds using shielding gas atmospheres having at least 30% carbon dioxide and electrode diameters less than 1.6 mm. The metal transfer mode is not short-circuit transfer. The invention also provides...

20060237412 - Welding compositions for improved mechanical properties in the welding of cast iron: A weld deposit produced from a coated welding electrode for use in welding cast irons is provided by the present invention. Preferably, in one form of the present invention, the weld deposit composition comprises between approximately 54% and approximately 60% Nickel, between approximately 3.5% and approximately 5.5% Manganese, and between...

20060237413 - Stick electrode: A welding electrode comprising a metal core and a flux coating at least partially coated on an outer surface of said metal core, and also including a end coating material which at least partially inhibits porosity of a weld bead formed during the welding operation....

20060237414 - 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...

20060237416 - Compressor airfoil surface wetting and icing detection system: In some instances, ice can form on the surface of a compressor airfoil. If the ice dislodges, it can impact and damage other compressor components. Aspects of the invention relate to systems for detecting the presence of ice or water on a compressor vane during engine operation. A ceramic insulating...

20060237415 - Device for regulating the temperature of a heating wire with few emitted disturbances: A device for regulating the temperature of a heating wire powered by a DC voltage is described. The invention has a particular, but not exclusive, utility in the de-icing of aerodynamic probes used in aeronautics. The device comprises an electronic switch connected in series with the heating wire and means...

20060237417 - Heating device and image forming device: where MRnh is a mean value of heat distribution in a no-heat generating section of the main heater lamp; SRnh is a mean value of heat distribution in the a no-heat generating section of the sub-heater lamp; ΣRnh is the sum total of these mean values; and Ht=vp/(Mh·λ) where vp...

20060237418 - Revolvable hair curling iron: A hair curling iron for curling hairs is disclosed which includes a handle for housing a motor and a first member having a first end rotatably coupled to the handle and selectively driven into rotation by the motor. The first member has a second end spaced from the first end...

20060237420 - Apparatus and method for heating and transferring a workpiece prior to forming: An apparatus and method for heating and transferring a workpiece to a forming press for superplastic forming. The apparatus includes a heater assembly, having upper and lower heated platens, mounted to a frame. The heater assembly heats the workpiece to a predetermined temperature. A shuttle assembly operates to remove the...

20060237419 - Dual-purposed stove for roasting and heating: This invention relates to a dual-purpose stove for baking and heating, characterized in that it comprises a case body, a driving device, rotatable and non-rotatable baking tubes. Said driving device comprises a motor and a transmission mechanism; said baking tube comprises a tube sleeve and a heating element inside the...

20060237422 - Grilling component: A vertical grilling component includes two grilling structures separated by a gap. Each grilling structure includes a heating component and a conveyor belt positioned around the heating components. The upper portion of one of the grilling structures is beveled approximately 0.8°. The grilling structures are slidable relative to the frame...

20060237421 - Heating apparatus and driving method therefor: A heating apparatus and a method of driving the same. The heating apparatus includes: a heating plate on which an object to be heated is loaded and which is partitioned into a plurality of heating zones; a main heating apparatus that is placed on a lower portion of the heating...

20060237423 - Oven with an articulating and retractable door: In one embodiment of the present invention, an oven having a flexible and retractable door is described. The oven door is adapted to move from a closed position wherein it effectively closes an open side of the oven box and an open position wherein the door is retracted into the...

20060237425 - Cooking device: A cooking device includes a cabinet, a cavity installed in the cabinet and having a cooking chamber therein, a door installed at the cabinet to open and close the cooking chamber, a ventilation passage formed to allow external air of the cabinet to pass through between the cavity and the...

20060237426 - High-stability piezoelectric oscillator: There is provided a high-stability piezoelectric oscillator. The high-stability piezoelectric oscillator includes an oscillating circuit unit that has a piezoelectric vibrator and oscillating circuit components, an inner oven that accommodates the oscillating circuit unit, an outer oven that accommodates the inner oven, and an outer metallic case that covers the...

20060237424 - Method for operating a baking oven: A baking oven and a method of operating the baking oven. The baking oven including a thermally insulated muffle, a circulating fan arranged inside of a fan compartment in the muffle, a least one heating device outside of the fan compartment and adjacent the walls of the muffle. The baking...

20060237428 - Heating apparatus for cooking and method for controlling the same: A heating apparatus for cooking using steam and a method of controlling the same. The heating apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber; a steam-generating device for supplying steam to the cooking chamber; and a water supply device for supplying water to the steam-generating device, having a water...

20060237427 - Smart cabinets: Methods and apparatus for managing the content of containers, such as existing kitchen cabinets, refrigerators, storage rooms and lockers, and medicine cabinets. Controllable latching modules and/or cameras are attached to the containers to control access to and/or record changes to the contents of the containers. The latching modules include an...

20060237429 - Bucket with access door: A bucket including a bottom section and a side wall extending upwardly therefrom to define an interior region. The bottom section has a compartment located therein. The bottom section further includes a door that may be moved between a first position that allows access to the compartment and a second...

20060237430 - Bake plate having engageable thermal mass: A bake station comprising a bake plate adapted to heat a substrate supported on an upper surface of the bake plate, the bake plate vertically moveable between an upper baking position and a lower cooling position; and a plurality of heat sinks adapted to be engageably coupled to a lower...

20060237433 - Integrated thermal unit having a shuttle with a temperature controlled surface: An integrated thermal unit comprising a bake plate configured to heat a substrate supported on a surface of the bake plate; a chill plate configured to cool a substrate supported on a surface of the chill plate; and a substrate transfer shuttle configured to transfer substrates from the bake plate...

20060237431 - Integrated thermal unit having a shuttle with two-axis movement: An integrated thermal unit comprises a bake station comprising a bake plate configured to hold and heat a substrate; a chill station comprising a chill plate configured to hold and cool a substrate; and a substrate transfer shuttle configured to transfer substrates from the bake plate to the chill plate...

20060237432 - Integrated thermal unit having laterally adjacent bake and chill plates on different planes: An integrated thermal unit comprising a bake plate having a substrate holding surface configured to hold and heat a substrate in a baking position and a chill plate having a substrate holding surface configured to hold and cool a substrate in a cooling position where the substrate holding surface of...

20060237434 - Dual voltage infinite temperature control for an electric cooking appliance: A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having a heating zone including an associated heating element, as well as a control element for setting a desired cooking temperature for the heating zone. When the control element is rotated from a home position across a temperature adjustment zone in a first direction,...

20060237435 - Tamper resistant temperature dial utilizing deflection pins: An adjustment interface for adjusting a controller teaches a novel apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of a heating device comprising a controller cover panel having a rotatable controller dial; a ring member mounted to axially extend beyond and away from the exterior surface, wherein the ring member has...

20060237436 - Laser heater controller: A system and method for maintaining a set point temperature of a laser. The required operating temperature range of laser may be reduced by determining whether to increase or decrease the amount of heating to the laser. A controller compares the desired set point temperature with a measured temperature which...

20060237437 - Temperature control device adapted to prevent overheating: A temperature control device comprising a heater, a plurality of heater temperature sensors, a heater temperature controller, and a power supply unit, and adapted to prevent overheating and fires caused by the overheating of a heater, is disclosed. The heater adapted to increase in temperature in response to receiving power,...

20060237438 - Temperature sensor assembly for an electrical heating arrangement: A temperature sensor assembly (30) is provided for an electrical heating arrangement (2). The temperature sensor assembly (30) comprises: a thin substantially planar substrate (32) having an upper surface (34) provided with a temperature-sensitive electrical resistance element (38) of film form, and a lower surface (64), the temperature-sensitive electrical resistance...

20060237439 - Diffuser with light emitting diode nightlight: An electrically operated diffuser has a fragrance-emitting element (8) for facilitating diffusion of an active material, and at least one light emitting diode (7). The at least one light emitting diode (7) serves as a nightlight and has a luminous intensity rating of at least about 5000 mcd at 20...

20060237440 - Electro-thermal actuator device: An electro-thermal actuator device comprises a case defining a cavity in which are housed a thermal actuator, an electrical heater and, at least partially, an actuating shaft. The device comprises a multipolar connector for the rapid, secure and reliable coupling to a respective source of electrical power supply for the...

20060237441 - Vacuum insulated heater assembly: A vacuum heater assembly for heating fluids flowing within; the assembly comprises an inner member having a heating surface with an average cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio of at least 2. The inner member is disposed within an outer member and with a vacuum drawn in the space between...

20060237442 - Power-supplying member and heating apparatus using the same: The power-supplying member comprises: a first rod-shaped member connected to power-supplied object; a second rod-shaped member connected to power supply; and a thermal-function member, which is disposed between the first rod-shaped member and the second rod-shaped member, and which has a smaller axial cross section area and a larger surface...

20060237443 - Method and arrangement for supporting vertically depending electrical resistance elements: A method of supporting vertically hanging electrical resistance elements for heating furnaces or ovens in industrial operations. Each resistance element includes current-conducting legs that extend downward and upward a number of times, and the element includes along its length a number of ceramic discs that are provided with through-holes through...

20060237444 - Current sensor: A current sensor for installation on a conductor without breaking the conductor may include an insulating base having a conductor supporting portion and a conductive coil disposed within an outer surface of the insulating base. A magnetically permeable conductor retaining member includes a portion that passes through the coil and...

20060237446 - Electric power supply control device, heating device and fixing device: An electric power supply part supplies electric power to a heat-generating member and a power requiring part. A control part controls electric power supplied to the heat-generating member and the power requiring part. A first mode is to supply electric power to the heat-generating member from only a main electric...

20060237447 - Fixing device: In a fixing device according to this invention, coils are formed on a coil bobbin having a predetermined shape at an induction heating portion including a plurality of coils. In order to minimize the temperature difference of a heating roller in the axial direction, the coil bobbin has a shape...

20060237445 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus for heating an image on a recording material by heat generation of a heating member includes a magnetic field generation means having an exciting coil and the heating member for effecting magnetic induction heat generation by a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation means....

20060237448 - Method and apparatus for attaching a membrane roof using induction heating of a susceptor: An improved induction heating apparatus is provided for attaching membrane roofs. A top membrane layer is attached to attachment disks that hold sheets of thermal insulation to the top of roof substrates. The heating apparatus emits a magnetic field that raises the temperature of the disks and a heat-activated adhesive...

20060237449 - Induction heating method and unit: It is an object of the present invention to prevent temperature decrease in a border portion of each of heating coils and to enable to eliminate an influence given by the change in a load state. In order to attain this object, an induction heating unit according to the present...

20060237450 - Induction heating method and unit: It is an object of the present invention to prevent temperature decrease in a border portion of each of heating coils and to enable to eliminate an influence given by the change in a load state. In order to attain this object, an induction heating unit according to the present...

20060237451 - Ovenware for microwave oven: Ovenware for microwave ovens which contain a composition comprising a susceptor which has a Curie point temperature of about 100° C. to about 300° C. and a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer are improved and said composition is in contact with the food or drink to be heated or cooked, and/or...

20060237452 - Defrost vessel for microwave oven: A defrost vessel for a microwave oven includes a body having a certain space therein for receiving a refrigerating load, and an antenna connected to the body for oscillating a microwave into the space of the body. When microwave is supplied into a cavity of the microwave oven, the microwave...

20060237453 - Fan module and fan duct thereof: A fan duct, which is adapted to be used with a fan, includes a body, a guiding part and at least one supporting element. The body has an accommodating space, and the guiding part is disposed therein. The guiding part has a first end surface and a second end surface,...

20060231530 - Process of forming conical holes with an electrical discharge machining system: An electrical discharge machine is configured to (i) machine at least a portion of a workpiece through electrical discharge between the workpiece and a first machining electrode aligned by the electrode guide; (ii) generate a dressed machining electrode by engaging a machining electrode aligned by the electrode guide with the...

20060231531 - Weld prep joint for electron beam or laser welding: A weld prep joint for welding a pair of axially aligned first and second machine rotor forgings includes a first weld joint configuration in an end of the first rotor forging including a first radial weld surface and a first axial rabbet surface; a second weld joint configuration on an...

20060231532 - System and method for converting welding power to plasma-cutting power: The present invention includes a plasma cutter having an input configured to receive welding power and a converter arranged according to a Ćuk topology and configured to automatically convert the welding power to plasma-cutting power....

20060231533 - Laser beam welding method: A method for laser beam welding with a fiber laser is provided. A process gas containing an active gas is directed to the machining point. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, or a mixture of said gases are particularly suitable as active gases. The process gas advantageously also contains helium and/or...

20060231534 - Method of laser welding coated members: There is disclosed a method of laser welding a number of coated metal sheets including the steps of: providing the coated sheets to be joined, and creating a raised region on at least one of the coated sheets. The raised region is formed on a first surface of the metal...

20060231535 - Method of welding a gamma-prime precipitate strengthened material: A method for welding a gamma-prime precipitation strengthened alloy component. In one aspect the welding process includes preheating the alloy component to minimize the difference in contraction between the weld deposit and the substrate portion of the component during solidification and cooling. The component having a weld that is substantially...

20060231536 - Method for the introduction of an integrated predetermined rupture line in a planar expansive body: The invention is directed to a method for introducing an integrated predetermined breaking line in a planar extending article. The method is particularly suitable for introducing an invisible predetermined breaking line with a reproducible, defined tearing resistance by means of a laser in an inhomogeneous material, such as a woven...

20060231537 - Machine and process for cutting openings in a substrate: The machine has at least a cutting tool (12), a transfer system (7,8) holding said substrate (1) and driving said substrate (1) along a determined direction. The cutting tool (12) comprises a laser beam (13) that can be moved in two perpendicular directions and evacuation means (11,15) to evacuate a...

20060231538 - Welding torch maintenance center: A welding torch maintenance center that uses a microcontroller to control the operation, to configure the maintenance center, to repeat the reaming process for excessive spatter deposit inside the nozzle, to spray the nozzle with anti-spatter fluid, to cut the welding wire, to provide a tool center point check signal,...

20060231539 - Method for rating and/or ranking welding electrodes: Methods are disclosed for rating a welding electrode and/or for ranking two or more electrodes with respect to gas tracking effects in gas shielded flux cored arc welding processes. The methods involve performing a standardized welding process using an electrode of interest to create a test weld on a workpiece...

20060231540 - Method and apparatus for short-circuit welding: Methods and systems are disclosed for modified short-circuit welding of dissimilar metal workpieces, such as stainless steel and low-carbon steel pipe sections, in which a welding electrode is energized to provide a series of modified short-circuit welding cycles with advanced control over applied energy to facilitate joining two different metals...

20060231542 - Connecting device for fixing flat-shaped separation elements: Connection means for fixing planar partitioning elements to a wall, particularly for shower partitioning elements made of glass or plastic, with a base element that can be fixed to the wall with a fixing surface and a fixing element that stretches transversely to the base element to which the planar...

20060231541 - Heater that attaches electronic component to and detaches the same from substrate: A heater that attaches an electronic component having a ball grid array structure to and detaches the electronic component from a substrate on which the electronic component operates includes a body fixed onto the electronic component, and a heating element, provided on the body, which heats and melts soldering balls...

20060231543 - Heating apparatus: The present invention provides a heating apparatus including: a power source for heating; a heating element; and a bimetal-type thermostat placed between the power source and the heating element, the bimetal-type thermostat cutting off energization upon temperature reaching to a first temperature and restoring the energization upon temperature dropping and...

20060231544 - Plug and heating element assembly for a diffusing device for volatile substances: e

20060231545 - Temperature-limiting device: A temperature-limiting device (14) is provided for an electric heater (2), the heater (2) being located behind a heatable surface (4) and comprising a dish-like support (6) having therein at least one electric heating element (12) having first and second terminal regions (12A, 12B). The device comprises thermally responsive bimetallic...

20060231546 - Sensor assembly for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface: A sensor assembly is disclosed for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface heated by a heat source and disposed between the heat source and the heating surface in parallel relationship to the heating surface. The sensor assembly includes a first sensor having a carrier and...

20060231547 - Garment incorporating functional electrical circuit: Disclosed is a breathable heater element for a garment or for the lining of a garment such as an outdoor jacket, e.g. a waterproof jacket. The heater element is formed from porous metallised fabric such a nickel plated woven polyester fabric by photochemical etching of a suitable track pattern onto...

20060231548 - Heating radiator: A heating radiator, comprising a substantially flat heating element, which is recessed within a jacket made of metal plate which is visible to the user of the radiator; the jacket is constituted by a front portion, from the side ends of which edge portions protrude which are folded so as...

20060231549 - Thermal and high magnetic field treatment of materials and associated apparatus: An apparatus and method for altering characteristics, such as can include structural, magnetic, electrical, optical or acoustical characteristics, of an electrically-conductive workpiece utilizes a magnetic field within which the workpiece is positionable and schemes for thermally treating the workpiece by heating or cooling techniques in conjunction with the generated magnetic...

20060231550 - Product guidance system for continuous conveyor microwave oven: A constraint mechanism for holding products as they are processed through a microwave applicator, used specifically for constraining products as they travel on one or more continuous conveyors....

20060231551 - Method for controlling the oven temperature, and temperature control unit: Method for controlling the temperature of an oven, in particular a kitchen oven, so as to reach a preset temperature through a heating process during a predetermined heating period based on a control program, said control program consisting of a general basic control program predefined for a given type of...

20060231552 - Microwave popcorn container and method of fabrication: A microwave popcorn container and its method of fabrication is described. The container is constructed of two parts, a formable paperboard dish and a top flexible impermeable sheet capable of being deployed outwardly by the popcorn kernels when popped. The paperboard dish is formed with a bottom wall and a...

20060231553 - Retractable canopy range vent hood mounted below over-the-range microwave ovens: A canopy vent hood, particularly for mounting below an over-the-range microwave oven, has a substantially flat first side panel, a substantially flat second side panel and a triangulate-profiled nose element. The first and second side panels are spaced apart, and the nose element is translatable between a first position jutting...

20060226127 - Positioning device for positioning transverse wires for a mesh-welding machine: A positioning device for positioning transverse wires for a mesh-welding machine has a guide (101) for receiving one of the transverse wires and two slides (120, 140), which can move freely, for making contact with the transverse wire received in the guide (101) at two opposite end sides. The slides...

20060226128 - Laser welding method and laser welding robot: A laser welding method using a laser welding robot irradiating a workpiece with a laser beam, the laser welding method has firing the laser beam at a time of not welding, making the laser beam move to the next weld location at a feed rate faster than the feed rate...

20060226129 - Laser drive device, laser light emitting device and laser driving method: A laser drive device, a laser light emitting device and a laser driving method capable of preventing deterioration or failure of a laser element due to returned lights by defining a control limitation value taking into account an affection of the returned lights to the laser element by calculating a...

20060226130 - Chopper output stage for arc welder power source: Power sources are disclosed for electric arc welding or cutting processes, in which an interleaved multiphase switching converter is provided with a plurality of converter power circuits to convert a DC signal to a regulated signal suitable for welding....

20060226131 - System and method for pulse welding: Systems and methods are provided for pulse welding, in which a welding signal is provided to an electrode in series of pulse welding cycles, where the amount of energy applied to the electrode in each cycle is determined and a pulse is provided to initiate a transfer condition of each...

20060226134 - Alignment mechanism for a welding torch: In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a welding torch that includes features facilitating aligned assembly of various components of the welding torch with respect to one another. For example, the welding torch includes a nipple that carries a pin member extending from both an inner peripheral...

20060226135 - Ergonomic handle attachment for welding torch: An ergonomic handle attachment to be used with a welding torch handle, the attachment has an attachment portion having a first wall that is selectively attached to a wall of the handle and a second wall which extends from the first wall and is selectively received by an opening in...

20060226133 - Welding torch nipple: In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention provides a welding torch nipple for coupling a welding cable and neck assembly to one another. The exemplary nipple includes two hollow tubes: an inner tube disposed in an outer tube. The inner tube includes features that facilitate mating with a welding...

20060226132 - Welding torch with enhanced cooling: In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention relates to a welding torch. The welding torch includes a first hollow member through which wire electrode is routed and that has a plurality of protrusions that extend from an inner surface thereof. Advantageously, these protrusions of the exemplary welding torch increase...

20060226136 - Fume gun: A torch for use in welding operations during which smoke and/or fumes are created has a nozzle and a handle connected to a conduit extending between the handle and the nozzle. A fume extraction duct extends from the nozzle and through the handle. An annular member surrounds the axial end...

20060226137 - Method and apparatus for feeding wire to a welding arc: A method and apparatus for feeding wire in a welding system include one or more motors disposed adjacent the wire to drive it. A wire feed motor is also disposed along the wire path, and is closer to the source of wire than the torch, and closer to the source...

20060226138 - High strength flux cored electrode: Disclosed are electrode compositions that produce high strength and/or high impact toughness weld deposits that exhibit reduced potential for hydrogen cracking. Also disclosed are the compositions of various high strength and/or high impact toughness weld deposits that exhibit reduced potentials for hydrogen cracking. Related methods of arc welding the noted...

20060226139 - Wok-piece positioner: Work-piece positioners include a positioner chassis, a rotary framework coupled to the chassis, and a mezzanine disposed above the chassis, wherein the mezzanine is configured to mount one or more robots above the positioner. The rotary framework may be configured such that it may rotate a work-piece between a work-piece...

20060226140 - Heated tray: The present invention relates to a food warming apparatus, particularly to a tray, containing the heating elements, and a base that supplies electrical energy to the heating elements that work in conjunction with an accompanying beverage container for warming alcoholic beverages, such as Saké. When at least one Tokkuri (a...

20060226141 - High frequency heating apparatus: There is constructed a constitution such that a shunt resistor 30 is interposed in series with a portion capable of measuring an output current of a unidirectional power source portion 1 of a high frequency heating apparatus and a voltage generated at the shunt resistor 30 is outputted by a...

20060226142 - Enhancement of performance of a conductive wire in a multilayered substrate: An electronic structure having wiring, and an associated method of designing the structure, for limiting a temperature gradient in the wiring. The electronic structure includes a substrate having a layer that includes a first and second wire which do not physically touch each other. The first and second wires are...

20060219666 - Electrode wire for electric discharge machining and manufacturing method of the same: Enhanced electrode discharge machining properties of an electrode wire are achieved when the electrode wire comprises a coil, a covering layer formed on a periphery of the coil, and grains formed on the covering layer. The grains comprise a copper-zinc alloy including about 0.01 to 0.5 weight % of at...

20060219668 - Machining fluid level detection device for wire cut electrical discharge machines: A table for placing a workpiece is grounded. An electrode for detecting machining fluid level is attached to an upper guide that guides the wire electrode, with the electrode insulated from the upper guide. A voltage is applied to the electrode, and the voltage between the electrode and the grounded...

20060219667 - Method and device for measuring and adjusting the electrode for taper machining on an electrical discharge machine: A device and method for measuring and adjusting an electrode used during electrical discharge taper machining, referenced on three axes, Y and Y horizontal and Z vertical, whereas two linear geometric references, bottom and top, which may be intersected by a wire, each of them lying in a plane XY,...

20060219669 - Stud weld: A welding stud is attachable to a workpiece at a work end portion shaped for enhanced attachment strength with the workpiece. The welding stud has a portion of reduced thickness along a body portion between the work end portion and a retaining collar. The reduced thickness portion is furnished to...

20060219670 - Stud welding method and stud welding device particularly for stud welding without a support foot: The invention relates to a stud welding method, particularly for welding without a supporting foot, which makes it possible to securely detect the presence or the absence of a part to be welded in the stud holding device. For this purpose, in a first embodiment of the method, the stud...

20060219673 - Apparatus for the industrial processing of a material by optical radiation: Apparatus for the industrial processing of a material by a fibre laser, which fibre laser emits optical radiation, the apparatus configured such that the optical radiation forms an optical power distribution on a surface of the material, including first and second optical powers which are located at respective first and...

20060219672 - Laser bonding tool with improved bonding accuracy: A bonding tool for use in a laser bonding apparatus comprises an elongated body portion and a foot portion coupled thereto. The foot portion extends substantially transversely from the body portion and has a laser aperture and a guide channel therethrough. The guide channel is disposed between the body portion...

20060219671 - Thermal management system for a removable build chamber for use with a laser sintering system: A thermal management system is provided to control the preheating and cool down of a removable build chamber in a laser sintering system. A thermal management station controls preheating of a removable build chamber to heat the chamber to a temperature at or near the operating temperature of the laser...

20060219674 - Centralized control architecture for a plasma arc system: Apparatus, systems, and methods for monitoring the processing of a workpiece that includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and using an optical detector for measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece as a result of the incident laser beam. The detector generates at least two signals based...

20060219675 - Optical horned lightpipe or lightguide: A laser welding apparatus having a laser source outputting a laser beam and a light transmitting device being positioned downstream from the laser source. The light transmitting device transmits the laser beam therethrough. The laser beam exiting the light transmitting device has at least a zero order light lobe and...

20060219676 - Fabrication of long range periodic nanostructures in transparent or semitransparent dielectrics: To make high quality long-range periodic nanostructures in a transparent or semi-transparent substrate, the transparent or semi-transparent substrate is scanned with a linearly polarized laser beam generated by a femtosecond laser and exceeding a predetermined energy/pulse threshold along a scanning path. Sub-diffraction limit structures are formed as periodic planes of...

20060219677 - Method of manufacturing an eyeless suture needle: A method for manufacturing an eyeless needle by which a satisfactory hole can be formed in the end surface of a fine suture needle having a needle diameter less than 150 micrometers is proposed. In a method for manufacturing an eyeless needle by forming a hole for inserting and fixing...

20060219678 - Wafer characteristics via reflectometry and wafer processing apparatus and method: An exemplary system includes a measuring device to acquire non-contact thickness measurements of a wafer and a laser beam to cut the wafer at a rate based at least in part on one or more thicknesses measurements. An exemplary method includes illuminating a substrate with radiation, measuring at least some...

20060219679 - Method and apparatus for welding with high frequency protection: A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed. The power supply has two output lines, and two inductances that are magnetically coupled, or a common mode inductance, in the output lines. The inductances may be installed when the power supply is built, or added afterwards. The inductance may...

20060219682 - High-frequency surgical apparatus and a method for operating same: The invention relates to a high-frequency surgical apparatus in which, for the purpose of cutting and/or coagulating biological tissue by means of high-frequency current, a high-frequency generator having a first electrode and a second electrode forms a high-frequency circuit through the tissue being treated, with an electric arc being formed,...

20060219680 - Inline spark gap assembly: A spark gap point and spark gap assembly for a welding-type device are disclosed for igniting and stabilizing a welding-type arc. A double-headed spark gap point having spark gap surfaces on two ends is incorporated into a spark gap assembly with a pair of single-headed spark gap points that each...

20060219681 - One sided electrode for manufacturing processes especially for joining: A process whereby a one sided electrode is allowed to discharge to essentially its own potential field is presented. The process may be utilized for joining by discharging particles as well as for spot welding or other heating purposes. Examples of several uses are given and the electrical diagram for...

20060219683 - Welding gun: Several aspects of an in-line welding gun are disclosed. In one aspect, the welding gun has a variable profile insulating boot disposed over the torch barrel of the gun. The variable profile insulating boot may be comprised of a molded material having varying thickness to provide the desired insulating properties....

20060219685 - Flux cored electrode with fluorine: A cored electrode to form a weld bead with little or no gas tracking. The cored electrode includes a metal sheath and a fill composition. The filling composition includes a slag forming agent and at least one fluorine containing compound....

20060219684 - Modified flux system in cored electrode: A cored electrode having reduced moisture pick-up properties and which forms a weld bead with low diffusible hydrogen in a gas shielded electric arc welding process. The cored electrode includes a metal sheath and a fill composition. The fill composition includes titanium dioxide, slag forming agent and a sodium-silica-titanate compound....

20060219686 - Grip heater control apparatus: A grip heater control apparatus (7) capable of increasing the opportunities to enable a heater (2) to warm a grip (1) while suppressing a voltage drop of a battery (10), the grip heater control apparatus comprising a heater (2) for generating heat by means of electric power supplied from the...

20060219687 - Laser heater assembly: A heated laser assembly for maintaining a set point temperature of a laser. A common transistor external to the laser is positioned in thermal proximity to the laser. A thermal transfer member is positioned in thermal contact between the laser and the transistor. The transistor heats the thermal transfer member,...

20060219688 - Substrate transfer apparatus, method of transferring substrate, and method of manufacturing electro-optical device: A substrate transfer apparatus transfers substrates stored in a first substrate storage case, which has support grooves in its inner wall, along the support grooves to substrate storage surfaces included in a second substrate storage case. The substrate transfer apparatus includes a first-substrate-storage-case placement section in which the first substrate...

20060219689 - Thermal interface material and method for making the same: A thermal interface material (100) includes a macromolecular matrix (10) and a plurality of thermally conductive fibers (20) incorporated therein. The macromolecular matrix (10) has a first surface (11) and an opposite second surface (12). Each of the thermally conductive fibers (20) is substantially parallel to each other and extends...

20060219690 - Infant warming system: The present invention provides a warmed contour change pad for providing a soothing environment to change the diaper of an infant. The device comprises a flexible warming film of electrically conductive material, an electrical power supply to supply electrical current to the warming film, a cover, and a controller to...

20060219691 - Igniter shields: New igniter systems are provided that comprise a ceramic igniter element and an affixed encasing shield element. The shield element may be engaged or affixed to the igniter element in a variety of configurations, including by direct attachment to the igniter element or through another structure interposed between the igniter...

20060219692 - Pointer for interactive display system: There is disclosed a pointing device for use with an interactive surface, the pointing device comprising a coil for producing an electromagnetic field which couples into the interactive surface, the pointing device being arranged, in use, to be attached to a finger....

20060219693 - Personalized appliance and method of making the same: In one aspect, a method of personalizing an appliance before it is received by a consumer includes receiving the appliance in a shipping package and removing the appliance from the package. A thin panel is attached to a major surface of the appliance. The thin panel has an imprinted graphic...

20060219694 - Application device for driving aromatherapeutic particles: An application device for driving aromatherapeutic particles, in that the application device provides safe and constant temperatures for activating aromatherapeutic particles through a medium material having a high evaporation temperature, such that aromatherapeutic particle elements having intact and complete structures are evenly liberated and released. The application device comprises a...

20060219695 - Low noise fan heater: An electric fan heater includes a housing and a base formed integrally with the housing or attached thereto. An array of louvres is attached to or formed integrally with the housing. An electric motor-driven fan is located within the housing and blows air toward the louvres. An electric heating element...

20060219696 - Method for detecting the inclined status of hot plate: A method for detecting the inclined status of a hot plate comprising selecting a sensitive photoresist coated on a wafer. A first wafer is positioned on a standard hot plate to perform a bake treatment. A stepping exposure with gradually changing light intensity is performed to obtain the minimum exposure...

20060219697 - Panel arrangement for a domestic appliance: A panel arrangement for a domestic appliance, having a panel which can be fitted to the domestic appliance such that it is visible from the outside. Indicator and/or operator controls are provided which are mounted on the panel. A printed circuit board comprises control and possibly power electronics and can...

20060219698 - Feedback control system and method for maintaining constant resistance operation of electrically heated elements: A system and method for controlling electrical heating of an element to maintain a constant electrical resistance, by adjusting electrical power supplied to such element according to an adaptive feedback control algorithm, in which all the parameters are (1) arbitrarily selected; (2) pre-determined by the physical properties of the controlled...

20060219699 - Method for adjusting the temperature of a motor vehicle seat: In a method for adjusting the temperature of a motor vehicle seat, which includes a seat ventilating system and a seat heater, to a predetermined desired value, in which the temperature of the seat is detected in the region of a seat surface by a first temperature sensor and the...

20060219700 - Pixel driving method, timing controller and liquid crystal display: Thereafter, a pixel is driven by the overdrive level OD to reach the target level within a time frame. The lookup table comprises a plurality of columns and rows. The columns define the initial levels, and the rows define the target levels. Each of a plurality of coefficients an corresponds...

20060219701 - Controller and heating wire capable of preventing generation of electromagnetic waves: The present invention relates, in general, to a temperature controller and heating cable used for electric heating bedding, such as an electric blanket, electric papered floor or electric fomentation device, or warmers and, more particularly, to a controller having a safety device, which can immediately shut off the supply of...

20060219702 - Electronic appliance including display unit: An electronic appliance is provided including a display unit movably installed along a guide rail, a protection cover which slides between a first position covering the display unit and a second position exposing the display unit, and a connection unit connecting the sliding movement of the protection cover between the...

20060219703 - Heat conductor support disc: A ceramic heat conductor support disc for supporting an electrical heating element for electrically heated furnace installations. The support disc has a center aperture lying parallel to the longitudinal axis of the heating element, and one or more apertures located between the center aperture and the periphery of the disc....

20060219704 - Appliance for heating meals: The invention relates to a device for heating up meals. It comprises a housing which can be closed by means of a door and shields the surroundings from electromagnetic waves. One or more functional trays which contain one or more induction coils are held within the housing, in order to...

20060219705 - Method for temperature measurement in a household appliance: A method for temperature measurement in a household appliance includes generating a high-frequency electromagnetic excitation wave of a predefined transmit frequency. The transmit frequency is selected from a frequency band including temperature-dependent resonant frequencies that occur in a surface wave device incorporated in a temperature measuring probe and which respectively...

20060219706 - Curie temperature thermostat for a eddy current heating device and method: The device and method are used for controlling eddy currents generated by an electro-magnetic heater having at least one magnetic field producing element. To control the heater, a source of heat is used to heat a Curie temperature material, located adjacent to the magnetic field producing element. This prevents heat...

20060219707 - Method and apparatus for joining plastic pipe: A simpler method and apparatus for joining plastic pipe (2) is provided by creating a flange ring (4) on the end of a plastic pipe (2), the flange ring (4) being cut from a short length of a larger dimension plastic pipe selected or machined to fit closely over the...

20060219708 - Multi-panel reconfigurable dry erase board: A group of flexible dry erase panels are positioned along a set of rails (free-standing, wall-mounted, etc.), creating a multi-panel dry erase board. Panels can be repositioned along the rails, so as to accomplish rearranging of the panels. Panels can be slid along the set of rails or can be...

20060219709 - Heating systems and methods: Heating systems and methods for inductive heating or a combination of resistive and inductive heating. A heater coil is inductively coupled to an article and a current signal is supplied to the heater coil. The heater coil generates a magnetic flux, based on the applied current signal, for inductively heating...

20060219710 - Spectroscopy-based real-time control for microwave-assisted chemistry: The invention is an instrument and method for microwave-assisted chemical synthesis. The instrument includes a source of microwave radiation for applying microwave energy to a sample, a microwave cavity in wave communication with the source for holding the sample during the application of microwave energy, and a substantially monochromatic radiation...

20060219711 - Power supply apparatus for sliding door: A power supply apparatus for a vehicular sliding door is provided, including a power supply line electrically coupled to a power supply; a power supply line protector including a rectangular-shaped case and disposed in the vehicular sliding door, in which the power supply line is housed in a bent state;...

20060219712 - Integrated microwaveable heat storage device: An integrated microwaveable heat storage device that absorbs substantial amounts of microwave energy in a microwave oven in a relatively short period of time (one to 2 minutes) and releases this energy as heat (infrared radiation) over an extended period of time (typically 20 to 30 minutes The device includes...

20060219713 - Ovenware for microwave oven: Ovenware for microwave ovens which contain a composition comprising a susceptor and a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer are improved when the composition also has a thermal conductivity of about 0.7 W/m° K. or more. Heat generated by absorption of microwave radiation by the susceptor is more readily conducted to the...

20060219714 - Capacitor of magnetron: Disclosed herein is a capacitor for a magnetron. The capacitor has dielectric members, which have a converging angle of less than 180° defined between lines extending from both sides of each dielectric member formed between corresponding ends of inner and outer electrodes of the dielectric member. The capacitor is reduced...

20060219715 - Radio frequency and microwave radiation used in conjunction with convective thermal heating to expedite curing of an imprinted material: A system and method is provided in which a radio frequency transmitter and/or a microwave frequency transmitter applies radio and/or microwave frequency energy, respectively, to an imprinted material to cure the imprinted material. In some embodiments, an oven may be used to apply thermal energy to the imprinted material in...