Electric heating inventions 01/07

20070017905 - Method for generating a laser pulse for the fine machining of workpieces using a fiber laser: Method for generating a laser pulse for the fine machining of workpieces using a fiber laser, the laser fiber of which is optically pumped by use of at least one diode laser which is operated by a current pulse whose slew rate, pulse height, and pulse length are adjusted in... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070017906 - Shimmed laser beam welding process for joining superalloys for gas turbine applications: A method of laser beam welding at least two adjacent superalloy components includes (a) aligning the components along a pair of faying surfaces but without a backing plate; (b) placing a superalloy shim between the faying surfaces; (c) welding the components together using a laser beam causing portions of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070017907 - Laser treatment device, laser treatment method, and semiconductor device fabrication method: A semiconductor film formed on a substrate is crystallized by continuously oscillating type laser. The scanning direction of the continuously oscillating type laser and the crystallization direction are coincident with each other. Adjustment of the crystallization direction and the charge transferring direction of the thin film transistors makes control of... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070017908 - System and method for laser machining: A laser machining system and method uses a shaped laser beam, such as a long, narrow beam, and effectively scans the beam in the narrow direction across a mask having an aperture pattern. The pattern on the mask is imaged onto a moving workpiece and the patterned laser beam selectively... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070017909 - Abutment module: A abutment module, more particularly for automatic processing and conveying equipment, comprises an abutment member arranged on a base for objects moving in a movement plane in a current direction of working motion, such abutment member being able to be moved out of and back into such plane of movement... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070017910 - Welding torch and welding robot: a

20070017911 - Arc welding robot: The invention comprises a robot main body and a protection cover. The robot main body can be swung by a rotary pipe shaft holding a wire feed device and including a hollow portion and is structured such that a connecting cable and/or a gas hose are guided through the hollow... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070017912 - Configurable dual process welding head and method: A welding head employs a carriage assembly for guiding the welding head along a track or guide. A torch assembly, mounted on the carriage assembly, is configurable for multiple welding processes. The torch assembly includes a torch block and a GTA filler wire guide mounted together on a mounting plate,... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070017913 - Process, method and device for the production and/or derivation of hydrogen utilizing microwave energy: This invention is directed toward a process, method and device for the production and/or derivation of hydrogen utilizing microwave energy through use of a microwave susceptor that absorbs/assimilates microwave energy and converts it to radiant/heat energy which is imparted to iron and alters its physical characteristics such that water in... Agent: Nestor Martinez

20070012663 - Magnetron sputtering system for large-area substrates having removable anodes: The present invention generally provides an apparatus and method for processing a surface of a substrate in physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber that has an increased anode surface area to improve the deposition uniformity on large area substrates. In general, aspects of the present invention can be used for flat... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070012664 - Enhancing the width of polycrystalline grains with mask: A system, method and masking arrangement are provided of enhancing the width of polycrystalline grains produced using sequential lateral solidification using a modified mask pattern is disclosed. One exemplary mask pattern employs rows of diamond or circular shaped areas in order to control the width of the grain perpendicular to... Agent: Baker & Botts

20070012665 - Laser ablation: Thermal characteristics of a layer being ablated by a laser are sensed and used to adjust ablation by the laser.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070012666 - Laser trimmed semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same: A method of laser trimming a semiconductor device having a plurality of thin film resistors is disclosed. The method includes choosing a linear trimming direction in which a linearly polarized laser beam will be applied to the thin film resistors to thereby create trim cuts in the thin film resistors.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070012667 - Method of suppressing distortion of a working laser beam of a laser link processing system: A method of suppressing distortion of a working laser beam directed for incidence on a target specimen presented for processing by a laser link processing system uses a spatial filter to remove stray light-induced distortion from the working laser beam.... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070012669 - Laser processing head: A laser processing head comprises nozzle-holding means (5) for holding a nozzle in which a nozzle hole (11) is formed; condensing optical system-holding means (3) for holding a condensing optical system (2), the condensing optical system-holding means being slidably arranged in the nozzle-holding means while maintaining sealing, moving means (6)... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070012668 - Laser processing machine: A laser processing machine, for processing a work by irradiating a laser beam, is provided which includes: a processing head (16) in which a nozzle hole (41) for passing the laser beam passes is formed; a focusing optical system (13), which is held in the processing head, for focusing the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070012670 - Welding device and welding torch: A welding device includes a welding station with a welding torch which is connected thereto and from which there extends a welding electrode with a free end. The welding electrode is electrically connected to a suitable electric welding power supply. After a fixation device provided for this purpose is released,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070012671 - Welding method and welded joint structure: The invention provides a welding system capable of freely controlling the dispersion and concentration of arc heat over the groove face with an extreamly narrow gap and a high strength and high quality welded joint structure which is formed by this welding system and which is capable of preventing softening/hardening... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070012673 - Barium and lithium ratio for flux cored electrode: Various slag systems exhibiting improved flow characteristics and weld puddle properties are provided. Also provided are flux cored electrodes for producing the noted slag systems and related methods of arc welding.... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070012674 - Method for evaluating and/or comparing welding consumables: Methods and systems are disclosed for characterizing a welding consumable, such as flux or an electrode, and/or for comparing two or more welding consumables for use in narrow gap deep groove welding operations, including creating test welds on fixtures having joint grooves of various angles for a given groove depth,... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070012672 - Umbilical member handling structure for industrial robot: An umbilical member handling structure for an industrial robot includes a first wrist element arranged rotatably at a forward end of a forearm, a second wrist element arranged rotatably at a forward end of the first wrist element, a working tool arranged at a forward end of the second wrist... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070012675 - Low voltage warming blanket: A low voltage warming blanket adapted for use in vehicles powered by the vehicles DC power source is provided with a control selectively actuatable to activate the blanket for one of a plurality of preset time periods at at least one pre-set temperature, the control having a reset button to... Agent: Dennis A. Gross D|b|a The Hill Firm

20070012676 - Fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus: A fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus are disclosed. The fixing apparatus includes two or more heaters with temperature detecting function that generate heat with electric current and detect temperature; a heating unit that includes the heater with the temperature detecting function; a film, a surface of which slides... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070012677 - Heating body: A heating body is provided. The heating body includes a tube and a heating member disposed in the tube. When a radius from a center of the heating body to an outer circumference of the heating member is “r,” a radius of the tube is equal to or greater than... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070012678 - Heating system for bathing unit: The present invention provides a control system suitable for use with a bathing unit system having a water receptacle. The control system comprises a heating module, a power source and a controller in communication with the heating module and the power source. The power source includes an energy storage member... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20070012679 - Printer to radiate far-infrared rays: A well-being printer to radiate far-infrared rays, the printer including a printer frame, and part or an entire area of the printer frame contains far-infrared ray radiating material. The far-infrared ray radiating material may be active carbon, and the active carbon may be either contained in or coated on the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070012680 - Heatable container: THE INVENTION provides a novel heatable container suitable for material such as bitumen comprising a vessel, suitable for holding a flowable material, the vessel including side wall zones, end wall zones and a base wall zone;and heating means configured to transfer heat to at least the base wall zone as... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070012681 - Heating body: A heating body is provided. The heating body includes a plurality of heating members having different thermal expansion coefficients and a tube in which the heating members are disposed. At least one of the plurality of heating members supports other heating member.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070012682 - Rare earth element contained substrate for heat generating device: A rare earth element contained substrate for heat generating device contains the rare earth elements, compounds of rare earth elements, or rare earth minerals so as to heighten its withstanding temperature and improve its heat dissipation, and it is also able to radiate a for infrared ray and yield negative... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070012683 - Device including inductively heatable fluid retainment region, and method: A device is provided that comprises one or more fluid retainment regions each having at least one wall, and one or more loops in heat-transfer communication with the at least one wall. Each of the loops can comprise an electrical conductor that surrounds the same or a different fluid retainment... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070012684 - Power control apparatus and method for electric cookers: A power control apparatus for electric cookers is disclosed, which comprises: an input unit, for setting parameters of temperature control, power control and timing control, etc.; an output unit, for displaying parameters of temperature, power and timing, etc.; a micro controller unit (MCU), having a programmer pulse generator (PPG) and... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070012685 - Device for heating a liquid for domestic appliance, domestic appliance fitted with said device: A device for heating a liquid for a domestic appliance, comprising a main body (1) which is connected to a reservoir of liquid and associated with an additional element (3) covering a surface of the main body (1) in order to define a liquid circulation volume, characterized in that the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070012686 - Food warming or cooling package thermometer assembly: The present invention is a thermometer assembly adapted to be utilized to sense the temperature of a material within a container, such as a food item heating or cooling container. The assembly includes a spout connected to the container, a closure releasably engageable with the spout, and a temperature sensing... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070012687 - Door-stopping device for motor vehicles: A door-stopping device for motor vehicles, includes a door holder bar, a support housing including a passage for the door holder bar to pass through, and a locking unit disposed in the support housing, which includes two pivotally mounted locking levers. Each locking lever is pre-tensioned by a spring element... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070012688 - Bacon package converts to a rack for cooking bacon in a microwave oven and collecting grease for disposal: A method of packaging bacon so that after folding and joining two tabs, the package converts to a rack for holding the bacon and collecting the grease during microwave cooking.... Agent: Ronald Dean Sholders

20070012689 - Microwave cooker: A microwave cooker comprises a body having a cooking chamber therein, the cooking chamber having one opened side, a microwave source disposed at the body for supplying microwave to the cooking chamber, a door coupled to the body for opening and closing the cooking chamber, and a multi-stage choke seal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070012690 - Microwave cooker: A microwave cooker comprises a body having a cooking chamber therein for forming an appearance of the microwave cooker, a microwave source disposed at the body for supplying microwave to the cooking chamber, a door openably coupled to one side of the body for opening and closing the cooking chamber,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070012691 - Microwave cooker: A microwave cooker comprises a body having a cooking chamber therein, the cooking chamber having one opened side, a microwave source disposed at the body for supplying microwave to the cooking chamber, a door coupled to the body for opening and closing the cooking chamber, and a multi-stage choke seal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070012692 - Thermal gelation of foods and biomaterials using rapid heating: The invention uses rapid heating to effect a material property change in a biomaterial. The biomaterial is heated to a predetermined real temperature, whereas the biomaterial's total thermal treatment is described by an equivalent temperature and an equivalent time defining a point above a minimum gel set temperature line, above... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20070007251 - Method of repairing a rail: A system or method of repairing railroad rails which includes a head, upright and base sections. The method includes at least the following steps: identifying and locating a defect in the rail, removing the defect by removing material from the rail surrounding the defect in at least the head section... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070007252 - Welding machine for the production of wire grid sheet: A welding machine, operating by the electric resistance welding method, for producing wire grid mat of longitudinal and transverse wires (L, Q) crossing one another and welded together at the crossing points, having a plurality of welding units (1, 1′), located transversely to the production direction, which at least for... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070007253 - System and method for clamping and resistance welding: An improved spot welding system for clamping and welding a plurality of workpieces at predetermined datum locations includes a clamping element, and at least one electrode. The preferred electrode(s) and element are concentrically alignable during engagement, and configured to produce an annular weld about the datum location. More preferably, the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070007254 - Hybrid laser and resistance welding system and method: An improved fusion welding system having a heating unit and welding device is adapted for increasing the efficiency of welding a plurality of workpieces. The system preferably presents a single-sided process, and includes first and second electrode wheels operable to heat a portion of the workpieces to a minimum temperature,... Agent: Kathryn A. Marra General Motors Corporation

20070007255 - Stud welding method: A method of welding a stud 15 to a base material 14, both made of magnesium or magnesium alloy, comprising; a first step of disposing the stud 15 having a projection 28 at an end portion thereof to have a gap to the base material 14; a second step of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070007257 - Microwave plasma burner: The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating flames and more particularly to the microwave plasma burner for generation of high-temperature plasma flame by injecting gaseous, liquid or solid-powder hydrocarbon-fuels into plasma generated by microwaves. The invention provides a compact and portable apparatus for generating plasma flame. The apparatus... Agent: Han Sup Uhm

20070007256 - Plasma arc torch providing angular shield flow injection: Plasma arc torches described herein include a torch tip with an improved nozzle that provides angular shield flow injection. In particular, the nozzle provides angular/conical impingement of a fluid (e.g., a shield gas) on an ionized plasma gas flowing through a plasma arc torch. Some of the torch tips described... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070007258 - Metering system and method for supplying gas to a torch: A metering system and associated method for supplying gas to a torch are provided. The metering system includes a controller that is configured to adjust a pressure regulator according to the pressure and flow rate of the gas delivered to the torch. For example, the torch can be a plasma... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070007259 - Apparatus for simultaneous laser welding: A device for the simultaneous welding of work pieces and containing a plurality of laser light sources. The laser light sources are positioned on at least one circle in such a manner that the partial beams emitted by the laser light sources produce at least one region that lies radially... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070007260 - Method for the production and/or repair of structural components for gas turbines: A method is for manufacturing and/or repairing components, e.g., blades and blade segments, for gas turbines, e.g., for aircraft engines, by laser-powder build-up welding. Laser-powder build-up welding is performed using at least one substructure, the material build-up by a powder material occurring in the process of laser-powder build-up welding such... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070007261 - Welding method for golf club head: A welding method for a golf club head includes preparing a first club head part made of Fe—Mn—Al alloy, preparing a second club head part made of an alloy having a melting point higher than that of the Fe—Mn—Al alloy, and bonding the first club head part and the second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070007262 - Controller for arc welding robot: In a conventional arc welding robot control unit, since an emergency stop circuit for a robot and an emergency stop circuit for a welding machine exist independently of each other, not only the circuit configuration thereof is long but also the emergency stop enforcing processings and emergency stop removing processings... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070007263 - Method and apparatus for arc welding with arc control: A method and apparatus for providing welding power with an arc-width control is disclosed. The power supply includes a power circuit that provides a welding output characterized by a plurality of welding output parameters, and the power circuit receives at least one control input. A controller provides control signals to... Agent: Corrigan Law Office

20070007265 - Electric arc welder: An electric arc welder for depositing weld metal along a groove between two edges of a metal workpiece where the welder comprises a first electrode driven by a first wire feeder toward a point in said groove, a second electrode driven by a second wire feeder toward the point and... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070007264 - Hex mount for welding torch: A mounting apparatus for a welding torch has a bracket having a body with an opening therein and first and second arms extending from the body. The opening of the body is hex-shaped and adapted to enable an associated welding torch to be mounted in various positions. A mounting arm... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070007266 - Handle grip with heater: Onto a surface of a cylindrical core body 1 made of synthetic resin, is adhered a heater unit 2 which is formed by adhering, with an adhesive agent, an electric resistance member 4 made of a SUS foil on an inner surface of a flexible electrically insulating plate 3 made... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070007267 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing thin film heaters: A method and apparatus for manufacturing thin film heaters. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method and apparatus includes an automated process for applying at least one conductor to a conductive substrate, where the conductor and the conductive substrate are in electrical communication. In alternate embodiments, a... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070007268 - Apparatus for placing thermoplastic decoration: There is disclosed an apparatus for placing a thermoplastic decoration onto clothes. The apparatus includes a handle, an iron connected to the handle and a pusher connected to the iron. The iron includes a heating tube for receiving and heating the thermoplastic decoration. The pusher can push the thermoplastic decoration... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070007269 - Planar resistance heating element and manufacturing method thereof: Disclosed herein is a manufacturing method of a planar resistance heating element and a planar resistance heating element made using the method. In the manufacturing method of a planar resistance heating element by etching an aluminum foil deposited on an insulating substrate in a desired pattern, printing carbon paste and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070007271 - Apparatus for supplying a breathing gas: An apparatus for supplying a breathing gas at a pressure level that at least in some phases is above ambient pressure includes a blower device including an impeller and a housing device to receive the impeller. A suspension device is structured to support the blower device. The suspension device includes... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070007270 - Modular sample processing apparatus kits and modules: Modular sample processing apparatus kits that can provide a user with the flexibility to customize a disk-based assay in view of a variety of factors are disclosed. The sample processing apparatus kits of the present invention include one or more process modules that can be retained within openings in a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070007272 - Elevated vertical oven: An ELEVATED VERTICAL OVEN constructed in a vertical box (1), mounted above the floor or partially leveled, having the entrance in the left side with bipartite door (2) and the exit in the right side with bipartite door (3). It has the upper part formed by two longitudinal parts (4)... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070007273 - Multi-tier chocolate fountain apparatus: A fountain apparatus for use with a flowable food media includes a recipient for receiving the food media therein, an elongated post and a conveyor mechanism. The post defines first and second ends thereof and a passageway extending longitudinally there between. The first end mounts on the recipient so that... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Protections Equinox Int'l Inc.

20070007274 - Heating resistive element and heating assembly comprising same: The invention relates to a heating element (10) for dissipating heat when a potential difference is applied to the connecting ends (18, 20) thereof. According to the invention, said element includes a plurality of mutually electrically connected and spaced-apart resistive walls (14).... Agent: Valeo Climate Control Corp. Intellectual Property Department

20070007275 - Plant shade: A shade is designed for use with a hanging pot of the type having a pot portion with an upwardly facing plant-receiving area and one or more upwardly extending members for supporting the pot portion in a hanging position. The shade includes a shade element with a central region and... Agent: Douglas L. Wathen Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle,

20070007276 - Electrostatic chuck having radial temperature control capability: An electrostatic chuck (“chuck”) is provided for controlling a radial temperature profile across a substrate when exposed to a plasma. The chuck includes a number of independently controllable gas volumes that are each defined in a radial configuration relative to a top surface of the chuck upon which the substrate... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070007277 - Device with heating and temperature monitoring system of fluid in single and multiple container sets for parentheral solutions: The current invention refers to a system that can be used either together or separately for the heating monitoring the temperature of parentheral solutions used in medical exams, clinical and surgical treatments, etc. The system consists of a Heating Bag (15) and a Protracted Thermal Bag (18), which envelops both... Agent: Jeffery Furr

20070007278 - Systems for regulating voltage to an electrical resistance igniter: Systems and methods for energizing an electrical resistance igniter are disclosed. The systems and methods determine the line voltage into the system and control the voltage being applied to the electrical resistance igniters so a first voltage is applied initially and for a time period and thereafter a second voltage... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070007279 - Cooking apparatus, cooking system, and cooking control method utilizing bar code: A cooking apparatus, cooking system, and cooking control method using a bar code, in which automatic cooking of food is performed when the bar code attached to a package of the food is lost or damaged. The cooking apparatus for cooking food using cooking data includes a memory for storing... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070007280 - Method for producing a circuit module: A method for producing a circuit module is disclosed. In one embodiment, when attaching a semiconductor substrate by an underside on an upper side of a carrier by adhesion, a curing temperature is chosen and set in such a way that the underside of the semiconductor substrate corresponds in its... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20070007281 - Method for manufacturing thin sheets of high strength titanium alloys description: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing thin sheets of high-strength titanium alloys. The method includes the steps of preparing initial blanks, assembling the initial blanks into a pack within a sheath, and heating and hot rolling the pack of the initial blanks in the sheath. The method is characterized in... Agent: Ernest Caravalho

20070007282 - Method and plant for the thermal treatment of granular solids: This invention relates to a method for the thermal treatment of granular solids in a reactor (1) with swirl chamber (4), which in particular constitutes an flash reactor or suspension reactor, wherein the microwave radiation from a microwave source (2) is fed into the reactor (1) through a wave guide,... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070007283 - Microwave oven: A microwave oven in which there is substantially no difference between time when a linearly traveling tray travels from the right side to the left side of a cooking chamber and time when the linearly traveling tray stays at the right side or the left side. The microwave oven includes... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070007285 - Energy delivery method and apparatus using volume conduction for medical applications: The present invention may be utilized in medical applications requiring the external delivery of electrical energy from outside the human body to a target site within the human body, such as electrical stimulation of muscles and power delivery to implanted devices. The present invention uses the volume conduction property of... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070007284 - Vehicle window with de-icing feature and method: A window such as a vehicle window (e.g., windshield) has a de-icing feature. In certain example embodiments, a conductive structure is provided on an interior surface of a substrate of the window, AC tuned to an ice removal frequency is caused to run through the conductive structure, and fields generated... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070000878 - Bonding apparatus and method: A bonding apparatus including a capillary 40 having a high-frequency coil 50 on its tip end portion and allowing a bonding wire 2 to pass therethrough, a position changing unit for changing the position of the tip of the bonding wire, a gas supply unit for supplying gas into the... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070000879 - Microwave plasma processing method: A microwave plasma processing method is provided which enables a uniform thin film layer to be formed on a surface to be processed and which enables a short time processing. In the microwave plasma processing method, microwaves are introduced into a plasma processing chamber 1, and a processing gas is... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070000880 - Welding quality control: Apparatus and methods for controlling weld conditions during welding include identifying a transition between a first mode of operation during which no spatter is produced and a second mode of operation during which some amount of spatter is produced. A power supply voltage is adjusted such that welding occurs under... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070000881 - Plasma processing installation, influenced by a magnetic field, for processing a continuous material or a workpiece: The invention relates to an installation for the plasma processing of a continuous material (1). Said installation comprises at least one evacuatable discharge chamber (3a, 3b), through which the continuous material (1) can be conveyed continuously, a device for setting a gas atmosphere in the at least one discharge chamber... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070000882 - Weld gun control system: A system and method for controlling a piston-cylinder assembly of a welding apparatus, said piston-cylinder assembly including a plurality of pressure chambers, wherein said piston-cylinder assembly is operatively coupled to at least one welding electrode of said welding apparatus so as to effect movement of said electrode in a pre-stroke... Agent: Don W. Bulson (parker Hannifin) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070000883 - Laser welding apparatus and system: Since a welding apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is formed to radiate a laser beam at at least one position in at least one direction, a working hour may be reduced and productivity may be increased when a welding operation is performed by using the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070000885 - Color sensing for laser decoating: A coating removal apparatus utilizing a common optics path to provide laser pulses and light illumination to a coated surface. Reflected light resulting from the light illumination impinging the coated surface is directed to a photosensitive detector and analyzer. The reflected light is either sensed directly from the coated surface... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070000884 - Pattern ablation using laser patterning: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to ablate patterns using laser patterning. A mask structure having features corresponding to first and second patterns receives an incident laser beam at a wavelength. A substrate panel is irradiated by the incident laser beam through the mask structure to have... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070000877 - Laser device which is used to pierce holes in components of a fluid-injection device: The laser machining device is provided for drilling holes in components of a fluid injection device, particularly for injecting fuel into a combustion engine. The laser resonator is formed by an optically pumped diode laser solid state active medium. The resonator is arranged for supplying primary pulses in the microsecond... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20070000886 - Method of manufacturing column and bed of machine tool and structure thereof: A technique of easy manufacture of a column and a bed of a machine tool in a short time is provided by having an assembly structure of sheet metal members. A column body of the machine tool is constituted by combining a front member 110 with a rear member 130... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070000887 - Method for scan welding or marking through a waveguide and waveguide therefor: An optical scan system welds or marks a part by directing an optical beam onto the part at a sufficient energy density level to weld or mark it. A method of controlling a pattern where the part is to be exposed to the beam at the sufficient energy density level... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070000888 - Laser processing machine: A laser processing machine is provided in which a machining tool is automatically exchanged with a laser processing tool to be mounted to a processing head thereof to perform machining operations such as tapping to works. A machining tool 70 which is exchangeably clamped to a mounting section 510 of... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070000889 - Method and device for detecting contaminant on condenser lens in laser processing machine: A technology is provided in which a contaminant on a condenser lens in a laser processing machine is detected by detecting a change in focal lengths of the lens. A laser beam LB emitted from a laser resonator 10 is condensed by a condenser lens 100 in a processing head... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070000890 - Device for compacting and/or welding electric conductors: A device for compacting and/or welding electric conductors (10), in particular for producing via nodes or end nodes of stranded conductors. The device includes a first electrode, one section of which constitutes a first delimitation surface of a compacting chamber that receives the conductor, the chamber in addition being delimited... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070000891 - Welding equipment: A welding voltage judgment portion 16 of judging to see if a predetermined value of welding voltage inputted from an input device 11 falls within a predetermined certain range is provided, and when the aforementioned welding voltage judgment portion 16 judges that the predetermined value of welding voltage deviates from... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070000892 - Gas nozzle for a welding torch, welding torch, and cleaning device for a welding torch: The invention relates to a gas nozzle and to a welding torch equipped with the gas nozzle, a nozzle assembly and with a contact tube that have an artificially produced patina layer for the purpose of reducing the adhesion of welding spatters at least on a partial area of the... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070000895 - Welding gun having contact tip and method of operating same: A welding gun adapted to secure a contact tip within the welding gun without threading the contact tip and without the use of tools. The contact tip may be adapted to abut a surface of a first member disposed within the welding gun. The surface may be a surface of... Agent: Tait R. Swanson

20070000893 - Method and apparatus for welding with mechanical arc control: A method and apparatus for feeding wire from a source of wire to a weld includes one or more motors disposed adjacent the wire to drive the wire to the weld. A buffer is disposed between the source and an arc end of the torch. Another motor may be disposed... Agent: Corrigan Law Office

20070000896 - Universal wire feeder: A wire feeder that can be connected to a variety of power supplies which includes a power conditioner that can detect a current and/or voltage level from a particular power supply and modify the current and/or voltage level when required so as to enable the wire feeder to operate in... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070000894 - Welding torch device for connection to a welding robot: The invention relates to a welding torch device (7) of a welding robot (1), which is provided for electric arc welding, in particular MIG welding or MAG welding. The aim of the invention is to relieve the supply lines during rotational movement and to advantageously adapt them to the welding... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070000897 - Multi-step anneal of thin films for film densification and improved gap-fill: A method of annealing a substrate comprising a trench containing a dielectric material, the method including annealing the substrate at a first temperature of about 200° C. to about 800° C. in a first atmosphere comprising an oxygen containing gas, and annealing the substrate at a second temperature of about... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20070000898 - Electric heating module: An electric heating module includes an electric heater (10), a heat pipe (20) having an evaporating section (22) thermally attached to the electric heater and a condensing section (24), and at least one heat radiator (30, 40) thermally attached to the condensing section. The electric heater includes a pair of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070000899 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device includes a fixing member; a pressing member to be pressed against the fixing member; a first heating member for heating the fixing member; a second heating member for heating the fixing member supplementarily; and a third heating member for heating the pressing member. The first heating member... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera LLP Suite 202

20070000900 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device includes: a fixing roller; a center temperature detection unit including a protective member, the center temperature detection unit contacts the fixing roller in an axial center of the fixing roller and detects a temperature of the center section; an end temperature detection unit that contacts the fixing... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070000901 - System and method for monitoring heat seal devices: An apparatus for monitoring the operation of a heating element moving periodically along a predefined path includes first and second sensors positioned adjacent the path of the heating element. The first sensor is configured to sense the presence of the heating element proximate to the second sensor, and the second... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (nordson)

20070000902 - Heating assembly comprising a ptc element, in particular for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a heating assembly comprising at least one PTC element, in particular for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the PTC element (2) is positioned between metal sheets (3, 4), which are used to make electrical contact, said sheets (3, 4) and the PTC element (2)... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070000903 - Electrical connection bar and adapted connection device: e

20070000904 - Industrial tunnel type wood burning oven for the baking of pizza and similar alimentary products: An industrial oven with tunnel for the baking of pizza or similar alimentary products is shown, made up of a bearing structure (10) in refractory material comprising an inlet mouth (40) and one of outlet (41) connected by a passing through tunnel (4) along which a baking surface (5) supporting... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070000905 - Method for controlling a cooking process: A method for controlling a cooking process in the cooking chamber of a cooking device according to the point of condensation inside the cooking device includes introducing at least one cooking item and at least one accessory such as a gastronomic container, a plate, tin plate, a support, a suspended... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070000906 - Device for heating liquids: The invention relates to a device for heating liquids, comprising: a liquid container, at least one electrical heating element connected to the liquid container for heating liquid received in the liquid container, at least one boiling sensor connected to, the inner side of the liquid container for detecting a boiling... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070000907 - Fuel-based tool with sensors: A fuel-based tool includes a shell, a switch installed on the shell, a sensing device provided in the shell so as to detect at least one factor related to the operation of the fuel-based tool and a display installed on the shell and connected to the sensing device so as... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070000908 - Fail safe hvac temperature and medium presence sensor: A system and method is presented for a fail-safe sensor for an HVAC system. The sensor comprises a temperature detector operable to measure a temperature of a component or a medium present at the sensor, a PTC heater operable to heat the sensor to a self-regulating temperature, the heater comprising... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070000909 - Electric cooking assembly: An electric cooking assembly includes a cooking surface having supported under the surface an electric heater incorporating an electric heating element and a temperature limiter including a thermally responsive assembly incorporating only a single switch, the switch being adapted to open at a predetermined sensed temperature. A control is provided,... Agent: Ira S. Dorman

20070000910 - Medical item thermal treatment systems and method of monitoring medical items for compliance with prescribed requirements: Various present invention devices enable adherence to requirements for medical items. A medical item of the present invention includes a monitoring or data recording device to monitor and/or record medical solution conditions. The device may further include indicators to indicate compliance of the medical solution with prescribed requirements (e.g., manufacturer,... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070000911 - Oven control system: Oven control system, including a display screen, a data input means and a calculation unit able to send instructions to the display screen and to receive instructions from the data input means, the said calculation unit including a means for grading cooking programs at least as a function of a... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070000912 - Micron conductive fiber heater elements: A heating element device comprises a bundle of micron conductive fiber. Each micron conductive fiber has a diameter of typically not greater than 20 microns. The bundle is operative to conduct electrical current from a first end to a second end of the bundle. An electrical insulating material may surround... Agent: Douglas R. Schnabel

20070000913 - Tailored heat transfer layered heater system: Methods of assembling a high heat transfer and tailored heat transfer layered heater systems are provided. One method includes a step of pressing one of a target part and a layered heater into the other one of the target part and the layered heater to create an interference fit between... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070000914 - Two-wire hot runner nozzle heater system: A hot runner nozzle heater system is provided with a layered heater in communication with a two-wire controller, wherein a resistive layer of the layered heater is both a heater element and a temperature sensor. The two-wire controller thus determines temperature of the layered heater using the resistance of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070000915 - Laminated cookware with a protected edge: A multiple layer clad article of cookware has an upper rim wherein the inner and outer layers of the cladding, generally stainless steel, are joined together by a weld that covers and protects the one or more inner layers. The inner layers are alternatively at least one of copper and... Agent: Meyer Corporation, U.s. Attn: Edward S. Sherman, Esq.

20070000916 - Induction heating coil and induction method for multi-step shaft member: In an induction heating coil for heating a shaft member having multiple steps, annular conductors are separately disposed in the axis direction, the annular conductors having inner diameters so as to form predetermined gaps with outer peripheries of heating portions of the shaft member, the lengths of annular conductors 1,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070000917 - Method and device for producing an electric heating current, particularly for inductive heating of a workpiece: A heating current used to inductively heat a metallic or magnetic work-piece is generated by an inverter supplied by a supply voltage. The inverter includes four switching elements arranged in an H-bridge circuit having two parallel longitudinal branches and a transverse branch. The switches are controlled so the heating current... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070000918 - Smart layered heater surfaces: A heater system and related methods of heating a surface are provided by the present disclosure that includes, in one form, a substrate defining a heating surface and a layered heater formed on the heating surface. A plurality of nodes are disposed along the heating surface and are in electrical... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070000919 - Fixing structure: A fixing structure disposed in an electronic apparatus includes at least a display panel and a front casing. The fixing structure includes a joining component and an engaging component. The joining component is disposed on the front casing, and the engaging component is for movably engaging with the joining component.... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC