Electric heating inventions 07/07

20070170152 - Electric arc welding wire: An electric arc welding wire having an outer cylindrical surface and an electrically conductive layer on the surface wherein the layer comprises an alloy of copper with the copper content being about 60% to about 90% by weight of said alloy. Furthermore, the layer can be made thin with a... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070170153 - Resistance welding electrode, method of manufacturing the same, resistance welding apparatus, and resistance welding line: A resistance welding electrode includes a first layer of a metal-carbide film that is formed by attaching or carbonizing of an electrode material on a surface of the resistance welding electrode by applying a voltage between a powder molding obtained by molding a powder consisting mainly of a metal powder... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070170155 - Method and apparatus for modifying an etch profile: A plasma reactor includes a plasma processing chamber which can, for example, play the role of a vacuum chamber and an electrode disposed inside the plasma processing chamber. The plasma reactor further includes a plasma control structure imbedded entirely within the electrode. The plasma control structure is configured and arranged... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070170156 - Electrode for generating plasma and plasma processing apparatus using same: In an electrode for generating a plasma, disposed to face a surface of a substrate to perform a plasma processing on the surface of the substrate, the electrode includes a metal-based composite material formed by impregnating a metal into a base member made of a porous ceramic, and having a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070170154 - Laser irradiation apparatus, laser irradiation method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device: When the laser light having the harmonic is used for crystallizing the semiconductor film, there is a problem that the energy conversion efficiency from the fundamental wave to the harmonic is low. And since the laser light converted into the harmonic has lower energy than the fundamental wave, it is... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070170157 - Laser processing method: A laser processing method for cutting, by laser beam, a cutting path (A0) of a workpiece having a corner (B) between a first cutting path (A1) and a second cutting path (A2) is provided. The workpiece is cut under the first cutting conditions (X) from the first cutting path to... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070170158 - System and method for laser welding foils: A method and apparatus, for welding together a pair of metal foils of different thickness. The method includes the steps of positioning a thin metal foil adjacent a thick metal foil and applying a continuous wave laser beam to the thick metal foil to weld at least a portion of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070170159 - Laser beam machining method, laser beam machining apparatus, and laser beam machining product: It is an object to provide a laser beam machining method which can easily cut a machining target. The laser beam machining method irradiates laser light while positioning a focus point at the inside of a machining target to thereby form a treated area based on multiphoton absorption along a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070170160 - Method for generating a predetermined break line in a multilayer airbag cover using a laser: The invention is directed to a method for introducing a predetermined break line in a multilayer airbag covering with a carrier layer, a supporting layer and a decorative layer by a laser. In order to prevent an undesirable burning of the supporting layer over a large area as a result... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070170161 - Apparatus for cutting glass plate: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cutting a glass plate. The apparatus comprises a cracking means for forming a minute crack at a point on the glass plate where the cutting is started, at least one scribing means using a laser beam absorbed by the glass plate, at least one... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070170162 - Method and device for cutting through semiconductor materials: Method for cutting through a semiconductor material, includes providing a semiconductor material, and directing a laser beam toward a cutting zone of the semiconductor material. Method further includes selecting a wavelength of the laser beam such that the laser beam is partially transmitted by the semiconductor material under partial absorption,... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070170164 - Outer-loop control for use with nickel and duplex stainless steel filler alloys and carbon dioxide containing shielding gas: A method of welding with high nickel content and duplex stainless steel electrodes using adaptive outer loop control to change at least one of a peak current or pulse frequency of a pulse waveform used for welding. The pulse waveform is changed based on a detected change in contact tip... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070170163 - Synergistic welding system: A welding system is disclosed for performing a short arc welding process between an advancing wire electrode and a workpiece. The system comprises a power source with a controller for creating a current pulse introducing energy into the electrode to melt the end of the electrode and a low current... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070170165 - Heating apparatus: The heating apparatus of a surface-heating type, includes a rotary member, an opposing member that forms a nip with respect to the rotary member, and a heating member for heating a portion of a rotary member surface other than the nip, in which temperature used for heating the rotary member... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070170166 - Quartz heater tube: A quartz heater tube consists of a tube body whose two ends being respectively sealed with a plug, and each plug is provided with a built-in electrode. The inner cavity of the tube body is filled with an inertia gas after being evacuated, and the inner surface thereof is coated... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070170167 - Temperature sensing circuit in cooking appliance and controlling method of the same: A temperature sensing circuit and a method of automatically controlling the temperature sensing circuit in a cooking apparatus for more accuracy are provided. In the method, the low temperature table and the high temperature table are selectively used based on a current temperature of a cooking chamber, when cooking is... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070170168 - Color-coded cooktop and controls: Cooktops employing a plurality of gas or electric heating units, and operatively-associated manually-operable controls. To indicate correspondence between heating units and control members, the heating units and manually-operable control members are color coded. Each heating unit and its corresponding control member is coded with the same color.... Agent: Steven C. Schnedler Carter Schnedler & Monteith, Pa

20070170169 - Apparatus and method for monitoring hot surface of cook top: Provided are an apparatus and a method for monitoring a hot surface of a cook top. The apparatus includes a display unit, a temperature detecting sensor, and a microprocessor. The display unit displays a state of a hot surface and an operation error of a hot plate as a heater... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070170171 - Method and apparatus for measurement of ac voltages in an hvac system: A control system to measure a sinusoidal AC voltage in a heating, ventilation includes a controller and a circuit connected to the controller. The circuit generates a pulse voltage based upon the AC voltage. The pulse voltage has a pulse duration. The controller measures a measured pulse duration based on... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070170170 - Temperature measuring device, thermal processor having temperature measurement function and temperature measurement method: This invention provides a wafer-type temperature sensor capable of eliminating the need for an A/D converter, adapting itself to automation and improving the heat resistance to measure temperature distribution of the upper surface of a wafer, a temperature measuring device using the sensor, a thermal processor having a temperature measurement... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070170172 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A Fixing device has a heat roller, a magnetic flux generating element, and a magnetic flux block section. The magnetic flux block section for blocking magnetic flux flowing from a magnetic flux generating element to a heat roller is moved to a position at which the magnetic flux does not... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070170173 - Heating apparatus, control method for same, and image forming apparatus: Provided are revolving hot roller(s) 31; heating means 33 for heating zonal portion(s) in direction(s) of revolution of hot roller(s) 31; thermistor(s) 35 which is/are temperature detection means for detecting temperature(s) of hot roller(s) 31; and control means 36 for controlling output(s) of heating means 33 based on temperature detection... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070170174 - Food inductive heating device and method: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as foods, including beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are... Agent: Pepsico, Inc. C/o Goodwin Procter LLP

20070170175 - Method and apparatus for inductive heating of a food container: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot Foods. Foods such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of foods with food by varying the power and... Agent: Pepsico, Inc. C/o Goodwin Procter LLP

20070170176 - Composite tool bar: The present invention provides a composite tool bar which has a composite body part (10) covered with a covering (20), with a plurality of bites (TO1-T05) mounted on the composite body part (10) along a longitudinal direction. The composite tool bar includes a first insert (240) which is inserted into... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070170178 - Inductive heating apparatus with machine readable device: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as foods, including beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20070170179 - Inductive heating method with indicia sensing: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products such as beverages contained in individual containers such as cans are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. And Attorneys For Client No. 006943

20070170177 - Power management apparatus, system and method for vending machine: Heating devices and methods which are particularly useful in vending machines for hot products. Products, such as beverages, contained in individual containers such as cans, are rapidly heated to serving temperature by induction heating for delivery to a customer. Various types of products with different heating characteristics are rapidly heated... Agent: Pepsico, Inc. C/o Goodwin Procter LLP

20070163999 - Device for machining by electroerosion: The electrical discharge machining device comprises a first voltage/current source (U1) for discharge initiation connected to the tool electrode (F) and a workpiece electrode (P) forming the poles of a machining gap (G) and a second voltage/current source (U2) that can be disconnected by way of two switches (SW1, SW2).... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070164000 - Welding shielding gas flow rate-limiting apparatus: Welding shielding gas is often wasted because the welding operator sets flow rates excessively high. The flow rate limiting apparatus described can be added externally to a needle valve flow control adjustment knob in a flow control device. It is connected such that it limits the degree of allowable movement... Agent: Gerald Daniel Uttrachi

20070164001 - Narrow groove gas shielding and related method: A shielding gas supply tube for delivering shielding gas to a welding arc at the bottom of a narrow groove includes at least one substantially hollow, elongated planar tube having a gas supply end and a gas discharge end; a pair of gas passageways within the tube, isolated from each... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070164002 - Manufacture of hardfaced plates: A method of manufacturing a hardfaced plate (1) by applying a cladding (3) to a surface of a substrate (40) by arc welding, the method comprising moving the substrate (4) and a continuous arc welding wire feed (23) relative to each other, wherein the welding wire feed (23) is in... Agent: Fildes & Outland

20070164003 - Plasma generating equipment: A method for generating plasma and a method for elemental analysis, each comprising the steps of providing a narrow portion in a flow channel made of an insulation material, the narrow portion having a cross-sectional area markedly smaller than a cross-sectional area of the flow channel; filling the flow channel... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070164004 - Fiber laser beam processing apparatus: A fiber laser beam processing apparatus is configured by a fiber laser oscillator, a laser power source unit, a laser beam injecting unit, a fiber transmission system, a laser beam irradiating unit, a processing table, etc. A portion of a fiber laser beam oscillated and outputted by the fiber laser... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070164005 - Laser beam processing apparatus: This laser beam processing apparatus includes a fiber laser oscillator, a laser beam branching unit, a laser beam injecting unit, a fiber transmission system, a laser beam irradiating unit, a processing table, etc. Based on a fiber laser beam oscillation-outputted from the fiber laser oscillator, the laser beam branching unit... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070164006 - Method for operation of a welding unit welding unit and welding torch for such a welding unit: The invention relates to a method for operation of a welding unit (1), for the execution of welding processes with a welding device (2) and a welding torch (10), whereby operational states for the welding processes are recorded and, depending on the operational state, vibrations which may be felt are... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070164007 - Synergic tig welding system: There is provided an improved TIG welder comprising a power source for performing an AC TIG welding process across an electrode and a workpiece with a controller for creating an AC waveform. The controller having a synergic input device with an input for receiving a signal level representing a desired... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070164008 - Method and apparatus for welding using consumable electrode: Welding is carried out using a consumable electrode while applying to a welding wire a vibration at a frequency of 500 Hz or more and an amplitude of 0.01 to 0.5 mm. The vibration is preferably applied in a direction crossing the feeding direction of the welding wire. A vibration... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070164009 - Processing method and processing device: A processing device (5) is provided for automobile body parts (2). The device (5) includes a multiaxial conveying robot (6) on which at least one support or carrier (7) is disposed. The at least one support (7) is provided with one or several multiaxial processing units, preferably small robots (10).... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070164010 - Electric heating/warming fabric articles: Electric heating/warming composite fabric articles have at least a fabric layer having inner and outer surfaces, and an electric heating/warming element, e.g., including a bus, formed, e.g., of die cut metallized textile or plastic sheeting or metal foil, affixed at a surface of the fabric layer and adapted to generate... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070164011 - Heater for extreme convex mirrors or irregular shapes: A heater for a non-planar mirror may be provided on a polymer substrate that has been cut to allow flexible movement in the x, y and z axes, for example, by cutting the substrate in a generally long, narrow s-shape. By allowing flexible movement and overlapping on itself when attached... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070164012 - Container manufacturing device: A container manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a container body made of a thermoplastic material having a liquid storage portion for containing chemical liquid therein and an instilling hole for controlling a drop amount of discharged chemical liquid to be a predetermined amount, comprising a piercing unit X for piercing the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070164013 - Device to heat up and keep tortillas or bread warm: This invention refers to a new idea, a novel way to heat up and/or keep food warm; consisting of a self-heatable tortilla holder with an internal reusable source of heat.... Agent: David Larrabure Reyes Centro Comercial Interlomas Local

20070164014 - Heating bag for bakery products: The heater bag for bakery products comprises a flexible or semi-rigid casing defining a bottom (111), side walls (110), an opening (112), and means (113) for selectively closing the opening (112). At least one semi-flexible heater plate (121, 122) having an electrical heater element (141, 142) incorporated therein is itself... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070164015 - Patterned electrical foil heater element having regions with different ribbon widths: A patterned foil sheet heating element has a first discrete region patterned with a first plurality of holes forming multiple conductive ribbons and having a first sheet resistivity. It also has a second discrete region patterned with a second plurality of holes forming multiple conductive ribbons and having a second... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070164016 - System for applying an isolation layer to a brazed end of a generator armature winding bar: A method of forming a brazed joint between an armature bar and a hydraulic header clip including: assembling an end of the armature bar, hydraulic header clip and a substantially phosphorus-free braze material; positioning the assembly of the armature bar, hydraulic header clip and the braze material in a braze... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070164017 - Method for heating a container placed on a cooktop by heating means associated to inductors: Method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070164018 - Dielectric welding methods: Dielectric welding apparatus has opposed electrodes that can be engaged on either side of a product to be welded and a dielectric welding power supply that supplies welding potentials to the electrodes. The apparatus includes electrically insulating buffer material adjacent to at least one of the electrodes. A recess formed... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070158312 - Method for projection bonding of telescoped tubes: According to the invention a pair of tubes are provided, one of greater diameter than the other so that the tubes can be telescoped together. An annular inward facing projection is formed on the outer tube for contact with the outside surface of the inner tube when the tubes are... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070158313 - Spool gun having unitary shielding gas and weld power connector: A spool gun having a quick connector connectable to an electrical power source and a gas source is disclosed. A connection line extends from the spool gun and is attached to a connector. The connector both fluidly connects the spool gun to a shielding gas source and electrically connects the... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (itw)

20070158314 - Laser processing method: The present invention provides a laser processing method comprising the steps of attaching a protective tape 25 to a front face 3 of a wafer 1a, irradiating a substrate 15 with laser light L while employing a rear face of the wafer 1a as a laser light entrance surface and... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070158316 - System and method for blind laser brazing: Systems and methods for blind brazing a joining layer positioned between two workpieces. A radiation source emits radiation through one of the workpieces onto the joining layer. The radiation source emits radiation at a wavelength absorbed by the joining layer but not substantially absorbed by the workpiece material. In one... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070158317 - Thin flat glass for display purposes and method of cutting the thin flat glass into display sheets: To improve the cutting properties, especially the cutting rate, of thin flat glass by means of a laser cutting beam from a Nd:YAG solid-state laser, the flat glass is provided during its manufacture with at least one additive ingredient that effectively absorbs radiation at a wavelength of 1.064 μm. Preferably... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070158318 - Laser hardening tool: The invention provides a laser hardening tool having little laser output loss. The laser hardening tool 100 condenses the irradiated beams LB1 from a semiconductor laser stack 120 via a condensing optical lens 134, and creates parallel light beams LB3 via a diverging optical lens 142. The laser beams LB4... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070158315 - Laser irradiation apparatus and laser irradiation method: It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser irradiation apparatus and a laser irradiation method for conducting a laser process homogeneously to the whole surface of a semiconductor film. A first laser beam emitted from a first laser oscillator passes through a slit and a condensing... Agent: Eric Robinson

20070158319 - Process monitor for laser and plasma materials processing of materials: A method for monitoring the processing of a workpiece includes directing an incident laser beam onto the workpiece and measuring a signal emitted from the workpiece. At least two signals are generated by a detector based upon the emitted signal. A workpiece processing quality is determined based upon the ratio... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070158320 - Laser machining apparatus: A laser machining apparatus includes a supply device, a recycle device, an operating device, and a laser device. The supply device is adapted for outputting a fluid. The recycle device is adapted for receiving the fluid. The operating device includes a first guide member and a second guide member. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070158321 - Apparatus and method for performing welding at elevated temperature: A welding apparatus includes a workpiece housing having a window therethrough and having a welding access therethrough for a welder to an interior of the workpiece housing. The workpiece housing is metallic with a heat insulation on an internal surface thereof. A lamp heat source is directed through the window... Agent: Mcnees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070158322 - Device and method for transporting a welding rod: The invention relates to a rod transporting device for transporting a welding rod (13) from a rod supply to a point of consumption, and to a method for transporting a welding rod (13). The aim of the invention is to provide a device or a method of the aforementioned kind... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070158323 - Grounding assembly for welding wire feeder: A portable wire feeder for providing welding wire and welding current to a welding operation includes an input electrically connected to a power source. An output is electrically connected to the input to receive welding current delivered to the input from the power source and to provide the welding current... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070158324 - Series arc welder: An electric arc welder for depositing weld metal along a groove between two edges of a metal workpiece. The welder comprises: a leading electrode driven toward a point in the groove by a first wire feeder operated at a first speed by a first motor with a speed control input... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070158325 - Component for an image forming apparatus with designed thermal response: The present invention provides a component that exhibits a designed thermal response which may be used in an image forming apparatus. The component may include a roller that contacts a heating device such as a fuser.... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070158327 - Warming drawer: A warming drawer for mounting within a cabinet capable of maintaining the temperature in the warming drawer at one of a proofing temperature, a warming temperature, and a slow cooking temperature. The warming drawer can also comprise a housing having opposing side walls and at least one spacer extending from... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070158326 - Wax burning device: A wax burning device includes an electrically insulative and heat proof housing, a base with the housing mounted thereon, a heating element mounted in the housing, a resistor mounted in the heating element, a cord electrically interconnected the resistor and an external power source, a switch provided on the cord,... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070158328 - Composite cooking apparatus: A cooking apparatus is provided that has an oven cooker and a cook-top cooker. Heat is radiated through a ventilation structure formed by an air inflow duct and an air discharge duct. Additionally, the air inflow duct and the air discharge duct may be stacked one on top of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070158329 - Ceramic oxygen generating oven: An oven (10) for a gas generating system (C) of the type that includes an interior chamber (22), heating elements (12), at least one gas generating module (14) mounted within the interior chamber (22), an air inlet (26) providing an input source of air, and a product gas outlet (16)... Agent: Marsteller & Associates, P.C.

20070158330 - Electric oven: An electric oven includes a housing having a cooking chamber for cooking food and a component chamber containing components for operating the electric oven. A door is provided on a front of the housing for selectively opening and closing the cooking chamber. A suction duct introduces external air from outside... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070158331 - Warming drawer with slow cooking: A warming drawer for mounting within a cabinet capable of maintaining the temperature in the warming drawer at one of a proofing temperature, a warming temperature, and a slow cooking temperature. The warming drawer can also comprise a housing having opposing side walls and at least one spacer extending from... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070158332 - Fast-browning pizza oven: A fast-cooking table top oven has a. a housing with four sides, a base and a top, one side being the front of the oven, a portion of the front being capable of opening as a door, and another side being the back of the oven; b. a first heating... Agent: The Luther Law Firm

20070158333 - Heater controlling apparatus for gas sensor: A heater controlling apparatus for controlling a heater that heats a sensing element of a gas sensor provided in an exhaust system of a diesel engine includes a device that changes a reference condition for controlling the heater after a start of the engine in a first operation based on... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070158334 - Methods for monitoring or controlling the ratio of hydrogen to water vapor in metal heat treating atmospheres: Methods for monitoring a heat treating atmosphere supply a preselected gas atmosphere at a preselected temperature to a heat treating furnace. The preselected temperature is not greater than a temperature at which wustite (FeO) forms. The methods sense the preselected gas atmosphere and the preselected temperature and compute a computed... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070158335 - Method and control interface for food preparation on a cooking appliance: A graphical user interface adapted to enable a user to direct and control a cooking appliance. The graphical user interface generally enables a plurality of cooking appliance operations through associated layers of screens, such as a refrigerate operation, a cook now operation, a cook later operation, etc., and a plurality... Agent: Tucker, Ellis & West LLP

20070158336 - System and method for electromagnetic pulse surface treatment: A system and method for electromagnetic surface treatment of a work piece has an electromagnetic pulse generator and an electromagnetic pulse tool. The work piece has a working surface. A current pulse generated by the electromagnetic pulse generator travels through the tool producing an electromagnetic pulse. The electromagnetic pulse interacts... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20070158337 - Spot-welding tool: A spot-welding tool having at least one electrode for resistance welding of workpieces such as metal sheets. The spot welding tool has a pressure element for holding down the workpieces arranged on the electrode in a region of the electrode cap to prevent process-dependent warping or arching of the workpiece.... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070158338 - Multifunction microwave oven with superheated steam and the control method thereof: The present invention disclosed a multifunction microwave oven with superheated steam and the control method thereof, so as to heat the food uniformly and to provide versatile heating modes including at least superheated steam mode, ordinary steam mode and convective hot flow mode.... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070158339 - Cooking utensil for use in microwave oven: This invention relates to a cooking utensil, and more particularly, to an improved cooking utensil for use in cooking sliced pepperoni, salami or the like by microwave energy. The invention comprises a base that supports a cooking surface and lid, and collects the grease released during the cooking process.... Agent: John Nielsen Randick O'dea & Tooliatos, LLP

20070158340 - Electric oven: An electric oven includes a door and a compartment having an internal space that is selectively closed by the door. The door has a cooling air opening oil a surface facing the compartment, and the compartment has an intake opening configured to receive air exhausted through the cooling air opening.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070158341 - Transformer assembly for microwave oven, method for manufacturing the same, and microwave oven having the same: A transformer assembly for a microwave oven having a magnetron, including a transformer to apply voltage to the magnetron of the microwave oven; a container receiving the transformer therein and having a base plate coupled to the microwave oven and a cover body coupled to the base plate; and a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070158342 - Radio frequency welding system for flexible work pieces and apparatuses for same: A radio frequency welding system for flexible work pieces having a top-side and an underside. The welding system includes a fixed weld platform, a mobile radio frequency welder adapted to move over the fixed weld platform, movable welding electrodes configured over the fixed weld platform and adapted to engage the... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20070151955 - Automatic collet for electric dischrge machining electrode: A method for removably holding an electrode for use in an electric-discharge machining (EDM) apparatus including a tool holder having an expandable collet. The method includes providing the collet in an unclamped position, receiving at least a portion of the electrode within an opening of the collet, and moving the... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070151954 - Methods and apparatus for fabricating components: A method for fabricating a component using an electric-discharge machining (EDM) apparatus includes moving a tool holder of the apparatus to a position adjacent a source of a plurality of differently at least one of sized and shaped electrodes, gripping an electrode of the plurality of differently at least one... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070151956 - Plasma processing device and ashing method: A plasma processing device comprises a chamber capable of maintaining an atmosphere depressurized less than atmospheric pressure, a transfer pipe connected to the chamber, a gas introduction mechanism for introducing a gas into the transfer pipe, and a microwave supply source for introducing a microwave from outside to inside of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070151957 - Hand-held laser welding wand nozzle assembly including laser and feeder extension tips: A hand-held laser welding wand includes a main body that is dimensioned to be grasped by a hand and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a laser extension tip and a feeder material extension tip in a configuration that provides the hand-held laser welding wand with the capability of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070151959 - Device for stripping outer covering of cable: A device (100) for stripping an outer covering (141) of a cable (140) includes a base (110) having a shaft (111) coupled thereto, a laser generator (130) configured for emitting a laser beam and a rotating arm (120). The shaft defines a central axis configured for coaxial alignment with the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070151958 - Laser cutting apparatus: A laser cutting apparatus includes a table bed having a perforated top surface for positioning a sheet material thereon, a gantry extending across the bed and arranged to travel along the bed, and a carriage arranged to travel along the gantry. The bed has a holding arrangement for holding the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070151960 - Counterboring method with carbon dioxide gas laser: When a counterboring method where a laser beam of a carbon dioxide gas laser is irradiated on a resin layer 34 that covers a pad formed on a surface of a first resin layer 30 and electrically connected to a conductor pattern 32 to partially remove the resin layer 34... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070151961 - Fabrication of an implantable medical device with a modified laser beam: Embodiments of methods and systems for laser machining a substrate in the fabrication of an implantable medical device are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070151962 - Method for laser-induced thermal separation of plate glass: In a method for a laser-induced thermal separation of plate glass by thermal scoring using a laser beam heating the glass along a desired separation line with subsequent cooling of the laser-heated line, wherein the heat is applied by the laser beam in a number of repetitive passes at intensities... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070151963 - Laser irradiation apparatus, laser irradiation method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device: A laser irradiation apparatus is provided with a laser oscillator, an articulated beam propagator in which a plurality of pipes are connected to each other in an articulated portion, and a course change means of a laser beam in the articulated portion. At least one pipe of the plurality of... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070151965 - Contactor assembly for wire feeder: A portable wire feeder for providing welding wire and welding current to a welding operation includes an input electrically connected to a power source. An output is selectively electrically connected to the input to receive welding current delivered to the input from the power source and to provide the welding... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070151964 - Welding wire storage device: In a welding wire storage device for a welding system including a housing (42) with a wire core (43) surrounding the welding wire (13) being arcuately arranged to lie freely in a free space (45) of the housing (42), one end of the wire core (43) is fixed in an... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070151966 - Busbar designs optimized for robotic dispense application: A window defroster assembly for use in a motor vehicle includes a transparent panel and a defroster grid integrally formed with the transparent panel by means of a robotic dispensing mechanism. The defroster includes conductive first and second busbars and a plurality of conductive grid lines extending between and connected... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070151967 - Method and apparatus for a hard disk drive providing dual heat transfers for an internal thermal zone: A hard disk drive (HDD) controlling the temperature of an internal thermal zone. The HDD preferably includes a thermal controller directing a thermoelectric device based upon a temperature measure of internal thermal zone. The thermoelectric device thermal-couples via thermal interface to internal thermal zone and to air exterior to HDD,... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20070151968 - Ptc element: A PTC element comprising a PTC element body containing a polymer matrix and conductive particles, a pair of electrodes in contact with the PTC element body, and a protective layer composed of a cured epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin and a thiol-based curing agent, and covering the PTC... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070151969 - Heat-pipe electric-power generating device: A heat-pipe electric-power generating device capable of converting thermal energy to electrical energy is provided. The device includes a heat pipe and the heat pipe has a sealed internal space that can produce a steam-flow from an evaporating end to a condensing end according to a pressure difference caused by... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070151970 - Method for production of tubular article: A method for the production of a tubular article resulting from joining by insertion a tubular body possessed of a layer having of a thermoplastic resin composition containing a styrene type elastomer and a polyolefin type resin and a tubular body having of a thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyolefin,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC