Electric heating inventions 12/07

20070295695 - Edm wire: An EDM wire having an outer coating of epsilon phase brass and a process for manufacturing the EDM wire is provided. The process includes coating a copper bearing metallic core with zinc. The zinc coating is then converted to epsilon phase brass by heat treating the wire at a temperature... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070295698 - Projection welded fastener with integral sealer: A fastener is provided for projection resistance welding to a panel. The fastener includes a base having a fastening element, such as a threaded stud or a nut integral therewith. Multiple projections formed integral with the base extend therefrom to engage with the panel to be welded to the panel... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070295699 - Multi-level welding position controller: A system having a power source and a welding stud positioning controller configured to cooperate with the power source to output first, second, and third current levels one after another to a welding stud positioning device. In some embodiments, the welding stud controller may be coupled to the power source,... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (illinois Tool Works Inc.)

20070295696 - Electrode for electric discharge machining, and electric discharge machining method: A sintered electrode for electric discharge machining comprises a continuous phase consisting of a conductive region (3), and a dispersed phase consisting of microscopic polycrystalline diamond (2) dispersed in the continuous phase. The conductive region (3) is cobalt, nickel, cobalt nickel alloy or cemented carbide and imparts conductivity to the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070295697 - Method for controlling a compensation cylinder unit, in particular for a welding device and associated compensation cylinder unit: The invention relates to a compensation cylinder unit that acts as a drive for the electrode arms of a welding device. The unit comprises a cylinder and at least two pressure chambers, which are sub-divided by a piston assembly and which can be alternately supplied with a pressurized medium by... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070295700 - Method and system for modeling spot welds in a finite element analysis: A system, method and software product for modeling spot welds in a finite element analysis is described. The spots welds are represented by beam elements or solid elements in accordance with an indicator flag. The flag may also be specified as the number (e.g., an integer such as 1, 4,... Agent: Roger H. Chu

20070295701 - Novel plasmatorch and its application in methods for conversion of matter: The present invention relates to a novel plasmatorch (1) and to its application within the field of chemicophysical conversion of matter The plasmatorch (1) comprises a pair of electrodes apart from each other, a plasma arc (10) existing between the two electrodes and a collimator (14) arranged for converging the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070295702 - System and process for production of nanometric or sub-micrometric powders in continuous flus under the action of a pyrolysis laser: The invention relates to a system for production of nanometric or sub-micrometric powders in continuous flux under the action of laser pyrolysis in at least one interaction zone between a beam (11) emitted by a laser (10) and a flux of reagents (13) emitted by an injector (14), in which... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070295703 - Method and apparatus for receiving a universal input voltage in a welding power source: A method and apparatus for providing a welding current is disclosed. The power source is capable of receiving any input voltage over a wide range of input voltages and includes an input rectifier that rectifies the ac input into a dc signal. A dc voltage stage converts the dc signal... Agent: Corrigan Law Office

20070295704 - Additives for improved weldable composites: The present invention is directed to additives for improved weldable composites. A metal composite structure (10) features two metal members (12)(14) sandwiching a viscoelastic layer (26) where the viscoelastic layer entrains carbide-forming, carbon trapping particles (28) configured and sized to provide an effective inhibitor to carbon migration from the viscoelastic... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070295705 - Tempering methods and tempering device for the thermal treatment of small amounts of liquid: Tempering methods are provided for performing a defined, particularly cyclical thermal treatment of small amounts of liquid on substrates. One or several amounts of liquid are applied to a substrate. The substrate is brought in thermal contact with heating apparatus that is started during heating phases of the thermal treatment.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese

20070295706 - Electrical heating arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to an electrical heating arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle, said arrangement comprising an air channel housing (20) through which air to be heated flows as required, and an electrical heating clement (2) which is arranged in the air channel housing (20). The invention is characterised in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070295707 - Image heating device using induction heating system: An image heating member includes a first region having a Curie temperature higher than a preset temperature, and a second region having a Curie temperature lower than the Curie temperature of the first region. A width of the first region in a conveying direction of a recording material is equal... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070295708 - Ceramic heating elements: New methods are provided or manufacture ceramic resistive igniter elements that include sintering of the elements in the absence of substantially elevated pressures. Ceramic igniters also are provided that are obtainable from fabrication methods of the invention.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070295709 - Ceramic heating elements: In one aspect, ceramic resistive heating elements are provided that comprise three or more electrically segregated conductive zones. In another aspect, ceramic heating elements are provided that comprise a plurality of conductive zones, wherein only a portion of the conductive zones pass current during use of the heating element. In... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070295710 - Glow plug having built-in sensor: A glow plug includes a heater member; heater power lead wires which extend rearward along an axis and whose conductors electrically communicate with one and of a heater conductor for supply of power; a sensor, portion for detecting the combustion pressure of an internal combustion engine; a sensor connection line... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20070295711 - Cook top comprising a glass ceramic plate having an opaque coating and an improved window coating on a display window on an underside of the plate: The cook top includes a colorless transparent glass ceramic plate, which is provided with an opaque coating extending over its underside, except that in at least one window area a window coating is provided on the underside of the glass ceramic plate area instead of the opaque coating. In order... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070295712 - Anti-icing system for radomes: An ice protection system for a structure has at least one electro-thermal heating element carried by the structure and a controller for selectively controlling the operation of each heating element. The controller operates each heating element according to a selected duty cycle defined by a pattern of time intervals, the... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070295713 - System and method for measuring core body temperature: A layered thermometer for measuring core body temperature includes a plurality of layers. A first layer contacts the skin of a body being measured where the first layer includes a first sensor and a first insulating component, and optionally a protective layer contiguous with the skin. The first layer detects... Agent: Kuta Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070295714 - Flexible electrothermal composite and heating apparatus having the same: The present invention relates to a flexible electrothermal composite. In one embodiment, a flexible electorthermal composite includes a flexible polymer matrix and a number of carbon nanotubes dispersed in the matrix, the carbon nanotubes forming a plurality of conductive network in the polymer. The flexible electrothermal composite has high flexibility,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070295715 - Reactor and power converter incorporating the reactor: A reactor is provided with a coil, a core, and a case. The coil generates magnetic flux in response to supply of current thereto. The core is made of magnetic powder-containing resin filled in spaces inside and outside of the core. The case accommodates therein the coil and the core.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070295716 - Composite materials and devices comprising single crystal silicon carbide heated by electromagnetic radiation: A composite material that increases in temperature upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation comprising single crystal silicon carbide whiskers and fibrils in a matrix material. Also, heat-generating objects comprising the composite material, and a method of generating heat.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070295717 - Chemical reaction apparatus utilizing microwave: The present invention relates to a microwave chemical reaction apparatus characterized by comprising a means for heating a reaction liquid, which is capable of irradiating microwaves while controlling the output power according to the temperature of the reaction liquid, together with a means for forcibly cooling the reaction liquid from... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20070295718 - Microwave oven: A microwave oven includes a heating chamber into which an object to be heated is placed and heated for a predetermined period of time, a microwave heating unit, a plurality of electrothermal heating units, and a secondary battery charged by a commercial AC power supply and supplying electric power to... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070289950 - Shielded gas welder shutdown system: An invention is provided which contains a pressure isolation chamber coupled to a shielding gas system such that some of the shielding gas is directed to the isolation chamber and as the pressure in the shielding gas system decreases the pressure within the chamber decreases. The chamber is coupled to... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070289949 - Electric-discharge-machining power supply apparatus and electric discharge machining method: In an electric discharge machining, in order to reduce damage of an object to be machined and an electrode and to achieve machining velocity enhancement and reduction of electrode wear amount by appropriately controlling a short-circuit current that flows when the electrode and the object to be machined are short-circuited,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070289951 - Wire-guide nozzle assembly for a robotic tig welding torch: The invention relates to a wire-guide/nozzle assembly (11, 13) for an electric arc welding torch, comprising at least one nozzle (11) for delivering gas and at least one wire-guide system (13) for guiding at least one consumable wire, characterized in that the downstream end (20) of the wire-guide system (13)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070289953 - Optical element producing method, base material drawing method and base material drawing apparatus: A method of working an optical element for producing an optical element having a microscopic pattern, comprising a pattern drawing step for forming a specified pattern corresponding to said optical element on a base material including a layer of pattern drawing object, wherein said layer of pattern drawing object has... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070289954 - Method for connecting a sheet metal component, such as a pipe, to a cast metal component, such as a housing port, in particular for an exhaust system: In the method according to the invention for connecting a sheet metal component (3) to a component (5) consisting of cast metal, the sheet metal component (3) and the component (5) are welded to one another by means of a pulse-welding method. In particular, a sheet metal pipe (3) can... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070289955 - Laser welding method: In a laser welding method of varying a waveform and a frequency of a laser output in a controlled manner so as to prevent occurrence of weld defects, a time change in light emission strength of a plasma or plume generated from a laser welded portion is detected, a laser... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070289956 - Laser marking device and method: The laser marking device of the present invention utilizes a networked distributed scalable architecture for high-speed simultaneous or sequential marking on a plurality of stationary or moving objects. A plurality of marking units and a controller are connected with one another through a network interface. The controller generates commands and... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070289957 - Laser machining apparatus and laser machining method: Disclosed is a laser machining apparatus comprising a workpiece fixture (10) for fastening a workpiece (1), a first laser removing device (11) for machining a workpiece using first operating parameters, and a second laser removing device (12) which can machine a workpiece using second operating parameters that are different from... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070289958 - Adaptive tooling: Apparatus for supporting a work-piece during an additive process where material is added to a first surface of the work-piece. The support has a thermally conductive heat-sink adapted to act against a reverse side of the work-piece to that to which material is added thereby supporting the work-piece. The thermally... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070289959 - System and method for determining and employing consumable use by electric arc welders: A system and method for determining the approximate weight of metal consumables used by an electric arc welder over a period of welding time, the system comprises a program to calculate the total energy exerted by the welder over a period of welding, a divider to divide the total energy... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070289960 - Ceramic heater-type glow plug: The present invention prevents the occurrence of damage on a small diameter portion 4a which is formed on a rear end portion of a ceramic heater fixed in a metallic outer sleeve 8. The ceramic heater 4 is fixed in the metallic outer sleeve 8 by blazing or the like... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070289961 - Device for firing ceramic dental prostheses: A heating muffle for a muffle kiln for the production of a dental ceramic product containing titanium, which comprises a hollow unit, which is provided with at least one opening for the uptake of the ceramic product and has heatable inner walls, and which can form together with a pedestal... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20070289962 - Method for controlling a cooking process in a cooking device: A method for controlling a cooking process in a cooking appliance includes determining, from a gas concentration detected during the cooking process, a set of function values corresponding to a shape of a function that depends on the gas concentration from a starting time t0 a current time tn during... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070284339 - Plasma etching chamber parts made with edm: A method is disclosed for manufacturing chamber parts for plasma etching chambers involving electronic discharge machining (EDM) methods that allows silicon and other ceramic materials to be formed and drilled. Key factors disclosed relate to the clamping of such materials for the EDM machining to avoid the electrical current inhibiting... Agent: Gary Poovey

20070284341 - Method of laser welding without filler material, and an electrical device suitable for being made by the method: The welding method is for connecting together first and second metal elements (20, 16). The first element (20) forms a support or is for being fitted onto a support (12). During the method, a welding portion (20A) is formed in the first element (20), the welding portion having a connection... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070284343 - Apparatus for treating a waste gas using plasma torch: Disclosed is a waste gas treatment apparatus having a waste gas inlet for flowing a waste gas into a main combustion chamber provided in empty space inside a body, and a plasma torch configured to propagate flames against the waste gas flowing through the waste gas inlet. The apparatus comprises... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070284342 - Plasma treatment method and apparatus: A device for plasma treating a surface comprises a movable plasma generator and an actuator for moving the plasma generator. The actuator may be configured to move the plasma generator in a first direction along a path and then in a second direction along substantially the same path (e.g. the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070284340 - Vortex generator for plasma treatment: A vortex generator uses a single piece to generate the vortex and hold the electrode. The single piece may be a non-conductive material such as a ceramic. The vortex generator may use threads to hold the electrode. The threads and the means for generating the vortex may be bored into... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070284344 - High ac current high rf power ac-rf decoupling filter for plasma reactor heated electrostatic chuck: An RF blocking filter isolates a two-phase AC power supply from at least 2 kV p-p of power of an HF frequency that is reactively coupled to a resistive heating element, while conducting several kW of 60 Hz AC power from the two-phase AC power supply to the resistive heating... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20070284345 - Semiconductor cutting device, semiconductor cutting method, semiconductor cutting system, laser cutting device and laser cutting method: A semiconductor cutting apparatus is disclosed which is capable of reducing an inclination of a cutting section by a laser beam of a semiconductor substrate without extending the distance from the semiconductor substrate to a laser scanning center. The apparatus includes a laser oscillator, a transport mechanism causing a semiconductor... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070284346 - Method for manufacturing polarizer and laser processing apparatus for manufacturing the polarizer: A method for manufacturing a polarizer includes forming a conductive thin film layer on a first surface of a substrate. The conductive thin film layer corresponding to a processing line is partially removed by a treatment laser beam irradiated along the processing line. The removing the conductive thin film layer... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070284347 - Via hole forming method: removing metal contaminants adhering to the inner wall of the via hole in the via hole forming step by applying a pulse laser beam having a spot diameter of 0.2 to 0.3D and an energy density per pulse of 3 to 20 J/cm2 to the inner wall of the via... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070284348 - Gap detection device for laser beam machine, laser beam machining system and gap detection method for laser beam machine: A signal processing portion obtains the reciprocal of a composite impedance of gap static capacitance and a plasma impedance, obtains composite static capacitance which is the sum of the gap static capacitance and a static capacitance component included in the plasma impedance from an imaginary part of the reciprocal, and... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070284349 - Arc welding apparatus and method: An arc welding apparatus includes a main power supply circuit for outputting an arc current, a control circuit for controlling the main power supply circuit, and a high-frequency voltage generating circuit for generating a high-frequency voltage. When an operation switch is turned on for a first time since the apparatus... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070284351 - Dual wire welding torch and method: A welding torch includes a nozzle with a first welding wire guide configured to orient a first welding wire in a first welding wire orientation, and a second welding wire guide configured to orient a second welding wire in a second welding wire orientation that is non-coplanar and divergent with... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell & Mcneil Attorneys PC

20070284350 - System and method for reducing weld spatter: A system and method for reducing the accumulation of weld spatter on welded automotive body panels and the adherence of weld spatter thereto including a compressed air supply, a liquid supply, a pump, at least one control valve, at least one regulator, a controller, and a material handling mechanism. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070284352 - Wire feeder with interchangeable adaptor cartridges: A wire feeder with an integrated adaptor cartridge is provided. The adaptor cartridge comprises a cartridge body interchangeably mounted to the wire feeder for mechanical, welding current, and control signal connections. The adaptor cartridge further comprises an adaptor fitting for establishing the mechanical and welding current connections, and a control... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070284353 - Repositionable attachment device for welding gun conductor tubes: An attachment device for use in connecting a conductor tube to a handle of a welding gun is provided that includes an adapter disposed proximate the handle of the welding gun, wherein the adapter defines a plurality of radially spaced receiving portions. A conductor tube is disposed adjacent the adapter,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070284354 - Flexible conductor tube for a welding gun: A conductor tube for use in a welding gun, and preferably a MIG welding gun, is provided that includes a plurality of flex joints. The flex joints include a body defining a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, a cap secured to the proximal end portion of the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070284355 - Single retainer mounted riser: A motor vehicle car body framing apparatus for use at a welding station, the apparatus including a gate having a frame structure and a plurality of tooling members carried by the frame structure for use in positioning components of the vehicle body at the welding station for welding. The tooling... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070284356 - Warming blanket with independent energy source: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a medical warming blanket. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include a layer of medically rated fabric, a mixture of materials configured to produce heat upon activation, the mixture of materials contained adjacent the layer of medically rated fabric, and an activation mechanism... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC C/o Fletcher Yoder PC

20070284357 - Induction-heating heater device and image forming device: A heater device includes a heating unit which includes a heating element that generates heat using an induction-heating method. A power supply part supplies a driving current to the heating unit. A first high-frequency component cutoff unit is connected to the power supply part. A switching unit controls the supply... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070284358 - Multiple-compartment insulated food tray: The present disclosure provides a multiple-compartment insulated food tray and lid for storage and service. The insulated food trays allow for two or more stacked strays to be mechanically unified using the weight of the top tray on the bottom tray in any orientation where the weight of the second... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070284359 - Scratch resistant slow cooker: A slow cooker is provided, having an outer shell that is formed from an inner layer and an outer layer bonded together by an adhesive, a heating shell fixed within the outer shell, an inner container for holding food positioned within the outer shell, and an electrical heating element in... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070284360 - Heating element for microfluidic and micromechanical applications: An integrated heater formed as a field effect transistor in a semiconductor substrate, with the transistor having source and drain regions with a channel region extending therebetween to conduct current. The channel region has a resistance when conducting current to generate heat above a selected threshold. A dielectric layer is... Agent: Stmicroelectronics, Inc.

20070284361 - System and method for regulating a heating humidifier: A method for supplying a mask through which air flows with a regulated degree of humidification (m) is provided. The method may include: providing a water reservoir configured such that the air circulates in contact with the surface of water within the reservoir is charged with humidity; providing a heating... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070284362 - Baking unit having device for sensing the attitude of parts of the unit and method of use of the baking unit: A baking unit, for use in photolithography equipment, has a sensing device for sensing whether components of the baking unit are level and whether particles are present on inner surfaces of the baking. The sensing device has a sensor unit and an optical element. The sensor unit is preferably mounted... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070284363 - Temperature control apparatus of heating jacket: A temperature control apparatus of a gas pipe heating jacket prevents a heat transfer through a pipe having unreactive residual gas and maintains the temperature of the gas in the event that a first hot wire in the heating jacket is damaged or otherwise inoperable through the use of a... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070284364 - Device and system for heating a mobile electronic device: Described is a device and system for heating an electronic mobile device. The system comprises a mobile electronic device including a power supply arrangement and a removable heating arrangement detachably coupled to the mobile electronic device. When the heating arrangement is coupled to the mobile electronic device, the arrangement draws... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070284365 - Durable graphite connector and method for manufacturing thereof: An article comprising a graphite part coated with a pyrolytic graphite (pG) for increased mechanical strength of at least 25% over an uncoated graphite part. In connector applications for use in a semiconductor processing assembly such as a heater, the pG coated component is overcoated with at least a protective... Agent: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.-quartz C/o Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070284366 - Thermally conductive body and method of manufacturing the same: The thermally conductive body for use by being placed between a heat generating body and a heat radiating body, in which the body is molded from a thermally conductive polymer composition. The thermally conductive polymer composition contains a polymer matrix and a thermally conductive filler. At least part of the... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070284367 - Optical disc destroying device: The present invention discloses an optical disc destroying device, which comprises an upper clamp arm and a lower clamp arm. The rear ends of the upper and lower clamp arms are pivotally coupled with a pivotal pin so that the front ends thereof can be vertically opened and closed. The... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070284368 - Microwavable metallic container: The present invention describes an apparatus used in conjunction with a metallic container adapted for processing, storing and heating foodstuffs in a microwave oven, and more specifically, a substantially metallic stackable container with a microwavable transparent portion, metallic reinforcing member, and a selectively removable lid, wherein the same container can... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070284369 - Packaging for use in heating food in a microwave oven and method of use: A flexible package for storing and heating a precooked food product in a microwave oven includes an upper portion and a lower portion detachably connected to the upper portion. The lower portion includes a side defining a cavity adapted to hold the food product during heating and to serve the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070278190 - Wire electric discharge machine: A wire electric discharge machine capable of maintaining machining-fluid temperature in a machining tank uniformly, even when the state of machining changes, for example between rough machining and finish machining. A first temperature sensor for detecting the machining-fluid temperature in a clean-fluid tank is provided to the clean-fluid tank or... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070278189 - Guide device, particularly for use in welding: Guide device for use in the processing, in particular welding, of curved surfaces, in particular pipe surfaces, comprising a flexible elongate body provided with a guide for processing means; tensioning means for tensioning the flexible body around the curved surface; wherein the flexible body is provided along its length with... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070278191 - Method and apparatus for automatically processing multiple applications in a predetermined order to affect multi-application sequencing: An apparatus and method performing a sequence of processing steps on a load supported by a processing plate. The load can include a single sheet on which a plurality of applications are performed or can include a plurality of panels on which respective applications are performed. For each application, at... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070278193 - Device and method to create a low divergence, high power laser beam for material processing applications: A thin beam laser crystallization apparatus for selectively melting a film deposited on a substrate is disclosed having a laser source producing a pulsed laser output beam, the source having an oscillator comprising a convex reflector and a plano output coupler; and an optical arrangement focusing the beam in a... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20070278192 - System and method for laser-encoding information on hydraulic rods: A system for encoding information on a movable object including a laser optically coupled to a moveable object, wherein the moveable object includes a circumferential surface and a longitudinal axis. The laser is configured to project concentrated electromagnetic radiation onto the moveable object. The concentrated electromagnetic radiation heats a portion... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070278194 - Laser device and operating method: A laser device (6) and a corresponding operating method are provided. The laser device (6) is provided with a laser tool (7) including a laser lens system (13) with focussing and collimating lenses and, optionally, a divergent lens (35) and a connector (19) for an optical fiber (11) with a... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070278195 - Method and device for generating a jet of fluid for material processing and fluid nozzle for use in said device: The invention relates to a method and device for generating a jet of fluid which is suitable, in the manner of a waveguide, to carry a laser beam injected into it and which is used to process a work piece. Said device comprises a fluid nozzle for generating a jet... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070278196 - Method for testing undercut on the inner diameter of pipe welds: A method and apparatus of comparing two or more welding flux systems to determine which flux system results in the smallest incidence of undercut about a weld bead in an inner diameter of a pipe.... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20070278197 - Method and apparatus for receiving a universal input voltage in a welding, plasma or heating power source: A method and apparatus for providing welding type power is disclosed. The power source is capable of receiving any input voltage over a wide range of input voltages and includes an input rectifier that rectifies the ac input into a dc signal. A dc voltage stage converts the dc signal... Agent: Corrigan Law Office

20070278198 - Welding system: A welding device (66) in which a movable electrode (6) is attached to moving drive means (68), the movable electrode (6) and a fixed electrode (8) forming a pair, and a part feeding device (82, 8) for feeding a part (10) to a target position by a feeding rod (2,... Agent: Roylance Abrams Berdo And Goodman

20070278199 - Particle burning in an exhaust system: An exhaust system includes a combustion chamber and a radiation source configured to heat particles in an exhaust stream as the stream passes through the chamber. Once the particles are brought to an ignition temperature and begin to burn, the reaction within the chamber can become self-sustaining. The radiation source... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070278200 - Electrically heated window glass: An electrically heated window glass is provided, in which an electric power load may be suppressed by causing a consumed electric power for energizing a heater to be variable depending on the purpose of heating. The electrically heated window glass in accordance with the present invention comprises two glass panels... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070278201 - Heated garment system: A flexible garment system which is capable of emitting heat when an electrical current is applied, comprising an electrically insulating fibre rich base structure (4) incorporating an electrically and thermally conductive area (1) and at least two power supply lines (2). The heating element consists of a woven, knitted or... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070278202 - Apparatus for brewing beverages: An electrically heated water kettle comprises a vessel for holding a liquid for extraction of tea, coffee or other food material. The vessel includes a partially open immersible container sized to allow the passage of water between the walls of the vessel. The container is capable of holding the material... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070278203 - Heater assembly including housing with strain relief features: A heater assembly includes a heater housing with strain relief features for wires associated with electronic components, such as a thermistor and/or thermal cut-off (TCO) device, coupled to a heating element. The heater assembly may be used in a fixing device or fuser in an image forming apparatus including, but... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070278205 - Curling iron for babies and young children: A curling iron for styling and curling the hair of infants and small children includes a heat-dispensing barrel mounted to a handle powered by rechargeable batteries or from a standard electrical outlet. The barrel surface includes heat-dispensing apertures and enclosed within the barrel is a motor, a heat bulb, a... Agent: The Inventors Network, Inc.

20070278204 - Hair dryer: A hair dryer has a casing, a switch, a blower, a mounting cylinder and multiple heating coils. The casing is hollow and has at least one air inlet and an air outlet. The switch is mounted on the casing. The blower is mounted in the casing and connects to the... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070278206 - Curling iron utility case: A novel system for storing, organizing and safe-keeping of curling irons and other hair-styling accessories. The system offers unfettered access to these instruments when styling the hair, while providing neat and organized storage when not in use. It can safely store hot irons after use without waiting for the irons... Agent: West & Associates, A PC

20070278207 - Apparatus and method for heated food delivery: A delivery apparatus is provided according to one aspect of the invention. The delivery apparatus includes a container sized to be carried during a food delivery. The container defines an interior area and an opening to the interior area. The delivery apparatus further includes an electrical device configured to change... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070278208 - Safety interlock tool: A simple tool for compressing a safety interlock switch comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a magnet connected to the first portion, allowing the magnet to fixedly contact or stick to the metal box of the HVAC unit, compressing the safety interlock switch with the second portion.... Agent: Robert Ireland

20070278209 - Control system for operting automotive vehicle components: There is disclosed a control system for operating automotive vehicle components. The control system typically includes at least a control module programmed with instructions for controlling a heater, a ventilator or both.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070278210 - Flat heating element: The present invention relates to a heating element for heating at least one surface contacted at times by a user, with a plurality of heating conductors or heating conductor sections that are directly or indirectly connected electrically to one another, at least in part by mutual contact, with at least... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070278211 - Electric heater for a clothes dryer: The invention refers to an electric heater for a clothes dryer, said heater comprising at least one heating wire, a ring shaped support structure carrying the at least one heating wire. The at least one heating wire is a flat wire bent into loops.... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20070278212 - Electronic device and method of manufacturing and electronic device: An electronic device includes a heating structure including a sub-mount for mounting an LED chip thereon, a first solder layer for bringing the LED chip and the sub-mount into junction and a heat releasing structure including a first metal layer and a graphite layer stacked onto the first metal layer,... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20070278213 - Combined material layering technologies for electric heaters: A layered heater is provided with a dielectric layer formed by a first layered process, a resistive layer formed on the dielectric layer, the resistive layer formed by a second layered process, and a protective layer formed on the resistive layer, wherein the protective layer is formed by one of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070278214 - Flat heating element: The invention relates to a heating element (20), in particular for heating user contact surfaces of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising at least one heating area (100) wherein at least one electric conductor strand (1), which is used to heat, is arranged, at least one additional conductor strand... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070278215 - Induction heating device and hob having such an induction heating device: An induction heating device for a glass ceramic hob or cooktop is embodied as an autonomous component. Said induction heating device comprises a bearing device which, in addition to the induction coil, supports a component support comprising power electronics and control electronics. Only the control connections for the control signals... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070278216 - Induction heating cooker: An induction heating cooker has a top plate, a heating coil, an inverter circuit, a pot type discriminator, a non-magnetic-metal buoyancy reducing plate having a high electrical conductivity, an infrared sensor, a temperature calculator, and a controller. The pot type discriminator judges whether a pot is made of a non-magnetic... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070278217 - Magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same: There is provided a magnetic head where a heater is reliably incorporated into the magnetic head and the fly height of the magnetic head above a medium surface can be reliably controlled using thermal expansion due to heat from the heater. A method of manufacturing the magnetic head is also... Agent: Patrick G. Burns, Esq. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070278218 - Impingement/convection/microwave oven and method: A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070278219 - Impingement/convection/microwave oven and method: A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070278220 - Method and apparatus for detecting metal placed within a microwave oven: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for detecting a presence of metal objects placed in a microwave cooking unit. A metal detection unit is activated to scan for the presence of a metal object placed into a cooking area of the microwave cooking unit. In response to receiving... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20070278221 - Method and apparatus for cooking foods: The present invention is a microwavable pressure cooking container assembly and method using a flexible film vessel capable of holding a quantity of liquid and a food. A sealing device is at an upper portion of the vessel for sealing the vessel. An aperture is formed in an upper portion... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C