Electric heating inventions 04/08

20080093345 - Welding apparatus: A welding apparatus is provided for carrying a welding gun across or past a surface for making welds. The apparatus may include one or more rolling components, such as wheels for example, that do not substantially plastically deform as a result of contacting or being in close proximity to recently... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080093346 - Plasma cutting device, plasma torch, and cooling device for plasma torch: In order to increase the flow rate of coolant liquid supplied to the nozzle (88) of a plasma torch (10) and to extend the life of the plasma torch (10), within the plasma torch (10), an electrode coolant liquid passage (60, 84, 85, 86, and 64 which supplies coolant liquid... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080093347 - Plasma cutter, and plasma cutter power supply system: In a main circuit 11 of the plasma cutter power supply device 6, a plurality of DC power units 14-1, . . . 14-n of low capacity are connected in parallel on their DC output sides, and are connected to a plasma torch 20. Each power unit 14-1, . .... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080093348 - Optical apparatus and manufacturing method thereof: An optical apparatus is disclosed which is capable of adjusting spacing between an optical member and a holding member or between optical members virtually without changing irradiation conditions of laser, and thus achieving reduction of joining time and improvement of positional accuracy at low cost. The apparatus includes an optical... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080093349 - On-the-fly laser beam path dithering for enhancing throughput: A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to a sensor controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for actuating a beam steering device, such as a two-axis steering mirror. The sensors may include a beam position sensor for correcting errors detected in the optical path, such... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries/stoel Rives, LLP

20080093350 - Superfine/nanostructured cored wires for thermal spray applications and methods of making: Cored wires having a core comprising agglomerates of superfine particles and/or nanoparticles for thermal spray or overlay weld applications and methods of making the same are provided. Methods of coating a substrate by thermal spraying such as electric arc spraying with such cored wires are also provided. In an embodiment,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080093351 - Flux-cored wire for gas shielded arc welding for creep-resisting steels: A flux-cored wire for gas shielded arc welding for creep-resisting steels, in which a flux is filled in a steel sheath and which is used in DC reverse polarity, comprises, based on a total weight of the wire, 1.0 to 5.0 mass % of BaF2, 0.3 to 3.0 mass %... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080093352 - Flux cored wire for duplex stainless steel and method of manufacturing the same: A flux cored wire for duplex stainless steel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The flux cored wire can include a sheath and a flux filled into the sheath. The flux cored wire comprises about 24.0-30.0 wt % Cr, about 7.0-10.5 wt % Ni, about 2.0-4.0 wt % Mo,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080093353 - Heater with temperature detecting device and battery structure with the heater: An object of the present invention is to provide a heater with temperature detecting device, arranged to accurately detect the temperature of a laminated sheet heater by use of a temperature detecting device over long periods, and a battery structure including the heater with temperature detecting device. A first heater... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080093354 - Electro-thermal vest: An electro-thermal vest of the invention includes an outer lining layer, an inner lining layer, an electro-thermal element and a combining element. The inner lining layer has a first lining and a second lining. The electro-thermal element is fixed on the second lining and disposed between the first lining and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080093355 - Sensor device for a heating device: A sensor for a sensor device on a cooking hob is provided with contacts on a support, an electronic circuit for signal processing and a resistance track for temperature measurement. The sensor is arranged in a tubular metallic housing above a radiant heater of the cooking hob. The metallic housing... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080093356 - Portable hypothermia treatment pad and kit: A dual-purpose, portable, hypothermia treatment pad for use in warming a patient suffering from hypothermia and for heating body infusion fluid container(s) in preparation for such fluid to be infused in a body, such pad provided in a kit that further includes a carrying bag and multiple electrical connectors to... Agent: William Nitkin

20080093357 - Neonatal nutrition warmer: A heating device for individually and automatically warming and vibrating one or more containers to thaw, warm, and mix a liquid within the containers, the liquid being cold or frozen. The device heats the contents of each container to a selected temperature by heat exchange between a heated fluid and... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080093358 - Portable microwave plasma discharge unit: A portable microwave plasma discharge unit receives microwaves and a gas flow via a supply line. The portable microwave plasma discharge unit generates plasma from the gas flow and the received microwaves. The portable microwave plasma discharge unit includes a gas flow tube made of a conducting and/or dielectric material... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080087649 - Method and system for producing contact member being employed in electric/electronic circuit: The present invention provides a method for producing a contact member being employed in electric/electronic circuits. The method comprises a first process and a second process. The first process comprises a step 1-1 for supplying a spring base strip 1, a step 2-1 for supplying a noble metal wire 2,... Agent: James C. Wray

20080087650 - Method for single side welding of laminate steel: A method is provided for welding a laminated metal sheet to a workpiece. The laminated metal sheet includes an outer metal sheet and an inner metal sheet bonded together by a polymer material that impedes the flow of weld current. A punch is applied against the outer metal sheet and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080087651 - Method for laser cutting of unfinished metal sheets and laser cutting machine for carrying out the method: The invention relates to a method for laser-cutting sheet steel (1), wherein a sheet steel (1) is gradually inserted in a defined position into the cutting area (2) of a laser cutter in a direction of advance V in order to machine it. The sheet steel (1) is machined by... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080087652 - Device for dissipating hot air accumulated in a laser cutter: A device for dissipating hot air accumulated in a laser cutter is disclosed. The laser cutter is of a type having a cutting table and a waste collector situated under the cutting table, and the waste collector is provided with a side window. The device includes a wind box having... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080087653 - Remote sense lead magnitude and polarity detection controller: In a welding power supply, a feedback circuit senses electrical signals from the power output studs and from remote welding sense leads. The feedback control circuit scales the electrical signals and converts the signals to binary numbers having magnitude bits and a polarity bit respectively. The binary numbers, representing the... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080087654 - Pulse welder and method of using same: An electric arc welder for performing a pulse welding process by a current between an advancing electrode and workpiece where the welder comprises a short detecting circuit for creating a short signal upon occurrence of a short circuit between the advancing electrode and the workpiece and a boost circuit to... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20080087655 - Welding power generator having vertical shaft arrangement: A welding generator system, in certain embodiments, has a generally vertical arrangement of a drive and a generator. The welding generator system may include a motor and a generator coupled to the motor, wherein the generator includes a rotor having an axis oriented in a generally upright direction relative to... Agent: Tait R. Swanson Fletcher Yoder

20080087656 - Jig for gripping panel: A panel gripping jig for gripping a panel, regardless of the size and shape of the panel, includes a welding unit for temporarily holding the panel. A separation unit releases the coupling state of the panel and the welding unit. A mounting arm has the welding unit mounted thereon, moves... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080087657 - Cooking aparatus: A cooking apparatus including a cooking chamber that has an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening of the cooking chamber, in which the door has an air-gap to receive pollutants generated in the cooking chamber, and a pollutant discharging unit configured to discharge at least a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080087658 - Heating assembly: A heating assembly comprising of a defined space fitting a temperature sensor. The placement of the temperature sensor in the space would reduce environmental influences on it.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080087659 - Neonatal nutrition warmer: A heating device for individually and automatically warming and vibrating one or more containers to thaw, warm, and mix a liquid within the containers, the liquid being cold or frozen. The device heats the contents of each container to a selected temperature by heat exchange between a heated fluid and... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080087660 - Ptc heating element: The present invention relates to a PTC heating element with at least one PTC resistance element which is arranged between two electrically conductive plates in a housing opening of a housing and, with at least one of the electrically conductive plates as an intermediate layer, which is pressed with an... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080087661 - Method and arrangement for supplying power to several induction coils in an induction apparatus: An arrangement for controlling induction coils of an induction cooking hob so as to minimize noise production resulting from intermodulation of certain frequencies of operation. The induction coils are operated in two modes, with a first mode at the same frequency fg so to produce a low intermodulation or differential... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080087662 - High frequency heating apparatus and its control method: In order to resolve the above-described problem, according to a high frequency heating apparatus of the invention, a high frequency heating apparatus 1 for heating a heated object by irradiating a microwave having a frequency of 5.8 GHz to the heated object is constituted by mounting a plurality of pieces... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080087663 - Home appliances provided with control systems which may be actuated from a remote location: A self-contained refrigerator and oven, for refrigerating and cooking food in the same enclosed chamber, which can be actuated by the operator from a variety of remote locations around the world via telephone or the internet. The heating element may be a microwave unit and the refrigerating means may be... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080087664 - Microwave interactive flexible packaging: A package configured to receive a food item for storage and heating therein is disclosed. The package includes an opening and a closure mechanism and comprises an insulating microwave material. A plurality of packages in a stacked relation also is provided.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080083705 - Multiple welding using a single power source: Welding systems are presented, in which a single power source provides a first DC output to a plurality of digital waveform controlled chopper modules. Welding modules are also disclosed for converting an input DC signal to a welding signal, which are comprised of a down-chopper for providing a welding signal... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Lincoln

20080083706 - Reverse side film laser circuit etching: In one embodiment the present invention includes a direct-write laser lithography system. The system includes a reel-to-reel feed system that presents the clear film-side of a single-sided metal-clad tape to a laser for direct patterning of the metal. The laser beam is swept laterally across the tape by a moving... Agent: Charles L. Hamilton Fountainhead Law Group Pc

20080083707 - Stud holder: A holder for a stud portion of a stud has a polygonal cross section, in particular for use in an apparatus for stud welding. The apparatus includes a fastening portion fixed to the stud-welding apparatus, and having a retaining portion which has a multiplicity of retaining tongues which extend substantially... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080083710 - Adjustable electrodes and coils for plasma density distribution control: A adjustable upper coil or electrode for a reaction chamber apparatus useable in semiconductor processing, is constructed so that its shape may be selectively changed or so at least two portions thereof may be selectively driven at different power and/or frequencies. The adjustable upper coil or electrode, therefore, enables the... Agent: Duane Morris LLP Ip Department (tsmc)

20080083711 - High visibility plasma arc torch: An improved torch providing high visibility of the work zone to the operator, an increased viewing angle, and a reduced obstruction angle. The high visibility torch includes consumables adapted to maintain torch and consumables performance while reducing visual obstruction to the user, by coordinating, balancing, and optimizing design requirements and... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080083709 - Autonomous plasma cutting system: A portable plasma arc torch system can be used for processing materials. The system includes a replaceable or rechargeable power source and replaceable or rechargeable gas source. A controller communicates with at least one of the power source or the gas source. A plasma delivery device received via the controller... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080083708 - Contoured shield orifice for a plasma arc torch: A component for use in a plasma arc torch is provided that includes a continuously contoured surface extending along the component that directs a flow of shield gas at a predetermined angle to result in a specific pierce or cut location on a workpiece. In one form, the component is... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080083712 - Inductively-coupled plasma torch: An inductively-coupled plasma torch assembly comprising a make-up gas tube (3) accepting a capillary tube (4) for introducing a gaseous sample so as to surround the capillary tube to allow the make-up gas to pass the space between the capillary tube and the make-up gas tube, a cylindrical member externally... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.l.p.

20080083714 - Arc voltage estimation and use of arc voltage estimation in thermal processing systems: A system and method is featured for controlling a process parameter of a thermal processing system by estimating an arc voltage between a plasma arc torch tip and a metallic workpiece and controlling the process parameter based on the estimated arc voltage. Particular embodiments include adjusting the height of a... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080083713 - Pilot arc circuit for a contact start plasma torch: A contact start plasma system is provided that includes a passive pilot arc circuit that decreases the size and cost of the system. The plasma arc system includes a torch body, an electrode having a longitudinally disposed axis and mounted in the body, a nozzle having a longitudinally disposed axis,... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080083715 - Reverse side film laser circuit etching: A direct-write laser lithography system comprises a reel-to-reel feed system in a vacuum chamber that presents the clear film-side of a single-sided metal-clad tape to a laser for direct patterning of the metal. The laser beam is swept laterally across the tape by rotating mirrors, and is intense enough to... Agent: Law Offices Of Thomas E. Schatzel A Professional Corporation

20080083716 - Robot control unit for controlling tandem arc welding system, and arc-sensor control method using the unit: A robot control unit for controlling a tandem arc welding system, which has a welding torch, a robot for weaving the welding torch, a leading electrode power supply, and a trailing electrode power supply, includes a leading electrode detection section and a trailing electrode detection section for detecting quantity of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080083717 - Heatable utensil device and system: Described is a heatable utensil and system. A device comprises a utensil attachment and a handle. The utensil attachment includes a housing, a first connector and a heating element. The housing at least partially situates the heating element. The handle includes a handheld housing, a second connector and a power... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080083718 - Ptc airflow heater with airflow guider: An airflow heater includes a housing, an air source to generate an airflow and a heat coverage enhancement supported in front of the air source. The heat coverage enhancement includes at least a PTC heat generating arrangement for generating heat, a heat dissipating arrangement for transmitting the heat therefrom, and... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan Suite 128

20080083719 - Fender well deicer (defroster): Fender Well Deicer (Defroster) consists of a curved housing covering a heated layer that can be attached to a wheel well using an attaching mechanism such as a series of eyelets on the housing and a plurality of screws. A wire running from the heated layer to the interior of... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080083720 - Method of heating an article: The present invention provides a method of heating an article, and, more specifically, provides a method of heating an article having a plurality of heating elements separated into a plurality of heating zones utilizing a controller. The method comprises the step of providing power to the heating elements of a... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080083721 - Heated textiles and methods of making the same: The present invention provides a composite heating element suitable for heating an article when activated by a power source. The composite heating element comprises first and second dielectric layers each having an inner surface and an outer surface. The composite heating element further comprises a conductive layer formed from at... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080083722 - Heated food display: A food display comprising a container for holding a product and having at least one translucent portion that facilitates viewing the product from outside the container, a sign panel coupled to the container and being at least partially translucent, and a light assembly including a light source positioned to provide... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080083724 - Temperature controlled substrate holder having erosion resistant insulating layer for a substrate processing system: A substrate holder for supporting a substrate in a processing system includes a temperature controlled support base having a first temperature, a substrate support opposing the temperature controlled support base and configured to support the substrate, and one or more heating elements coupled to the substrate support and configured to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080083723 - Temperature controlled substrate holder with non-uniform insulation layer for a substrate processing system: A substrate holder for supporting a substrate in a processing system includes a temperature controlled support base having a first temperature, and a substrate support opposing the temperature controlled support base and configured to support the substrate. Also included is one or more heating elements coupled to the substrate support... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080083725 - Self-heating group meal assembly: A self-heating, deployable group meal assembly and method of using same that includes a delivery system having individual delivery tubes for conducting the activating liquid from a source of the liquid to each of a plurality of individual heater trays containing heater material. The heater trays are disposed in a... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt Llc

20080083726 - Media conditioner module: Embodiments herein include a media conditioning module for being connected between a media source supplying sheets of media and a printing device. The media conditioning module is adapted to remove moisture from the sheets of media received from the media source before the sheets of media are supplied to the... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, Llc

20080083727 - Heater assembly: A heater is disclosed. The comprises a housing; a reflector; and a pair of opposite connectors supported by the reflector and configured to support opposite ends of a heating element. The reflector is movable between a plurality of positions relative to the housing.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080083728 - Heating element for oven: An oven is disclosed. The oven comprises an oven chamber and a heating element. The oven chamber comprises a cavity defined by a door and a plurality of walls which include a first wall, and a heating element assembly located adjacent the first wall and configured to provide heat energy... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080083729 - Apparatus and methods for operating an electric appliance: An electric cooking appliance is provided. The electric cooking appliance includes a plurality of surface heating elements and a plurality of sensors configured to monitor an operational status of a corresponding surface heating element. The electric cooking appliance also includes a first cooking unit, a second cooking unit and an... Agent: John S. Beulick (13307)

20080083730 - Cooking apparatus with temperature probe and hinged lid: The invention pertains to a multi-functional cooker having a thermal probe operatively connected to a controller for controlling a heating element in response to a real-time temperature reading from the probe. By controlling the level of heat provided by the heating element in response to real-time temperature readings, optimal comestible... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080083731 - Inline physical shape profiling for predictive temperature correction during baking of wafers in a semiconductor photolithography process: The post exposure bake cycle in a chemically amplified resist process is more precisely controlled by measuring the distance from multiple locations on the bottom of each processed wafer to a reference plane surface while the wafer is supported on a cool plate. Subsequent to measuring the distance, the wafers... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080083732 - Wafer holder and exposure apparatus equipped with wafer holder: The present invention is a wafer holder including a heating plate 2 equipped with heating means such as a film-form/foil-form heat generating body 9 or the like, a cooling plate 3 equipped with cooling means such as a coolant passage 7 or the like, and temperature measurement means 4, wherein... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080083733 - Radiant heater: A radiant heater includes a support plate substantially having a rectangular shape, a pair of connection terminals substantially perpendicularly extending, while having; a space therebetween, from one surface of the support plate, a strip-shaped heater element arranged between the pair of connection terminals and covering the one surface of the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080083734 - Method and circuit for preventing over-heat of heat-generating device: A method and a circuit for preventing over-heat of heat-generating device which are provided with a trigger circuit and a microprocessor on a heater circuit. And the trigger circuit is connected with a power source and a heat-generating device for heating the heat-generating device. The above-mentioned heater circuit is connected... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080083735 - Heating apparatus and heating method: A heating apparatus includes a plurality of heating means that heat a heated object, a temperature measuring means that measures temperatures of some of the plurality of heating means, a heated object information storing means that stores, in a coordinate manner, heated object identification names, target heating temperatures at the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080083736 - Method of tuning thermal conductivity of electrostatic chuck support assembly: A method of tuning the thermal conductivity of an electrostatic chuck (ESC) support assembly comprises measuring the temperature at a plurality of sites on a support assembly surface in which each site is associated with a given cell, determining from the measurements any fractional reduction in area suggested for each... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080083737 - 12 volts automobile water heater, air maker: A new 12 volts direct current (DC) water heater, air maker designs for military vehicles or heavy vehicles; the new unit converts a direct current (DC) from a battery unit and an alternator to an electrical power in a form of Watt or heat energy source uses for heating water... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080083738 - High rate method for stable temperature control of a substrate: A method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate includes selecting a first set-point temperature and a second set-point temperature for the substrate, and selecting a first PID parameter set including a first proportional constant KP1, a first integral constant KI1 and a first derivative constant KD1, and selecting a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080083739 - Portable toaster: A portable toaster capable of operation by several power sources, including a dynamo unit. The toaster further includes recessed control handles and knobs so that it presents a prismatic form well suited to packing and requiring minimal storage space. To prevent ingress of moisture or debris, a cover may be... Agent: Taylor J. Ross, Esq.

20080083740 - Composite heating element with an integrated switch: The present invention provides a composite heating element suitable for heating an article when activated by a power source. The composite heating element comprises a first backing layer and a discontinuous circuit formed of a conductive material disposed on the first backing layer. The discontinuous circuit has terminal ends for... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080083741 - Heater, apparatus, and associated method: A heater that may include an outer housing and an inner tube is provided. The inner tube is in a coaxial relation to and within the outer housing. An inward facing surface of the inner tube defines a volume sufficient to receive a reaction capsule, and the outward facing surface... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080083742 - Sensor device and a method for manufacturing the same: Embodiments discussed herein relate to sensor devices and processes of producing them. Some embodiments include a sensor device with a substrate with a sensing element mounted above the substrate, with a heating element, mounted substantially coplanar to the sensing element; and with a heat spreading element, the heat spreading element... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner / Infineon

20080083743 - Textile laminate structures including conductive elements and method for making such structures: The invention provides a laminate construction for heating or warming with one or more electrically conductive patterns of conductive ink or paste formed on a first confronting surface of an insulating sheet, where each pattern is connected by one or more conductive elements (bus wires), and where each pattern and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080083744 - Heating element structure with isothermal and localized output: A microheater for heating at least one target area, the microheater comprising a substrate, a resistive material adjacent to the substrate and connector traces connected to the resistive material. The microheater is formed so that when a predetermined current flows through the resistive material, the target area is heated to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080083745 - Heating apparatus: A heating apparatus including a housing defining a volume of air therein having an inlet and an outlet aperture. The heating apparatus also includes a heat generator having an elongate tubular metal sheath extending between an inner end and an outer end, a resistive wire within the sheath, and a... Agent: Valentine A Cottrill

20080083746 - Fuser assembly having heater element with spaced-apart features: A heater element is provided adapted to heat a belt in a fuser assembly. The heater element comprises laterally spaced-apart features extending beyond a center section provided between the features. The features and center section are adapted to face an inner surface of the belt.... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080083747 - Method for manufacturing cooking vessel: Provided is a method for manufacturing a cooking vessel having a bottom on which a plurality of engraving parts and embossing parts are formed in a concavo-convex shape. The method includes attaching a film having through-holes to a cut stainless plate; coating an ink layer on the film, impregnating an... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20080083748 - Process of microwave heating of powder materials: A process for heating powder materials by microwave radiation so that heating and sintering or melting progressively and directionally occurs within the powder materials. The process generally entails forming a structure from a powder by arranging the powder in a mass according to size of particles of the powder so... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080083749 - Method and apparatus for the dehydration and/or sterilization of organic materials: An apparatus and method for sterilizing and/or dehydrating organic materials. The apparatus comprises a microwave chamber, at least one microwave generator for irradiating material within the drum, and a vacuum system coupled to the microwave chamber to evacuate the microwave chamber to a desired pressure below atmospheric pressure. In one... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20080083750 - Microwave oven thawing tray for foodstuff: This invention refers to the industrial area of manufacture of microwave oven accessories for thawing foodstuff in different compartments in response to the incidence of microwave ovens. Furthermore, this invention can also be applied in the industry of packages for frozen foodstuff. Advantages of the foregoing invention regarding trays of... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. Daniel M. Gurfinkel

20080083751 - Insulated microwave tray holder: A perforation in the top or bottom of the outer food packaging that matches the bottom outline of the inner microwave cooking tray, that when the perforated area is punched in, enables the cooking tray with the pre-prepared food to be placed directly in the opening. This allows the inner... Agent: Larry Mchaney

20080078748 - Spot welding gun and method for adjusting the pressure of a spot welding gun: The invention relates to a spot welding rod for the resistance welding of workpieces, the rod comprising a drive, which displaces the pincer arms and is configured by a spur gear and a connecting rod that is connected to the gear, the spur gear being connected to one pincer arm... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080078749 - Welding electrode with contoured face: Welding electrodes with a welding face for contact with a metal surface for electrical resistance welding are provided with concentric contoured rings formed into the face. The rings may, for example, be ridges upstanding in the face or grooves depressed into the face. The contoured rings may be radially spaced... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080078750 - Directed multi-deflected ion beam milling of a work piece and determining and controlling extent thereof: Method, device, and system, for directed multi-deflected ion beam milling of a work piece, and, determining and controlling extent thereof. Providing an ion beam; and directing and at least twice deflecting the provided ion beam, for forming a directed multi-deflected ion beam, wherein the directed multi-deflected ion beam is directed... Agent: Martin D Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080078751 - Systems and methods for automatically adjusting the operational parameters of a laser cutter in a package processing environment: A system includes a cutting station having a laser cutter for cutting surface marks, score lines, holes, slots, flaps, panels, etc. into a selected substrate, an image capture device for capturing digital image data associated with the selected substrate, and a computing system for controlling the cutting process. The computing... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080078752 - Apparatus and method for material processing using a transparent contact element: A method of preparing an apparatus for material processing by generating optical breakthroughs in an object. The apparatus includes a variable focus adjustment device. A contact element is mounted to the apparatus, the contact element has a curved contact surface having a previously known shape. The position of the contact... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080078753 - Portable welding/cutting device: A portable welding system is disclosed that may be used for TIG and stick welding processes. The welding system comprises a soft-pack carrying case for transporting a number of welding elements. The carrying case includes deflectable walls that form an interior cavity configured to contain the welding elements for transport.... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20080078754 - Method of welding aluminum alloy steels: A method of welding aluminum alloy steel, and oxide dispersion strengthened aluminum alloy steel. The method includes heating at least one aluminum alloy steel work piece to a predetermined temperature, cleaning the weld surface, providing an Aluchrom Y filler to the weld site, welding the work piece and filler under... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20080078755 - Steam generator and heating cooking apparatus having the same: A heating cooking apparatus including a body, a steam container, a steam heater, and a heater covering portion. The body has a cooking compartment in which food is disposed. The steam container includes a chamber, a water supply portion to supply water into the chamber, and a steam discharge portion... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080078756 - Layered heater system having conductive overlays: A layered heater includes a resistive layer defining a resistive circuit pattern having at least one bend portion. A conductive overlay is provided on at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the bend portion to alleviate the current crowding effect, thereby protecting the electric circuit... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080078757 - Apparatus for microwave-assisted preparation of specimens: In an apparatus for microwave-assisted preparation of specimens with a microwave generator (1), a microwave chamber for receiving specimens (5) to be processed, and a container arrangement (11) for a number of containers (9) for liquids, the microwave chamber is realized as a waveguide (2) that comprises a first opening... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080078758 - Intelligent game editing system and method with autocomplete and other functions that facilitate game authoring by non-expert end users: A new user-friendly game editor allows game players with little or no experience to create new games or game levels. Game element structures can be “drawn” using an “auto completion” feature that automatically functionally connects and/or arranges chosen game elements to provide a visually pleasing environment that is easily navigated... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080078759 - Insulating microwave interactive packaging: The combination of insulating material with microwave interactive food packaging for enhanced cooking properties is disclosed. An insulating microwave packaging material (200) and a method of making the same are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the insulating microwave packaging material (200) is formed by bonding a microwave interactive material substrate... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080078760 - Easily removable multi-paneled locking cover: A container cover for use with a container having a neck. The cover includes a lid, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a concentric plug seal extending from the lid inside the skirt. The cover also may include vent holes in the lid. The skirt... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group