Electric heating inventions 07/09

20090188894 - Welding guide nozzle including nozzle tip for precision weld wire positioning: A welding guide nozzle for precision weld positioning of a feedstock material in a welding system. The welding guide nozzle includes a nozzle structure defining a substantially cylindrical holding apparatus that tapers at one end to define a nozzle tip. The holding apparatus and the nozzle tip include concentric bores... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090188895 - Submerged arc welding apparatus and method for submerged arc welding: A submerged arc welding apparatus 10 according to the present invention comprises: a flux receiver (12) for receiving and holding flux in an area formed by itself and a workpiece (1) inside thereof when abutting against the workpiece (1) on the open side; a flux feeder (24) for supplying flux... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090188896 - Gmaw system having multiple independent wire feeds: A gas metal arc welding system comprising, and a method of welding a plurality of workpieces utilizing, a plurality of individually selectable and separately controlled wire feeds, wherein the feeds preferably present differing wire diameters and compositions and predetermined wire contributions are combined during welding so as to present a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090188897 - Method of making a metal bellows assembly having an intermediate plate: The formation of a bellows made up of a stack of a predetermined number of ring-convolutions and having an intermediate plate supported within said stack is achieved by supplying several thin metal rings, each having inner and outer edges. A pair of these metal rings are positioned in contiguous relationship... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090188898 - Electrode assemblies, plasma apparatuses and systems including electrode assemblies, and methods for generating plasma: Electrode assemblies for plasma reactors include a structure or device for constraining an arc endpoint to a selected area or region on an electrode. In some embodiments, the structure or device may comprise one or more insulating members covering a portion of an electrode. In additional embodiments, the structure or... Agent: Traskbritt / Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20090188899 - Method and device for preventive treatment of an optical surface designed to be exposed to a laser flux: A device for preventive treatment of an optical surface designed to be exposed to a laser flow including a thermal excitation source for providing a localized thermal annealing of a site of the optical surface) by means of a beam applied to the site. The device further includes a measuring... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090188900 - Method of cutting material for use in implantable medical device: A method of cutting material for use in an implantable medical device employs a plotted laser cutting system. The laser cutting system is computer controlled and includes a laser combined with a motion system. The laser precisely cuts segments out of source material according to predetermined pattern as designated by... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20090188901 - Laser material processing system: A laser material processing system and method are provided. A further aspect of the present invention employs a laser for micromachining. In another aspect of the present invention, the system uses a hollow waveguide. In another aspect of the present invention, a laser beam pulse is given broad bandwidth for... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090188902 - System and method for configuring a tig welding system using workpiece characteristics: A system and method for configuring a tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding system includes a user interface to receive characteristics of the workpiece to select operational parameters for the TIG welding process. The characteristics of the workpiece may include workpiece composition or workpiece thickness. Workpiece material is translated to an... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090188903 - Method for welding process consistency: A method is provided for monitoring and controlling the process consistency of an arc welding process. The weld voltage signal is monitored and analyzed to determine the occurrence of the detachment of a weld droplet. The weld droplet detachment is determined via statistical techniques as having occurred at a normal... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090188904 - Fault tolerant heater circuit: In one embodiment, a heater circuit includes a number of groups which each include a number of resistive elements arranged in an electrically parallel circuit that are coupled between two power terminals in a series circuit. Each resistive element is disposed on the surface of a structure and physically parallel... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20090188905 - Waterproof, electrically heated articles of apparel and methods of making same: A waterproof, electrically heated, multi-layered article of apparel that is heated by a flexible heating harness that is disposed between the layers of the article and is constructed from silver-plated filaments. Uniquely, the flexible heating harness is sandwiched between a pair of waterproof bladders. The article of apparel has a... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20090188906 - High-temperature tube furnace for pyrolysis: A high-temperature tube furnace for pyrolysis includes a twin-hole ceramic tube including a pyrolysis capillary concentrically arranged within a sintering heat tube which is concentrically arranged within a thermally insulated tube housing. At least one heating tube holding element that is electrically insulative and high-temperature resistant is provided and includes... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090188907 - Steel sheet heat treatment/stamp system and method: An apparatus and related method are provided for a manufacturing process including heating of a processed part. A resistance heating assembly applies an electrical current to a work part comprising a sheet of high-tensile steel having a heat-resistant plating to improve formability. A heating control system regulates the electrical current... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20090188908 - Support for an electrical heating device, electrical heating device and method for the manufacture of an electrical heating device: An electrical heating device has an integrally manufactured support made from insulating material. Depressed paths for introducing a heating element are provided. A klixon functioning as a thermally actuated switch is inserted from above into an opening in the central area of the support and its electrical terminals project over... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090188909 - Induction heated server and method of making: An induction heatable server comprises a base element having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall defining an upwardly opening cavity in which are disposed a heat retentive disc and a ring member which is bonded to the peripheral wall. A top element extends over the ring member and seals... Agent: Pepe & Hazard, LLP

20090188910 - Heat treatment system and method using active feedback: A method of heat treating a component is disclosed. The method may heat a first feature of the component and heat a second feature of the component differently than the first feature. The method may measure a temperature value of the first feature and of the second feature. The method... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090188911 - Multiple linked appliances with auxiliary outlet: A combination microwave and refrigerator system is constructed having a single plug input supply. The microwave oven is adapted to provide power to a refrigerator, and to auxiliary receptacles adapted for low power operation. The current to the low power receptacles and the refrigerator is controlled by the controller for... Agent: Linda Serafini, Esq. Vp & General Counsel Mac-gray Corporation

20090188912 - Cooking device: In a cooking device for cooking an object to be heated, a first operation section is provided to a lower portion of a door, and a second operation section is provided to an upper portion on a front face of a cooking device body so as to be exposed in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090188913 - Cooking device: Multicore electric wires 31 for connecting an operation key sheet 4a and a control section of an oven body are loosely inserted into a hinge shaft 5b in a cylindrical shape and a door pipe 30 in a cylindrical shape having a length exceeding a half of the height of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090188914 - Microwavable bag or sheet material: A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch,... Agent: The Clorox Company

20090188915 - Heating cooker: A heating cooker having a box-like cooking chamber for receiving an object to be cooked, and a hot air generator having an electric heater heat source and a blower. Hot air produced by the hot air generator is caused to impinge on the object as a high-speed jet flow from... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090184093 - High temperature fine grain aluminum heater: An aluminum heated substrate support suitable for use in high temperature substrate processing systems and method for fabricating the same are provided. In one embodiment, an aluminum heated substrate support can include an aluminum body, a stem coupled to the body and a heating element disposed in the body. The... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090184094 - Laser assembly with electronic masking system: The invention concerns a laser assembly for processing or joining work pieces by means of electromagnetic radiation, with a laser source that emits a laser beam, and an electronic masking system for the work pieces that succeeds the laser source. The masking system images the passing laser beam on the... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090184095 - Method of connecting pipe members for endoscope: A method for connecting pipe members for an endoscope includes the steps of arranging two pipe members each made of a corrosion-resistant alloy material by fitting one in another so that a passage is defined through the two pipe members, jetting inert gas toward an exterior of an area at... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20090184096 - Laser machining apparatus and method of adjusting the same: A laser machining apparatus includes a laser generator for generating a laser beam and a driver unit for moving the laser beam relatively with respect to a workpiece as to emit the laser beam on the workpiece. The laser beam includes plural laser pulses. The laser pulses have spots each... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090184097 - Workpiece support cleaning: A mechanical apparatus maintains and/or cleans support strips of a workpiece support that forms a support plane for supporting workpieces. The mechanical apparatus includes a transport device for moving the workpiece support along a transport axis X and a service device that has a tool for processing the support strips.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090184098 - System for measuring energy using digitally controlled welding power sources: A method and system for internally determining, within a welding power supply, the energy input into a weld during a welding operation. The method includes determining a total energy input into the weld during a first time period, and determining a length of the weld made during the first time... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090184099 - Compressed air welding fume shield system and method: In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for shielding welding fumes includes a device configured to engage a welding gun. The device is configured to emit a flow of air through the one or more orifices. The flow of air is operable to divert welding... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090184100 - Heat resisting vacuum insulating material and heating device: A heating device which can prevent unused active chemical species from attaching to the bodies of various vacuum devices or depositing on the inner wall of their exhaust pipes to thereby be able to make the size of exhaust pipes smaller than before and make the exhaust pipe maintenance easier.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090184101 - Sheathed glow plug: A glow plug which includes an annular metal shell, thermally conductive tubular sheath, central electrode; resistance heating element, and electrically insulating, thermally conductive powder includes a glass seal in sealing engagement with the sheath and the electrode to form a sealed cavity within the sheath. The glass seal may include... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090184102 - Beverage heating system: A beverage heating system is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the beverage heating system includes a recharge base; a mug having a mug base removably seated on the recharge base, a mug body extending from the mug base and a mug handle extending from the mug body; a heating compartment... Agent: Global Patents/randy W. Tung, Esq

20090184103 - Modular pizza oven kit, pizza oven finger assembly support, and a method of operating a pizza oven at different speeds and a control arrangement for performing the method: A modular pizza oven kit, pizza oven finger assembly support, and a method of operating a pizza oven at different speeds and a control arrangement for performing the method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20090184104 - Cooking device: A cooking device comprises a cooking device body comprising a heating chamber for heating an object; a fan, comprising a bladed wheel and a casing having the bladed wheel in rotatable manner, to discharge air in the heating chamber; and an exhaust duct comprising an exhaust guide plane to guide... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090184105 - Heater controller of exhaust gas sensor: A reference heater energization delay time is established according to an engine conditions (shift range, cooling water temperature, intake-air temperature, ambient temperature, and oil temperature) during starting period. An extension delay time is established according to an engine condition after starting period. A final heater energization delay time is established... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090184106 - Flexible planar heating device: A heating device which includes two first conducting members and at least a second conducting member, wherein the first conducting members are made of silicone rubber conductor and flexibly pressed into an upper thin layer and a lower thin layer between which is arranged the second conducting member. The first... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090184107 - Heating element with stranded contact: The invention relates to a heating element (1) with a flat heater resistor (2) and at least two contact regions (4, 4′) that are arranged a distance apart from one another on the heater resistor (2). Provision is made for at least one of the contact regions (4, 4′) to... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090184108 - Material and heating cable: A material comprises: a first component having a first positive temperature coefficient of resistance characteristic; and a second component having a second positive temperature coefficient of resistance characteristic, the second positive temperature coefficient of resistance characteristic being different from the first positive temperature coefficient of resistance characteristic, the proportions of... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090184109 - Processing apparatus and process method: A processing apparatus subjects an object to be processed W to a heat process. The processing apparatus comprises: a processing vessel 22 capable of containing a object to be processed W; a coil part for induction heating 104 that is disposed outside the processing vessel 22; a radiofrequency power source... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090184110 - Heating apparatus and furniture and wall member incorporating heating apparatus: The heating apparatus is configured by a lid 4 which opens and closes a heating chamber 3, a control portion 5 which controls a heating unit and an operation portion 6 which controls the driving of the heating unit. The operation portion 6 is configured by being provided with electrostatic... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090184111 - Susceptors capable of balancing stress and effectiveness: An outer portion of one or more layers of microwave interactive material, which is for becoming hot when exposed to microwave energy, is arranged in a manner that seeks to advantageously control heating, so that the outer portion of the microwave interactive material can safely be adjacent the periphery of... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090179012 - Laser processing machine component having a corrosion-resistant internal coating: A component of a laser processing machine includes an aluminum base member in which a duct is constructed in order to convey copper-ionized water. The duct has a corrosion-resistant plastic coating.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090179013 - Laser welding process: A method of laser welding metal automotive panel assemblies includes loading a panel and parts to be welded thereto onto a support anvil; engaging a pressure pad/clamping anvil and clamping the anvils together with adequate force on the pressure pad to maintain alignment of the panel and parts, the anvil... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20090179014 - Laser nozzle changing device: A mechanical device is used to change a laser nozzle on a nozzle receiving member of a laser processing machine for processing workpieces. The mechanical device has a nozzle magazine having a nozzle holder carrier, and at least one nozzle holder for a laser nozzle being provided on the nozzle... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090179015 - Laser adjustable depth mark system and method: A system and method for adjustable laser mark depth is provided. In one embodiment, the system is used in Nd—YAG laser marker for wafer processing in the semiconductor industry, with smart control of the mark depth and expanded work range between the deep mark and the light mark.... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090179016 - Laser marking system: The present invention is directed to a laser marking device, system and method for its use.... Agent: Andrew Cornelius Keevican

20090179017 - Process and system for quality management and analysis of via drilling: A process for laser forming a blind via in at least one layer of a circuit substrate having a plurality of capture pads of varying geometry can include, for at least one blind via to be formed in at least one layer of a circuit substrate, evaluating a capture pad... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090179018 - Laser nozzle changing device: A mechanical device is used for mounting and/or dismounting a laser nozzle on and/or from a nozzle mount of a laser processing machine for processing workpieces, especially metal sheets. The mechanical device includes a nozzle magazine having a nozzle holder support on which a nozzle holder for a laser nozzle... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090179019 - Removing material from defective opening in glass mold: Methods of removing material from a defective opening in a glass mold using a laser pulse, repairing a glass mold for injection molded solder (IMS) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a glass mold including a plurality of solder filled openings; identifying a defective opening in the... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090179020 - Removing material from defective opening in glass mold and related glass mold for injection molded solder: Methods of removing material from a defective opening in a glass mold using a laser pulse, repairing a glass mold and a related glass mold for injection molded solder (IMS) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a glass mold including a plurality of solder filled openings; identifying... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090179021 - Welding robot: A welding robot in which a translational correction calculating unit corrects a target value of a leading electrode using a translational correction amount, to obtain a primary correction target value. The translational correction amount is a correction amount of a position of the leading electrode in a translational direction in... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090179022 - Modular heater system: A heater system is provided that includes a hybrid insulation cover that has a first cover disposed around hinged carrier members and heat trace sections, and a second cover operatively engaged with the first cover and adapted for detachable placement around a heating target and its varying geometries. A flexible... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/ann Arbor

20090179023 - Ceramic heating elements having open-face structure and methods of fabrication thereof: The invention provides new ceramic resistive heating elements and new methods for manufacturing ceramic resistive heating elements wherein the heating element body comprises two or more regions of differing resistivity, and wherein the heating elements are open face. Heating elements such as igniters and glow plugs also are provided obtainable... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090179024 - Grounded crystalline heating ribbon: The present invention is directed to a heating ribbon comprising a thin elongated electrically resistive sheet made from a crystalline metal alloy surrounded by at least two electrically insulating layers, wherein the heating ribbon further comprises internal ground means in the form of an electrically conducting foil which is interposed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090179025 - Resistor anode assembly: A sacrificial anode assembly. The sacrificial anode assembly includes a sacrificial anode, an insulator positioned around an end of the anode, an electric coupler positioned around the insulator and extending beyond the end of the anode, the electric coupler electrically isolated from the anode, a resistor having a first lead... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090179026 - Apparatus for detecting deterioration of a heater and apparatus for controlling energization of a glow plug: The present invention provides, as one aspect, an apparatus for detecting deterioration of a heater. The apparatus includes a power source, a first voltage outputting unit that converts a current flowing into the heater to a voltage and outputs a first voltage value, a second voltage outputting unit that is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090179027 - Coaxial ceramic igniter and methods of fabrication: New coaxial ceramic heating elements and methods for manufacture wherein a conductive core region extends into a resistive hot zone at the distal end of the heating element, thereby moving the interface between the core conductive region and the resistive hot zone away from the distal tip of the heating... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090179028 - Processing apparatus with an electromagnetic launch: A processing apparatus, such as a microwave-based processing apparatus. The apparatus includes a vessel having an inner surface defining a chamber configured to hold a reaction mixture, a guide, and a launch coupled to the guide. The guide can be at least partially disposed in the vessel, and is configured... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090179029 - Microwave cooking system: A microwave cooking system is described for use in cooking pasta and alike in a microwave oven. The microwave cooking system includes a base receptacle, a colander, and a ventilation cover. The colander is sized to be suspended and nested within a central cavity of the base receptacle. The ventilation... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090173720 - Welding electrode assembly having self-aligning features: A welding electrode assembly that includes a tip member and a coupling member and has certain self-aligning features which promote proper alignment during operation. In one embodiment, the coupling member acts as a self-aligning joint or connection and generally includes a housing, a movable plunger, and a biasing element such... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090173721 - Method and apparatus for welding electrode collectors and terminals of electrical storage element: In a welding method, at least one of a set of a first electrode collector and a first terminal and a set of second electrode collector and a second terminal is welded one another. At this time, a laser beam is irradiated to a portion to be welded, elastic waves... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090173722 - Method of joining an outer sheet and an inner sheet, in particular of an attachment part of a motor vehicle body: A method provides for joining an outer sheet and an inner sheet, in particular of an attachment part of a motor vehicle body. On the visible sides of an attachment part, a welding or brazing seam is produced between a fold of an outer sheet and an inner sheet. The... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090173723 - Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method using the same technical field: A laser processing apparatus is provided in which its XY table is composed of plural divided blocks vertically movable, at least one divided block is stopped while it is moving down, and a through hole is formed by irradiating a workpiece in an area corresponding to a position directly above... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090173724 - Product laser irradiation device, laser irradiation method and method for manufacturing modified object: Provided are a laser irradiation device and a laser irradiation method, which are suitable for a liquid crystal display device. The laser irradiation device comprises a semiconductor laser element group (1A) having a plurality of semiconductor laser elements (1) arranged therein for emitting laser beams of a wavelength of 370... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090173726 - Automatic weld arc monitoring system: A welding system including an arc monitoring, training, and control system is disclosed. The welding system includes a power supply, controller, and associated memory. When a weld is performed, the weld command and weld feedback parameters can be stored in the memory, along with associated alarm limit values. During subsequent... Agent: Terri S. Flynn Quarles & Brady, LLP.

20090173725 - Weld cap and tip inspection method and apparatus: A robot welding apparatus including a welding station having a welding robot with weld tips for creating a weld along a work piece. A welding power supply and control pendant is also provided. A visual screen of the control pendant provides a view of the weld tips for use with... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090173727 - Butt-joint welding method: A butt-joint welding method is disclosed, which is capable of improving welding productivity by reducing the number of welding passes by weaving a welding wire in submerged arc welding. The welding method includes arranging two parent metals having 10-35 mm thickness at an interval of 8-20 mm to face each... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090173728 - Electrical system: The invention relates to an electrical system (1) with a light emitting device (10) with a first (11) and a second electrode (12) and a light emitting element (13) being provided between the first (11) and the second electrode (12), a heating device (20) with a heating element (21,11,12), wherein... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property And Standards

20090173729 - Ceramic heating elements: New ceramic heating elements are provided that have a recessed portion for receiving an electrical lead. Such ceramic heating elements can provide a reduced cross-sectional dimension across element regions that interface with electrical lead(s) as well as a more secure engagement of an electrical lead. Heating elements can be highly... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090173730 - Hob and method for operating a hob: In order in the case of a hob (11) with operating toggles (19a-19d) placed on a front panel (17) to render visible the association between a contacted operating toggle and the hotplate (15a-15d) adjustable with said operating toggle, on the latter is provided a proximity or contact sensor. If the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090173731 - Induction heating cooker, induction heating cooking method, induction heating cooking program, resonance sound detection device, resonance sound detection method, and resonance sound detection program: An object of the invention is to accurately detect a state of an object to be heated in a cooking vessel and effectively avoid cooking failure. An induction heating section (13) inductively heats a cooking vessel (11). A vibration detecting section (14) detects a vibration of the cooking vessel (11)... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090173732 - Induction heating cooker and control circuit therefor: The invention relates to an induction heating cooker and a control circuit therefor. The cooker includes a switch element and an inductive coil, which is coupled between a power voltage and a first terminal of the switch element. A second terminal of the switch element is coupled to a common... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090173733 - Vestibule apparatus: A vestibule for use with a microwave oven having a conveyor mechanism passing there-through is designed to prevent microwave radiation from escaping to the surrounding atmosphere. The vestibule includes a choke region and a paddlewheel region with a trap region located directly there-between. The choke region includes a series of... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090166334 - Microshaft forming method, microshaft formed by this method and microshaft forming apparatus: A microshaft forming method and apparatus for forming a microshaft without requiring high level of stillness required by conventional methods. The microshaft forming apparatus comprises an elongated electrode (1) to be formed into a microshaft, a forming plate (3) for forming the electrode (1), electrode rotating means for rotating the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090166337 - Method and apparatus for fabricating an orthopaedic prosthetic component: A method and apparatus for fabricating an orthopaedic prosthetic component includes rotating the orthopaedic prosthetic component and operating an electrical discharge machining cutting tool (EDM) to move a wire electrode of the EDM along an arcuate path. A spark is generated between the wire electrode and the orthopaedic prosthetic component... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090166336 - Method and system for fabricating an aspherical orthopaedic prosthetic component: A method and apparatus for fabricating an aspherical orthopaedic prosthetic component includes rotating the orthopaedic prosthetic component and operating an electrical discharge machining cutting tool (EDM) to move a wire electrode of the EDM along a number of arcuate cutting paths. A spark is generated between the wire electrode and... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090166335 - System and method for ultrasonic assisted edm machining: A system for ultrasonic assisted electrical discharge machining of a component part having a longitudinal axis, a half wavelength resonant frequency along the longitudinal axis and an attachment portion, is provided. The system includes an ultrasonic horn having a longitudinal axis, a half wavelength resonant frequency along the longitudinal axis... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090166338 - Preserving apparatus for welded joint portion and preserving method therefor: A preserving apparatus for preserving welded joint portions 7, 8 by deposit welding on the inner surface of the welded joint portions 7, 8, in which a nozzle 4 and a pipe 5 supported under water are joined, the apparatus having: a seal member 9 that is disposed in front... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090166339 - Method for producing an electronic module by sequential fixation of the components: The invention relates to a method for producing an electronic module (2) comprising a printed circuit (4) board (3), at least one first type of component (5), and a second type of component (6), said method comprising the following steps: solder is placed on the board; the first type of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090166341 - Laser beam welding structure, laser beam welding method, and vehicle control unit using the laser beam welding structure: In a laser beam welding structure for welding two workpieces by emitting a laser beam onto a work portion between the two workpieces, resin members covering the workpieces are provided at the position receiving the reflected laser beam from a surface of a melting portion on the working portion when... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090166342 - Laser material processing system: A laser processing apparatus comprises a converging lens 31 for converging processing laser light and rangefinding laser light L2 toward a wafer 1, an actuator for actuating the lens 31, a shaping optical system 49 for adding astigmatism to reflected light L3 of the rangefinding laser light, a quadrant photodiode... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090166340 - Method and apparatus for perforating printed circuit board: A method and an apparatus for perforating a printed circuit board are provided so that the processing efficiency and the board densification can be improved. In test processing, a conductor layer 50i is irradiated with a pulsed laser beam 4a whose energy density is set at a value high enough... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090166343 - Method for producing surfaces and materials by laser ablation: The invention relates to a laser ablation coating method, where the laser ablation is carried out in a space with 10−3 atmospheres at most. A low vacuum level enables an advantageous industrial production of surfaces without remarkably weakening the quality features of the deposited surfaces. The invention also relates to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090166344 - Method and apparatus for short-arc welding: The invention relates to a short-arc welding method and apparatus. According to the method, an electrically periodically changing arc, which is short-circuited periodically by a molten droplet (22) from the welding wire (21), is formed between the welding wire (21) and the base material (20), in which case each welding... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090166345 - Wire feeder having changeable housing: A modular portable welding wire feeder housed in a easily removable and interchangeable housing. The wire feeder includes a wire feeding module conveniently mounted inside of the housing. The housing is configured so that it may easily be removed from the wire feeing module, thereby allowing the housing to be... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090166346 - Method and device for producing a bond of components: The invention relates to a method for producing a bond of a first component (2) and of a second component (3) by means of a connecting mass (4), in particular with regard to large-area aircraft components of cylindrical or spherical contour, with the following method steps: (S1) connection of the... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090166347 - Transparent glazing provided with laminated heating system: A transparent windowpane including a resistive heating coating that extends over a substantial part of a surface of the windowpane, and over a main field of view, and which is electrically connected, at least indirectly, with at least two busbars such that, when a power supply voltage is applied between... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090166348 - Method and device for controlling an iron: A control method of an iron and its device, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (1) keeping the output temperature of the iron a temperature T1 suitable for ironing; (2) determining whether the iron is in a working state; if yes, step (1) is carried out; if no, step... Agent: Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

20090166349 - Memory transfer device: A medical warming cabinet and a method of installing a controller into a medical warming cabinet is disclosed that allows for easy transfer of operation parameters between controllers. Should a controller fail, the removable memory device can be removed from the failed controller and inserted into the replacement controller. This... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090166350 - Kettle controller: The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for boiling a liquid such as water. The liquid is heated at full power when the measured temperature of the liquid is below a first predetermined threshold. When the temperature is above the first predetermined threshold and below a second predetermined threshold, partial... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090166351 - Substrate heating device and substrate heating method: A device for heating a substrate with light from a flash lamp having a semiconductor switch connected in series to the flash lamp. After triggering of a trigger electrode of the flash lamp, a first drive signal and a second drive signal are output from a gate circuit. The time... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090166352 - Heating apparatus: An apparatus for efficient heating liquids or gases comprising of a transformer having a primary and secondary winding wherein the secondary winding forms a shorted heating element having a resistance in the range of 1.6730 μΩ·cm to 185μΩ·cm, permitting liquid or gas to pass therethrough, whereby the liquid or gas... Agent: Law Offices Of David M. Lang

20090166353 - Controlled electric induction heating of an electrically conductive workpiece in a solenoidal coil with flux compensators: Apparatus and method are provided for inductively heating workpieces with varying characteristics in the same induction coil while selectively controlling the induced heat temperature distribution profile of each workpiece with one or more flux compensators inserted into the induction coil along with the workpiece to be inductively heated.... Agent: Philip O. Post Indel, Inc.

20090166354 - Microwave heating applicator: A new, comparatively small type of microwave system based on open-ended applicators is disclosed. The applicator according to the invention uses a main evanescent and a propagating mode in combination, where the combination results in a cancellation of the horizontal magnetic fields at the ends of at least two opposing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090166355 - Microwave applicator, system, and method for providing generally circular heating: A microwave applicator assembly includes a microwave applicator that excites TE modes and provides a generally circular heating pattern in a lossy dielectric material. The microwave applicator has a processing chamber bounded by a circumferential wall in which a plurality of indents are formed. The microwave applicator assembly may further... Agent: Corning Incorporated