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Electric heating December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/09

20090321394 - Method and apparatus for laser soldering: In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a solder paste feeding device feeds solder paste to a ring-like terminal surrounding a through-hole and a rod terminal fitted in the through-hole so as to fill in the through-hole, the laser beam irradiation device irradiates the solder past with a laser... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090321396 - Method and system for high-speed precise laser trimming and scan lens for use therein: A method, system and scan lens for use therein are provided for high-speed, laser-based, precise laser trimming at least one electrical element along a trim path. The method includes generating a pulsed laser output with a laser, the output having one or more laser pulses at a repetition rate. A... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090321395 - Variable focus laser machining system: A variable focus laser machining system is disclosed. The machining system may have a laser emitter configured to emit a laser beam. Additionally, the machining system may have a focusing element configured to focus the laser beam. The machining system may also have a controller. The controller may be configured... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090321397 - Laser-scribing platform: Laser-scribing systems and translation stages operable to support a workpiece during laser scribing are provided. A laser-scribing system includes a base section, a bed supported by the base section, a laser, a first driving mechanism operable to move a workpiece longitudinally along the bed, and a second driving mechanism. The... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090321400 - Device and method for recording information in a data carrier: A method and a device for recording information within an information surface region in a data carrier, consisting of a carrier layer and a transparent plastic layer, by means of at least one laser beam of a point-like laser source wherein the laser beam is deflected via at least one... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090321399 - Dynamic scribe alignment for laser scribing, welding or any patterning system: Methods and systems for improving the alignment between a previously formed feature and a subsequently formed feature are provided. An exemplary method can include laser scribing a workpiece (104, 550) having a previously formed first feature. The exemplary method includes imaging the workpiece (104, 550) with an imaging device (320,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090321398 - Method and device for machining a target using a femtosecond laser beam: The invention relates to a method and device for machining a target using a femtosecond laser beam. The invention consists in taking advantage of the deterministic nature of the ablation threshold and the nonlinear dependence thereof through the use of amplitude or phase pupillary filtering using the polarising effect or... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090321403 - Robotic welder having fume extraction: A method for extracting fumes from a robotic welder is disclosed. The method includes controlling a robotic welder to produce a weld and extracting fumes produced by the robotic welder via a vacuum source. The method also includes selectively varying the vacuum source as a function of the position of... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090321401 - Method and system to increase heat input to a weld during a short-circuit arc welding process: A method and a system to increase heat input to a weld during an arc welding process. A series of electric arc pulses are generated between an advancing welding electrode and a metal workpiece using an electric arc welding system capable of generating an electric welding waveform to produce the... Agent: Hahn Loeser / Lincoln

20090321402 - Method to improve the characteristics of a root pass pipe weld: A method and a system for forming a root pass weld for a root pipe joint. A substantially periodic electric welding waveform is generated and a series of electric arc pulses are generated between an advancing welding electrode and a root pipe joint in response to the electric welding waveform.... Agent: Hahn Loeser / Lincoln

20090321404 - Addition of rare earth elements to improve the performance of self shielded electrodes: A self-shielding welding electrode and a method of making the same are provided. The self-shielding welding electrode contains rare earth aluminide in either the flux or the electrode portion of the electrode. The self-shielding welding electrode contains at least about 0.5% by weight of the flux of rare earth aluminide.... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090321405 - Ni-co-cr high strength and corrosion resistant welding product and method of preparation: A nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), silicon (Si) welding alloy, articles made therefrom for use in producing weldments and methods for producing these weldments. The welding alloy contains in % by weight about: 23.5 to 25.5% Cr,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090321406 - Fixing heater and method for manufacturing the same: A fixing heater (A2) includes an insulating substrate (1), a heating resistor (2) formed on the substrate, and a pair of electrodes (4) each of which overlaps a respective one of two ends of the heating resistor. The heating resistor (2) contains Ag—Pd and crystallized glass. Each of the electrodes... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090321407 - Heatable vehicle glazing: A vehicle glazing comprising a pane of glazing material, e.g. glass, and a heatable coating layer provided on a surface of the glazing, in electrical contact with first and second electrically conductive busbars, each busbar having a length, a width and first and second ends, the width of at least... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090321408 - Seal for a glow plug: A glow plug for a combustion chamber of a self-igniting internal combustion engine has a ceramic heating element designed as a sheathed-element glow plug, which is surrounded by a supporting tube. The ceramic heating element is sealed with respect to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine by a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090321409 - Chip warmer: A chip warming device (10, 1000, 2000) is provided with a support structure (15) and a heating device. The support structure (15) has a first door (100) that selectively seals a first opening (60), a second door (110) that selectively seals a second opening (70) and a chip tray (120)... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20090321410 - System and method for a programmable counter-top electric dehydrator: A system and method directed to a dehydrating device, which may include a dehydrating enclosure and an adapter. The adapter may be operable to couple the dehydrating enclosure to a power unit, which may include a power source disposed inside the power unit, and a control source operable to control... Agent: Venable LLP

20090321411 - Baking oven: A baking oven has a housing, a fan situated in the upper and/or side area of the housing, a heating register and a baking chamber which is bordered by a side wall having inlet openings and through which heated air flows. The air heated by the heating register flows through... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20090321412 - Vacuum heating apparatus: Deterioration of an O ring due to radiation heating in a vacuum heating apparatus is prevented to allow heat treatment of a substrate with good annealing properties. The vacuum heating apparatus 1 includes a vacuum chamber 2 constituted by flanges 11 and 12 having an opening portion 9 and joined... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090321413 - Display device for a hob, hob and method of operating such a display device: A hob comprising a plurality of heating elements further comprises a support for a plurality of illuminating means, said support being of elongate construction and typically arcuate in shape. In one embodiment, two rows of illuminaries in the form of LEDs are provided wherein a cover with light zones is... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090321414 - Heating device for wall, ceiling or floor coverings: The invention relates to a heating device and in particular to an element of a floor heating device. Known floor heating devices comprise heating means which are arranged underneath floor coverings, for example, below stone plates, tiles, parquet elements or laminated panels. Those heating means can be made of electrically... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090321415 - Flexible heater comprising a temperature sensor at least partially embedded within: A flexible heater 200 includes at least one hot wire resistive element 215 and a thermally insulating and electrically insulating flex holding material (201, 202) surrounding the resistive element (215) for holding the resistive element (215). A temperature sensor (225) having at least a portion embedded in the holding material... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090321416 - Enhanced energy delivery mechanism for bulk specialty gas supply systems: A system for delivering vapor phase fluid at an elevated pressure from a transport vessel containing liquefied or two-phase fluid is provided. The system includes: (a) a transport vessel positioned in a substantially horizontal position; (b) one or more energy delivery devices disposed on the lower portion of the transport... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20090321417 - Floating insulated conductors for heating subsurface formations: A heating system for a subsurface formation includes a conduit located in a first opening in the subsurface formation. Three electrical conductors are located in the conduit. A return conductor is located inside the conduit. The return conductor is electrically coupled to the ends of the electrical conductors distal from... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090321418 - Carbon nanotube heater: An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater includes a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The hollow supporter defines a hollow space, the hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface. The heating element is located on the inner surface or the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090321419 - Carbon nanotube heater: An apparatus includes a linear heater. The linear heater includes a linear supporter; a heating element and at least two electrodes. The heating element is located on the linear supporter and includes at least one linear carbon nanotube structure. The at least two electrodes are separately located and electrically connected... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090321420 - Carbon nanotube heater: An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater includes a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface. The heating element is attached on one of the inner and the outer surfaces of the hollow supporter.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090321421 - Carbon nanotube heater: An apparatus includes a linear heater. The linear heater includes a linear supporter; a heating element and two or more electrodes. The heating element is located on the linear supporter. The two or more electrodes are separately located and electrically connected to the heating element. At least one of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090321422 - Electric heater assembly: An electric heater assembly for heating molten metal such as aluminum.... Agent: Andrew Alexander

20090321423 - Stand-up membrane roofing induction heating tool: A portable induction heating tool is provided as a membrane roofing tool for use in sealing anchor plates with a heat-activated adhesive to a membrane roofing member. The tool uses two different audible tones so two tools can be used simultaneously on a single roof, while allowing a user to... Agent: Frederick H. Gribbell Frederick H. Gribbell, LLC

20090321424 - Cooking device: A cooking device, in particular a cooking device for induction hobs, the cooking device including a computation unit, the computation unit having at least one standby mode that is activated as a function of a removal of cookware from a cooking zone; and a warning signal output unit, the warning... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090321425 - Method for controlling an induction cooking appliance and induction cooking appliance: The invention relates to a method for controlling an induction cooking appliance with at least one coil, wherein the power of the coil is adjusted as a function of a position of a cooking utensil on the coil. The invention also relates to an induction cooking appliance for heating a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090321426 - Glass-ceramic plate and method for making same: e

20090321427 - Microwave oven: Generally and not exclusively, a microwave cooking oven to cook food in a microwave chamber includes at least one array of radiation detectors. An exemplary method includes sensing an optical depth of the item along each of multiple beam paths from at least two sides of the item, and mapping... Agent: Constellation Law Group, PLLC

20090321428 - Microwave oven: Generally and not exclusively, a microwave cooking oven to cook food in a microwave chamber (e.g., a cooking chamber) includes a microwave power source, and a microwave control unit. In one implementation, the control unit includes an array of radiation detectors to detect the microwave power of multiple microwave beams... Agent: Constellation Law Group, PLLC

20090321429 - Microwave oven: Generally and not exclusively, a microwave cooking oven to cook food in a microwave chamber (e.g., a cooking chamber) includes a microwave power source, and a microwave control unit. The control unit includes a microwave detector to detect the microwave power in the cooking chamber, and a control circuit to... Agent: Constellation Law Group, PLLC

20090321430 - Cooking apparatus: An opening/closing structure of a door of a microwave oven is disclosed. The microwave oven includes a main body having a cooking chamber, a door link-coupled to the main body to open or close the cooking chamber, at least one link member including a cam portion hingedly coupled to the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090321431 - Anti-splatter cover for microwave cooking: A disposable cover for use in a microwave for covering food with or without food vessels. The cover is flexible and may be folded flat for storage. When unfolded, the cover forms a three-dimensional structure that is self-supporting. The cover may include an optional window.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Tara Pohlkotte

20090321432 - Apparatus for processing a wafer: An apparatus for processing a wafer includes a chamber, a boat, microwave generators and reflective plates. The boat is disposed in the chamber. One or more wafers are stacked in the boat. One or more microwave generators are connected to the chamber. The microwave generators generate microwaves for heating the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090314747 - Wire electric discharge machine: A wire electric discharge machine includes a wire electrode; a machining power supply that supplies a machining current to between the wire electrode and a workpiece; a first power feed contact and a second power feed contact that respectively feed power to the wire electrode; a first machining-current loop that... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090314748 - Ultrasonic assisted electrodischarge machining: An apparatus for machining holes into a conductive workpiece includes a tank at least partially filled with a dielectric fluid, a fixture for holding the workpiece in the tank, an electro discharge machine, and an ultrasonic source. The electro discharge machine includes an electrode and a power supply connected to... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090314749 - Slit width adjusting device and microscope laser processing apparatus: Disclosed is a slit width adjusting device comprising: a pair of slit members parallel to each other, which is moved to approach each other or to be separated from each other to adjust a slit width; a driving section to move the pair of slit members; an absolute position original... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090314750 - Gap control device and laser lap welding method: A gap control device which is configured for use with a laser welding device adapted to weld objects to each other is provided. A laser guide is configured to guide a laser beam to a focusing position. A gap holder is configured to feed the objects in a feeding direction... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20090314752 - In-situ monitoring for laser ablation: In a system where scribe lines are formed by a series of partially-overlapping ablation spots, discontinuities can be detected by capturing an intensity of light generated during each instance of ablation for a respective spot. In any instance where the intensity of light given off falls below a desired threshold,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090314751 - Laser scribe inspection methods and systems: Methods and systems for use during laser-scribing of a workpiece are provided. Some of the methods and systems provided use an imaging device to control the formation of a laser-scribed feature so as to more closely align with a previously-formed feature. Some of the methods and systems provided use an... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090314753 - Debris capture and removal for laser micromachining: A method of capturing and removing metallic debris created on a target side of a target metal specimen undergoing laser micromachining entails providing a barrier that encompasses the immediate volume surrounding a laser cutting head output nozzle to contain the ejected debris and extracting the debris through a vacuum outlet.... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries/stoel Rives, LLP

20090314754 - Pre-process stress loading components for post-process warp control: A process and apparatus neutralizes a warp effect resulting from a build up of micro strains caused by machining a part with a long wavelength laser. The part to be machined is pre-stressed in an opposite direction of a warp stress due to machining using a fixture for holding the... Agent: Young Basile

20090314755 - Laser annealing apparatus: A laser annealing apparatus used in a crystallization process of an amorphous silicon thin film. The laser annealing apparatus includes a laser beam generation unit generating a laser beam, an optical system dividing the laser beam into a plurality of linear laser beams and including a focusing lens focusing the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090314758 - Methods of treating metal articles and articles made therefrom: A method for treating a metal article can comprise: fusion welding a cladding onto an article comprising a surface and a compressive case depth processing the cladding. An average compression case depth, as measured from the cladding outer surface, can be greater than the cladding thickness. Also included herein are... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090314757 - Thick gage welding: A method of thick gage welding joins a first work piece to a second work piece. Abutting edges of the pieces are parallel and separated by a gap G. A displacer is inserted between the work pieces with its bottom surface substantially flush with undersides of the work pieces. The... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090314756 - Welding wire for submerged arc welding: The copper cladding normally applied to the surfaces of a submerged arc welding wire for preventing weld gun contact tip abrasive wear is replaced with a solid lubricant. This eliminates copper contamination of the weld from the copper cladding while preserving the useful life of the contact tip.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090314760 - Stainless steel wire with flux core for welding zinc coated steel sheets: A stainless steel wire having a flux core for welding zinc-based alloy coated steel sheet having an outer metal sheath coating a core of flux wherein in total having in mass (%) as percentage to the total mass of the wire: C: 0.01-0.05%, Si: 0.1-1.5%, Mn: 0.5-3.0%, Ni: 7.0-10.0%, Cr:... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090314759 - Welding wire with perovskite coating: The electrical resistance between a welding wire used for arc welding and the welding gun contact tip through which it passes is reduced by providing on the surfaces of the welding wire a solid conductor comprising an electrically conductive perovskite or other thermally stable, electrically conductive particulate solid.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090314761 - Method for manufacturing glow plug and glow plug: A first center pole (8) is prepared in which an inserting portion (8c) capable of being inserted into an insertion receiving portion (5b) of a heating coil (5) has been formed at its distal end. In a first step, the inserting portion 8c of the first center pole (8) is... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090314762 - Multi-zone resistive heater: Apparatus, reactors, and methods for heating substrates are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a stage comprising a body and a surface having an area to support a substrate, a shaft coupled to the stage, a first heating element disposed within a central region of the body of the stage, and at... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20090314763 - Coupled optical waveguide resonators with heaters for thermo-optic control of wavelength and compound filter shape: An integrated optical device is disclosed comprising a substrate, optical waveguide, and compound optical resonator having a temperature sensor, at least two coupled optical resonators, and a heater localized to each optical resonator. An optical input signal is coupled to one of the resonators making up the compound resonator to... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090314765 - Carbon nanotube heater: An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater includes a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The least two electrodes electrically connected to the heating element. The hollow supporter defines a hollow space, and the hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090314764 - Electric heating device and manufacturing method thereof: An electric heating device includes a heating member (70) having a PTC element (72) and a fin member (80) configured to radiate heat generated in the heater member (70) into the atmosphere. The fin member (80) is provided in contact with a casing member provided outside the heating member (70).... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090314766 - Heating device with plural thermistors: A heating device with plural thermistors comprises a conductive unit and plural positive temperature coefficient thermistors with different heat generation efficiencies. The positive temperature coefficient thermistors are provided on the conductive unit. With the characteristic that the electric resistance decreases with the increase of temperature of the thermistors, the temperature... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090314767 - Electrical heating element: An electrical heating element, in particular for a hot-wedge film welding device, having two electrodes and a heating resistor arranged between the electrodes such that an application of an electrical voltage to the electrodes results in heat being produced along the length of the heating resistor. The heating resistor is... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090314768 - Gradient induction heating of a workpiece: An apparatus and process are provided for gradient induction heating or melting of a workpiece with a plurality of induction coils, each of the plurality of induction coils is connected to a power supply that may have a tuning capacitor connected across the input of an inverter. The plurality of... Agent: Philip O. Post Indel, Inc.

20090314769 - Hob allowing the temperature of a culinary article to be detected: The invention relates to a hob (200) suitable for receiving a culinary article (100) and including a measurement system (203) which comprises means (220) for measuring the temperature of the article (100) and control means (240). According to the invention the measuring means (220) comprise an electrical circuit (219) possessing... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090314770 - Dual susceptor temperature controlled resin composition for inductive control heating and method of use: A dual susceptor composition with a resin matrix formed of at least one polymer or thermoset material and magnetic or electrically conductive particles, and an inductive material structure laminated with or encapsulated by the resin matrix.... Agent: Klaus P. Stoffel Wolff & Samson

20090314771 - Induction heating appliance for cooking: An infrared sensor for detecting infrared rays of light and a light emitting element are disposed below a light transmittable top plate, which has a hearing area for heating an article to be heated placed thereon, in juxtaposed fashion relative to each other, so that infrared rays of light radiated... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090314772 - Microwave cooking tray with pop-up legs: A microwave cooking tray includes pop-up legs. The microwave cooking tray is formed from a blank including a main panel, at least two leg portions, each leg portion having a first panel connected to the main panel by a first fold line, a second panel connected to the first panel... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090314773 - Packaging pouch for microwave oven: Provided is a packaging pouch for a microwave oven, provided with a steam releasing seal portion having a weakened portion, in which no clogging occurs in the steam releasing seal portion at the time of heat-cooking in a microwave oven, and any clogging occurred can be automatically eliminated. In the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090308846 - System and method for vertical moment connection: A system for narrow-gap electroslag-welded moment connections welded between vertical column flanges includes vertical column doubler plates with top and bottom stiffeners and horizontal beam side plates aligned with the doubler plates to carry the moment load through the vertical support columns. An embodiment includes an elliptical radius in each... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles L. Thoeming Bielen, Lampe & Thoeming, P.A.

20090308847 - Erosion prevention method and member with erosion preventive section: A method is provided, which ensures reliability during manufacture and in the use environment, and allows affording erosion prevention capability in an inexpensive manner, to an erosion-susceptible portion such as turbine rotor blades. An erosion preventive section 4, comprising a lower layer (low-hardness layer) 2 of an austenitic material, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090308848 - Soft alloy layer forming apparatus and soft alloy layer forming method: A soft alloy layer forming apparatus (10) includes a base metal support part (20) rotationally supporting a base metal (40) with a center axis (42) of an inner periphery of the base metal (40) being a rotation axis, and an arc generating unit (30) movable in a direction of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090308849 - Method and apparatus for alignment of components of a plasma arc torch: A coolant tube and electrode are adapted to mate with each other to align the tube relative to the electrode during operation of the torch. Improved alignment ensures an adequate flow of coolant along an interior surface of the electrode. In one aspect, an elongated body of the coolant tube... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090308850 - Laser welded fasteners: A method of manufacturing a vehicle structure including a laser welded fastener includes positioning a first panel in engagement with a second panel to provide access to the first panel by a laser beam. The first panel is laser welded to the second panel. A fastener including projections axially extending... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090308851 - Device for laser machining: Devices for laser machining include a machining head for directing laser light towards a workpiece, the laser light being emitted from a laser light source and directed along an optical beam path and the machining head including one or more focusing optics that are arranged in the optical beam path,... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090308852 - Reducing back-reflections in laser processing systems: Systems and methods reduce or prevent back-reflections in a laser processing system. A laser processing system includes a laser source to generate an incident laser beam, a laser beam output to direct the incident laser beam toward a work surface, and a lens to receive the incident laser beam along... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries/stoel Rives, LLP

20090308853 - Eliminating head-to-head offsets along common chuck travel direction in multi-head laser machining systems: The embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for correcting a head-to-head offset in a laser machining system with two or more processing heads. A focusing lens is associated with each processing head, and is configured to receive an incident laser beam along an incident beam axis of propagation. The... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries/stoel Rives, LLP

20090308854 - Automatic recipe management for laser processing a work piece: To better address these problems, one or more characteristics are measured from a work piece (28). The measurement information is used to select a preferred predetermined laser processing recipe from a lookup table. The laser processing recipe is then used to process the work piece (28). The lookup table of... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries/stoel Rives, LLP

20090308855 - Tandem arc welding device: A tandem arc welding device in which the welding conditions and a program describing contents of operation are treated as independent to each other. It handles the welding conditions altogether simply as those parameters for the fore-going welding and those parameters for the hind-going welding. By so doing, a program... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090308856 - Vehicle fender well/underbody deicer system: This system is engineered to prevent the intrusive buildup of ice on the “Fender-well” and “Under-body” areas of a vehicle that become, dangerous, for the host vehicle, fellow road vehicles, and unsightly, for housekeeping, when ice falls off in big chunks. Accomplished by the employment of a controlled heat system.... Agent: Lester V. Collick

20090308857 - Steering wheel planar heat generating element: In the invention, since linear heaters (17) of a planar heat generating element (14) are provided so as to be turned repeatedly along a circumferential direction and such that the density of turns of the liner heaters (17) at an outermost circumferential portion of a ring portion (12) becomes sparse,... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090308858 - Hot zone igniter: An igniter for igniting combustible gases in a hot zone, such as in a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising a subassembly including an electrical resistance heating tip comprising SiC, metal leadframe clips formed of a nickel-based superalloy and attached to the heating tip, wire leads formed of a nickel-chromium alloy... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090308859 - Ceramic heater and method of manufacturing the same: A ceramic heater is provided and comprises a ceramic substrate and a conductive heating element arranged inside of or on a surface of the ceramic substrate. The conductive heating element is made of a material which had undergone a high-temperature heat treatment.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090308861 - Heating unit, tire heating apparatus, and method for remodeling tire mold: The present invention provides a heating unit capable of easily and inexpensively adjusting total impedance based on tire mold size so that a power source can be used at a high power factor, and a tire heating apparatus using the same. A ferromagnetic metallic member 10a heats a tire mold... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090308860 - Short thermal profile oven useful for screen printing: The present invention(s) provide an apparatus and method for efficiently drying material deposited on a substrate surface. The apparatus and methods described herein may be useful for removing a solvent type material from a material deposited on a surface of a substrate. In some cases the material may be deposited... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090308862 - 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: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20090302007 - Device for centring and clamping tubular parts, comprising means for regulating the gas flow rate in order to control the oxygen content: The invention relates to a device for centring and clamping conduits which are preferably made from alloy steel and which are positioned end to end in order to be welded to form a pipeline. The invention comprises: means for centring and clamping two conduits that are to be welded, optional... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20090302008 - Spot welding method and spot welding system: A spot welding system and method where pressing force of a welding electrode applied by driving a servomotor is accurately controlled. The spot welding system has a pair of welding electrodes, a servomotor (2) for driving the welding electrodes and clamping and pressing an article (12) to be welded, and... Agent: Venable LLP

20090302009 - Electrode for spot welding: Spot welding electrodes with generally dome shaped welding faces are provided with surface features for welding both aluminum alloy sheet assemblies and steel sheet assemblies. A raised circular plateau is formed on the central axis of the dome and, in one embodiment, a suitable number of round bumps are formed... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090302010 - Resistance welding method and welded structure: Two or more superposed plates and a thin plate are resistance-welded by: placing, on the two or more superposed plates, the thin plate whose thickness is less than each of the two or more superposed plates; placing a welding auxiliary member on the thin plate; making one of a pair... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090302013 - Device for heating liquids: The invention relates to a device for heating an object, comprising the at least partially metal object and at least one at least partially metal electrical heating element for the object connected to the object, which heating element comprises a heat-generating layer, a heating body and a dielectric therebetween, and... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090302011 - Laser beam welding head: A laser beam welding head for the welding of metal parts and method of use include at least one beam path for a welding beam and means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam at a first measuring position, wherein the means for the optical acquisition... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090302012 - Method and system for improving residual stress in tube body: An object is to provide a method and a system for improving a residual stress in a tube body, with which the residual stress can reliably be improved without heating excessively. From an irradiation start angle θs to a first predetermined angle θ1 on the tube body, an intensity of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090302014 - Control method for mig/mag-welding and welding equipment applying this method: The present invention refers to a control method and welding equipment for MIG/MAG-welding with presence of short-circuiting droplets between an electrode end and a workpiece. The method comprises establishment of a short-circuiting time, establishment of an arc time, and controlling the energy supplied to the electrode. The energy supply is... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20090302015 - Checkcard-type remote controller with electrode contacts for increasing and reducing a welding parameter, and with a readout: The invention relates to a remote controller for a welding device (1) with a housing, a control unit (33) and several contact elements (27), wherein one contact element (27) is comprised of a workpiece contact (30) for establishing a connection with a workpiece (16), and wherein at least two further... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090302017 - Method for one-sided, one step joining of a metal sheet stack: A joining operation for a stack of three metal sheets performed using only a single welding step, with access to only one sheet side being required. An inner sheet of the stack has formed therein a pair of bifurcated projections, wherein at least one first apex faces in one direction... Agent: General Motors Company Legal Staff

20090302018 - Wire drive for wire feeder and spool gun: A modular welding wire feed drive for use in a welding system. The welding wire feed drive is designed to be detachably connected to the welding wire feed system of the welding system. The welding wire feed drive includes a drive housing designed to be detachably connectable to the welding... Agent: Hahn Loeser / Lincoln

20090302016 - Welding process using direct current (\"dc\") electric welding machine: This invention concerns an improvement in a welding process using direct current (DC), basically comprehending the increase of voltage, in the conventional welding machine 70-80 volts, to 90 volts. Thus, the electric welding arc becomes stable and mild, without warming the electrode excessive and reducing sprinkles and penetration, with only... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090302019 - Apparatus and method for vaporizing volatile material: A volatile material vaporizing apparatus features a heating element and heating element controls supported in separate housings to avoid exposure of the controls to heat produced by the heating element. Another embodiment features an elongate heating element supported entirely within a housing having an open end sized to fit over... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090302020 - Grip member provided with electrothermal heater: Provided is a grip member having an electrothermal heater, wherein an end section of a metal strip does not curl up when the metal strip is attached. A metal strip (21) machined in strip-shape is embedded along a spiral flat groove section arranged on a core body (1) and fixed... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090302021 - Method for making a glow element, a spark element, or a heating element for a combustion device and/or a heating device, and device thereof: A method for making a glow element, a spark element, or a heating element for combustion and/or heating devices, in particular a glow plug, a spark plug, or a heater, having a corrosion-protective coating for parts of the glow element, spark element, or heating element having a silicon-containing ceramic, and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090302022 - Ignitor plug assembly: An improved ignitor plug for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber and a smart fuel supply system for ignitor plug applications.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090302023 - Heating unit for warming pallets of materials: A heating unit for use in heating pallets full of materials includes wall modules and a lid module. The modules include cover layers. Each module may include a heating component disposed between the cover layers and which is configured to convert electrical energy to heat energy and to distribute the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090302024 - Heat processing method and heat processing apparatus: The present invention is a heat processing method comprising: a placement step in which an object to be processed is placed on a stage disposed in a processing vessel whose inside atmosphere is capable of being discharged; and a heat processing step that is performed after the placement step, in... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090302025 - Temperature sensor for an electric heating vessel: A heating vessel is described that includes a contact plate having a contact surface configured to be in direct thermal communication with the contents located in a heating chamber of the vessel and a heat distribution plate in thermal communication with the contact plate. The heat distribution plate is configured... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090302026 - Safety device: A safety device for regulating the supply of electricity and/or fuel to an appliance. Electricity and/or fuel may be supplied to an appliance for a period of time responsive to a user operating a user operable control means, such as a button. The safety device will cut off the supply... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090302027 - Pallet warmer heating unit: A heating unit for use in heating pallets full of materials includes wall modules and a lid module. The modules include cover layers. Each module may include a heating component disposed between the cover layers and which is configured to convert electrical energy to heat energy and to distribute the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090302028 - Heating unit comprising a heat resistance element shaped as a conductive pattern: A heating unit with a resistive element formed as a conducting pattern, which resistive element is bound to a substrate, such as a base plate, on which the resistive element is extended, and which resistive element is arranged to be placed under the influence of an electrical voltage. The invention... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090302030 - 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.

20090302029 - Systems and methods based on radiation induced heating or ignition of functionalized fullerenes: A method of irradiating a target region containing at least one fullerene comprising molecule promotes the heating or combustion of the target region. The heating method can be employed in a variety of applications including: selective targeting and destruction of cancer cells, detonation of explosives, ignition of a combustible mixture,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20090302031 - Microwave heater: The invention relates to a microwave heater comprising a plurality of microwave generators each emitting microwaves at a frequency in a range of frequencies ranging from 300 MHz to 5.8 GHz which couple into objects to be heated. At least one of the microwave generators emits the microwaves at a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090302032 - Microwave energy interactive structure with venting microapertures: A microwave energy interactive structure comprises a layer of microwave energy interactive material supported on a polymer film. A plurality of microapertures extend through the layer of microwave energy interactive material and the polymer film. The microapertures have a major linear dimension of from about 0.05 mm to about 2... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090302033 - Automated hand held sealer: A body of an automated hand held tubing sealer encloses an electric motor, a drive train responsive to the electric motor, a source of RF energy, a switch for initiating operation of the electric motor and limit switches for controlling operation of the source of RF energy as a function... Agent: The Von Hellens Law Firm, Ltd. C. Robert Von Hellens

20090294407 - Air-cooled copper shoes for electroslag welding applications: Adjustable articulated air-cooled copper welding shoes, capable of being controlled between 800 to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit during Electroslag welding operations, result in faster welds, smaller heat affected zone in the workpieces welded, and less base metal dilution. The shoes thus provide a smaller weld grain structure and stronger bonds in... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles L. Thoeming Bielen, Lampe & Thoeming, P.A.

20090294408 - Air-cooled copper shoes for electroslag welding applications: Opposing, paired and positionally adjustable air cooled welding shoes, run-off tabs, and sumps affixed at the junction of workpieces to be welded with an Electroslag welding system. The air-cooled shoes are capable of being controlled between 800 to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, resulting in faster welds, smaller heat affected zone in... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles L. Thoeming Bielen, Lampe & Thoeming, P.A.

20090294409 - Method for inhibiting electromigration-induced phase segregation in solder joints: A method for inhibiting electromigration-induced phase segregation suitable for solder joint configurations used in a chip package is described as following. First, a chip package including a wiring board, a chip and numbers of solder joints is provided, wherein the chip is disposed on the wiring board, and the solder... Agent: J C Patents

20090294410 - Method for joining dissimilar metals of steel product and light metal product with each other: There is provided method for joining dissimilar metals of a steel product and a light metal product with each other, wherein the light metal product and a rivet made of an iron-base metal are connected with each other beforehand in a previous process preceding spot welding, and subsequently, the rivet... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090294411 - System for and method of projection weld-bonding workpieces: A system for and method of projection weld-bonding a plurality of workpieces, includes the steps of securing at least one adhesive layer having a plurality of projections embedded therein intermediate the workpieces, and engaging the workpieces with a resistance welding apparatus such that only the projections fuse to form the... Agent: General Motors Company Legal Staff

20090294413 - Method and apparatus for proportional valve actuation in a plasma cutter: A system and method for automatically controlling gas pressure for a plasma cutter includes a plasma torch, a gas supply system to provide a pressurized gas to the plasma torch, and a proportional valve configured to regulate the pressurized gas. The proportional valve includes a body, a valve seat positioned... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (itw)

20090294414 - Method of plasma load impedance tuning for engineered transients by synchronized modulation of a source power or bias power rf gererator: A method processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor chamber in which a first one of plural applied RF plasma powers is modulated in accordance with a time-varying modulation control signal corresponding to a desired process transient cycle. The method achieves a reduction in reflected power by modulating a second... Agent: Law Office Of Robert M. Wallace

20090294415 - System and method for start flow approach control for a proportional valve in a plasma cutter: A system and method for start flow approach control for a proportional valve in a plasma cutter is provided that includes a controller configured to determine a target gas pressure set point for a plasma cutting operation and determine a ramp pressure set point offset from the target gas pressure... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (itw)

20090294412 - Laser type soldering apparatus: A laser type soldering apparatus which performs soldering by projecting a laser beam on a to-be-soldered object, a portion of a plurality of optical lenses is a corn lens, wherein an incident surface or a emitting surface of the corn lens is a conical surface, and a central portion of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090294416 - Laser manufacturing system having real-time feedback: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a mount configured to hold a workpiece, a laser source configured to generate a laser beam directed toward a first side of the workpiece, and a sensor located on a second side of the workpiece. The sensor may be configured... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090294418 - Device for the weld joining of sheet metal strips: A device for the laser weld joining of sheet metal strips includes the following elements: a main frame, a laser welding unit including a laser beam generator for welding the sheet metal strips to be joined and a welding head, a clamping jaw unit supported by the frame and used... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090294417 - Laser beam welding device and method: A laser beam welding device and a laser beam welding method are described. It is provided that a laser beam converted to have an annular cross-sectional area by using an optical system is deflected for the purpose of producing a radial weld.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090294419 - Scoring of non-flat materials: Disclosed are systems for scoring non-flat materials including non-flat glass sheets (1000). In one embodiment, a laser scoring system is described. The laser scoring system includes a laser (102) and an optical head (106). The optical head (106) is configured to receive output from the laser (102) and focus the... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090294420 - Laser cutting of glass along a predetermined line: Disclosed are systems and methods for separating a glass sheet along a predetermined line. Laser beams are generated and shaped into elongated laser beams. Arm members are provided that are pivotally coupled together to form a chain of arm members. Each elongated laser beam is directed therefrom a respective laser... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090294421 - Manufacturing system for producing reverse-tapered orifice: A manufacturing system for producing a reverse-tapered orifice is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a mount configured to hold a workpiece, and a laser source configured to generate a laser beam. The manufacturing system may also have a delivery media operatively connected to the laser source. The delivery media... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090294423 - Manufacturing system having delivery media and grin lens: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a laser source configured to generate a laser beam, and a delivery media operatively connected to the laser source. The manufacturing system may also have a gradient index lens located at a tip end of the delivery media to refract... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090294422 - Method and device for the removal of material by means of laser pulses: The invention relates to a method for removing material by means of a laser, wherein a sequence of laser pulses is generated and an area of material to be machined is irradiated with the sequence of laser pulses. Methods of this kind are used to cut a number of different... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090294424 - Self-seeded single-frequency laser peening method: A method of operating a laser to obtain an output pulse having a single wavelength, comprises inducing an intracavity loss into a laser resonator having an amount that prevents oscillation during a time that energy from the pump source is being stored in the gain medium. Gain is built up... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20090294425 - Magnetarc welding method for workpieces with open cross-sections: A method for Magnetarc welding for metallic materials wherein at least one of the workpieces to be welded has an open cross-section. The method comprises bracing the two workpieces and moving them together, wherein the open cross-section of one workpiece is bridged by means of a metallic auxiliary part to... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20090294427 - Method of pulse welding and contact tip therefor: A contact tip for a welding gun having a central passage for a welding wire moving in a given direction toward a workpiece and receiving a welding signal by contact of the wire with the tip. The passage has an innermost end, an outermost exit end and a length. An... Agent: Hahn Loeser / Lincoln

20090294426 - System and method for beam-to-column welding: A system and method for welding horizontal beams to vertical columns includes a holding assembly, at least four distributed control welding torches, track assemblies for three-dimensional positioning of the welding torches along the weld seam, back-up bars, run-off tabs and sumps affixed at the beam to column welds. Embodiments for... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles L. Thoeming Bielen, Lampe & Thoeming, P.A.

20090294428 - Method of controlling arc welding: A method of controlling arc welding, which method shifting the speed of welding operation continuously and mildly. By so doing, a sharp change in the speed of weld wire supply, which is caused as the result of efforts to try to comply with an abrupt change in operation speed, can... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090294429 - Chip-like heat source equipment: A chip-like heat source equipment includes a simulation package, a thermal conductor, a heat source, a thermal grease, and an insulating pad. The thermal conductor is disposed in the simulation package, and has a simulated heat source region on one side. The heat source is disposed on another side of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090294430 - Heating apparatus for snow and ice removal: Disclosed is a heating apparatus and apparatus for heating a cold surface of a vehicle or near the vehicle. The apparatus and apparatus comprise a heat source which is associated with the vehicle's surface for providing thermal energy transfer from the heat source to the cold surface so as to... Agent: Philip A. Swain, Phd

20090294431 - Glow plug electrification control apparatus and glow plug electrification control system: A glow plug electrification control apparatus which can maintain the same heater temperature even when resistance varies among glow plugs to be used, and a glow plug electrification control system using the same. The apparatus (101) includes temperature-raising-period-resistance acquisition means for temperature-raising-period resistances Rg1(0.5), etc. of glow plugs (GP1-GPn) at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090294432 - Cooktop, heater support device of cooktop, and heater support spring of cooktop: A cooktop is provided. The cooktop includes, a main machine, at least one heater disposed inside the main machine, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the heater, a fixing member formed in the main machine, a top glass disposed on the upper side of the main machine, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090294433 - Method for generating, processing and analysing a signal correlated to temperature and corresponding device: According to the invention, an improved analysis method for temperature monitoring of a hotplate (11) as a cooker with a temperature sensor (S) may be achieved by means of differentiating once over time and inverting the electronically interrogated temperature signal (T). The result of the inversion is raised to the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090294434 - Control system for an appliance: A control system for determining a magnitude of a voltage and controlling an application of the voltage to at least one load device of an appliance is disclosed. The control system includes a threshold-crossing circuit configured to receive a representation of the voltage and to provide an output signifying the... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090294435 - Heating articles using conductive webs: A heating article is provided including a heating element including a first layer of nonwoven fibers mixed with conductive fibers, wherein the layer is divided to include a conductive region and a nonconductive region, wherein the conductive region extends in a co-extensive and co-planar pattern in a majority of the... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20090294436 - Electric hob: An electric cooker has a hob and a baking oven, said hob having several induction coils as heating devices for several hotplates. The cooker has a control mechanism with control electronics and power electronics with power electronics components, the control mechanism and power electronics being located in the rear area... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090294437 - Device for heating up a heating element: A device, in particular, for inductively heating up a heating element by means of an inductor and an element for recording a reference quantity which is dependent on the temperature of the heating element and derived from the electric quantity of the inductor in such a way that it makes... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090294438 - Drying process and apparatus for ceramic greenware: A method and system for drying a honeycomb structure having an original liquid vehicle content includes exposing the honeycomb structure to a first electromagnetic radiation source until the liquid vehicle content is between about 20% and about 60% of the original liquid vehicle content, exposing the honeycomb structure to a... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090294439 - Even heating microwavable container: A construct for heating a food item in a microwave oven comprises a base, a wall extending upwardly from the base, a microwave energy shielding element overlying at least a portion of the wall, and a microwave energy diffusing element circumscribed by the microwave energy shielding element, where the microwave... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090294440 - System and method for drying of ceramic greenware: Systems and methods for controlling drying of ceramic greenwares in a manner that accounts for the load presented to a radio-frequency (RF) source of an RF applicator to reduce the risk of overheating greenware during drying. The method includes partially drying the greenware and then substantially drying the greenware with... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090294441 - cylindrical microwave oven: A cylindrical microwave oven comprises a shell (1) an oven cavity (2) and a microwave generator (3) inside the shell radiating microwave into the cavity. A door (6) for closing or opening the cavity (2) is mounted in the front of the shell. An upper disk cover (21), a U-shaped... Agent: Kening Li Pinsent Masons LLP