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Electric heating March listing by industry category 03/12

20120074103 - Seam welding warpage prevention method and apparatus: It is an object of the present invention to provide a seam welding warpage prevention method and apparatus capable of preventing warpage caused by cooling contraction after welding, in a case where workpieces are different from one another in material and thickness, and thus not uniform in thermal contraction. In... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20120074104 - Resistance welding method and device therefor: Disclosed are a resistance welding method for welding a stack of three or more works and a device therefor. A stack is formed in such that the thinnest work having the smallest thickness among the works is placed in the outermost position. The stack is held between a first welding... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20120074105 - Laser machining method and apparatus: A laser machining method and apparatus that allow accurate and fine scribing without the need of a large-scale dust collector and a large quantity of cleaning fluid when a thin film on a substrate is scribed by a laser beam. A laser beam from a laser beam source is focused... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120074106 - Method for manufacturing a welded component with very high mechanical characteristics from a coated lamination sheet: Plate consisting of a steel substrate (1) and a precoat (2) consisting of a layer of intermetallic alloy (3) in contact with said substrate, topped by a layer of metal alloy (4), characterized in that, on at least one precoated face of said plate, an area (6) situated at the... Agent: Arcelormittal France

20120074107 - System for the calibration of operating parameters of a laser engraver: The present invention concerns a system for the calibration of at least one parameter of a laser engraver, the laser engraver comprising on one hand an engraving system with a focusing lens positioned at a distance of the surface of an substrate intended to be engraved and on the other... Agent: Datacard Corporation

20120074108 - Method for drilling micro-hole and structure thereof: Disclosed is a micro-hole structure and a method for forming the micro-hole. A working energy source is projected onto a predetermined drilling site on a first surface of a substrate for a given period of time so as to melt a portion of the substrate to form a working energy... Agent: National Taiwan University

20120074110 - Fluid laser jets, cutting heads, tools and methods of use: There are provided high power laser systems, apparatus and methods for performing laser operations in particular in environments where an optically obstructive medium may be present in the laser beam path, such as within the borehole of an oil, gas or geothermal well, or below the surface of a body... Agent:

20120074109 - Method and system for scribing a multilayer panel: The present invention provides method of scribing a multilayer panel. The method comprises (a) providing a multilayer panel comprising a substrate layer, a transparent conductive layer disposed thereupon, a first semiconducting layer disposed upon the transparent conductive layer; (b) configuring the multilayer panel relative to a laser machining device, the... Agent: General Electric Company

20120074111 - Flux-cored wire for welding different materials, method for laser welding of different materials and method for mig welding of different materials: There are provided a flux-cored wire for welding different materials, a method for laser welding of different materials and a method for MIG welding of different materials which can improve tensile shear strength of a welded joint portion and peeling strength of a welded portion interface in welding aluminum or... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (kobe Steel, Ltd.)

20120074112 - Arc welding method reducing occurrences of spatter at time of arc start: An arc welding method which makes a welding torch or welding object which is supported by a robot move and performs arc welding using a welding start point on the welding object as a start point, which method includes a step of feeding a weld wire to the welding start... Agent: Fanuc Corporation

20120074113 - Spot welding method and spot welding apparatus: A spot welding method and a spot welding apparatus are provided. A stacked assembly of at least three workpieces is gripped between first and second welding tips. An inner workpiece positioned inside of the stacked assembly, of two of the workpieces that exhibit a maximum contact resistance in the stacked... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20120074114 - Consumable electrode arc welding method and consumable electrode arc welding device: If a short circuit does not occur during deceleration of a wire feed speed in forward feed of a welding wire before the wire feed speed reaches a predetermined wire feed speed, a cyclic change is stopped and the wire feed speed is constantly controlled at the first feed speed.... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120074115 - Method for changing a welding process during a welding operation and method for applying heat prior to a welding operation: The invention relates to a method for changing a welding process during a welding operation, wherein the change is carried out from a welding process that was conducted to a subsequent welding process during a short circuit between a melting welding wire and a workpiece, and to a method for... Agent: Fronius International Gmbh

20120074116 - Hybrid powered welder: An electric arc welder that includes a energy storage device and non-battery power source for the formation of an electric arc. The welder also includes battery charging circuit that controls the charging of the energy storage device by the non-battery power source. The non-battery power source can include an engine... Agent: Lincoln Global, Inc.

20120074117 - In-situ heating and co-annealing for laser annealed junction formation: Improved methods of annealing a workpiece are disclosed. Lasers are used to both increase the temperature of the workpiece, and to laser melt anneal the workpiece. By utilizing lasers for both operations, the manufacturing complexity is reduced. Furthermore, laser melt anneal may provide better junctions and more well defined junction... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

20120074118 - Vehicle heating system and method using ptc heater: A vehicle heating system using a PTC heater is provided, which includes an input unit for inputting set temperatures of a driver seat and a passenger seat, a control unit outputting PWM control signals so as to control respective outputs of a left heat source portion and a right heat... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20120074119 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a heat source of a fixing device to heat when an alternate current signal is supplied thereto; a conduction control circuit for controlling an alternate current power source with a conduction control signal, and for supplying the alternate current signal to the heat source; and... Agent:

20120074120 - Electrically heated plastic part for a vehicle: The invention relates to an electrically heated plastic part, for example a fuel hose, windshield wiper fluid hose or some other type of hose for a vehicle. Two electrically connected wires are embedded in one wall of the hose as electrical resistance heating conductors that, for example, extend helically and... Agent:

20120074121 - Electronically controlled warmer drawer: An electronically controlled warmer drawer for food or non-food items having a housing including a heating element based on several heat-producing technologies, temperature and/or humidity sensor(s), and a fan to effectively warm items placed therein. The system is controlled by way of the user interface that interacts with an electronic... Agent: Western Industries, Inc.

20120074122 - Food product and method and apparatus for baking: Provide an oven and optional cooking accessories having a high emissivity thermal protective layer on a substrate surface which comprises a metal or ceramic. The layer comprises from about 5% to 30% of an inorganic adhesive, from about 45% to 92% of at least one filler, and from about 1%... Agent: Emisshield, Inc.

20120074123 - Control system for a self cleaning oven appliance: A control system for an appliance having at least a first oven and a second oven includes an electronic range control device for regulating a temperature of the first oven, an electromechanical thermostat assembly for regulating a temperature of the second oven, and a relay circuit assembly under control of... Agent:

20120074124 - Heating cooking appliance: A heating cooking appliance includes a heating chamber for items to be cooked, a circulation duct connecting an inlet port and an outlet port both of which open into the heating chamber, an air blower located in the circulation duct, and a heating device in the upper part of the... Agent:

20120074125 - Systems and methods of implementing an electrode for cooking medium quality measurement: A fryer measures cooking medium quality, and includes a cooking vessel configured to store a cooking medium, an electrode plate completely immersed in the cooking medium, an insulator comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the insulator is fixed to the electrode plate, and... Agent: Henny Penny Corporation

20120074126 - Wafer profile modification through hot/cold temperature zones on pedestal for semiconductor manufacturing equipment: A substrate support comprising a top ceramic plate providing a substrate support surface for supporting a substrate during substrate processing, a substrate pedestal having coolant channels formed therein and a thermoelectric deck sandwiched between the top ceramic plate and substrate pedestal. The thermoelectric deck includes a plurality of embedded thermoelectric... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20120074127 - Heating apparatus with multiple element array: A heating apparatus assembly and method are provided for heating a surface. The heating apparatus contains a substrate with a multiplicity of heating elements disposed upon at least one surface of the substrate where each element is individually controllable.... Agent: Thermoceramix Inc.

20120074128 - Heat management system: Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to the field of outerwear, and more particularly to a heat management system configured to provide heat to one or more predetermined regions or zones, such as the upper or lower body, torso, chest, back, neck, arms, shoulders, wrists/cuffs, hands, fingers, feet, toes, and the... Agent: Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.

20120074130 - Magnetocaloric heat appliance comprising a magnetic field generator: A magnetocaloric heat appliance which comprises at least one magnetocaloric element through which a heat transfer fluid flows and a magnetic activation and deactivation mechanism for the magnetocaloric element which comprises a magnetic field generator (1) provided with at least one magnetic assembly (2) arranged so as to create a... Agent: Cooltech Applications

20120074129 - Track system for heater assembly: A heater assembly includes a heating element assembly having a resistive heating element connected to a housing member. First and second guide members are oppositely and outwardly positioned with respect to the heating element assembly and extend away from the housing member. A patch plate includes an installation aperture and... Agent: Emerson Electric Co.

20120074131 - Integrated resistive heaters for microelectronic devices and methods utilizing the same: A device having a substrate having a first surface and a second opposing surface; and at least one electrical connection assembly, wherein each electrical connection assembly includes: a resistive heater disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the resistive heater is electrically connected to a circuit via a... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC

20120074132 - Induction heating device and method for controlling the same: An induction heating device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which the induction heating device is composed of an induction coil and a magnetic conductive plate. The induction coil, being arranged for enabling the same to move relative to a target object, is used for heating... Agent: Chung Yuan Christian University

20120074133 - Mold heating device: Provided is an easy-to-produce, and inexpensive mold heating device for heating a tire mold (M) which houses a green tire (T). The mold heating device is provided with an upper ring member (11) and a lower ring member (12) which are arranged so as to face one other in a... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (kobe Steel, Ltd)

20120074134 - Transverse flux electric induction heat treatment of a discrete workpiece in a gap of a magnetic circuit: Discrete workpieces move through a longitudinally-oriented through-gap in an open-box rectangular ferromagnetic material. A transverse magnetic flux established in the through-gap inductively heats the discrete workpieces moving through the longitudinally-oriented through-gap. A longitudinal axis of the workpiece or the planar surface of a planarly-oriented workpiece is oriented either parallel to,... Agent:

20120074135 - Electric induction heat treatment of continuous longitudinally-oriented workpieces: Multiple longitudinally-oriented continuous workpieces move through separate longitudinally-oriented through-gaps in an open-box rectangular ferromagnetic material that has multiple longitudinally-oriented through-gaps. A transverse magnetic flux established in each through-gap inductively heats the workpiece moving through each through-gap. Alternatively a single longitudinally-oriented workpiece moving through a single adjustable-width longitudinally-oriented through-gap in an... Agent:

20120074136 - Pressure stepped microwave assisted digestion: An instrument and method for high pressure microwave assisted chemistry are disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying microwave radiation to a sample in a sealed vessel while measuring the temperature and pressure generated inside the vessel and until the measured pressure reaches a designated set point, opening the... Agent: Cem Corporation

20120067850 - Method for deicing a power supply line for railway vehicles: This method for deicing a direct current power supply line for railway vehicles is provided for a line extending between at least a first and a second reversible substations able to supply an electrical current circulating on the electrical power supply line, the first substation being controlled in a current... Agent: Alstom Transport Sa.

20120067851 - One-sided spot welding device: A one-sided spot welding device of the present invention includes a gun body portion including: an upper body disposed at an end of an arm of a robot and a hollow lower body disposed at a lower portion of the upper body; a power supply portion disposed within the lower... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20120067852 - Remote output control for an electric welder power supply: A remote output control for controlling the output level of an electric welder power supply at a remote location and providing a source of isolated electrical power at the remote location is disclosed. The remote output control includes a water-proof, sealed housing fitted with an electrical receptacle and a potentiometer.... Agent:

20120067853 - Methods for manufacturing porous orthopaedic implants: A method of manufacturing an orthopaedic implant device having a porous outer surface is described. In one embodiment, the implant device includes a porous layer, an intermediate layer, and a solid substrate. The porous layer is preferably bonded to the intermediate layer by cold isostatic pressing. The intermediate layer is... Agent: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

20120067854 - Apparatus and system for arc elmination and method of assembly: An ablative plasma gun includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, wherein a chamber is defined by the first portion and the second portion.... Agent:

20120067855 - Femtosecond laser pulse surface structuring methods and materials resulting therefrom: Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to materials processing methods using femtosecond duration laser pulses, and to the altered materials obtained by such methods. The resulting nanostructured (with or without macro- and micro-structuring) materials have a variety of applications, including, for example, aesthetic applications for jewelry or ornamentation;... Agent: University Of Rochester

20120067856 - Laser irradiation apparatus, laser irradiation method, fabrication method for thin film semiconductor device and fabrication method for display apparatus: A laser irradiation apparatus, including: an optical system configured to form laser light of a linear cross section to be irradiated on an irradiation object; and a cutting member having a light blocking portion configured to block the laser light formed in the linear cross section by the optical system... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120067857 - Laser processing method: A laser processing method for preventing particles from occurring from cut sections of chips obtained by cutting a silicon wafer is provided. An irradiation condition of laser light L for forming modified regions 77 to 712 is made different from an irradiation condition of laser light L for forming the... Agent: Hamamatsu Photonics K.k.

20120067858 - Method and apparatus for processing substrates using a laser: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing substrates, such as glass and semiconductor wafers. The method comprises directing to the substrate from a laser source a plurality of sequential focused laser pulses having a predetermined duration, pulsing frequency and focal spot diameter, the pulses being capable of... Agent: Corelase Oy

20120067859 - Method and apparatus for welding with reduced spatter: A method and apparatus for reducing spatter is disclosed. A welding gun, which can be an integrated part of a welding system, includes a device, such as a solenoid or motor and roller, to slow, stop or reverse the wire. The device is activated in response to feedback indicative of... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20120067861 - Nozzle housing assembly: A nozzle housing assembly, which is used in a convection heating furnace for a heat treatable glass sheet. The nozzle housing assembly comprises an elongated enclosure, at least one elongated heating resistance in the enclosure for heating convection air, and orifices in a bottom surface of the enclosure for blasting... Agent: Glaston Services Ltd. Oy

20120067860 - Water heater with power consumption reporting: A hot water heater and method that includes power consumption reporting to enable consumers to better understand and control the energy usage and/or efficiency of the hot water heater. Monitoring energy consumption of an electric hot water heater having at least one electrical load that is selectively activated by a... Agent: General Electric Company

20120067862 - Heating appliance for railway vehicles: A heating appliance for railway vehicles has at least one heating unit, forming a load-bearing sandwich structure together with edge profiles and a core layer. According to the invention, a plurality of heating units and sandwich structures are provided, each forming modular construction units, and the construction units can be... Agent: 3a Technology & Management Ltd.

20120067863 - Glow plug and method of manufacturing the same: A configuration in which fixing is performed by inserting a rear end of a lead shaft member into an attachment hole of an external terminal at the rear of a glow plug and crimping an outer peripheral face of the external terminal. The outer peripheral face of a crimp formation... Agent: Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

20120067864 - Heat treatment apparatus for heating substrate by irradiating substrate with flashes of light: When a semiconductor wafer is preheated by halogen lamps, the temperature of a peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer is lower than that of a central portion thereof. A laser light emitting part disposed immediately under the center of the semiconductor wafer is rotated about the center line of the... Agent:

20120067865 - Transparent, dyed cooktop: A transparent, dyed cooktop is provided that has improved color display capability. The cooktop is made of a glass ceramic having high quartz mixed crystals as the predominant crystal phase, wherein the glass ceramic comprises none of the chemical refining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony oxide, except for inevitable trace... Agent:

20120067867 - Polymer thick film encapsulant and enhanced stability ptc carbon system: The invention is directed to a polymer thick film encapsulant composition comprising thermoplastic fluoropolymer resin and acrylic resin dissolved in organic solvents. The deposited encapsulant composition is processed at a time and energy sufficient to remove all solvent and form an encapsulant. The invention is further directed to using the... Agent: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company

20120067866 - Thermally zoned substrate holder assembly: A thermally zoned substrate holder including a substantially cylindrical base having top and bottom surfaces configured to support a substrate. A plurality of temperature control elements are disposed within the base. An insulator thermally separates the temperature control elements. The insulator is made from an insulting material having a lower... Agent: Tokyo Electron Limited

20120067868 - Heating system and method of making and use: Heating systems including heating elements and fastener materials covered and protected from the environment by a heating cap structure. The heating cap structure can interlock mating ribs or other structure in adjacent heating panels. Additional heating cap, transition, or flashing sections may further cover and protect heating system components. One... Agent:

20120067869 - Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus capable of maintaining a temperature of a furnace port part at a heat-resistant temperature or less of each member constituting the furnace part. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber configured to process a plurality of substrates vertically stacked at predetermined intervals; a... Agent: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.

20120067870 - Integral inductor-susceptor: An induction heating inductor and perforated susceptor are formed as an integral unit to provide a low cost, physically stable, efficient, and easily cleaned unit.... Agent:

20120067871 - Device package and methods for the fabrication thereof: Disclosed and claimed herein is a microwave assembly having a substrate comprising a microwave device; said device having a die, a first layer having a dielectric constant between about 1.00 and about 1.45 and a thickness between about 0.05 and about 2 mm along with one or more layers chosen... Agent:

20120067872 - System and method for applying electromagnetic energy: An apparatus for applying electromagnetic energy to an object in an energy application zone via at least one radiating element is disclosed. The apparatus may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to determine a value indicative of energy absorbable by the object at... Agent: Goji Ltd.

20120067873 - Microwave heating device and microwave heating method: In order to provide a microwave heating device and a microwave heating method, which can surely prevent a microwave generating part from being destroyed by reflected power and which can heat a heating-target portion in a heating chamber with high efficiency, the present invention is configured such that, prior to... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120067874 - In-shell pasteurization of eggs: An in-shell egg pasteurization installation includes a temperature raising stage comprising a microwave cavity or microwave cavity portion into which microwaves can be radiated and a pasteurization stage comprising a microwave cavity or microwave cavity portion into which microwaves can be radiated. Heating means provide radiant or conductive heat to... Agent: Csir

20120061354 - Cored wire electrode: The invention relates to a tubular cored electrode for producing a high-strength fusion-welded connection and relates to a method for producing tubular cored electrodes with a diameter of less than 2 mm. In order to avoid an oxidation and water absorption of the filler flux and to retain the original... Agent: Boehler Schweisstechnik Austria Gmbh

20120061355 - Adapter for a plasma arc torch: An apparatus and method for extending a plasma arc torch is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plasma torch adapter for relocating a mounting location of plasma torch consumables with respect to a plasma arc torch. The adapter is configured to be mounted between a plasma arc torch and the plasma... Agent: Hypertherm, Inc.

20120061356 - Laser machining device and laser machining method: The controllability of modified spots is improved. A laser processing apparatus 100 comprises a first laser light source 101 for emitting a first pulsed laser light L1, a second laser light source 102 for emitting a second pulsed laser light L2, half-wave plates 104, 105 for respectively changing directions of... Agent: Hamamatsu Photonics K.k.

20120061358 - Method of fabricating a stimulation lead for delivering electrical pulses to tissue of a patient: In one embodiment, a method of fabricating stimulation leads, the method comprises: providing a spool of polymer film; providing a plurality of payout carriers of wires; drawing the polymer film from the spool and the wires from the plurality of payout carriers over a rotating drum, wherein the drum comprises... Agent: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

20120061357 - Welding method including welding as a function of an ascertained welding distortion; welding device including a detection unit for detecting a misalignment of the workpieces; joined part: In a laser welding method for joining a first workpiece to a second workpiece, the first and the second workpieces are brought into contact with each other in a first method step, an intended welding distortion is ascertained in a second method step, and the first and the second workpieces... Agent:

20120061359 - Method for producing coarse surface structures: A method for producing rough surface structures comprising the following step: running a laser beam along filling lines (1) over an area to be processed, wherein the filling line (1) is broken down into particular laser dots (2) with a distance a, and wherein the laser dots (2) are moved... Agent:

20120061360 - Method of and system for setting laser processing conditions, laser processing system, computer program for setting laser processing conditions, computer readable medium and recording device on which laser processing conditions are recorded: A method of setting processing data for a computer-assisted laser processing apparatus is disclosed, along with a system for setting a laser processing data. The method comprises a function of setting a three-dimensional profile of a object and a processing pattern as processing conditions, a function of generating processing data... Agent: Keyence Corporation

20120061361 - Method of dividing workpiece: A method of dividing a workpiece includes: forming a pre-machining alteration region in the inside of a region in which no device is formed; detecting the position of the pre-machining alteration region on through infrared imaging by imaging means, to thereby recognize a deviation between the pre-machining alteration region and... Agent: Disco Corporation

20120061362 - Method and apparatus for welding with short clearing prediction: A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed and includes a short clearing prediction module that uses the second derivative with respect to time of the output voltage, or an error between a measured output voltage and an output voltage predicted using the first derivative with respect to... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20120061363 - Welding systems and methods: A welding system is provided for welding a first work piece to a second work piece at a joint having a weld face and a root face. The welding system includes a weld face sensor configured to determine first joint characteristics at the weld face; a root face sensor configured... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120061364 - Tandem gas metal arc welding system: A gas metal arc welding system that includes first and second welding torch assemblies arranged to operate in tandem. The first welding torch assembly further includes a rotable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the rotatable torch body, wherein the contact tip further includes an angled... Agent: Edison Welding Institute, Inc.

20120061366 - Heat exchanger: A heat exchanger having at least one electrical resistance heating element, two conductors connected electrically to the electrical resistance heating element to conduct electric current through the electrical resistance heating element and thereby to heat the electrical resistance heating element, a heat-conducting element for transferring heat from the electrical resistance... Agent:

20120061365 - Radiation heating system for vehicle: A radiation heating system for a vehicle includes a heating device and an exterior member. The heating device serves as a heat source and is for generating radiation heat to warm up an interior of the vehicle. The exterior member is disposed on a vehicle interior-side of the heating device.... Agent: Denso Corporation

20120061367 - System and method for improving adhesion: A system is provided for use with a rail vehicle having a wheel that travels on a rail. The system includes an air source for supplying compressed air and a heating unit fluidly coupled to the air source and configured to produce heated compressed air by heating the compressed air... Agent:

20120061368 - Heated grip easy to mount on and to adapt to handlebars of different vehicles: A grip to be mounted at the end of a handlebar of a motorcycle, snowmobile or the like, the grip being in particular the vehicle throttle control grip mounted rotatable about the handlebar and being heated by a heating member powered by an electrical conductor connected via an end thereof... Agent: Domino S.p.a.

20120061370 - Hair iron: A hair iron apparatus preferably includes an upper housing pivotally associated with a lower housing. A first heat transfer plate is associated with the upper housing and a second heat transfer plate is associated with the lower housing. A first heater is affixed to the first heat transfer plate by... Agent: Farouk Systems, Inc.

20120061369 - Multiple heater control system with expandable modular functionality: A multiple heater control system includes cables, connectors, and junction boxes for user-friendly daisy chain connections of heater controllers and heaters in various configurations or combinations of individually controlled heater series and/or master and slave heater series. The heater controllers include process control of AC power to the heaters and... Agent: Mks Instruments, Inc.

20120061371 - Electrically intercoupled glove and ski pole: A system and method for actively warming outerwear of a skiier, in particular through the gloved hand of a skier. Ski racers who require a protective, lightweight and sleek glove suitable for coming into contact at high speed with the plastic gates typically used on race courses. The present invention... Agent:

20120061372 - Iron: The invention relates to an electrical iron. An iron comprises a sole plate (1), of a glass or ceramic substrate bearing an electrical heating element. The electrical heating element comprises a transparent or translucent antimony tin oxide thin film which directly heats the glass or ceramic substrate.... Agent: Morphy Richards Limited

20120061373 - Axial resistance sheathed heater: An axial resistance sheathed heater is presented. The axial resistance sheathed heater includes a retaining sheath having a first end and a second end and a resistance wire completely disposed within the retaining sheath. The heater further includes a first conductor rod partially disposed within the retaining sheath and extending... Agent:

20120061374 - Heat treatment apparatus emitting flash of light: Flash lamps connected to short-pulse circuits and flash lamps connected to long-pulse circuits are alternately arranged in a line. The duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the long-pulse circuits is longer than the duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the short-pulse circuits.... Agent: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.

20120061375 - System for supplementation of appliance standby mode with internal power source: A system is provided for supplementing the power usage of an appliance with an internal power source, such as e.g., a battery, in order to limit the overall power consumption of the appliance while in standby mode. The system can allow for replenishing the internal power source when the appliance... Agent: General Electric Company

20120061376 - Baby bottle warmer and method of using same: A warmer, for a baby bottle, includes a warming chamber configured to hold the bottle and to place water received in the chamber in contact with the bottle; a heater, in thermal communication with the water, that heats the water to a temperature below its boiling point; and a water... Agent: Xitome Design

20120061377 - Thermal processing apparatus with optimized structural support mechanism: A thermal processing apparatus is disclosed which separates the load bearing components from the thermal components, improving heating time, cooling time, thermal response, and energy efficiency. The thermal processing apparatus comprises an array of cylindrical heating elements which rest on support plates of high temperature, low density material. The support... Agent:

20120061378 - Food steamer containers with sequential ohmic water heating: A liquid heating system includes an electric current controller, a first container, and a second container. The first container includes a first liquid and a first electric heating system. The second container includes a second liquid and a second electric heating system. The electric current controller is connected to the... Agent:

20120061379 - Ceramic monolith and an electric heating device incorporating the said monolith: The present invention relates to an improved electrical heating device for forced convection heating as well as for radiant heating,the device having minimum number of element supporting components and with the heating element held and supported between two parallel walls of a modified ceramic honeycomb, in such a way that... Agent:

20120061380 - Apparatus and method for heating of hydrocarbon deposits by rf driven coaxial sleeve: An apparatus for radiating RF energy from a well structure that provides a circuit through which RF power may be driven to heat a hydrocarbon deposit that is susceptible to RF heating. The apparatus includes a source of RF power connected at one connection to a conductive linear element, such... Agent: Harris Corporation

20120061381 - Induction cooking device: First material discriminating unit for comparing a magnitude of an input current to inverter circuit and a magnitude of a heating coil current to discriminate a material of cooking container between a non-magnetic body and a magnetic body; second material discriminating unit for comparing a magnitude of the heating coil... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120061382 - High-efficiency water boiling device: A water boiling device includes a heat tank unit received in a machine body, a high frequency induction heater, and a heat pipe unit. Heat tank unit includes first and second heating tanks in communication with each other. Outside water can flow into first and second heating tanks. The high... Agent:

20120061383 - Litz heating antenna: An electromagnetic heating applicator is disclosed. The applicator includes a first strand and a second strand, each of which has an insulated portion, a bare portion, and is made up of at least one wire. The first and second strands are braided, twisted, or both braided and twisted together such... Agent: Harris Corporation

20120061384 - Microwave irradiation device and microwave irradiation method: A microwave irradiation device includes a chamber for accommodating an object to be processed; a plurality of magnetrons for generating microwaves and irradiating the microwaves to the object to be processed in the chamber; and a power supply unit for supplying a pulse-shaped voltage to each magnetron. The power supply... Agent: Tokyo Electron Limited

20120061385 - Vent assembly for microwave cooking package: A vent assembly for a microwave cooking package is disclosed. The microwave cooking package includes a bag construction that is formed of at least one sheet of polyester film material and configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration when the food product is heated. The vent... Agent: Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc.

20120061386 - Food tray: A food tray is provided with an upper tray and a lower tray containing food products, in which the upper tray rests snugly in the lower tray and a lid seals the upper tray. Vent holes in the lower tray allow steam released from the food product in the lower... Agent:

20120055903 - Flux-cored welding wire and method for arc overlay welding using the same: To provide a flux-cored welding wire and a method for arc overlay welding attaining excellent weldability and low dilution ratio and obtaining a weld bead excellent in corrosion resistance in overlay welding using the flux-cored welding wire having an advantage of high deposition rate and deposition efficiency. The flux-cored welding... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (kobe Steel, Ltd.)

20120055904 - Earth electrode apparatus: In an earth electrode apparatus, a cradle having first, second, and third shanks to which first, second, and third earth electrodes can be attached respectively is coupled to a shaft supported by a base. The cradle is coupled thereto in a tiltable manner. If the surface of a workpiece is... Agent: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20120055905 - method of smoothing and/or bevelling an edge of a substrate: The present invention relates to a method of smoothing and/or bevelling an edge of a substrate. The present invention also relates to a substrate produced by the method according to the present invention, in particular a substrate having an edge smoothed and/or bevelled by the method according to the present... Agent: Picodrill Sa

20120055906 - Forward flow, high access consumables for a plasma arc cutting torch: A nozzle for a plasma arc cutting torch includes a substantially hollow, elongated body capable of receiving an electrode. The nozzle body defines a longitudinal axis and has a length along the axis from a first end of the nozzle body to a second end of the nozzle body. The... Agent: Hypertherm, Inc.

20120055907 - Plasma torch with a lateral injector: The invention relates to a plasma torch, comprising: a plasma generator comprising a cathode extending along an axis X and an anode (24), the cathode and the anode being arranged so as to be capable of generating, in a chamber (26), an electric arc between the anode and the cathode... Agent: Saint-gobain Centre De Recherches Et D'etudes

20120055908 - Etching system and method of controlling etching process condition: Provided is an etching system and a method of controlling etching process condition. The etching system includes a light source that irradiates incident light into a target wafer, a light intensity measuring unit that measures light intensity according to the wavelength of interference light generated by interference between reflected light... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120055909 - Method of laser-welding and method of manufacturing battery including the same: Provided is a method of laser-welding that can achieve uniform welding of a member with large laser reflectance on a surface thereof A laser welding step (S1) includes a surface roughening step (S11) in which a first laser processing device irradiates laser light to a surface (each welding portion (31))... Agent:

20120055910 - Spot-welding method and spot-welding device: When spot-welding a workpiece including a thin plate, a first thick plate, and a second thick plate, the workpiece is clamped by a fixed electrode in contact with the second thick plate, a movable electrode in contact with the thin plate, and control-pressure applying unit set adjacent to the movable... Agent: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20120055911 - Double wire gmaw welding torch assembly and process: A double wire GMAW welding apparatus having a wire spacing adjustable torch assembly is disclosed. The double wire torch assembly has a wire spacing adjusting mechanism, by means of wire spacing adjustment the torch assembly can be used for a non-synchronized metal transfer weld process. The wires remain parallel before,... Agent:

20120055912 - Micro spherical stylus manufacturing machine: A micro spherical stylus manufacturing machine includes a three-axis moving unit movably disposed on a processing platform and connected to a single-pulse electrical monitoring unit; a detachable jig movably disposed on the moving unit for clamping a workpiece; a reeling and electrical discharging unit disposed on the processing platform and... Agent: National Taipei University Of Technology

20120055913 - Vehicular fluid heater: The invention refers to a vehicular fluid heater (3), in particular to an automotive water heater. The vehicular fluid heater (3) comprises at least one heat exchanger (8) and at least one electrically operated heating unit (9), the heat exchanger (8) comprising at least one thermally conductive body defining at... Agent: Kautex Textron Cvs Limited

20120055914 - Seat heater and seat with seat heater using sheet heating element: A seat heater includes a base sheet, a plurality of sheet heating elements disposed on the base sheet, and two sheet electrodes coupled to each of the sheet heating elements. Each of the sheet heating elements has a rectangular shape with a long side of not more than 9 cm... Agent: Goto Denish Co.,ltd.

20120055915 - Heat treatment apparatus: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus that even when annealing SiC at high temperature, can exhibit a low heat capacity and perform uniform heating. The heat treatment apparatus includes a pair of parallel plate electrodes, high-frequency power supply that applies a high-frequency voltage to the pair of parallel plate electrodes... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120055916 - Method and system for thermal treatment of substrates: A rapid temperature change (RTC) system includes a bake plate assembly including a heat spreader; a heater substrate coupled to the heat spreader; and a heater layer coupled to the heater substrate. The RTC system also includes a passive chill structure positioned adjacent the bake plate assembly. The passive chill... Agent: Sokudo Co., Ltd.

20120055917 - Improved methods for heating fluids: Improved methods for heating fluids with uninsulated heating elements at low voltage are disclosed.... Agent:

20120055918 - Heat-generating film, and heat-generating product comprising same: The present invention relates to a heat-generating film and to a heat-generating product comprising same. The heat-generating film of the present invention can continuously and stably generate heat even at a low voltage, for example, at a voltage of 12V or lower. In addition, the heat-generating film of the present... Agent: Lg Hausys, Ltd.

20120048832 - Wire-cut electric discharge machine having function for automatic switching between fixed temperature control and differential temperature control: A wire-cut electric discharge machine has a cooling device for cooling the machining fluid. A controller for controlling the cooling operation of the cooling device controls the machining fluid temperature by automatically switching, depending on the relationship between the ambient temperature of the wire-cut electric discharge machine and the temperature... Agent: Fanuc Corporation

20120048833 - Wire electric discharge machine capable of detecting machining state: A voltage is applied to a machining gap between a wire electrode and a workpiece for a period of one microsecond or less with a quiescent time longer than the duration of voltage application between each two adjacent cycles of voltage application provided, and the number of duty cycles and... Agent: Fanuc Corporation

20120048834 - Method and apparatus for determining the voltage at the electrodes of a spot welding gun: A method and an apparatus for determining the temporal curve of the voltage (ue(t)) at the electrodes (3) of a spot welding gun (1) during a spot welding process as an indicator of the welding quality, wherein the electrodes (3) are fastened to gun arms (2) that can be moved... Agent: Fronius International Gmbh

20120048835 - Method and apparatus for cutting high quality internal features and contours: An automated method for cutting a plurality of hole features using a plasma arc torch system can be implemented on a computer numerical controller. The automated method can include the steps of: a) cutting a lead-in for a hole feature using a lead-in command speed based on a diameter of... Agent: Hypertherm, Inc.

20120048837 - Laser welding system and method for welding by means of a laser beam: The present invention relates to a laser welding system comprising a source (1) for a laser beam, a collimator (2) which is adapted to collimate the laser beam, and a focusing means (3) which is adapted to focus the collimated laser beam onto a concentrated point on a workpiece (4)... Agent: Tyco Electronics Amp Gmbh

20120048836 - Method for manufacturing a hollow body of zinc plated sheet metal for an automobile: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hollow body (10) of zinc plated sheet metal comprising at least one first sheet metal panel (12) assembled to a second sheet metal panel (14), said first panel (12) comprising a main portion (18) perpendicular to a parallel end portion (18),... Agent: Renault S.a.s.

20120048838 - Apparatus and method for determining shape of end of welding bead: An apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a laser emitting unit 2, a monitor unit 3, a storage unit 4, an image extraction unit 5, a bead recognition unit 6, and a bead shape determination unit 7. The bead shape determination unit 7 is configured to calculate the position... Agent: Suzuki Motor Corporation

20120048839 - Thermal control of shape memory alloys: The invention relates to shape memory alloys. In particular, the invention relates to a shape memory alloy arrangement that includes a shape memory alloy member that is configured to undergo transformation between marten site and austenite phases in response to a change in temperature of the shape memory alloy member.... Agent: Co-operative Research Centre For Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd.

20120048840 - Cutting device for transdermal and orally dissolvable films: The invention relates to methods and an apparatus for cutting planar substrates charged with pharmaceutically active agents. In particular, the planar substrates comprise transdermal systems or orally dissolvable films.... Agent:

20120048841 - Function indicator system for electric fireplace: A function indicator system and methods for indicating the control settings related to functions and features of an electric fireplace are described. The function indicator system can feature a function indicator module, a controller communicatively connected to the function indicator module, and a connected power source. The function indicator module... Agent: Twin-star International, Inc.

20120048842 - Electric wood kiln: An electric wood kiln has a containment space sealed by at least one door. A tray is disposed on a bottom base of the electric wood kiln in the containment space. A diversion device is disposed on a top side of the electric wood kiln having a fan set, a... Agent: Cheng Tai Feng Timber Co., Ltd

20120048843 - Electric slow-stewing cooker: The present invention discloses an electric slow-stewing cooker which has three heating modes, namely high-temperature mode, low-temperature mode and keep-warm mode. The electric slow-stewing cooker of the present invention comprises an upper cover, a cooking container, a barrel-like housing, a base, a control panel, heating elements, a control circuit board... Agent: Midea Group Co., Ltd.

20120048844 - Resistive heating control for a wind turbine or any permanent magnetic generator: In order to make heat with a wind turbine you must have a heating element with the capacity to withstand prolonged use at high wind speed. With an element of that size at slow wind speeds the wind turbine will not turn or stay in a overloaded or locked position.... Agent:

20120048845 - Device for microwave heating of a food product: A container for use in a microwave oven includes an elongated base section including a sump. The sump includes a raised center section defining a channel along an outer periphery of the sump. A first wall extends upwardly from the elongated base section. An outwardly extending spillway is at a... Agent: Mcmahan Enterprises LLC