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20120298628 - Method of and a welding station for laying a pipeline, with pipe section welded together by internal and external welding: A method of laying a pipeline is described in which both internal and external weld passes are performed in order to weld together the pipe sections. The method includes arranging a pipe section adjacent to the end of a pipeline thereby defining a circumferential joint to be welded, performing an... Agent: Saipem S.p.a

20120298629 - Welding system and method: A welding system having a welding gun with a contact tip having an bore extending therethrough and a consumable weld wire. The cross-sectional shape of the bore of the contact tip being is essentially identical to the cross-sectional shape of the weld wire. The bore having an essentially elliptical cross-sectional... Agent: Edward L. Cooper

20120298630 - Welding apparatus having a wire pulser and methods thereof: A welding apparatus is provided herein. The apparatus includes a wire source having welding wire, a wire feed drive, and a wire pulser. The wire feed drive drives the welding wire from the wire source. The wire pulser has a first end associated with the wire feed drive and a... Agent: Aquilex Wsi, Inc.

20120298632 - Angled cut height control system for a plasma arch torch: A method of controlling the position of a tilt/tilt style plasma arc torch relative to a workpiece for a bevel cutting operation is provided that includes: calculating a bevel pivot length, wherein the bevel pivot length is a function of a torch height; piercing the workpiece with the plasma arc... Agent: Retro Systems, LLC

20120298633 - Angled cut height control system for a plasma arch torch: A method of controlling a position of a plasma arc torch relative to a workpiece for a bevel cutting operation is provided that includes: calculating a bevel pivot length, which is a function of a torch height; piercing the workpiece with the plasma arc torch; rotating the plasma arc torch... Agent: Retro Systems, LLC.

20120298634 - Retract start plasma torch with reversible coolant flow: An improved plasma torch and method of starting the torch are provided. The torch may comprise a main torch body with an electrode assembly coupled to a piston therein. The piston and electrode assembly are moveable between a starting position whereby the electrode assembly contacts a nozzle, and an operating... Agent: The Esab Group, Inc.

20120298631 - Plasma torch and method for stabilizing a plasma torch: The invention relates to a nontransferred arc plasma torch comprising: a tubular torch body (10); at least one cathode (20) placed inside said torch body and defining a so-called cathode cavity (50); and at least one tubular anode (30) also placed inside the torch body and forming a plasma ejection... Agent:

20120298635 - Plasma arc torch with secondary starting circuit and electrode: A plasma arc torch includes an electrode, a tip, a third element, and a secondary power circuit. The electrode is disposed within the plasma arc torch and adapted for electrical connection to a cathodic side of a power supply. The tip is positioned distally from the electrode and adapted for... Agent: Thermal Dynamics Corporation

20120298636 - Laser processing apparatus: A laser processing apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a workpiece and a laser beam applying unit for applying a laser beam to the workpiece. A laser beam oscillating unit oscillates a laser beam and a focusing unit focuses the laser beam onto the workpiece. A reflecting unit is... Agent: Disco Corporation

20120298639 - Laser welding method and laser welding apparatus: A laser welding apparatus includes laser generator, arc generator, wire feeder, filler feeder, filler-feeding-abnormality detector, and controller. Controller stops welding immediately upon receiving a filler-feeding-abnormality signal from filler-feeding-abnormality detector. This can stop welding before the formation of a defective weld bead, and can also prevent the breakage of the welding... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120298638 - Method for welding two metal parts and connecting arrangement with two metal components: l

20120298637 - Method of laser welding twip steel to low carbon steel: A method of laser welding structures having different steel grades together. The method includes providing a first structure made from a first steel grade and composition and providing a second structure made from a second steel grade composition. The first structure is positioned adjacent the second structure to create a... Agent: Johnson Controls Technology Company

20120298640 - System for characterizing manual welding operations: A system for characterizing manual welding exercises and providing valuable training to welders that includes components for generating, capturing, and processing data. The data generating component further includes a fixture, workpiece, at least one calibration devices each having at least two point markers integral therewith, and a welding tool. The... Agent: Edison Welding Institute, Inc.

20120298642 - Initiation of welding arc by restricting output: Systems and methods for providing an improved start in a welding process are provided. The system may include a power circuit and a control circuit. The power circuit can generate a welding output power. The control circuit may be in communication with the power circuit to control, during the start... Agent: Thermal Dynamics Corporation

20120298643 - Method for selection of weld control algorithms: A system and method for generating a weld are provided. The system receives a selection of a magnitude of a voltage. The system selects a first weld control algorithm when the magnitude of the voltage is in a first range of values. The system may also select a second weld... Agent: Thermal Dynamics Corporation

20120298644 - Energy conservation and improved cooling in welding machines: A system and method for generating a weld are provided. A power circuit in communication with a control circuit generates welding output voltage. A voltage reducing circuit in communication with the power circuit generates a reduced output voltage relative to the welding output voltage if the system determines that the... Agent: Thermal Dynamics Corporation

20120298641 - Method to improve process stabilization: Systems and methods for providing an improved start in a welding are provided. The system may include a power circuit and a control circuit: The power circuit may generate welding output power for a welding process. The control circuit may control the start of the welding process, for example, by... Agent: Thermal Dynamics Corporation

20120298646 - Method and apparatus for installing a refractory material to a surface: A method and apparatus for installing a refractory material to a surface by inserting a nozzle and a neck of a welding gun through a channel in a refractory material, positioning the refractory material on the surface using the welding gun, firmly pushing the welding gun into the channel of... Agent: Refractory Anchors, Inc.

20120298645 - Method and assembly for the electrically conductive connection of wires: A method and assembly for the electrically conductive connection of a bundle of wires having an insulation, wherein the insulation is at least partially removed by means of ultrasonic effects. In order to ensure high mechanical strength in a good electrically conductive connection, according to the invention the insulation of... Agent: Schunk Sonosystems Gmbh

20120298647 - Method for recovering titanium-containing byproducts: A process for producing a coating material for coating welding electrodes and/or for producing a welding powder which can be used in an electric welding, such as in an under-powder welding, a welding powder additive, and/or a flux additive, includes obtaining a titanium-containing by-product or waste product, such as a... Agent: Crenox Gmbh

20120298648 - Crimping method and crimping system: A crimping method including the steps of: holding a workpiece comprised of a main body disposed around an outer circumference of a tubular shell in a first die; placing a second die for wrap crimping at a position facing the first die across the workpiece and moving the second die... Agent: Denso Corporation

20120298649 - Laser machining apparatus: A laser machining apparatus that allows efficient machining of a workpiece includes a nozzle for jetting a jet liquid column, a rectifying chamber attenuating disturbances in flow of liquid, a liquid oscillating chamber guiding the liquid flowing from the rectifying chamber to a nozzle inlet opening, a laser oscillator generating... Agent: Sugino Machine Limited

20120298650 - Laser pulse generation method and apparatus: A method and apparatus of generating a laser pulse of a desired energy and micro-machining a substrate using the laser pulse. A beam of light is provided from a laser source. The beam is directed via a modulator to produce an output laser pulse with a portion of the laser... Agent:

20120298651 - Apparatus for forming a conductive transparent oxide film layer for use in a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device: Methods for forming a TCO layer on a substrate are generally provided and include sputtering a TCO layer on a substrate from a target including cadmium stannate. A cap material (e.g., including cadmium) is deposited onto an outer surface of an indirect anneal system, and the TCO layer can be... Agent: Primestar Solar, Inc.

20120298652 - Dielectric component with electrical connection: A dielectric component with electrical connection is provided for a laminated heater mat (3) for an ice protection system for an aircraft (1). The dielectric component with electrical connection comprises at least one dielectric layer (50, 55) comprising thermoplastic material, and the dielectric layer (50) or a stack of the... Agent:

20120298653 - Electrical apparatus: Electrical apparatus such as a heater (2) for an ice protection system for an aircraft (1) comprises a laminate such as a heater mat (3) and a connector (41-49). The laminate (3) comprises dielectric layers (50-58) and an electrical element such as a heater element (501), and each dielectric layer... Agent:

20120298654 - Method and system for reducing distructive forces of a hurricane: A method for reducing the destructive force of a hurricane includes and/or consists of the steps of providing a pair of magnetrons, each of which produces a frequency of 2,450 mghz at 1,000 to 3,000 watts and deploying the magnetron in space over a coastal area. The method also includes... Agent:

20120298655 - Microwave cooking device: High frequency microwaves and stem are supplied to a heating chamber (20) disposed inside the disclosed high frequency cooking device (1). On the floor of the heating chamber is formed a funnel-shaped slope (28), at the bottom of which is formed a condensate drain (27). A rotation shaft (31d) for... Agent:

20120298656 - Apparatus for fabricating semiconductor devices: An apparatus for fabricating semiconductor devices includes a chamber having a bottom plane, a side wall and a lid. An irradiating unit is at an interior of the chamber. A substrate mounting unit is between the bottom plane of the chamber and the irradiating unit. The irradiating unit includes an... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120292292 - Feed control method for wire cutting electrochemical discharge machining and apparatus thereof: A feed control method for wire cutting electrochemical discharge machining is disclosed. The method determines whether a contact event has occurred using a wire electrode, based on variations in wire tension when being cut. A wire is cut with an ideal feed speed when the wire electrode is not in... Agent: Industrial Technology Research Institute

20120292298 - Electric vehicle compact coolant heater: An electric vehicle battery heater includes a housing having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet. A heating element is positioned within the housing and includes a helical coil portion positioned between parallel and axially extending end portions. The end portions extend outside of the housing. A thermistor is positioned... Agent:

20120292293 - Method of manufacturing an inflator: A method of manufacturing an inflator comprises the following steps: Providing a casing (12) that includes a tubular connecting portion (10) having a cylindrical wall (14), providing a closing member (19) that includes a closing portion (18) having a cylindrical contact surface (20) the cross-section of which has small oversize... Agent: Trw Airbag Systems Gmbh

20120292299 - Electric heater structure: An electric heater structure which comprises a combined configuration of an electric heater and an electric fan device, and is characterized in that the electric fan device is configured at a lower position to bring the heated air to a farther place and to provide a better indoor circulation effect... Agent:

20120292294 - Cladding material for leads and method of welding cladding material for leads: A cladding material for a lead capable of inhibiting foreign matter from remaining on a surface can be obtained. The cladding material (1) is a cladding material for a lead welded to a terminal (21, 22) of a battery (2) and comprises a first Ni layer (11) arranged on a... Agent: Neomax Materials Co., Ltd.

20120292300 - Temperature control circuit of oven controlled crystal oscillator: A temperature control circuit of an oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) is provided. A first and a second digital potentiometer are correspondingly arranged in a bridge circuit which outputs a voltage to an input terminal of a differential amplifier (OPAMP), wherein the resistance value of the first digital potentiometer is... Agent: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.

20120292296 - Plasma torch with electrode wear detection system: A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a wear stop designed to detect wear of an electrode and prevent the use of the electrode once the electrode has experienced a certain amount of wear. Either the electrode or the nozzle is movable with respect to the main torch body,... Agent: The Esab Group, Inc.

20120292301 - Seat heater: A seat heater (10) that is provided on a seat (1) including a seat cushion (2) and a seat back (3) includes a first heating element (12U) provided in an upper section (3Lu) of a backrest (3L) in the seat back (3) and a second heating element (12L) provided in... Agent: Nissan Motors Co., Ltd.

20120292295 - Laser additive: The present invention relates to a laser additive in the form of particles comprising a white core and a shell which comprises elemental carbon, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use of a laser additive of this type in organic polymers, in particular in plastics, coatings,... Agent: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung

20120292302 - Heating appartus for heat retaining hair clips: Apparatus for heating hair clips having a heatable member comprises a base, a heating structure, and means for providing electricity to the heating structure. The heating structure can comprise an elongated electrical heater having opposed sides, a plurality of thermally conductive heating elements in pairs on each side of the... Agent:

20120292297 - Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus: A laser processing method of applying a pulsed laser beam to a workpiece formed from a transparent member, thereby performing laser processing to the workpiece. The laser processing method includes a first laser processing step of applying a first pulsed laser beam to a subject area of the workpiece to... Agent: Disco Corporation

20120292303 - Pipeline for carrying a molten salt: The invention relates to a pipeline for carrying a molten salt, with a pipe wall that is stable with respect to the temperatures occurring. A heating conductor (21) is provided inside the pipeline (5) for heating, the heating conductor (21) preferably not lying against the inner wall of the pipeline... Agent: Basf Se

20120292298 - Electric vehicle compact coolant heater: An electric vehicle battery heater includes a housing having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet. A heating element is positioned within the housing and includes a helical coil portion positioned between parallel and axially extending end portions. The end portions extend outside of the housing. A thermistor is positioned... Agent:

20120292304 - Portable electronic device case with active thermal protection: A device case for a portable electronic device is provided and includes mechanical protection for the device, an active thermal element incorporated within the mechanical protection and a controller to control an operation of the active thermal element, the controller being configured to limit power consumption of the active thermal... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120292299 - Electric heater structure: An electric heater structure which comprises a combined configuration of an electric heater and an electric fan device, and is characterized in that the electric fan device is configured at a lower position to bring the heated air to a farther place and to provide a better indoor circulation effect... Agent:

20120292306 - Floor-heating apparatus: A floor-heating apparatus includes a basic board, a metal sheet and a heater. The basic board is provided on a concrete floor. The metal sheet includes a marking layer provided thereon. The heater is sandwiched between the basic board and the metal sheet so that the heater is located under... Agent:

20120292300 - Temperature control circuit of oven controlled crystal oscillator: A temperature control circuit of an oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) is provided. A first and a second digital potentiometer are correspondingly arranged in a bridge circuit which outputs a voltage to an input terminal of a differential amplifier (OPAMP), wherein the resistance value of the first digital potentiometer is... Agent: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.

20120292305 - Methods and apparatus for controlling temperature of a multi-zone heater in a process chamber: Methods and apparatus for controlling the temperature of multi-zone heater in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method is provided to control a multi-zone heater disposed in a substrate support, wherein the multi-zone heater has a first zone and a second zone. In some embodiments, the... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20120292301 - Seat heater: A seat heater (10) that is provided on a seat (1) including a seat cushion (2) and a seat back (3) includes a first heating element (12U) provided in an upper section (3Lu) of a backrest (3L) in the seat back (3) and a second heating element (12L) provided in... Agent: Nissan Motors Co., Ltd.

20120292307 - Heating glass and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a heating glass including a glass; a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer formed on one surface of the glass; and a thermal conductive pattern formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a method of manufacturing the same.... Agent:

20120292302 - Heating appartus for heat retaining hair clips: Apparatus for heating hair clips having a heatable member comprises a base, a heating structure, and means for providing electricity to the heating structure. The heating structure can comprise an elongated electrical heater having opposed sides, a plurality of thermally conductive heating elements in pairs on each side of the... Agent:

20120292308 - Two-wire layered heater system: A heater is provided that includes a resistive layer formed by a layered process (e.g., thick film, thin film, thermal spray, and sol-gel) and two electrical lead wires connected to the resistive layer. The resistive layer has sufficient temperature coefficient of resistance characteristics such that the resistive layer is a... Agent: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

20120292303 - Pipeline for carrying a molten salt: The invention relates to a pipeline for carrying a molten salt, with a pipe wall that is stable with respect to the temperatures occurring. A heating conductor (21) is provided inside the pipeline (5) for heating, the heating conductor (21) preferably not lying against the inner wall of the pipeline... Agent: Basf Se

20120292309 - Branding apparatus and method: An apparatus and a method for heat-branding carcasses, comprising a induction heating unit and at least one branding stamp adapted to be heated by the induction heating unit in a heating position and to brand the carcasses in a branding position, the branding stamp is made in a heat conductive,... Agent:

20120292304 - Portable electronic device case with active thermal protection: A device case for a portable electronic device is provided and includes mechanical protection for the device, an active thermal element incorporated within the mechanical protection and a controller to control an operation of the active thermal element, the controller being configured to limit power consumption of the active thermal... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120292306 - Floor-heating apparatus: A floor-heating apparatus includes a basic board, a metal sheet and a heater. The basic board is provided on a concrete floor. The metal sheet includes a marking layer provided thereon. The heater is sandwiched between the basic board and the metal sheet so that the heater is located under... Agent:

20120292305 - Methods and apparatus for controlling temperature of a multi-zone heater in a process chamber: Methods and apparatus for controlling the temperature of multi-zone heater in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method is provided to control a multi-zone heater disposed in a substrate support, wherein the multi-zone heater has a first zone and a second zone. In some embodiments, the... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20120292307 - Heating glass and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a heating glass including a glass; a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer formed on one surface of the glass; and a thermal conductive pattern formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a method of manufacturing the same.... Agent:

20120292308 - Two-wire layered heater system: A heater is provided that includes a resistive layer formed by a layered process (e.g., thick film, thin film, thermal spray, and sol-gel) and two electrical lead wires connected to the resistive layer. The resistive layer has sufficient temperature coefficient of resistance characteristics such that the resistive layer is a... Agent: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

20120292309 - Branding apparatus and method: An apparatus and a method for heat-branding carcasses, comprising a induction heating unit and at least one branding stamp adapted to be heated by the induction heating unit in a heating position and to brand the carcasses in a branding position, the branding stamp is made in a heat conductive,... Agent:

20120285931 - Gas laser oscillation device and gas laser processing machine: A gas laser oscillation device of the present invention including a blower unit having a rotating part that rotates, which includes an impeller, a rotating shaft, a motor rotor and a portion of bearings that are brought into contact with the rotating shaft, and a non-rotating part that does not... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120285932 - Welding torch: A welding torch includes: a first tip body to which a welding wire, gas, and current having passed through a torch body is supplied; a first tip provided at a distal end of the first tip body to supply electric current having passed through the first tip body to the... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (kobe Steel, Ltd.)

20120285933 - Monocrystalline welding of directionally compacted materials: A method for directionally compacting a weld seam during build-up welding is provided. The method is used for the build-up welding of a component substrate that is compacted in a directional manner and comprises dendrites which extend in a substrate dendrite direction. The method parameters with respect to feed, laser... Agent:

20120285934 - Device and method for generating a plasma by means of a traveling wave resonator: A device for generating a plasma, comprises an alternating voltage source, a travelling wave resonator and coupling means that are designed to couple the alternating voltage generated by the alternating voltage source into the travelling wave resonator in such a manner that travelling electromagnetic waves are produced, wherein the travelling... Agent: Forschungsverbund Berlin E.v.

20120285935 - Heat treatment apparatus: A heat treatment apparatus includes: parallel planar electrodes; a radio-frequency power supply generating plasma by applying radio-frequency power between the parallel planar electrodes; a temperature measuring section measuring the temperature of a heated sample; and a control unit controlling an output of the radio-frequency power supply, wherein at least one... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120285936 - Laser welding apparatus and laser welding method: A laser welding apparatus includes: a first optical element that coaxially emits, to a welded part, a laser beam emitted from a laser light source and an object beam having a different wavelength from the laser beam; a second optical element that causes the spot diameter of the object beam... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120285937 - Laser induced extra-planar elicitation: Disclosed herein is a method of controlled laser deformation. A substrate is provided that is transparent to the laser energy. At least a portion of the substrate is coated with a release layer that absorbs the laser energy. A component to be deformed is attached to the release layer opposed... Agent: The Government Of The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy

20120285938 - Flux cored arc welding system with high deposition rate and weld with robust impact toughness: An arc welding system includes a wire feeding mechanism for delivering welding wire to a welding operation, and a welding power supply for generating a current for welding to the welding wire. The welding wire includes at least two distinct types of welding electrodes.... Agent: Lincoln Global, Inc.

20120285939 - Method for controlling the advancement of the wear-away wire electrode of welding and/or soldering systems and such a welding and/or soldering system: The present invention relates to a method for universally controlling the advancement of the wear-away wire electrode (3) of welding and/or soldering systems, wherein the wire electrode (3) is taken from a wire supply (2) and fed to a welding head (8) from the wire supply (2) through a protective... Agent: Alexander Binzel Schweisstechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120285941 - Band for protecting electrodes of a spot-welding gun: A band for protecting electrodes of a spot-welding gun for welding metal sheets includes a carrier material. At least one electrically conductive layer is provided on the side facing the metal sheets. At least two layers are provided on the metal-sheet side of the carrier material in order to create... Agent: Fronius International Gmbh

20120285940 - Ergonomic protective shell for protecting handheld tools: There is disclosed an ergonomic protective shell for protecting handheld tools. The ergonomic protective shell and method disclosed herein is particularly suited for protecting handheld welding tools in cold weather. In a preferred embodiment, the protective shell comprises a substantially elongate tool handle shell for receiving a handle region of... Agent:

20120285942 - Refrigerator-oven combination for an aircraft galley food service system: A refrigerator-oven combination for an aircraft galley food service system includes a housing with a thermally insulated compartment, a heating device for heating the compartment in a heating mode, and a refrigeration device for cooling the compartment in a refrigeration mode.... Agent: Be Intellectual Property, Inc.

20120285943 - Portable device for melting and providing cheese and other meltable foods, heated by electric power: Single hand portable and operated pistol shaped device for melting and providing cheese and other irregularly shaped meltable foods heated by electric power. Food reloading can be made holding the device in one hand completely assembled in its work position by nozzle in the frame. It has setable self controlled... Agent:

20120285944 - Self-inflating heat sanitizer: The present invention is a self-inflating heat sanitizer, which uses convective heat transfer to eradicate bed bugs within an item. The heater unit propagates and reheats the air within the present invention as the heated air flows through the present invention. The heat chamber enclosure is a compartment that allows... Agent:

20120285945 - Device for processing and cooking of foodstuffs: The device (1) for the processing and cooking of foodstuffs includes a base (2), a container (3) with, on the outer side of its bottom (4), a fixed protecting shell (5) by means of which the container (3) stands in a positioning housing (6) provided on said base (2), a... Agent: De' Longhi Appliances S.r.l.

20120285946 - Utensil quality feedback for induction cooktop: Methodology, apparatus and computer programming are provide that permit an induction cooking appliance to evaluate a utensil for use with the appliance. A user may manually initiate an evaluation that will prompt the user to place a utensil on the appliance for evaluation. An evaluation is made based on differences... Agent: General Electric Company

20120285947 - Surface heating system and vehicle with a surface heating system: A surface heating system is provided. The surface heating system includes a heatable surface element with a supporting structure on which a conductive layer is arranged that is completely covered by a cover layer. A first induction coil is configured separately of the heatable surface element and is connectable to... Agent: Airbus Operations Gmbh

20120285948 - System and method for detecting vessel presence and circuit resonance for an induction heating apparatus: Systems and methods for detecting vessel presence and circuit resonance for an induction heating apparatus are disclosed. A detector circuit generates an output signal based on a feedback signal corresponding to a signal, such as current, flowing through an induction heating coil. The output signal has a duty cycle corresponding... Agent: General Electric Company

20120285949 - Heating unit of vehicle heating system: A heating unit can reduce the rate of power consumption rate for heating a vehicle, so that the running distance of the vehicle is increased and hence the battery charging cycle of the vehicle is prolonged. A heating unit of a vehicle heating system arranged in a blown air flow... Agent: Kabushiki-kaisha Takumi

20120279944 - Annealing apparatus: Provided is an annealing apparatus, which is free from a problem of reduced light energy efficiency resulted by the reduction of light emission amount due to a heat generation and capable of maintaining stable performance. The apparatus includes: a processing chamber 1 for accommodating a wafer W; heating sources 17a... Agent: Tokyo Electron Limited

20120279945 - Direct current steam plasma torch and method for reducing the erosion of electrodes thereof: A DC steam plasma torch includes front, middle and rear sections. The front section includes a first amount and a first electrode attached to the first amount, thus defining co-axial first internal and external coolant channels. The middle section includes a second mount and a second electrode co-axially connected to... Agent: Atomic Energy Council - Institute Of Nuclear Energy Research

20120279946 - Apparatus and methods for handling workpieces in a processing system: Apparatus and methods for handling workpieces in a processing system. The workpiece vertical lift mechanism (200), which is disposed inside a process chamber (40) of the processing system, is adapted to transfer a workpiece (55) to and from a pedestal portion (286) of an electrode (24). The pedestal portion (286)... Agent: Nordson Corporation

20120279947 - Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus: A laser beam machining method and a laser beam machining device capable of cutting a work along a predetermined cutting line on the surface of the work, wherein a pulse laser beam is irradiated on the predetermined cutting line on the surface of the work causing a multiple photon absorption... Agent: Hamamatsu Photonics K.k.

20120279948 - Dual power pin connector assembly for a mig welding machine: A dual power pin connector assembly for connecting both a MIG welding gun and a spoolgun to a welding machine. The dual power pin connector is comprised of a busbar portion that electrically and mechanically couples the positive output terminal of the welding machine power supply to a wire drive... Agent:

20120279949 - Box column assembly: Apparatus for assisting in weld assembling a box column from a tack-welded pre-assembly of planar plate components. The apparatus features (1) an elongate frame defining a rotational-assembly axis, and (2) plural pre-assembly-receiving, rotational support structures mounted at spaced locations on the frame—each support structure including (a) an openable/closable yoke possessing... Agent:

20120279950 - Combined radiator and remote control and switch apparatus and lighting assembly: At least two radiation members are each powered by an energy source. A reflective member includes an at least partially ring-shaped concave reflective surface facing at least one radiation member which includes an at least partial ring shape for distributing energy to an at least partially ring-shaped zone. At least... Agent: Ipower Technology Limited

20120279951 - Battery heating circuits and methods based on battery discharging and charging using resonance components in series and multiple charge storage components: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a battery heating circuit, comprising a plurality of switch units 1, a switching control module 100, a damping component R1, an energy storage circuit, and a polarity inversion unit 101, wherein: the energy storage circuit is connected with the battery, and comprises a... Agent: Byd Company Limited

20120279952 - Thermal treatment of flash memories: A memory controller can provide current to a heater in a flash memory to reduce cycling induced errors. If necessary, after heating, the memory may be refreshed. In non-battery powered systems, data may be removed from the memory prior to heating and restored to the memory after heating.... Agent:

20120279953 - Heated under-body warming systems: A heated underbody supports including heated mattresses, heated mattress overlays and heated pads, and methods of using heated underbody supports, for therapeutic warming. The heated underbody supports include a heater assembly and a layer of compressible support material. The heater assembly includes a flexible heating element , first and second... Agent: Augustine Biomedical And Design LLC

20120279954 - Thermal cycler with self-adjusting lid: A thermal cycling instrument for PCR and other reactions performed on multiple samples with temperature changes between sequential stages in the reaction procedure is supplied with a thermal block to provide rapid changes and close control over the temperature in each sample vessel and a pressure plate incorporated into a... Agent: Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Lsg - Gxd Division

20120279955 - Temperature control method of heat processing plate, computer storage medium, and temperature control apparatus of heat processing plate: In the present invention, temperature drop amounts of heating plate regions when the substrate is mounted on a heating plate are detected to detect a warped state of the substrate. From the temperature drop amounts of the heating plate regions, correction values for set temperatures of the heating plate regions... Agent: Tokyo Electron Limited

20120279956 - Microwave energy interactive pouches: A flexible microwave heating package for food includes a first panel and a second panel joined to one another in a facing relationship, and a third panel joined to the first panel and the second panel. The first panel and second panel define walls of the package and the third... Agent:

20120279957 - Over the range microwave safety door: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a safety door of an oven having glass therein with a plastic laminate. The safety door retains glass within the door in order to prevent glass from falling or being forced outside of the oven, which may cause injury.... Agent: General Electric Company

20120273465 - Electrode wire for electro-discharge machining and method for manufacturing the same: Disclosed are an electrode wire for electro-discharge machining and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrode wire includes a core wire including a first metal including copper, a first alloy layer formed at a boundary region between the core wire and a second metal plated on an outer surface... Agent:

20120273466 - Method and apparatus for heavy plate joining with hybrid laser and submerged-arc welding process: A welding system and method is provided for welding heavy plate, where the method and device include using a laser which directs a beam to a first weld puddle to weld at least a portion of a work piece and a welding torch to direct a first welding electrode to... Agent:

20120273467 - Dual gas laser cutting of medical devices: A system prevents oxidation of a laser cut workpiece by utilizing a laser source that utilizes laser source with an inert gas, such as argon or helium, rather than air or oxygen, to create the slots or kerfs which form the pattern cut into the workpiece. The system introduces oxygen... Agent: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

20120273468 - Single crystal welding of directionally solidified materials: A process for the directional solidification of a weld seam during build up welding is provided which includes the targeted selection of process parameters for laser welding, feeding, laser power beam diameter, and powder mass flow. The temperature gradient substantially decisive for single crystal growth during laser application welding can... Agent:

20120273469 - Planetary resistance welding device and methods therefor: Devices and methods are contemplated in which a first electrode is circumferentially movable about a second electrode such that a tubular work piece can be resistance welded to a second work piece. Most preferably, the first electrode is a wheel-shaped electrode, while the second electrode is static and disk-shaped.... Agent: Thermal Structures, Inc.

20120273471 - Laser match honing system and method: A laser match honing system and method are provided for processing one of a pair of mechanically matching components (1, 2) having matching portions (12, 22, 16, 26) that will be fitted with each other. A dimension of the matching portion (12, 16) of the first component (1) is measured... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120273470 - Method of protecting high power laser drilling, workover and completion systems from carbon gettering deposits: There is provided a high power laser system for performing high power laser operations and methods and systems for protecting optics and components of high power laser systems while performing laser operations from damage from carbon gettering migration.... Agent:

20120273472 - Laser processing systems and methods for beam dithering and skiving: A laser processing system includes a first positioning system for imparting first relative movement of a beam path along a beam trajectory with respect to a workpiece, a processor for determining a second relative movement of the beam path along a plurality of dither rows, a second positioning system for... Agent: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.

20120273473 - Systems and methods to control gas tungsten arc welding and plasma arc welding: A control system for a welding process controls the current applied to the welding torch in either a manual or automatic welding system. The arc voltage is monitored to determine when full penetration of the weld pool has occurred so that the current to the welding torch can be stopped.... Agent:

20120273474 - Sheet composition for pipe connection, and sheet for electrofoaming fusion and connecting apparatus for underground pipes using the sheet composition: The present invention relates to a connecting apparatus used for connecting underground pipes and to a composition for preparing a foamed sheet for the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a sheet composition for pipe connection which comprises 1 to 10 parts by weight of a masterbatch including low-density... Agent:

20120273475 - Automatic mattress heating apparatus: Disclosed is an automatic mattress heating apparatus which automatically heats a mattress selectively or completely. An automatic mattress heating apparatus which automatically heats a part or the entirety of a heated area of a mattress according to the number of sleeping persons or the positions of the sleeping persons. The... Agent:

20120273476 - Beverage vending machine: A beverage vending machine having a cabinet closed by a door; a supporting surface housed inside the cabinet; a number of containers for soluble material, located on the supporting surface; and a number of heating devices, each of which is incorporated in a locking member for locking the container to... Agent: N&w Global Vending S.p.a.

20120273477 - Steam cooking apparatus: A steam cooking apparatus with improved water supply and drainage structures. The apparatus includes a body, a cooking compartment, a steam generator to supply steam into the cooking compartment, a water vessel to store water and supply the water into the steam generator, a water supply device including a holder... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120273478 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes first rotatable member and second rotatable member; a heater provided in the second rotatable member; a moving mechanism for integrally moving the second rotatable member and the heater between a contact position in which the second rotatable member is contacted to the first rotatable member... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120273479 - Multipurpose heating pad: Provided is a multipurpose heating pad that can be placed atop a chair, mat, or other surface and used or placed below the same and used, and is formed as a standalone heating pad. The pad includes a heating element controlled and operated by a controller that is selectively connectable... Agent:

20120273480 - Heating system and method of heating a body of a preform: The invention describes a heating system (13) for heating a body (1) of a preform having a material thickness bounded by a first surface (2) and a second surface (4). The heating system (13) comprises at least a light source arrangement (12) which is arranged to emit a number of... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120273481 - High power-density plane-surface heating element: An electrical heat production device comprising a thin resistive layer sandwiched between a pair of plates having high thermal and electrical conductivity, the stack of layers being insulated around the side surfaces. When a voltage potential is applied across the plates in the disclosed electrical heat production device, an electrical... Agent: Board Of Regents Of The Nevada System Of Higher Education,

20120273482 - Ceramic cooking utensil: A cooking utensil made out of ceramics and optimized for the use on an induction plate. The cooking utensil comprises a ceramics container, an external base of the container, and a coating layer containing silver powder on the external base. The coating layer is deposited according to a geometrical form... Agent:

20120273483 - Cooking vessel applicable for induction heating and method for manufacturing thereof: A cooking vessel, such as kettle, frying pan or cooking pot, has a bottom part suitable for heating by induction. In solutions known before, an attachment of ferromagnetic plate, placed at the bottom, to blank container is multistage, demanding exceptional precision and/or non-reliable. In addition, in solutions known before, stainless... Agent: Iittala Group Oy Ab