Heating inventions 02/07

20070042309 - Method and apparatus for directional and controlled cooling in vacuum furnaces: A vacuum furnace with a gas manifold branching into a plurality of secondary gas manifolds, the secondary gas manifolds each including a valve that is contained in each secondary gas manifold; a hot gas plenum including an inner and an outer shell with the outer shell attached at one side... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070042310 - Method and apparatus for the treatment of a component: Apparatus, for the localised treatment of part of a blade (14), comprises an enclosure (16) that is placed in a spaced relationship around the blade (14). Nozzles (20) extend through the enclosure (16) and direct a flow of gas onto both sides of the blade (14). The gas may be... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070042311 - Cooler for cooling clinker: The invention relates to a cooler for cooling clinker with a device for removal of a sample of the clinker, wherein the cooler has a first cooler section, a second cooler section and a crusher disposed between them, and the device for removal of a sample of the clinker is... Agent: John K. Mcculloch

20070042312 - Industrial furnace: The invention relates to an industrial furnace for melting and gas-treating nonferrous metals.... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20070042313 - Reflow oven: In the first buffering area provided between the inlet of the furnace and the heating chamber, the ambient gas is blown to the printed circuit board from the lower side of the carrier device, while the ambient gas is sucked in the upper side of the carrier device, thus the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070037109 - Self-cooled high-temperature fan apparatus: A self-cooled high-temperature fan apparatus for use in displacing high-temperature gases and atmospheres, such as the atmosphere within a high-temperature furnace. The preferred fan includes a frame supporting the fan. One or more bearings rotatably support a fan shaft. A fan element is supported by the fan shaft. Heat transfer... Agent: Jansson, Shupe, Munger & Antaramian, Ltd

20070031772 - Rotary tubular kiln for the production of activated charcoal: The subject of the invention is a rotary tube (1), in particular for a rotary tubular kiln for the production of activated charcoal, according to the invention the rotary tube (1) being provided on its outside with at least one reinforcing element (8) for stabilizing the rotary tube (1) in... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP