Heating inventions 06/07

20070148606 - Vertical heat treatment device and method controlling the same: A vertical heat processing apparatus includes a process chamber (5) defining a process field (A1) configured to accommodate a plurality of target substrates (W) supported at intervals in a vertical direction. The apparatus further includes a heating furnace (8) surrounding the process chamber (5) and including an electric heater (15),... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070148607 - Vertical boat and vertical heat processing apparatus for semiconductor process: A vertical boat for a semiconductor process is used for supporting target substrates during a heat process performed on the target substrates. The vertical boat includes struts fixed to a fixing member and arrayed at intervals in an annular direction, and fin portions formed on each of the struts at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070141523 - Sintering furnace for pipe fittings: A sintering furnace for pipe fittings which includes an upper portion and a lower portion, a heater closely engaged with the upper portion of the sintering furnace, a sintering chamber arranged below the heater, an airtight seat mounted on a bottom of the sintering furnace, and an auxiliary heat separation... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070128565 - Bulk material cooler for cooling hot materials to be cooled: The invention aims at providing a bulk material cooler particularly for hot cement clinker, wherein the conveyance performance and the efficiency ofd the cooler are enhanced and problems due to wear are reduced. According to the invention, the cooling grates of several adjacent, elongated bottom elements extending in longitudinal direction... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070128566 - Heat exchanger for rotary kilns: The invention comprises a heat exchanger for use in a rotary kiln having at least four legs connected to each other at a point along the axis of the kiln. Each of the legs is made from up to 70% by composition of alumina and up to 60% by composition... Agent: Thomas C. Wettach, Esq. Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20070128567 - Device for positioning the conveyor belt running through machines for thermal treatment of filaments: Device characterized in that it comprises a positioning means (8) and a position control means (9) acting on a very short region immediately adjacent each sealing head. The invention is more particularly applicable in the field of the textile industry, in particular of the field of treating filaments by means... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070128569 - Furnace alignment system: A pusher furnace includes furnace sections having respective susceptors, a slide rail extending through the furnace sections for sliding pusher plates thereon and an alignment assembly for aligning the susceptors and slide rails of adjacent furnace sections. A support structure spaces the susceptors from insulation therebelow to protect the insulation... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070128568 - Method and apparatus to provide continuous movement through a furnace: A pusher furnace includes a pusher assembly having first and second coordinated pushers for pushing load supports with loads to be heated thereon to provide continuous downstream movement of the load supports through a furnace section. A removal assembly includes a first removal mechanism which removes the load supports from... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070128570 - Substrate heat treatment apparatus: A substrate heat treatment apparatus includes a heat-treating plate having a flat upper surface, support devices formed of a heat-resistant resin for contacting and supporting a substrate, a seal device disposed annularly for rendering gastight a space formed between the substrate and heat-treating plate, and exhaust bores for exhausting gas... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen