Heating inventions 08/07

20070202454 - \"bulk material cooling device for cooling hot materials that are to be cooled\": The invention relates to a device for cooling bulk materials particularly hot cement clinker, comprising a fixed ventilated cooling grate and moving push elements and having an increased service life. The push elements are embodied in the form of hollow bodies with a cooling medium flowing there through and are... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070202455 - Firing furnace, manufacturing method of a ceramic member using the firing furnace, ceramic member, and ceramic honeycomb filter: A firing furnace according to the present invention comprises: a muffle formed in a manner so as to ensure a space for housing a formed body to be fired; a heater or a heat generator serving as the heater, placed outside the muffle; and a plurality of heat insulating layers... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070196780 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease simulator: Particular aspects provide a garment for simulating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), comprising a particularly efficacious combination of a thorax-constricting garment portion, and a diaphragm-impeding garment portion, along with an optional restrictive airway mask. The thorax-constricting portion has a frontal abdominal-thoracic plate member and tensioning means extendible around a wearer's... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070190474 - Systems and methods of controlling systems: A system comprises at least one semiconductor fabrication process apparatus with a fan for providing a downflow. A sensor is disposed on or in a conduit that is fluidly coupled to the semiconductor fabrication process apparatus for releasing an exhaust fluid of a process. The sensor is capable of detecting... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment (tsmc)

20070184396 - Method and system for process gas entrainment and mixing in a kiln system: A method and system for mixing process gas flow by adding or injecting suitably-directed high momentum turbulent gas into dust-laden stratified process gas flow at approximately 850 to 1400° C. to entrain the process gas flow such that stratification is reduced and mixing of both gases and suspended solids is... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20070184397 - Heat treatment jig for semiconductor silicon substrates and method for manufacturing the same: A heat treatment jig for semiconductor silicon substrates is configured such that a cristobalitized oxide film is formed in a region where the cristobalitized oxide film is in contact with a silicon substrate backside. When said heat treatment jig is used, generation of a slip can be prevented during heat... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070178418 - Cement clinker production comprising partial removal of a flow of rotary kiln exhaust gas containing harmful substances: The aim of the invention is to create a bypass system for a cement clinker production line, which is characterized by particularly low investment costs and operating costs, thus being economically favorable. Said aim is achieved by installing the bypass system in such a way that the capacity of pre-existing... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain