Heating inventions 12/07

20070298362 - Increased tool utilization/reduction in mwbc for uv curing chamber: A pump liner is used to direct a laminar flow of purge gas across a workpiece to remove contaminants or species outgassed or otherwise produced by the workpiece during processing. The pump liner can take the form of a ring having a plurality of injection ports, such as slits of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP / Amat

20070298363 - Method for high-temperature annealing a multilayer wafer: A method for annealing a multilayer wafer by subjecting the wafer to a high temperature treatment that includes at least a temperature ramp-up between a boat-in temperature and a process of at least 800° C.; at least a processing phase in the range conduct at or above the process temperature;... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070292814 - Heat treatment apparatus and method of manufacturing substrates: A heat treatment device and a method of manufacturing substrates capable of reducing the slippage of the substrates when the substrates are supported on support parts comprising plate-like members. The device comprises a support device having the support parts in contact with the substrates and a body part supporting the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070292815 - Convection combustion oven: An oven assembly for baking coatings applied to an object includes a housing with a header receiving pressurized air from a ventilator disposed outside the oven. A heater provides heat to the pressurized air received from the ventilator raising the temperature of the pressurized air to between about two and... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070292816 - Integrated mass air flow sensor and broadband silencer: An integrated mass air flow sensor/broadband silencer assembly comprises a molded body having a plurality of walls formed therein. The molded body is over-wrapped with a layer of acoustic foam that, together with the plurality of walls, define a plurality of chambers within an interior volume of the assembly. A... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070292817 - Refractory furnace covers and methods of constructing same: Refractory furnace covers and methods for their construction are provided. A method includes providing a molding form base having a molding surface, providing an outer molding frame on the molding form base, and providing at least one inner molding member disposed across and dividing the molding surface into a first... Agent: Leon Nigohosian, Jr., Esq. Minerals Technologies

20070287118 - Carbon fiber composite muffle: A vacuum furnace adapted to cool a load. The vacuum furnace has one or more means for cooling a fluid and a muffle substantially comprised of carbon fiber composite and substantially containing the load. The fluid flows in a substantially unidirectional flow substantially within the muffle.... Agent: Lindon & Lindon

20070287119 - System, method, and apparatus for air-propelled conveyance of workpieces in sanitary environments: An air conveyor for handling workpieces in a food grade environment has a cylindrical pipe with an elongated slot that extends along an axial length of the pipe. A track is snap fit in the elongated slot and has a base for supporting the workpieces. The base has air vents... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070281268 - Continuous carbonization processing by internal heat type self-substained combustion system: The present invention provides a processing method which can process biomass resources to a carbide having a uniformity and including a large amount of high-carbon charcoal, can hold down an initial cost while capable of executing a large amount of process (for example, 100 ton per day), has a low... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP