Heating inventions 01/08

20080014540 - Apparatus for controlling pollution from a cement plant: A method and apparatus for reducing air pollutants associated with dry process, precalciner cement manufacturing is shown. Raw feed meal used in cement production is heated in a special heating chamber to drive off volatile compounds, such as organic materials and salts of ammonia. Preferably, the feed meal is heated... Agent: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Attn: Mike Encinas

20080014541 - Fluidizing nozzle for high capacity particulate loaders: A fluidizer for attachment to the vacuum hose of a high capacity particulate loader, for fluidizing particulates in an area proximate an end of the vacuum hose. The fluidizer possesses a compressed air hose for providing a stream of pressurized air, which is attached to a tube, the tube being... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080014542 - Reflow furnace: A reflow furnace comprises: a carrier device to carry a printed circuit board with electronic components mounted thereon; a heating chamber to heat through an ambient gas the printed circuit board carried therein to solder the electronic components on a surface of the printed circuit board; and an ambient gas... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080014543 - Heating treatment method and apparatus: A heating treatment method includes the steps of: preparing an array of heating chambers, the heating chambers being respectively provided with heaters and connected in series; transporting an object to be heated from an upstream side toward a downstream side of the array to allow the object to pass through... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080008975 - Method and apparatus for processing semiconductor substrates: Substrates in a reaction chamber are sequentially exposed to at least three gas atmospheres: a first atmosphere of a first purge gas, a second atmosphere of a process gas and a third atmosphere of a second purge gas. The gases are introduced into the reaction chamber from one end of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080008976 - Heat treatment apparatus: A heat treatment apparatus includes a heating furnace including a tunnel-shaped heating space for heating an object to be heated, the heating space having an inlet port and an outlet port formed at both ends thereof; a transporting unit transporting the object to the outlet port when the object is... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP