Heating inventions 04/08

20080096148 - Method for operating a firing furnace, in particular for the dental sector, and firing furnace: The invention relates to a method for operating a firing furnace, in particular for the dental sector, in which the temperature is measured and, based on the measured temperature, a temperature control is performed. If appropriate, the temperature integral, recorded at discrete points, is determined over the course of time... Agent: John C. Thompson

20080096149 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing apparatus is provided which has a plurality of heat treatment apparatus blocks each comprised of a plurality of stacked heat treatment apparatuses HP each having a temperature adjustment mechanism 70 configured to be able to move a processing target substrate to a heat treatment section and adjust... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080090193 - Apparatus for heat treatment of materials and process for real time controlling of a heat treatment process: A programmable control unit with sensors capable of measuring heat treatment parameters. The programmable control unit is used to input workpiece heat treatment data, measure the true exposure data, compare the corresponding values, and generate the appropriate control signals that may be used to adjust the heat treatment parameters to... Agent: Law Office Of Tracy P. Jong

20080090194 - Stratified staging in kilns: In a kiln whose interior is heated by combustion with oxidant having a higher oxygen content than air, streams of staging oxidant are fed into the space between the combustion zone and the inner surface of the kiln, and the stoichiometric ratios and amounts of oxygen in the combustion zone... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080090195 - Heat treatment apparatus: Disclosed is a heat treatment apparatus which includes a processing vessel having a furnace throat at its bottom and adapted to accommodate process objects therein to perform a heat treatment to the process objects under reduced pressure, the processing vessel having a vessel main body made of quartz, a metallic... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell