Heating inventions 11/08

20080286708 - Process and system employing generation of controlled furnace atmospheres without the use of separate gas supplies or stand-alone atmosphere generators: In a system for processing metal, a furnace is provided which receives the metal being processed. At least one heating burner is provided in the furnace together with at least one atmosphere burner of substantially a same construction as the heating burner. An exhaust of the atmosphere burner at least... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080286709 - Kiln removable ceramic element holder: A kiln of the pottery or glass type and of insulating firebrick or ceramic fiber with an interior wall includes: a ceramic holder for holding a wound electrical heating element; a channel in the interior wall for receiving and supporting the ceramic holder. The ceramic holder is removably positionable within... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080280244 - Method of discharging gas from continuous oven and gas discharge structure: A to-be-burned object including a metal Si component or SiC or Si3N4 can be burned in such a manner that vaporized SiO can be safely exhausted without causing SiO attached to a wall of a furnace or an inner face of an exhaust duct. An exhaust method of a continuous... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC