Heating inventions 08/09

20090214999 - Ceramic paddle: A paddle for the production of semiconductor wafers is provided. The paddle can be a cantilever paddle made of a ceramic such as silicon carbide and can be used with round or square wafers, such as photovoltaic wafers. The paddle exhibits excellent deflection and strength characteristics.... Agent: Saint-gobain/gtpp

20090215000 - Method and apparatus for processing of materials: A method and apparatus processing materials including medical waste, municipal waste, along with other wastes, and processing materials; the apparatus comprising an elongate pressure vessel of generally cylindrical configuration having an inlet end, and an end cap for the inlet.... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, Llc

20090215001 - Hot air blower: m

20090208891 - Self supporting kiln insulation covers: Self supporting kiln insulation device comprising an outer layer having an inside surface, at least two insulation modules, at least two heat dams, and, a stationary support structure. The insulation modules do not touch the kiln and heat dams are located adjacent to and touching the kiln, and are spaced... Agent: MckellarIPLaw, PLLC

20090208892 - Tortilla oven: A tortilla oven comprises a housing which encloses upper, center, and lower conveyors. The lengths of the conveyors are individually monitored and adjusted. The interior of the housing is heated by a plurality of the individually regulated burners that extend through the conveyors. Ambient air is directed upwardly along the... Agent: Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20090202957 - Gas heating method, and gas-heating piping member: A heat keeping member 4 which can transmit a gas to be heated is inserted to the inside of a piping member body 1 into which the gas can be passed in a state that the heat keeping member is brought into close contact with the inside, and further the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090202957 - Gas heating method, and gas-heating piping member: A heat keeping member 4 which can transmit a gas to be heated is inserted to the inside of a piping member body 1 into which the gas can be passed in a state that the heat keeping member is brought into close contact with the inside, and further the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090197215 - Heating objects on a line-production oven: A device for heating objects and a method that has recourse to the device, particularly for heating and/or bending one or more glass panes positioned one on top of the other, covering each other. The device includes a furnace line, plural supports, particularly transport molds that transport and/or bend the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.