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7385156 Press-fit joint structure  
A forced-insertion welded structure is provided which is formed by welding members making up a metal component and which is easy to manufacture and has low cost, a good finish precision and a high...
7383875 Heating/cooling method, manufacturing method of image displaying apparatus, heating/cooling apparatus, and heating/cooling processing apparatus  
A heating/cooling method, a manufacturing method of an image displaying apparatus, a heating/cooling apparatus, and a heating/cooling processing apparatus, in which the heating and cooling of a...
7383009 Fixing device for use in an image forming device  
A fixing roller 30, which has an internal heating device and is supported to rotate around a cylindrical shaft 40, and a pressure roller 81 whose circumferential face presses against the...
7382995 Fixing apparatus, image forming apparatus and fixing apparatus heating method  
A fixing apparatus for fixing an unfixed image on a recording material includes: a heating member having a conductive layer, that is rotatably provided; a pressure member that is rotatably provided...
7382389 Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material device  
A method and system for locally processing a predetermined microstructure formed on a substrate without causing undesirable changes in electrical or physical characteristics of the substrate or...
7382224 Over-current protection device  
An over-current protection device comprises two metal foils and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material layer. The PTC material layer is sandwiched between the two metal foils and...
7381933 System and probe for detecting at least one parameter  
A probe for detecting at least one parameter during thermal treatment of a food product comprises a sensor arrangement suitable for detecting a value of said at least one parameter, at least one...
7381932 Quasi-optical material treatment apparatus  
A quasi-optical material treatment apparatus includes a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror is arched, and has a focal point in a chamber distance, and a coupling port to receive a...
7381931 Thermal roll, and drying apparatus and method  
A drying apparatus includes a thermal roll for contacting and heating aluminum web in a continuous sheet form. The thermal roll includes a roll surface, having a static friction coefficient μ...
7381930 Reminder for convection cooking  
Provided is a cooking appliance, such as a convection cooking appliance. The appliance includes a heating element, an annunciator, and a user interface for receiving a plurality of control settings...
7381929 Portable griddle  
Portable griddle, which comprises a container ( 2 ) of metallic nature coated on the inside with a thermal wave reflector plate ( 6 ); one or several electric elements ( 7 ), placed on the inside...
7381928 Thermal processing apparatus and thermal processing method  
A light source including a plurality of flash lamps emits flashes thereby flash-heating a semiconductor wafer held by a thermal diffuser and a hot plate. The current distance of irradiation between...
7381927 Oven for cooking cone-shaped foods  
A horizontal carousel conveyor carries cone-shaped foods and other specialty-shaped foods through an oven, rotating the food on a heating station as it passes by heating elements and through the oven.
7381926 Removable heater  
A batch processing chamber comprising a top plate having at least one opening, and sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls and the top plate define a process volume. At least one removable heater is...
7381925 Torch connection detection system and method  
A cooling system is disclosed that is designed to inhibit coolant flow to a welding-type component if connection of the welding-type component to a coolant outlet is not deemed present.
7381924 Method and apparatus to adaptively cool a welding-type system  
A cooling system connected to provide coolant to a welding-type component automatically circulates coolant through the welding component upon activation of the welding component. A controller is...
7381923 Consumable electrode arc welding  
A contact tip suitable for electric arc welding has a consumable electrode. The contact tip has a body which defines a bore through which the electrode is able to pass to enable electric current...
7381922 Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a welding system  
The present invention is directed to a remote control that uses a welding circuit to transfer control information to a welding power source. The information to be communicated to the power source...
7381921 Method for making products by freeform laser sintering  
A method for making metallic or non-metallic products by freeform laser sintering, in which the products are fabricated from powdery material on a substrate plate in vertically additive,...
7381363 Plasma processing apparatus for powder and plasma processing method for powder  
A plasma processing apparatus for powder, and a plasma processing method of powder, in which a powder supply nozzle is provided to supply a powder material into plasma flame generated inside a...
7380556 Hair iron  
A hair iron that can set hairstyles by heating and spraying a treatment agent comprises a pair of holding parts ( 1, 1 ); each having heating block ( 2 ), the surface of which acts as a holding...
7380501 Electro-thermal chemical igniter and connector  
An ETC igniter and compatible electrical connector for enabling an ETC gun to be used in a battlefield setting in close proximity with personnel and sensitive electronic equipment. This is...
7380384 Layout for shop window construction, as well as a window frame, glazed door and/or similar, composed of such a layout  
A layout for shop window construction includes a dormant frame and an opening frame of a closed tubular section defining an internal volume, the opening or dormant frames appearing in the form of...
7379699 Fixing device and image forming apparatus  
A fixing device is provided with a fixing member for thermally fixing a transferred toner image to a transfer material, and a pressing member held in contact with the fixing member to form a nip...
7379483 Method and apparatus for material processing  
An apparatus processes a surface of an inhabitable structure. The apparatus includes a laser base unit which irradiates an interaction region with laser light, the laser light removing material...
7379028 Antenna-embedded laminated glass and method for preparing the same  
The present invention provides a method for preparing an antenna-embedded laminated glass with an antenna element sealed between glass sheets, which is characterized to comprise forming two or more...
7378625 Microwavable metallic container  
The present invention describes an apparatus used in conjunction with a metallic container adapted for processing, storing and heating foodstuffs in a microwave oven, and more specifically, a...
7378624 Method of welding a component inside a hollow vessel  
A method of welding plastic components using an induction weldable plastic material to a wall of a hollow plastic vessel entails providing a metal disk to a first plastic component, providing the...
7378623 Double walled induction heated article of cookware  
A dual wall cookware article is formed by bonding a ferromagnetic metal base plate to an assembly that includes an inner vessel, a thermally conductive layer and an outer vessel frame. The outer...
7378622 System and method for electromagnetic pulse surface treatment  
A system and method for electromagnetic surface treatment of a work piece has an electromagnetic pulse generator and an electromagnetic pulse tool. The work piece has a working surface. A current...
7378621 Molybdenum silicide type element  
The present invention relates to an electrical resistance element of the molybdenum silicide type that includes two terminals ( 1, 2 ) for the supply of electric current and at least one leg ( 3 )...
7378620 Oven control system  
Oven control system, including a display screen, a data input means and a calculation unit able to send instructions to the display screen and to receive instructions from the data input means, the...
7378619 Confectionary liquid serving assembly  
A confectionary fountain assembly enables user to self-serve confectionary liquid, such as liquid chocolate. The fountain assembly comprises a base assembly, a conduit assembly, a functional...
7378618 Rapid conductive cooling using a secondary process plane  
A method and apparatus for thermally processing a substrate is described. The apparatus includes a substrate support configured to move linearly and/or rotationally by a magnetic drive. The...
7378617 Heating systems and methods for a cooking appliance  
A heating system for a cooking appliance includes a first upper heating element and a second upper heating element positioned within a cooking cavity defined by a cabinet of the cooking appliance....
7378616 Heating apparatus and method for semiconductor devices  
A heating apparatus and method for heating a semiconductor device during bonding of electrical contacts onto the device is provided, which includes a heating plate that is provided for heating the...
7378615 Steering wheel heating apparatus  
A steering wheel heating apparatus includes a steering wheel that includes an annular member and a pair of supports that are attached to and extend inwardly from the annular member. Each of the...
7378614 Heat rod assembly and pre-heater for vehicles including the same  
A heat rod assembly for preheating internal air of a vehicle by using heat generated from a positive temperature coefficient (PCT) device and a pre-heater for vehicles including the same, in which...
7378613 Arc welding robot  
A robot main body is provided with a protection cover. The robot main body can be swung by a rotary pipe shaft holding a wire feed device and including a hollow portion and is structured such that...
7378612 Arc welding robot  
Accommodating a welding control cable for connecting a welding power supply and a robot main body and a wire feeder sensor cable connected to a wire feeder encoder in a robot main body driving...
7378611 Apparatus and method for electrical discharge machining  
A work station for an electrical discharge machining apparatus, including a first mechanism for retaining a workpiece in a predetermined position, at least one electrode for forming a feature on...
7377776 Semiconductor wafer baking apparatus  
A semiconductor wafer baking apparatus includes a hot plate, a container of which an upper part is open, and a cover that covers the upper part of the container. The cover includes an upper plate,...
7377040 Method of manufacturing a polymeric bodied fuel injector  
Various methodologies relating to a polymeric fuel injector are disclosed. One method provides for manufacturing the fuel injector by forming a polymeric housing over a coil assembly and electrical...
7376485 Method of remotely programming and updating food product holding apparatus using hand held computer  
A remotely programmable food product holding system includes a hand held computer ( 10 ) and a food product holding apparatus ( 12 ). The computer includes a processor ( 11 ), touch screen display...
7375986 Method and device for producing an electric heating current, particularly for inductive heating of a workpiece  
A heating current used to inductively heat a metallic or magnetic work-piece is generated by an inverter supplied by a supply voltage. The inverter includes four switching elements arranged in an...
7375310 Air flow system for circulating air in a microwave oven  
An air flow system in oven is provided. The structure includes: a cavity for housing food; a ventilation fan provided at an electronic equipment chamber outside of the cavity; a first intake port...
7375309 Method and apparatus using microwave energy to heat a target  
A microwave heating system utilizes a microwave energy generator to provide microwave energy through wave guides to targets. The targets are microwave absorbers and thereby increasing temperature...
7375308 Garment incorporating functional electrical circuit  
Disclosed is a breathable heater element for a garment or for the lining of a garment such as an outdoor jacket, e.g. a waterproof jacket. The heater element is formed from porous metallised fabric...
7375307 Glass-ceramic plates, method for making same and cooking surface equipped with same  
A glass-ceramic plate, a method of manufacturing a glass-ceramic plate, and hubs equipped with the glass-ceramic plate. A flat or substantially flat glass-ceramic plate includes a surface provided...
7375306 Cooking appliance having multiple operating configurations  
A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance is coupled to a power supply that includes a first hot wire, a second hot wire and a ground wire. The cooking appliance includes a cabinet and...