| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219601000 | With diverse-type heating | 21 |
| 20100078427 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING INDUCTIVELY TRANSMITTED ELECTRIC POWER, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH A DEVICE - A consumer unit ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110155720 | Directed Energy Melter - Directed energy melter. The melter includes a vessel and structure for introducing waste material into the vessel. Waveguide structure is provided for introducing millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation into the vessel to heat the waste material. A gyrotron is a preferred source for the millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110163084 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance. The cooking appliance includes a cook top for a kitchen. One side of the cook top includes a cooking area with cooking areas. The cooking areas may be operated via an induction cooker. The bottom side of the cooking appliance has a display. The display can provide useful information thereon such as the time. The cook top can be arranged in a first horizontal position for use of the cooking areas, and folded to a second vertical position during non use to display information on the display. The cooking appliance also includes a data reader, such as an RFID reader or bar code scanner to obtain data from a food product package. The data may include suggested recipes, cooking temperatures, and/or cooking times. The obtained data may be used to assist in controlling the operation of the cooking areas. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110240632 | COOK-TOP HAVING AT LEAST THREE HEATING ZONES - A cook-top or hob includes multiple inductors and at least three heating zones which are operated by the inductors. A single power electronics subassembly supplies the inductors with heating current and includes a common rectifier which is operably connected to the inductors for rectifying an alternating current supplied by a single phase of a household electrical system. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110272395 | Method for Joining Tubes, Rods and Bolts - The present invention concerns a method for forge welding of tubes, rods, bolts or other axial symmetrical profiles. According to the methods the profile ends are formed by plastic deformation and/or machine cutting processes, such that they obtain a reduced cross section/thickness, the profile ends are locally heated electromagnetically by induction and/or direct high frequency resistance heating and profile ends are then pressed together. The forming step comprises given one of the profile ends a double arched shape. Preferably the other profile end is given a convex shape. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120152932 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRECISE MULTI-STAGE PROGRAMMABLE INDUCTION COOKTOP - Embodiments of an exemplary induction cooktop apparatus or system, may include an induction cooking unit; an interface adapted to receive, store, and execute a plurality of instructions of a multistage programmable recipe using said induction cooking unit; a power supply adapted to be coupled to a power source; a controller coupled to said power supply, said interface, and said induction cooking unit adapted to control said induction cooking unit according to said plurality of instructions of said multistage programmable recipe. An embodiment may include a system, method, and computer program product comprising: an induction cooking unit; receiving at an interface a plurality of instructions of a multistage programmable recipe; storing instructions in a memory; executing instructions in a controller coupled to the memory and induction cooking unit, so as to control the induction cooking unit in accordance with instructions of the multistage programmable recipe. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130008887 | Water Heating System - A water heating system includes a power receiving module for receiving wind power and a heat generating module. The power receiving module further includes a fan unit and a transmission unit. The heat generating module connected with the transmission unit further includes at least one flywheel, a plurality of permanent magnets, at least one electric conductive member and at least one water jacket member. The fan unit driven by winds rotates the flywheel as well as the permanent magnets through the transmission unit, such that the permanent magnets can rotate about the electric conductive member so as to cause the electric conductive member to generate heat. The heat is then introduced by conduction to heat up the medium contained in the water jacket member, and thus the thermal energy can be stored into a heat-storing tank. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130233846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATIVELY PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT AREA - Disclosed is a method for generatively producing or for repairing at least one area of a component, wherein a zone arranged downstream of a molten bath is post-heated to a post-heating temperature and the component is set to a base temperature, and also a device for carrying out such a method. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140117007 | Local Heat Treatment and Thermal Management System for Engine Components - A method of heat treating an engine component includes connecting a disk having a plurality of titanium components to a fixture, positioning one of the titanium components into an induction coil loop, providing an alternating current to the induction coil loop, heat treating the titanium component positioned in the induction coil loop and, monitoring a temperature of the heat treating. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140263283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING A THERMOPLASTIC PRODUCT - The present invention relates to thermoplastic products. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for heating a thermoplastic product. While the thermoplastic product can include any suitable ingredient, in some cases, it includes one or more electrically-conductive materials, such as iron. Also, while the thermoplastic product can be melted in any suitable manner, in some cases, an inductive heater is used to heat the electrically-conductive material and thereby melt the thermoplastic product. In some cases, the thermoplastic product is configured to be melted on demand. While this can be accomplished in any suitable manner, in some instances, the thermoplastic product is formed into an elongated shape, such as rope, that is fed past a heater, such as an inductive heater, to melt the product. In other cases, the thermoplastic product is melted in a vat that is heated by an inductive heater. Other implementations are also described. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140284321 | MAGNETIC ANNEALING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a magnetic annealing apparatus which performs a magnetic annealing on workpieces held in a workpiece boat by using a horizontal superconducting magnet as a magnetic field generating unit. The magnetic annealing apparatus includes a carrier configured to accommodate the workpieces before the magnetic annealing process; and a workpiece conveyance mechanism configured to convey the workpieces held in the carrier to the workpiece boat. The workpiece conveyance mechanism is capable of holding the workpieces in either a horizontal state or in a horizontal state. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150041454 | PLASMA WHIRL REACTOR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE - A plasma system includes a plasma arc torch, a cylindrical tube and an eductor. The plasma arc torch includes a cylindrical vessel having a first end and a second end, a first tangential inlet/outlet connected to or proximate to the first end, a second tangential inlet/outlet connected to or proximate to the second end, an electrode housing connected to the first end such that a first electrode is (a) aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel, and (b) extends into the cylindrical vessel, and a hollow electrode nozzle connected to the second end of the cylindrical vessel. The cylindrical tube is attached to the hollow electrode nozzle and aligned with the longitudinal axis, the cylindrical tube having a side inlet and a radio frequency coil disposed around or embedded within the cylindrical tube. The eductor is attached to the cylindrical tube and aligned with the longitudinal axis. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150083710 | METAL HEATING AND WORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workpiece may be heated with one or more induction heating coils coupled to an induction heating and control system. The heating is done in conjunction with a metal working operation, such as welding. The heating may be performed to remove coatings and the like before welding, to apply claddings and the like following welding, to allow for improved porosity of a weld bead, and so forth. Induction heating heads may be placed before or after a welding torch, and may be moved with or independently. One or more induction heating heads may be placed in pipe to be welded, such as on, in, or adjacent to an internal pipe claim that holds pipe during welding. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150129583 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES FROM TiAl - The invention relates to a method for producing a low-pressure turbine blade from a TiAl material by means of a selective laser melting process, wherein during production in the selective laser melting process the already partially manufactured low-pressure turbine blade is preheated by inductive heating, and wherein the selective laser melting process is carried out under protective gas, the protective gas atmosphere containing contaminants of oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor in each case of less than or equal to 10 ppm. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160067807 | DUAL ZONE FURNACE - A furnace comprising a container and a moveable stage. The container defining a monolithic internal volume configured to maintain a single vacuum level throughout the monolithic internal volume. The stage moveable between a first position arranged to support an assembly within a first zone of the monolithic internal volume and a second position arranged to support an assembly within a second zone of the monolithic internal volume. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073452 | INDUCTION PRE-HEATING AND BUTT WELDING DEVICE FOR ADJACENT EDGES OF AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT TO BE WELDED | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160105933 | REDUCED-DISTORTION HYBRID INDUCTION HEATING/WELDING ASSEMBLY - In certain embodiments, inductive heating is added to a metal working process, such as a welding process, by an induction heating head. The induction heating head may be adapted specifically for this purpose, and may include one or more coils to direct and place the inductive energy, protective structures, and so forth. Productivity of a welding process may be improved by the application of heat from the induction heating head. The heating is in addition to heat from a welding arc, and may facilitate application of welding wire electrode materials into narrow grooves and gaps, as well as make the processes more amenable to the use of certain compositions of welding wire, shielding gasses, flux materials, and so forth. In addition, distortion and stresses are reduced by the application of the induction heating energy in addition to the welding arc source. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105934 | HIGH-PRODUCTIVITY HYBRID INDUCTION HEATING/WELDING ASSEMBLY - In certain embodiments, inductive heating is added to a metal working process, such as a welding process, by an induction heating head. The induction heating head may be adapted specifically for this purpose, and may include one or more coils to direct and place the inductive energy, protective structures, and so forth. Productivity of a welding process may be improved by the application of heat from the induction heating head. The heating is in addition to heat from a welding arc, and may facilitate application of welding wire electrode materials into narrow grooves and gaps, as well as make the processes more amenable to the use of certain compositions of welding wire, shielding gasses, flux materials, and so forth. In addition, distortion and stresses are reduced by the application of the induction heating energy in addition to the welding arc source. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105935 | HYBRID INDUCTION HEATING/WELDING ASSEMBLY - In certain embodiments, inductive heating is added to a metal working process, such as a welding process, by an induction heating head. The induction heating head may be adapted specifically for this purpose, and may include one or more coils to direct and place the inductive energy, protective structures, and so forth. Productivity of a welding process may be improved by the application of heat from the induction heating head. The heating is in addition to heat from a welding arc, and may facilitate application of welding wire electrode materials into narrow grooves and gaps, as well as make the processes more amenable to the use of certain compositions of welding wire, shielding gasses, flux materials, and so forth. In addition, distortion and stresses are reduced by the application of the induction heating energy in addition to the welding arc source. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160119981 | HEATER APPARATUS AND CONTROLLABLE HEATING PROCESS - An apparatus for controllable heating is provided comprising at least one coil system ( | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160375523 | LASER CLADDING WITH CARBIDE HARD PARTICLES - A laser cladding deposited on a metal component protects the metal component against wear and tear. The laser cladding includes an alloy matrix having carbide hard particles embedded within or bonded with the alloy matrix. Induction heaters pre-heat the metal components during the laser cladding process to inhibit cracking of the alloy when the carbide particles are injected. The heaters provide simultaneous induction heating to the external surface of the metal components. | 12-29-2016 |
