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Tube (i.e., pipe)
| 13 |
| 219645000 |
Strip (e.g., sheet, etc.)
| 11 |
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Gear
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| 219636000 |
Wire (e.g., cable, etc.) | 5 |
| 20080230536 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING CABLE AND WARMING MAT USING THE SAME - An electromagnet heating cable includes a center core, an inner layer body formed around the center core, an intermediate layer body formed around the inner layer body, an outer layer body formed around the intermediate layer body, an inner layer coil having a magnetic core disposed between the center core and inner layer body, an intermediate layer coil disposed between the inner layer body and the intermediate layer body, and an outer layer coil disposed between the intermediate layer body and outer layer body, wherein when a temperature of the heating cable exceeds a threshold, the intermediate layer body melts to electrically connect the intermediate layer coil to the outer layer coil. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20110233197 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE - A method of the present invention for manufacturing an optical module is a method for manufacturing an optical module including an optical fiber and an optical fiber insertion pipe in which the optical fiber is inserted, the method including a hermetic sealing step in which the optical fiber insertion pipe is hermetically sealed, the hermetic sealing step including: a providing step in which a guide is provide to a side surface of the optical fiber insertion pipe; and a heating step in which the optical fiber insertion pipe is heated to melt a wire solder contained in the guide. As such, the method for manufacturing an optical module is provided in which the hermetic sealing is improved in performance. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120024841 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED AGING OF ELECTRICAL WINDINGS - The present invention provides system for testing an electrical winding element that is usually a stator bar or a stator winding. The stator bar is attached to a short circuit conductive element to form a closed short circuit of a single turn that acts as a primary circuit. The closed short circuit is connected to a step-up transformer that will act as a secondary circuit and which has at least two turns. The step-up transformer uses a controlled variable voltage source that charges the closed short circuit. Charging the closed short circuit creates a current in the stator bar inner conductive element, causing heat on the stator bar by induction. The system of the present invention is suitable for an accelerated thermal aging test that simulates closely how heat is created by induction on stator bars of electric machines. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20140103029 | DEVICE FOR INDUCTIVELY REMOVING THE INSULATION FROM WIRES AND/OR CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES - Thus there is provided a device for stripping insulation from wires and/or conductive structures having a lacquer or plastic coating. The device has a receiving portion for receiving the ends of the wires and/or conductive structures from which insulation is to be stripped, at least one induction coil in the region of the receiving portion for inductively generating heat to vaporize or thermally remove the coating on the wires within the receiving portion and at least one suction removal hose connected to the receiving portion for removing the vaporized or thermally removed coating of the wires and/or conductive structures in the region of the receiving portion. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20160010175 | WIRE HEATING SYSTEM AND WIRE HEATING METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
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Rod | 5 |
| 20140374410 | Inductor for Single-Shot Induction Heating of Complex Workpieces - A single-shot inductor is provided to induction heat treat a complex workpiece that has an at least partially cylindrical component with its central axis coincident with the central axis of a circular component and connected at one end to the circular component with a diameter larger than the diameter of the at least partially cylindrical component. The single-shot inductor has a single crossover inductor section connected to the first ends of two longitudinal leg inductor sections with the second ends of the two longitudinal leg inductor sections connected to a collar inductor section that surrounds the entire circumference of the at least partially cylindrical component when the complex workpiece is loaded in the single-shot one-turn inductor for an induction heating application. Alternatively the single-shot inductor may have two collar inductor sections interconnected between two longitudinal leg inductor sections where one of the leg sections can accept a supply of alternating current. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20220139737 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR, HEATER UNIT, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a configuration installed on a mount provided with an opening, that includes a main body connected to the mount to penetrate the opening while providing a micro space; a first positioner attached to a side of a leading end portion of the main body with respect to the mount; and a second positioner attached to a side of a tail end portion of the main body with respect to the mount, wherein the main body is movable within a range determined by the micro space, the first positioner, and the second positioner. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20090272734 | Induction Heater - An induction heater for heating metallic billets with a yoke of E-shaped cross-section, on the middle limb of which a superconducting coil is seated, has a well located between the middle limb and each one of the respective two outer limbs. A billet can be heated by being rotated in each one of the two wells. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100059506 | Inductor for Inductor Hardening of Metal, Rod-Shaped Toothed Racks - An inductor for induction hardening of a metallic rod-shaped toothed rack, wherein a first outer surface of the toothed rack provided with the teeth is substantially planar and a remaining second outer surface of the toothed rack in cross-section is profiled, wherein the inductor has a substantially rod-shaped first inductor element that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the toothed rack. The first inductor element extends across an entire length of the toothed rack to be hardened along the first outer surface provided with the teeth and hardens the first outer surface of the toothed rack. The the toothed rack and the inductor during the hardening process are arranged stationarily. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110000905 | Application of Electric Induction Energy for Manufacture of Irregularly Shaped Shafts with Cylindrical Components Including Non-Unitarily Forged Crankshafts and Camshafts - Large, non-unitarily forged shaft workpieces such as a crankshaft have successive shaft features inductively heated and forged without cool down between each sectional forging process. The temperature profile along the axial length of the next section of the shaft workpiece to be inductively heated and forged is measured prior to heating, and the induced heat energy along the axial length of the next section is dynamically adjusted responsive to the measured temperature profile to achieve a required pre-forge temperature distribution along the axial length of the next section prior to forging. | 01-06-2011 |
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Ring or link | 3 |
| 20090078697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCTIVELY HEATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WORKPIECE - The invention concerns an apparatus ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20150351162 | INDUCTOR DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR HARDENING ROLLING TRACKS OF AN OUTER RING OF A VEHICLE HUB BEARING UNIT - An inductor device, including: blocks of electrically conducting material which are electrically isolated from each other, a block of electrically insulating material supporting respective induction coils, an integrated shower and a hydraulic circuit partly obtained within the blocks of electrical conducting material and including: a first branch for feeding a cooling fluid to the induction coils which hydraulically connects all the induction coils in parallel and mechanically in sequence to each other. A second branch hydraulically connects only a first induction coil with a first return outlet of the hydraulic circuit. A third branch for each induction coil in addition to the first, each third branch including a second return outlet separated from the first outlet and being hydraulically connected with only one single induction coil other than the first. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160138124 | HEATING APPARATUS, HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND HEATING METHOD - A heating apparatus, a heat treatment apparatus, and a heating method are provided. The heating apparatus includes a workpiece support on which a ring-shaped workpiece is placed, a rotary drive assembly, and a heater configured to heat the workpiece. The workpiece support includes a plurality of rotating rollers arranged in a circumferential direction. The rotary drive assembly is configured to rotate the plurality of rotating rollers to rotate the workpiece placed on the workpiece support along a ring shape of the workpiece. The heater includes a heating coil configured to induction-heat the workpiece on the workpiece support at a heating position, and an actuator configured to move the heating coil at the heating position relative to the workpiece to adjust a distance between the workpiece and the heating coil. | 05-19-2016 |
| 219646000 |
Slab (e.g., ingot, etc.) | 2 |
| 20090152262 | DYNAMIC POWER SPLITTER - There is described a power splitter for directing electromagnetic power comprising: an input port for receiving the electromagnetic power; at least one dielectric element placed inside the power splitter; at least two output ports for outputting the power according to a splitting ratio, the at least two output ports placed on a surface opposite to the input port; and at least one dielectric moving device for positioning the at least one dielectric element between the at least two output ports to dynamically direct the power into the at least two output ports according to the power splitting ratio. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100187223 | Electric Induction Edge Heating of Electrically Conductive Slabs - Electric induction heating of the edges of a slab comprising an electrically conductive, non-ferrous material is achieved with a transverse flux induction coil that comprises a pair of coil sections with the slab passing between the coil sections. The coil sections extend transversely beyond the opposing edges of the slab. Magnetic flux concentrators are positioned around regions of the coil sections that are above and below the slab. A flux compensator is inserted between each of the two opposing extended ends of the coils sections in the vicinity of an edge of the slab. Alternatively only one of the edges of the slab may be inductively heated. | 07-29-2010 |
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| 20080296290 | TRANSVERSE FLUX INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND COMPENSATORS - An apparatus and process are provided for inductively heating a workpiece by transverse flux induction. The apparatus comprises a pair of identical coils, each of which includes a reversed head section bent to the opposite side of the workpiece. The assembled pair of coils is configured to effectively form a generally O-shaped coil arrangement on opposing sides of the workpiece. Combination electrically conductive and magnetic compensators, passive or active/passive, are also provided for use with transverse flux inductors. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090020524 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes magnetic flux generating means; a rotatable heat generation member for generating heat by a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating means to heat a recording material; a magnetic flux adjusting member, disposed between the magnetic flux generating means and the heat generation member, for adjusting a magnetic flux effective region for the heat generation member, with respect to a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording material; moving means for moving the magnetic flux adjusting member to a predetermined magnetic flux adjusting position to adjust a temperature distribution of the heat generation member with respect to the longitudinal direction; and a drive receiving portion, disposed at opposite end portions of the magnetic flux adjusting member, for receiving a driving force from the moving means. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090057300 | Heating system for plastic processing equipment having a profile gap - A system for processing plastic feed material includes a barrel having an upstream feed section and a downstream output section. A screw, supported for rotation in the barrel, cooperates with an inner surface of the barrel to form a path in which the feed material moves toward the output section. A heating system includes an induction winding encircling and extending along a portion of an outer surface of the barrel, and a gap interposed between the induction winding and the barrel and having a nonuniform thickness that varies around the periphery and corresponds to a varying wall thickness of the barrel. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090065501 | Electric Induction Heating of a Rail Head with Non-Uniform Longitudinal Temperature Distribution - Apparatus and method are provided for making the longitudinal temperature distribution of the bulbous end of a longitudinally oriented workpiece, such as a rail's head, generally uniform when the head has a non-uniform longitudinal temperature distribution. A combination of crown and skirt electric inductors is used to achieve the generally uniform temperature distribution by modulating the magnetic field intensity produced by current flow through one or more of the combination of crown and skirt inductors as required for the non-uniformly heated regions of the rail's head. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090127252 | Nano particle generator - The nano particle generator includes a body, a heating unit to heat a material received in the body such that the material is evaporated, a channel extending through the body such that a fluid to condense the evaporated material flows along the channel, and an insulating member to prevent heat generated from the heating unit from being transmitted to the body. The heating unit heats the material while the heating unit is in direct contact with the material, and the heating unit is in point or line contact with the insulating member. The heating unit has a plurality of locating parts formed therein such that the material is located in the locating parts. Different materials are located in the locating parts, and the locating parts are heated to temperatures at which the respective materials are evaporated in the same time. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090152261 | Packaging machine with induction heating - The present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging packages, preferably trough-shaped packages, to be filled with goods, wherein a heating system is provided. The packaging machine is characterized in that the heating system is designed as an induction heating unit which is associated with a processing tool, and wherein the induction heating unit is provided in such a way that inductively generated eddy currents may be produced in the processing tool by the induction heating unit in order to directly heat the processing tool. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090188910 | Heat treatment system and method using active feedback - A method of heat treating a component is disclosed. The method may heat a first feature of the component and heat a second feature of the component differently than the first feature. The method may measure a temperature value of the first feature and of the second feature. The method may also compare the measured temperature values to a threshold temperature value. The method may modify the heating of at least one of the first and second features based on the comparison. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090242549 | Engine inlet ice protection system having embedded variable Watt density heaters - A system includes a first heater located at the leading edge of a gas turbine structural member, a second heater located aft of the first heater, and a third heater located aft of the second heater. The first, second and third heaters are electrically-powered to prevent icing of the gas turbine structural member. Each of the heaters has a Watt density, and the Watt densities of the heaters differ from one another as a function of a magnitude of a cooling coefficient for airflow passing the vicinity of each heater. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090255923 | Induction Heating Method - During induction heating of a billet of an electrically conducting material by rotating the billet relative to a magnetic field that is generated by means of at least one direct-current-carrying superconducting winding on an iron core, the reverse-induction voltage can be reduced when a direct current is generated and maintained in the winding at a value that generates in the iron core at least in the region of the winding a magnetic flux density at which the relative permeability of the material of the iron core is less than in a zero-current state of the winding. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090272733 | Heating and Melting of Multiple Discrete Charges in an Electric Induction Furnace - Multiple discrete charges of an electrically conductive material, such as pencil ingots, are inductively heated or melted in an electric induction furnace. The multiple discrete metal charges are electrically connected together during the induction heating or melting process. One method of making this electrical connection is to immerse the ends of the multiple discrete metal charges in a volume of molten metal during the induction heating and melting process. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100012648 | METHOD OF TREATING A CRANKSHAFT - Method for treating a crank pin of a crank shaft. In the method hardness of the crank pin surface is measured and when the hardness is over a predetermined limit value, depth of the hard spot is measured. Heat treatment parameters are determined at least on the basis of the depth measurement and the hard spot is heat treated. During the heat treatment the hard spot is heated by an induction heating device. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100051610 | COMBINATION TOOL PRESETTER AND INDUCTION HEAT-SHRINK APPARATUS - An apparatus is disclosed for accurately positioning a tool within a shrink-fit tool holder. The apparatus includes a combined tool presetter and heat-shrink device. The tool assembly is placed in a precision rotating spindle that is able to travel into a contained location for cooling of the tool assembly subsequent to heating the tool assembly through induction. The apparatus is adapted such that the precision rotating spindle precisely returns to a home measuring position subsequent to cooling for final measurement of the tool assembly. The presetter allows for measurements related to the tool assembly both prior to and subsequent to the shrink-fitting process. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051611 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDUCTION HEATING AND HARDENING APPARATUS - A hardening apparatus ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100133261 | DEVICE FOR CURING A PLASTIC MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for curing a plastic material, in particular a sealing compound and/or a filling compound for tolerance adjustment or gap filling, respectively, wherein the plastic material is at least partly inserted in a gap area between two components, and wherein at least one of the components is made of a fiber reinforced plastic material, in particular of a carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin. According to the invention the device is provided with at least one electromagnetic inductor for a locally defined heating of the gap area and for curing the plastic material arranged in the gap area. Due to the electromagnetic inductor which might be a linear inductor or a circular inductor a contact-less and fast curing of the plastic material is possible. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100133262 | SHRINKING COIL WITH DIRECT TOOL COOLING - The present invention relates to a device for tensioning or de-tensioning tools, having a tool shaft in a tool chuck which has a sheath section open on the free end thereof and which is made of electrically conductive material, for receiving the tool shaft in a friction connection, having an induction coil which surrounds the sheath section of the tool chuck, to which preferably high-frequency alternating current can be applied, and which is designed as a ring or cylinder coil, wherein the device has at least one channel running between the inner peripheral surface of the induction coil and the sheath section of the tool chuck, through which flows a cooling agent which cools the sheath section of the tool chuck. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100181305 | INDUCTION HEAT TREATMENT OF COMPLEX-SHAPED WORKPIECES - Apparatus and method are provided for induction heating of one or more components of a complex-shaped workpiece. The component is positioned within an opening formed by opposing pairs of arcuate coil structures formed in opposing inductor segments. One inductor segment is formed from electrically isolated inner and outer active inductor segments connected to one or more power supplies, while the other inductor segment is formed from electrically isolated inner and outer passive inductor segments that are magnetically coupled with respective inner and outer active inductor segments. Changing the output electrical parameters of the one or more power supplies controls the induction hardening along the transverse width of the workpiece with optional flux concentrators between opposing pairs of arcuate coil structures. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100243643 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A LOCALIZED INDUCTION HARDENING TREATMENT ON MECHANICAL COMPONENTS, SPECIFICALLY THRUST BLOCKS FOR LARGE-SIZED ROLLING BEARINGS - A device and method for induction hardening rolling tracks of thrust blocks of bearings, according to a required hardening profile. At least two inductors arranged in tandem are used within a track to be hardened, at a predetermined distance from a surface of the track and the thrust block is rotated with respect to the inductors, so as to make them cover the entire track, with a complete 360° turn; the inductors, at least one first pre-heating inductor and one at least heating inductor, are shaped so as to generate a first and a second magnetic fields, respectively, both having flux lines which are perpendicular to each other, and one of the two inductors is mounted on an orientable head so as to be able to arrange the two inductors oriented according to the curvature of the track. The mentioned predetermined distance of the inductors from the track is obtained by using a feeler to accurately detect the geometry of the track and which is introduced between the two inductors and then moved away during the heating steps which are performed sequentially in synchronism with the rotation of the thrust block, and by varying, in a final step, the electric power fed to at least one inductor. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100264131 | Apparatuses For and Methods of Forge Welding Elongated Articles with Electrodes and an Induction Coil - The present application relates to an apparatus for and a method of forge welding elongate articles ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100320194 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEATING STATOR - In a method of heating a stator, a first induction coil is disposed near one of the coil ends of the stator, and a second induction coil is disposed near the other, and the first induction coil and the second induction coil are electrically energized, whereby the induction-heating of the stator is performed as a pre-heating step prior to the resin molding step of the coil ends. According to this method, a first movement unit for moving the first induction coil and a second movement unit for moving the second induction coil are provided, the first induction coil is moved by the first movement unit and the second induction coil is moved by the second movement unit for induction-heating of the stator. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100326983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and a method of using induction heating to solder an item of hardware to a glass substrate, wherein the glass substrate; preferably, is a vehicle window, the substrate and bonded item(s) of hardware forming a vehicle window assembly. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110089164 | Device for hardening a cylindrical section of a workpiece and use of such a device - The invention relates to a device for hardening the surface F of a cylindrical workpiece section Z which has an undercut H | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110089165 | INDUCTIVE HEATER FOR DENTAL TECHNIQUE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an inductive heater for a dental technique and a method for operating the same. The inductive heater for a dental technique according to the present invention comprises: a bobbin with a chisel insertion hole connected to inner space at one end and a jointing unit protruded outwardly at the other end; an induction coil wound in the bobbin; an upper case comprising a mounting hole to which the bobbin is inserted and a bobbin fixing protrusion which is bolt-jointed to the jointing unit of the bobbin inserted inwardly through the mounting hole; and a lower case which is joined to the lower part of the upper case. The inductive heater for a dental technique significantly improves productivity of assembly due to a simple jointing structure of the bobbin. Also, the inductive heater is devised for worker's health and work environment by rapidly discharging wax vapor. In addition, usability is enhanced because the electric current control action for supplying electric current to the induction coil is accurately performed only during use of the inductive heater without operation of an on/off switch by a worker. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110100981 | DEMAGNETIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is disclosed a method and system for demagnetizing an object. The method includes the step of applying a substantially uniform electromagnetic field to a magnetized object under condition to substantially demagnetize said object. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110186565 | HEATING ASSEMBLY WITH INDUCTIVE COIL - A heating assembly includes two permanent magnets arranged in a spaced manner to define a path therebetween for passage of a plurality of stainless steel nails, and an inductive coil wound around an extending direction of the path in such a way that the inductive coil has a number of loops arranged along two opposite sides of the permanent magnets. Thus, when the stainless steel nails move through the path, the inductive coil can receive a low-intensity operation current to heat the stainless steel nails to a predetermined temperature. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110186566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCTION HEATING A HELICAL ROTOR USING A COIL - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for induction heating a helical rotor of a progressing cavity pump in order to reduce the surface roughness of the rotor. In order to heat the rotor most evenly, it is desired to space the coil as closely around the rotor as possible. The invention provides a mechanism for threading the helical rotor through an induction coil having an interior diameter which is less than the major diameter of the rotor. The induction coil may include one loop and overlapping ends. The rotor to be heated is rotated about its longitudinal axis and advanced axially through the coil as it rotates. The axial speed and rotational speed are synchronized so that the rotor moves one pitch through the coil for each complete rotation. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110204042 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An electromagnetic induction heating unit is configured to heat at least one of a refrigerant tube and a member in thermal contact with a refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant tube. The electromagnetic induction heating unit includes a coil and a magnetic member. The coil is disposed in a vicinity of the refrigerant tube. The magnetic member includes a magnetic material. The magnetic member is disposed on at least one of a first side of the coil along a direction in which the refrigerant tube extends, a second side opposite from the first side with respect to the coil, and an outside of the coil that is opposite to an inside of the coil. The inside of the coil is a refrigerant tube side of the coil. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110226757 | Bearing Heater - Improved induction heating of a rolling bearing without the risk of damaging or blocking the bearing is achieved by controlling the heating cycle as a function of the temperature difference between the inner and outer bearing rings and/or dividing the heating cycle into different portions using different power combinations of at least two induction coils. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110284525 | Inductive Clamping Device for Clamping and Unclamping Tools - In a device for inductively clamping and unclamping a tool shaft of a tool, in particular a rotating tool in a tool holder which includes a clamping sleeve that is open at a free end and made from electrically conductive material for receiving the tool shaft through friction locking concentrator elements are moveable relative to the rotation axis with a radial and an axial component into the operating condition for at least partial coverage of the free face of the clamping sleeve. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120012576 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TOOL-SYSTEM MODULE - The invention relates to a method for producing a tool-system module, such as a tool having brazed blades (PKD, CBN or hard metal), wherein a cylindrical blank is equipped at an axial end with a conical hollow shaft (HSK), in particular according to DIN 69893. Select functional areas undergo a hardening process. The hardening step is carried out according to the induction hardening method and integrated in the continuous manufacturing line of the tool-system module. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120061383 | LITZ HEATING ANTENNA - An electromagnetic heating applicator is disclosed. The applicator includes a first strand and a second strand, each of which has an insulated portion, a bare portion, and is made up of at least one wire. The first and second strands are braided, twisted, or both braided and twisted together such that the bare portion of each strand is adjacent to the insulated portion of the other strand. A system and method for heating a geological formation are also disclosed. The system includes an applicator in a bore that extends into a formation, an extraction bore connected to a pump and positioned under the first bore, and transmitting equipment connected to the applicator. The method includes the steps of providing the components of the system, connecting the applicator to RF power transmitting equipment, applying RF power to the applicator using the transmitting equipment, and pumping hydrocarbons out of the extraction bore. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120118876 | FLIP CHIP BONDING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to example embodiments, a flip chip bonding apparatus includes a metal chamber, a stage in the metal chamber, and a planar antenna in the chamber. The stage may be configured to receive a circuit board having flip chips arranged thereon. The antenna may be configured to bond the flip chips to the circuit board by inductively heating the flip chips on the circuit board. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120125919 | INDUCTION HARDENING APPARATUS, INDUCTION HARDENING METHOD, INDUCTION HEATING COIL, HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD - According to an embodiment, an induction heating coil includes a heating conductor portion which is formed of a conductor member and has a zigzag shape in which a bent portion opened to one side in a first direction and a bent portion opened to the other side in the first direction are alternately continuously arranged in opposite directions along a second direction crossing the first direction. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120132648 | INDUCTION HEATING UNIT FOR HAIR ROLLERS - An induction heating unit for inductively heating hair rollers has a base ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120152934 | INDUCTION HEATING FUSER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An induction heating fuser unit including a series resonance circuit that includes an induction coil and condenser includes a phase comparing unit that compares a phase of a pulse for driving the series resonance circuit with a phase of a current flowing through the induction coil to obtain a phase difference; a resonant frequency following oscillation unit that changes an oscillation frequency such that a driving frequency of the series resonance circuit follows a resonant frequency of the series resonance circuit by using the phase difference obtained by the phase comparing unit; and a PWM signal generating unit that generates a pulse for driving the series resonance circuit based on the oscillation frequency. The phase comparing unit, the resonant frequency following oscillation unit, and the PWM signal generating unit are controlled digitally. Accordingly, PWM control is accomplished without considering a temperature change or a change of numerical value of component. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120228285 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A temperature detection unit is arranged in a position between a magnetic field generation coil and a magnetic core that lies inside a heat generation member. A cut portion for exposing the temperature detection unit through the magnetic core has a thickness when seen in a cross section in the direction of a magnetic flux. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120228286 | Inductive Heating Device for Aquarium Tanks - Disclosed are heating devices for regulating the temperature of water in an aquarium tank. The devices utilize high frequency inductive heating in order to heat water in the aquarium tank. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120248097 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a coil; a belt member; a first core and a second core which are provided inside the belt member; a contact member contacting an inner surface of the belt member along a widthwise direction of the belt member; a pressing member for pressing the belt member against the contact member; a core supporting member for supporting the first and second cores; a pressing mechanism for generating pressure for forming a nip; and an adjusting portion, provided on the core supporting member, for adjusting a height of each of the first core and the second core so that a height of a supporting surface for supporting the first core and a height of a supporting surface for supporting the second core and different from each other with respect to a direction perpendicular to the supporting surfaces. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120267358 | INDUCTION HEATED HAIR ROLLERS - A hair roller which can be heated by induction has a cylindrical core ( | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120285947 | SURFACE HEATING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WITH A SURFACE HEATING SYSTEM - A surface heating system is provided. The surface heating system includes a heatable surface element with a supporting structure on which a conductive layer is arranged that is completely covered by a cover layer. A first induction coil is configured separately of the heatable surface element and is connectable to an AC voltage source. The heatable surface element is configured for generating an eddy current that results in heating of the heatable surface element within the conductive layer when the first induction coil is acted upon with an AC voltage | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120298654 | Method and System for Reducing Distructive Forces of a Hurricane - A method for reducing the destructive force of a hurricane includes and/or consists of the steps of providing a pair of magnetrons, each of which produces a frequency of 2,450 mghz at 1,000 to 3,000 watts and deploying the magnetron in space over a coastal area. The method also includes the step of producing a source of electrical energy such as solar cells that produces between 1,000 and 3,000 watts for powering the magnetrons and deploying the source of energy in orbit in the proximity of the magnetron. Finally, the method includes the step of producing a frequency of 2,450 mghz and directing or focusing the frequency on the air surrounding the eye of a hurricane as the hurricane approaches a coastal area and at an upper level of the hurricane. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130119050 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE CASE ANNEALING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for annealing an ammunition cartridge that include an inductive coil, the inductive coil substantially encompassing the sides of an annealing chamber, the inductive coil including a first portion comprising a first diameter and a second portion comprising a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter. Apparatus, system and method may also include an insert, the insert encompassing the sides of the annealing chamber, and a cartridge case that is unevenly heated such that the cartridge case obtains at least a first hardness at a first location and a second hardness at a second location, the first hardness different from the second hardness. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130119051 | DIRECTED HEATING FOR COMPONENT REWORK - Reworking a component solder attached to a printed circuit board is described. The reworking is accomplished by directing energy only at the solder/pad arrangement used to attach the component to the printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the directed energy takes the form of an alternating magnetic field that inductively couples with the solder/pad arrangement. The alternating magnetic field has a frequency at least 800 kHz. In another embodiment, the directed energy takes the form of a laser beam that is concurrently directed at the solder/pad arrangements for liquefying the solder. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130140299 | HEATING COIL - A heating coil includes a pair of linear lead portions adapted to be connected to a power supply, and a ring-shaped or coil-shaped head portion having end portions connected to the lead portions respectively. A flow path through which a cooling medium flows is formed inside the lead portions and the head portion. An outer circumferential surface of the head portion has a circular or elliptical cross section and is configured to face a heating target portion of an inner circumferential surface of a work extending, the heating target portion extending in a circumferential direction of the work. Each of the lead portions has a straight side portion in a plane intersecting a longitudinal direction of the lead portions, the straight side portions of the lead portions being arranged in proximity to each other. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130193134 | TURBINE INDUCTION TEMPER SYSTEM - A turbine induction temper system. In one embodiment, an induction temper system for a turbine includes: an induction member; a control system operably connected to the induction coil; and a temperature sensor operably connected with the control system, wherein the control system is configured to control an electrical current supplied induction member in response to a temperature indicator about a component of the turbine obtained from the temperature sensor. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130206751 | HOLE HEATING AND SPOT HEATING VIA ROTATIONAL OR RECIPROCATING MAGNETIC HEATING - A method for heating surfaces includes heating the surface of a hole by inserting a magnet cylinder into the hole and rotating the magnet cylinder, heating the surface of a hole by inserting a magnet stack into the hole and reciprocating the magnet stack, or heating a selected area of a workpiece surface by positioning a magnet disc adjacent the selected area and rotating the magnet disc. In each case, eddy currents are produced, inducing heating of the surface. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130248518 | BRAZING METHOD - A brazing method for a dynamoelectric machine is provided, and includes the steps of providing a first dynamoelectric machine part and a second dynamoelectric machine part, where a first portion of the first dynamoelectric machine part is configured to fit inside a second portion of the second dynamoelectric machine part. A step of preplacing a non-self-fluxing braze alloy on the first portion or the second portion. A step of thermally treating the first portion or the second portion, to create a temperature differential and size differential between the first portion and the second portion. A step of inserting the first portion into the second portion, and heating at least one of the first portion and the second portion to melt the non-self-fluxing braze alloy. The first portion is joined to the second portion by brazing in air, without the use of a flux, vacuum or inert atmosphere. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130264336 | PACK HEAT TREATMENT FOR MATERIAL ENHANCEMENT - A system and method of restoring material properties is disclosed. A subject material may have one or more of its material properties restored by contacting a packed bed of a reactive material contained within a container with the subject material in which material properties are desired to be restored. The packed bed and the subject material may be heated to restore the material properties. The packed bed may be formed from boron, silicon or other appropriate materials. An inert atmosphere system may have an argon injection system or a helium injection system in communication with the container. A deoxidizing system may be in communication with the container for creating a vacuum within the container or injecting hydrogen into the container. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130284724 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING AN EXHAUST GAS IN A FORELINE - In some embodiments an apparatus for treating an exhaust gas in a foreline of a substrate processing system may include a dielectric tube configured to be coupled to the foreline of the substrate processing system to allow a flow of exhaust gases from the foreline through the dielectric tube; an RF coil wound about an outer surface of the dielectric tube, the RF coil having a first end to provide an RF input to the RF coil, the first end of the RF coil disposed proximate a first end of the dielectric tube and a second end disposed proximate a second end of the dielectric tube; a tap coupled to the RF coil to provide an RF return path, the tap disposed between the first end of the dielectric tube and a central portion of the dielectric tube. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130306626 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR COOKING USING RF OVEN - Systems, Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for cooking a food item using RF oven. The food item may include a tag containing information regarding food items associated with the food item. The RF oven may include an interface to receive the information. The RF oven may also include a processor to determine an amount of energy to be delivered to the food item based on the information. The processor may be configured to cause a RF power source to supply RF energy to cook the food item based on the determined amount of energy. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140197159 | MAGNETIC FIELD FOR SINTERING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL WITH NANOPARTICLES - Conductive particle sintering systems including a conveyor for conveying a low-temperature substrate with a conductive ink having metallic nanomaterial on the substrate, the conveyor for conveying the substrate along a first direction; and at least one source of alternating magnetic field configured to provide sufficient energy to the conductive ink to cause the nanomaterial in the ink to be sintered; such that the at least one source of magnetic field is positioned above and/or below the substrate and oriented in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Also disclosed are methods using such sintering systems. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140203011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCTION HEATING A HELICAL ROTOR USING A COIL - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for induction heating a helical rotor of a progressing cavity pump in order to reduce the surface roughness of the rotor. In order to heat the rotor most evenly, it is desired to space the coil as closely around the rotor as possible. The invention provides a mechanism for threading the helical rotor through an induction coil having an interior diameter which is less than the major diameter of the rotor. The induction coil may include one loop and overlapping ends. The rotor to be heated is rotated about its longitudinal axis and advanced axially through the coil as it rotates. The axial speed and rotational speed are synchronized so that the rotor moves one pitch through the coil for each complete rotation. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140305932 | OPTIMIZED MULTI-STAGE INDUCTIVE MELTING OF AMORPHOUS ALLOYS - Described herein is a method of melting a bulk metallic glass (BMG) feedstock, comprising: heating at least a portion of the BMG feedstock to temperatures slightly below a solidus temperature of the BMG, wherein the portion remains a solid at the temperatures slightly below the solidus temperature and wherein a temperature distribution of the portion is essentially uniform; heating the portion of the BMG feedstock to temperatures above a liquidus point. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140367374 | INDUCTION HEATING OF SPRINGS - An apparatus for hardening a spring having a helical or beehive shape. The apparatus has a rotation support system and an induction heating system. The rotation support system is designed to support the spring while the spring is heated by the induction heating system. The induction heating system has an induction coil system having a coil system. The coil system has a spaced region designed to receive the spring and to heat the spring while the spring is supported on the rotation support system. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140367375 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A SOLDER PARTICLE - Provided is a method of fabricating a solder particle including adding a first magnetic bar in a first container including a mixture containing first solder particles formed through a mixing process, disposing the first container in a second container including a second magnetic bar, operating the first magnetic bar and the second magnetic bar, and applying heat to the first container to melt the first solder particles. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150028023 | HEATING COIL, HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR ELONGATED WORKPIECE - A heating coil of a heat treatment apparatus is configured to inductively heat an elongated workpiece having a recessed lateral surface. The heating coil includes a base conductor and a projected conductor. A width of the projected conductor is narrower than a width of the base conductor. The projected conductor is arranged to project toward the recess from a position of the base conductor. The base conductor and the projected conductor are arranged to extend in a longitudinal direction of the workpiece. A heat treatment apparatus includes a cooling section and the heating coil. A heat treatment method uses the heating coil described above. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150060438 | APPARATUS FOR REFURBISHING A GAS TURBINE NOZZLE - A gas turbine nozzle can be refurbished to reduce downstream deflection. The outer shroud of the gas turbine nozzle is held in a fixture, and then the nozzle is heated. The heated nozzle is then reshaped by a force exerted upon the inner shroud of the gas turbine, reducing the downstream deflection of the nozzle. After the deformation of the nozzle, an aft hook of the nozzle that has been adjusted by previous refurbishment efforts can be rebuilt to remove the previous adjustments. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150312968 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE BIOLOGICAL CARRYOVER USING INDUCTION HEATING - Methods, systems, apparatus and machine readable media are disclosed to reduce biological carryover. An example method includes generating an alternating electromagnetic field and introducing an aspiration and dispense device into the electromagnetic field. The example method also includes inductively heating the aspiration and dispense device with the electromagnetic field to at least one of denature or deactivate at least one of a protein or a biological entity on a surface of the aspiration and dispense device. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150344987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A LOCALIZED POST-WELD HEAT TREATMENT ON A THIN WALL METALLIC CYLINDER - A method of performing a localized post weld heat treatment on a weld seam in a thin wall metallic body may include attaching thermocouples to the outside surface of the weld seam and covering the weld seam with a thermal insulating blanket. Cooling bands are attached to the outside of the body on both sides of the weld seam. An inert atmosphere enclosure with inlet and exhaust ports is fitted over the weld seam, thermal insulating blanket, and cooling bands. A power supply and control system for an induction coil or coils situated in close proximity to the weld seam are actuated and the weld seam is subjected to a heat treatment without thermally affecting regions of the metallic body adjacent to the weld seam and external to the cooling bands. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160113069 | Induction Coil Unit - According to the invention, for shrinking and expanding a tool in the bush part ( | 04-21-2016 |
