| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 219383000 | Electric arc-type devices | 24 |
| 20090261086 | Laser Heating of Aqueous Samples on a Micro-Optical-Electro-Mechanical System - A system of heating a sample on a microchip includes the steps of providing a microchannel flow channel in the microchip; positioning the sample within the microchannel flow channel, providing a laser that directs a laser beam onto the sample for heating the sample; providing the microchannel flow channel with a wall section that receives the laser beam and enables the laser beam to pass through wall section of the microchannel flow channel without being appreciably heated by the laser beam; and providing a carrier fluid in the microchannel flow channel that moves the sample in the microchannel flow channel wherein the carrier fluid is not appreciably heated by the laser beam. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110006052 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEATING A FLUID - Method for heating a fluid, in particular a fluid which is not electrical conductive, where a rotor body ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110073584 | Portable Optical Ablation System - The present invention includes an apparatus and method of surgical ablative material removal “in-vivo” or from an outside surface with a short optical pulse that is amplified and compressed using either an optically-pumped-amplifier and air-path between gratings compressor combination or a SOA and chirped fiber compressor combination, wherein the generating, amplifying and compressing are done within a portable system. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110198336 | APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING METALLURGICAL SILICON FOR SOLAR CELLS - A system for forming high quality silicon material, e.g., polysilicon. In a specific embodiment, the melted material comprises a silicon material and an impurity, e.g., phosphorous species. The system includes a crucible having an interior region. In a specific embodiment, the crucible is made of a suitable material such as a quartz material or others. The quartz material is capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 1400 Degrees Celsius for processing silicon. In a specific embodiment, the crucible is configured in an upright position and has an open region to expose a melted material. In a specific embodiment, the present system has an energy source. Such energy source may be an arc heater or other suitable heating device, including multiple heating devices, which may be the same or different. The arc heater is configured above the open region and spaced by a gap between the exposed melted material and a muzzle region of the arc heater to cause formation of a determined temperature profile within a vicinity of a center region of the exposed melted material while maintaining outer regions of the melted material at a temperature below a melting point of the quartz material of the crucible. In a specific embodiment, the system produces a melted material comprising a resulting phosphorous species of 0.1 ppm and less, which is purified silicon. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110233186 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE FORMING DIE - There is provided a method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure forming die, the method includes: an introduction hole forming step for forming, in plate-shaped die substrate having one side end face and the other side end face, a plurality of introduction holes for introducing kneaded clay on the other side end face to function as a kneaded clay introduction face, and a slit forming step for forming slits communicating with the introduction holes in order to form the partition walls of the honeycomb structure by extruding the kneaded clay by performing a comb-like electro-discharge machining by a comb-like electrode | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110290779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A PORTION OF A HOUSING IN A BUTTON ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods for cutting a cover from a portion of a housing of an electronic device, and positioning the cover within the housing are provided. An electronic device can include an interface having an actuator over which a cover is placed. The cover can by cutting away a portion of a housing of the electronic device. To improve the aesthetic appeal of the device, the orientation of the cover can be maintained while and after it is cut away from the housing by a fixture used for the cutting process. An adhesive sheet can be placed over the housing and the cover to ensure that the cover remains stationary relative to the housing once it is separated from the housing. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290780 | Apparatus Having Scanner Lens for Material Processing by way of Laser - The invention is a device for guiding a laser tool for processing a workpiece and includes a scanner optic, an image sensor that is optically integrated into a portion of the beam path of a workpiece processing beam, and at least one projector that is mounted externally to the scanner optics. Scanner optic, projector, and image sensor move together. The projector projects a second laser beam onto the workpiece. A semi-permeable deflection unit in the scanner optic is permeable to the second laser beam and impermeable to the workpiece processing beam. The image sensor is arranged on the side of the semi-permeable deflection unit facing away from the path of the workpiece processing beam. The measuring light is reflected from the workpiece into the scanner optic, through the semi-permeable deflection unit and then detected by the image sensor. The device enables mass production of fine fillet welds and flange welds. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120006806 | COLOR SENSING FOR LASER DECOATING - A coating removal apparatus utilizing a common optics path to provide laser pulses to a coated surface and to direct a light illumination reflected from the coated surface to a photosensitive detector and analyzer. The apparatus is an integrated device including a laser source, a beam splitter, scanning optics, a waste removal apparatus, one or more light illuminators, a photosensitive detector, a comparator, and a control logic circuit. Alternatively, the laser source is external to the integrated device and a fiber optic cable is used to connect the laser source to the integrated device. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120037609 | POLYMER TUBING LASER MICROMACHINING - An apparatus for athermal ablation of a workpiece. The apparatus may include a laser device to direct a laser beam at the workpiece to remove a plurality of sections from the workpiece by athermal ablation. The removal may occur in a plurality of discrete motions that cause the laser beam to trace along outer perimeters of the sections in a specific order maintaining mechanical stability of the plurality of sections. The apparatus may further include a process gas nozzle to deliver process gas coaxially with the laser beam to clear debris and cool the workpiece, and a workpiece holder to hold and maneuver the workpiece during the removal of the plurality of sections. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120055915 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - Provided is a heat treatment apparatus that even when annealing SiC at high temperature, can exhibit a low heat capacity and perform uniform heating. The heat treatment apparatus includes a pair of parallel plate electrodes, high-frequency power supply that applies a high-frequency voltage to the pair of parallel plate electrodes so as to discharge between the pair of parallel plate electrodes, a temperature measurement instrument that measures the temperature of a sample to be heated which is disposed in the pair of parallel plate electrodes, a gas introduction unit that introduces a gas to the pair of parallel plate electrodes, reflection mirrors that surround the pair of parallel plate electrodes, and a control unit that controls the output of the high-frequency power supply. Heating of a gas due to discharge between the pair of parallel plate electrodes is used to thermally treat the sample to be heated. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120160822 | METHOD OF HEATING A PREFORM, A DRIVING ARRANGEMENT, A PREFORM HEATING SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM - The invention describes a method of heating a preform ( | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120168421 | LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In the case of a lens array type homogenizer optical system, the incident angle and intensity of a laser beam | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120168422 | INTRAOCULAR, ACCOMMODATING LENS AND METHODS OF USE - An intraocular lens comprises an optical element adapted to be implanted within the capsular bag of a human eye. The optical element includes one or more internal layers formed by one or more planes that are moveable relative to one another in order to effect the power of the optical element. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120187103 | PULSE LASER MACHINING APPARATUS AND PULSE LASER MACHINING METHOD - [Purpose] Provided are a pulse laser machining apparatus and a pulse laser machining method that can improve the accuracy of positioning of an irradiation spot of a pulse laser beam, perform stable micromachining on a surface of a large object to be machined, and increase the speed of the micromachining. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130126513 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A PLASMA EDGE REGION - Systems and methods for controlling a plasma edge region are described. One of the systems includes a top electrode and a bottom electrode. The system also includes an upper electrode extension and a lower electrode extension. At least a portion of the plasma edge region is formed between the upper electrode extension and the lower electrode extension. The system includes a circuit to control a radio frequency signal at the upper electrode extension. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130140291 | Glass Substrate Slicing Apparatus and Method - A glass substrate slicing apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a laser emitting device and a slicing device. The laser emitting device is adapted to emit a laser beam onto a surface of a glass substrate to be sliced so as to form micro-grooves on the surface of the glass substrate; and the slicing device is adapted to slice the glass substrate at locations of the micro-grooves, and comprises a wheel cutter fixing device and a diamond wheel cutter fixed on the wheel cutter fixing device. A laser beam is emitted by the laser emitting device to form micro-grooves on a surface of the glass substrate so that a diamond wheel cutter can be inserted into the micro-grooves to slice the glass substrate at locations of the micro-grooves. As a result, the frictional force between the diamond wheel cutter and the glass substrate can be enhanced to prevent slipping of the diamond wheel cutter during the slicing process, thus improving the slicing accuracy. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130240499 | PLASMA ELECTRODE FOR A PLASMA CUTTING DEVICE - A plasma electrode for a plasma cutting device consisting of a hollow cylindrical electrode body at whose front side a centric core holder directed in the interior of the electrode, arranged on the front side for the mounting of an emitting electrode core is arranged, wherein in the interior of the electrode body a cooling tube is arranged, through which an axial coolant flow flows, characterized in that the cooling tube is held position secured at least partially with its face on the core holder. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130277354 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA HEAT TREATMENT - There is provided a method for plasma heat treatment that can suppress the degradation of thermal efficiency even in the case where plasma is used to heat a sample at a temperature of 1,200° C. or more. In a method for plasma heat treatment that a sample to be processed is heated by plasma, the method including the steps of: preheating in which a heat treatment chamber is exhausted while preheating an upper electrode and a lower electrode using plasma generated between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; and heat treatment in which the sample to be processed is heated after the preheating step. The upper electrode and the lower electrode are electrodes containing carbon. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277355 | Method of Oxidation Utilizing a Gliding Electric Arc - A method for oxidizing a combustible material. The method includes introducing a volume of the combustible material into a plasma zone of a gliding electric arc oxidation system. The method also includes introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone of the gliding electric arc oxidation system. The volume of oxidizer includes a stoichiometrically excessive amount of oxygen. The method also includes generating an electrical discharge between electrodes within the plasma zone of the gliding electric arc oxidation system to oxidize the combustible material. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277356 | METHOD OF FUSION-SPLICING OPTICAL FIBERS AND FUSION SPLICER - A method of fusion-splicing includes attaching a stab to a stub cap having a non-axisymmetric structure, positioning an embedded optical fiber to a fusion splicing working part by fixing the stub cap thereto; positioning an outside optical fiber to the fusion splicing working part; fusion-splicing the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber; repositioning the embedded optical fiber to a reinforcing working part by fixing the stub cap thereto and repositioning the outside optical fiber to the reinforcing working part such that a relative positional relationship between the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber becomes the same as that at the fusion splicing working part; and reinforcing a spliced portion between the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber while a tension is applied to the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20150014296 | HEAT GENERATING DEVICE USING ARC DISCHARGE REACTOR, SOLAR LIGHT COLOR ARC GENERATING DEVICE, AND HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - The present invention relates to a heat generating device using an arc discharge reactor. One object of the present invention is to not only discharge a high brightness arc but also to make an arc which discharges at an even higher brightness when a magnet is placed nearby. The heat generating device using the arc discharge reactor according to the present invention comprises: a voltage regulator ( | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150323175 | Solid Oxide High Temperature Electrolysis Glow Discharge Cell - A system and method for producing first and second steams includes: (a) a glow discharge cell, (b) a fluid source, a pump or a valve, and (c) a DC electrical power supply. The glow discharge cell includes an electrically conductive cylindrical vessel having first and second ends, and at least one inlet and one outlet. A hollow electrode is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the vessel and extends at least from the first end to the second end of the vessel. First and second insulators seal the first and second ends, respectively, of the vessel around the hollow electrode and maintain a substantially equidistant gap between the vessel and the hollow electrode. A non-conductive granular material is disposed within the gap. The hollow electrode heats up during an electric glow discharge and produces the first steam and the second steam. | 11-12-2015 |
| 219384000 | With perforating or disintegrating means | 2 |
| 20120181264 | METHOD OF CUTTING A SUBSTRATE AND A DEVICE FOR CUTTING - The present invention relates to a method of cutting a substrate by the introduction of thermo-mechanical tensions. The present invention also relates to the precise manufacturing of a substrate shape by the cutting method specified. The present invention also relates to a device for performing the method according to the present invention. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20140042146 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRODYNAMIC FRAGMENTATION PLANT - The invention relates to an electrode arrangement for an electrodynamic fragmentation plant having a passage opening ( | 02-13-2014 |
