Patents in subclass Electric Heating/By Arc

Parent class: Electric Heating

Number Patent title Issue Date
07386937 Method of making a biosensor

A method of making a biosensor is provided. The method includes providing an electrically conductive material on a base and partially removing the conductive material using laser ablation from the base so that less than 90% of the...
06/17/2008
07315009 Material for welding and welded article

A material for welding 5 having a region 11 in which welding such as laser welding or arc welding is performed, the region including indentations 5a-1 which are produced by carrying out a first working step comprising embossing,...
01/01/2008
07281478 Assembled cathode and plasma igniter with such cathode

This invention relates to a plasma igniter for directly igniting the pulverized coal burner. Said plasma igniter consists of a plasma generator which includes a composite anode, an combined type cathode, an electromagnetic coil and a...
10/16/2007
07153398 Method for producing fullerene-containing carbon and device for carrying out said method

The inventive method for producing fullerene-containing carbon and the device for carrying out said method relate to the chemical industry and are used for producing fullerenes. Said method for producing fullerene-containing carbon...
12/26/2006
07098155 Laser thermal annealing of lightly doped silicon substrates

Apparatus and method for performing laser thermal annealing (LTA) of a substrate using an annealing radiation beam that is not substantially absorbed in the substrate at room temperature. The method takes advantage of the fact that the...
08/29/2006
07094314 Atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma device to clean and sterilize the surfaces of probes, cannulas, pin tools, pipettes and spray heads

The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for the use of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma to clean and sterilize the surfaces of liquid handling devices.
08/22/2006
07025863 Vacuum system with separable work piece support

A vacuum system for the treatment of work pieces has an evacuatable treatment chamber having a centrally disposed low voltage arc discharge arrangement and laterally disposed loading opening. A coupling device between the work piece...
04/11/2006
06888088 Hardfacing materials & methods

A method for applying wear resistant material to a substrate, the substrate comprised of material with a substrate coefficient of thermal expansion, the method including applying the wear resistant material to the substrate with...
05/03/2005
06864457 Laser machining of materials

Disclosed are systems and methods for reducing the adverse effects of particles which become dislodged by scribing and laser machining of materials, which dislodged particles otherwise accumulate on laser machined material surfaces and...
03/08/2005
06816671 Mid temperature plasma device

This invention relates to the field of medium temperature plasma production device with a novelty where the plasma is created and transferred convectively to a part.
11/09/2004
06794598 Arc electrodes for synthesis of carbon nanostructures

An arc electrode structure, for producing carbon nanostructures, which includes a first electrode and two or more second electrodes disposed within a chamber is provided. The electrodes are connected to a voltage potential to produce an...
09/21/2004
06794599 Device and method for manufacture of carbonaceous material

An apparatus and method for manufacturing a carbonaceous material are provided. The carbonaceous material manufacturing apparatus includes a reaction tube and a gas supply portion. An anode and a cathode defining an arc discharge portion...
09/21/2004
06772040 Centralized control architecture for a plasma arc system

The invention features a centralized control architecture for a closely-coupled plasma arc system, in which the "intelligence" of the system is integrated into a single controller. The closely-coupled plasma arc system includes a power...
08/03/2004
06752972 Plasma processing method and apparatus

A plasma processing apparatus includes a first chamber having a first wall with an inner peripheral surface and an outlet. A plurality of fluid supplying outlets are disposed along the first wall and are configured to supply a cooling...
06/22/2004
06723954 Straight polarity metal cored wire

A core composition of a metal-cored wire comprising a combination of graphite and potassium compounds has been proven to stabilize the arc in a straight polarity welding configuration. In particular, adding a combination of graphite and...
04/20/2004
06687284 Method and apparatus to facilitate restriking in an arc-furnace

To re-ignite efficiently an arc-furnace arc extending between an electrode and a material to be melt, a second energy supply is provided to maintain a plasma link between the electrode and the melting material when the arc-furnace arc is...
02/03/2004
06645438 Methods and apparatus for producing fullerenes in large quantities from liquid hydrocarbons

A method and apparatus for producing fullerenes, in large quantities at an economical cost, from liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons treated by a high energy source in a reactor devoid of oxygen are presented. The liquid hydrocarbons...
11/11/2003
06589671 Method for joining a cast part and a case-hardened steel part and component manufactured according to said method

A method for joining a first part to a second part wherein the first part comprises machine cast iron and the second part comprises case-hardened steel comprises abrading a surface on each of the parts which are to be welded together with...
07/08/2003
06368718 Structural steel elements coated with anticorrosive coatings and process for welding the same

An anti-corrosive coating for structural steel components contains 3 to 80 wt. % of a binder including polymeric material, and 20 to 97 wt. % of a filler including semiconductive elements or compounds. A process for welding a steel...
04/09/2002
06365866 Method for beam welding of hardenable steels by means of short-time heat treatment

The invention concerns a method for beam welding of hardenable steels using a short-time heat treatment. A preferred area of application of the invention is motor vehicle and mechanical engineering. In the method according to the...
04/02/2002
06281468 Method and apparatus for producing a marking on an ophthalmic lens having a low surface energy

An apparatus and method for producing a relatively high surface energizing on an ophthalmic lens by, applying a mask defining a reverse image of a desired marking to the surface of the ophthalmic lens to be marked, using a surface...
08/28/2001
06242113 Welding alloy and articles for use in welding, weldments and methods for producing weldments

A nickel, chromium, iron alloy for use in producing weld deposits. The alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 27 to 31.5 chromium; about 7 to 11 iron; about 0.005 to 0.05 carbon; less than about 1.0 manganese, preferably 0.30 to 0.95...
06/05/2001
6118098 Turbine rotor modernization and repair method

This invention relates to an improved method for repairing damaged or worn surfaces of turbine components or upgrading older designs to new, improved designs. This improved method applies to both high pressure and low pressure turbine...
09/12/2000
6011240 Method and apparatus for butt welding together sheet blanks

An apparatus is disclosed for positioning, clamping and welding together proximal edge portions of two sheet blanks. The apparatus incorporates a high energy laser and sheet clamping mechanism used to clamp each sheet blank in place...
01/04/2000
5994660 High power x-ray welding of metal-matrix composites

A method for joining metal-matrix composites (MMCs) by using high power x-rays as a volumetric heat source is provided. The method involves directing an x-ray to the weld line between two adjacent MMCs materials to create an irradiated...
11/30/1999
5981896 Apparatus and method for creating dry underwater welds

An apparatus for underwater welding has a housing and a diverter. The diverter is inside the housing and has an outer sheath and an inner sheath. A gap between the housing and diverter passes a screening fluid to form an outer screening...
11/09/1999
5905753 Free-standing rotational rod-fed source

In a rotational rod-fed electron-beam evaporation source used with sublimating rod material, the ingot rod can be free-standing with respect to the crucible. This means that the side of the ingot rod near the tip of the rod does not...
05/18/1999
5821492 Radiation and regeneratively cooled arc jet device for thin diamond film deposition

A radiation and regeneratively cooled arc jet device includes improvements designed to provide higher gas enthalpy operation for thin diamond film deposition. A series of circumferentially and axially spaced gas injection holes are...
10/13/1998
5740301 Fusion splicing block with electrodes disposed on planar surface

A consumable fusion block for fusing optical fibers includes non-conducting substrate with at least one flat surface. A pair of electrodes overlay the flat surface of the substrate and are spaced apart on either side of a passline such...
04/14/1998
5693241 Atmospheric pressure method and apparatus for removal of organic matter with atomic and ionic oxygen

A gas stream containing ionic and atomic oxygen in inert gas is used to remove organic matter from a substrate. The gas stream is formed by flowing a mixture of gaseous oxygen in an inert gas such as helium at atmospheric pressure past a...
12/02/1997
5680014 Method and apparatus for generating induced plasma

An induced plasma generating apparatus comprises: a seed gas supply unit for supplying a seed gas, a first chamber for receiving the seed gas: a DC current source; a pair of electrodes connected to the DC current source for causing a...
10/21/1997
5638476 Controlled splicing of optical fibers

In splicing two optical fibers in the common way, the end surfaces of the fibers are placed opposite each other and then the fiber ends are melt-fusioned using an electric arc generated between two electrodes. In order to obtain a...
06/10/1997