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7348515 |
Solder dispenser
A solder dispenser provides a cylindrical dispensing container which has a solder inlet for introducing a solder member, and an opening portion for discharging the above-mentioned solder member to...
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7252744 |
Treatment of fluorocarbon feedstocks
A method of treating a fluorocarbon feedstock includes generating, in a high temperature zone, an electrical arc between at least one cathode and at least one anode, generating in the high...
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7138599 |
Plasma-based de-icing
An electrical conductor and a gas-filled layer are located at or near the surface of an object being deiced. The conductor carries an AC voltage that generates an alternating electric field in the...
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7125525 |
Device and method for production of carbon nanotubes, fullerene and their derivatives
An apparatus and method for the production of nanotubes, fullerene and their derivatives where, in an environment where an inert gas flows at or below atmospheric pressure, a high frequency...
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6911618 |
Method of producing minute metal balls
An object of the present invention is to provide a producing method by which minute metal balls having a high sphericity or roundness and a uniform diameter. The present invention provides a...
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6817388 |
Multiple plasma generator hazardous waste processing system
A waste processing system is provided herein which entails the use of at least one fixed-position plasma arc generator for primary processing and at least one moveable plasma arc generator for...
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6737604 |
Symbiotic solid waste—gaseous waste conversion system for high-efficiency electricity production
The system includes a source of solid, liquid or sludge waste and a source of waste gas. A waste conversion device receives the solid, liquid or sludge waste and converts it into a hydrogen-rich...
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6624380 |
Device for recovering sodium hydride
A device and method for producing sodium (Na) from a feed material such as a mixture of methane (CH 4 ) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) includes a plasma torch configured to heat the feed material to a...
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6489584 |
Room-temperature surface weld repair of nickel-base superalloys having a nil-ductility range
A near-surface defect in a nickel-base superalloy article having a nil-ductility range is weld repaired with a low-power, directional, spatially confined heat source. During the weld repair...
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6380507 |
Apparatus for feeding waste matter into a plasma arc furnace to produce reusable materials
Apparatus and a method are disclosed for generating energy from the essentially complete disassociation of organic matter in a plasma arc furnace operating under pyrolytic conditions. Energy is...
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6355904 |
Method and system for high-temperature waste treatment
A waste treatment system is provided, including a waste melter system and an air pollution control system. Hazardous and/or radioactive waste in drums is conducted through a waste feed system into...
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6236013 |
Combined process and automatic installation for plasma-jet marking and cutting or welding, in particular of metals
A process and an automatic installation for plasma-jet marking and for cutting or welding various materials. A carrying structure carries both a plasma-marking torch and at least one torch for...
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6182585 |
Method and equipment for thermal destruction of wastes
Thermal destruction of waste includes forming a bath of a melted slag, heating the waste and introducing the waste onto a surface of the bath, passing produced off-gasses through the melted slag,...
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6160238 |
Tunable molten oxide pool assisted plasma-melter vitrification systems
The present invention provides tunable waste conversion systems and apparatus which have the advantage of highly robust operation and which provide complete or substantially complete conversion of...
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6156993 |
Heat treatment method and apparatus using thermal plasma, and heat treated substance produced thereby
In the method, apparatus and the substance produced thereby: a plasma flame 1 is produced by a plasma torch 11; the plasma flame 1 is passed through a plasma flame furnace 21 which controls the...
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6155182 |
Plant for gasification of waste
A waste disposal system for gasification and melting of various waste materials such as solid waste, waste in a solid container, granular waste, and liquid waste, and mixtures thereof. The system...
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6130397 |
Thermal plasma annealing system, and annealing process
A thermal plasma annealing system comprises a radiation irradiation means for irradiating a thin film formed on a substrate with heat or radiation emitted from a thermal plasma. This annealing...
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6127645 |
Tunable, self-powered arc plasma-melter electro conversion system for waste treatment and resource recovery
The present invention provides a relatively compact self-powered, tunable waste conversion system and apparatus which has the advantage of highly robust operation which provides complete or...
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6121572 |
Fixture used for the heat sealing of foils using a plasma jet
Fixture for the heat-sealing of foils along a weld joint, including a plasma nozzle (10) and a conveying device which generates a relative movement between the plasma nozzle and the foil layers...
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6114648 |
Waste demolishing method and apparatus therefor
An apparatus for demolishing an oil-containing industrial waste object, includes a turntable for supporting thereon of an oil-containing industrial waste object, a sealed enclosure mounted above...
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6066825 |
Methods and apparatus for low NO.sub.x emissions during the production of electricity from waste treatment systems
Methods and apparatus for high efficiency generation of electricity and low oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) emissions are provided. The electricity is generated from combustion of hydrogen-rich gases...
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6037560 |
Enhanced tunable plasma-melter vitrification systems
The present invention provides tunable waste conversion systems and apparatus which have the advantage of highly robust operation and which provide complete or substantially complete conversion of...
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6015963 |
Plasma arc furnace with improved replaceable electrodes
A plasma arc waste treatment furnace is equipped with a plasma arc torch having an electrode formed from a conductive refractory material. The refractory electrode can be operated at very high...
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5958264 |
Plasma gasification and vitrification of ashes
This invention discloses a method and an apparatus for gasification and vitrification of ashes, such as produced in a hog-fuel fired boiler, by means of a plasma arc. The ashes are introduced into...
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5888638 |
Sealing element, particularly for shut-off and regulating valves, and process for its production
A sealing element is made up of a shut-off body with a sealing surface; a bonding layer component provided on the sealing surface of the shut-off body and containing silicon and carbon; and a...
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5886316 |
Method and apparatus for treating waste and for obtaining usable by-product
The present invention is directed to the art of treating waste using laser technology. Industrial and toxic waste materials are irradiated with a laser inside a spherical reactor chamber such that...
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5877394 |
Method for treating waste containing stainless steel
A centrifugal plasma arc furnace is used to vitrify contaminated soils and other waste materials. An assessment of the characteristics of the waste is performed prior to introducing the waste into...
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5828029 |
Device for externally cooling a plasma torch
The invention concerns a device for externally cooling a plasma torch. The invention concerns a device for cooling a plasma torch in which the electrode(s) and plasma fluid and cooling circuits are...
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5824988 |
Reactor and method for the treatment of particulate matter by electrical discharge
A reactor and method for the treatment of matter by plasma action. A plurality of electrode structures are positioned to define a reaction zone associated with the inter-electrode space. The...
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5798497 |
Tunable, self-powered integrated arc plasma-melter vitrification system for waste treatment and resource recovery
The present invention provides a relatively compact self-powered, tunable waste conversion system and apparatus which has the advantage of highly robust operation which provides complete or...
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5798496 |
Plasma-based waste disposal system
Method and apparatus for the disposal of waste including a rotary kiln comprising at least one, and preferably a plurality of plasma guns positioned within a chamber defined by the rotary kiln, and...
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5737957 |
Apparatus for straightening a cylindrical member
An apparatus for straightening a cylindrical member having an imperfection. An imperfection detector is used to locate the imperfection. A plasma arc torch is used to heat a portion of the...
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5731564 |
Method of operating a centrifugal plasma arc furnace
A centrifugal plasma arc furnace is used to vitrify contaminated soils and other waste materials. An assessment of the characteristics of the waste is performed prior to introducing the waste into...
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5702621 |
Method for the treatment of comminuted matter by electrical discharge
A method for the treatment of matter by plasma action to produce a glassy product. A plurality of electrode structures are positioned to define a reaction zone associated with the inter-electrode...
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5624717 |
Process for coating or hardfacing a part by means of a plasma transferred arc
The invention relates to a process for coating or hardfacing recharging a part by means of a plasma transferred arc. According to the process, on the part (1) to be coated or hardface is deposited...
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5611947 |
Induction steam plasma torch for generating a steam plasma for treating a feed slurry
Steam plasma reactor incorporating an induction steam plasma torch where superheated steam is generated and passed through an induction coil or coils to generate high temperature steam plasma for...
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5560843 |
Frame construction and a machining device provided with it
The present invention provides for a frame construction which comprises frames wherein a machining tool and functional devices for making the tool operate are mounted on separate frames, and the...
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5541386 |
Plasma arc decomposition of hazardous wastes into vitrified solids and non-hazardous gasses
A disposal of waste material including water, volatile components and vitrifiable components, the waste material is heated in a dehydrator to remove the water, heated in a high-temperature dryer to...
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5532448 |
System for feeding toxic waste drums into a treatment chamber
A drum is introduced into an interlock chamber and the interlock chamber is sealed. A door leading to a transition chamber is opened and the drum is moved into the transition chamber. The...
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5528012 |
Apparatus and method for starting a plasma arc treatment system
An ignitable material is positioned in contact with a slag contained within a plasma arc treatment system having an electrode and an electrical ground. The slag is initially at a temperature below...
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5486675 |
Plasma production of ultra-fine ceramic carbides
An apparatus and method for the synthesis of ultra-free (submicron) ceramic carbides in a thermal plasma torch reactor using primarily silica, boron oxide, titanium dioxide or other oxides as metal...
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5468929 |
Apparatus for adjusting the stand-off height of a plasma arc torch or the like
The stand-off height of a plasma arc torch relative to an underlying workpiece is adjusted by rotating a collar on an adaptor to which the torch is affixed. When the collar is rotated, a camming...
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5406047 |
Plasma torch for melting material to be processed in a container and for maintaining the material at the required temperature
The invention is directed to a plasma torch which projects into a container and is fastened at a supporting device and has a nozzle arranged at a burner lance, as well as a main electrode pipe with...
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5399833 |
Method for vitrification of fine particulate matter and products produced thereby
The present invention provides a method for the melting and subsequent solidification of fine particulate material by use of a plasma torch. The fine particulate material is introduced into a...
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5399829 |
Material treatment method and apparatus
A method of treating waste material which involves creating a substantially continuous curtain of plasma and directing the material to be treated through that curtain. An electric arc is generated...
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5376767 |
Plasma torch and an apparatus for producing fused silica using plasma arc electrodes
An apparatus for producing fused silica includes at least one anodic plasma arc electrode and at least one cathodic plasma arc electrode adjustably arranged with respect to one another so that the...
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5360495 |
Process for hardening cutting edges with an oval shaped plasma beam
An apparatus and process for hardening cutting edges having various widths. The apparatus includes a plasma torch for projecting a plasma beam through an outlet nozzle. The outlet nozzle has a...
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5354963 |
Process and a device for continuous surface treatment of rod-shaped, longitudinally extended materials with metal surfaces using a magnetically displaced plasma arc
The invention concerns a process and a device for surface heat treatment of rod-shaped, longitudinally extended materials with metal surfaces by means of an arc, which rotates and is magnetically...
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5288969 |
Electrodeless plasma torch apparatus and methods for the dissociation of hazardous waste
A system and method are provided for the non-thermal destruction of hazardous waste material using an electrodeless inductively coupled RF plasma torch. The waste material is combined with a...
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5281790 |
Process of immobilizing ashes by vitrification thereof in a plasma reactor
Disclosed is a process for immobilizing ashes by vitrification thereof in a plasma arc reactor, which is very efficient to treat ashes and any other pulverulent residues containing toxic leachable...
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