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6198068 |
Method for plasma brazing
A method of brazing, with the use of a plasma forming device (1) having a non-consumable electrode (2), comprises the following steps of operation. A first gas is supplied to said plasma forming...
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6191381 |
Tapered electrode for plasma arc cutting torches
An electrode for a plasma arc cutting torch, wherein the electrode comprises a holder having a tapered tip and emissive element concentrically disposed therein. The holder has an included angle of...
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6180911 |
Material and geometry design to enhance the operation of a plasma arc
A pour throat nozzle for a plasma arc centrifugal treatment system includes a substantially cylindrical throat section, with a generally arch-shaped, downwardly-facing surface at smaller radius...
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6177647 |
Electrode for plasma arc torch and method of fabrication
An electrode for plasma arc torches has a tip body having a tip cavity with a cavity sidewall. An emissive insert having an insert sidewall resides in the tip cavity. A noble metal foil is...
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6159884 |
Method of annealing silicon carbide for activation of ion-implanted dopants
A method and crucible for annealing SiC at high temperatures. The crucible s a vessel having a peripheral wall, at least two compartments separated by an inner wall within the peripheral wall and a...
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6156994 |
Arc-plasma method for welding metals
In a method for plasma-arc welding of metals with a direct or indirect arc, used as a plasma-producing medium is the vapor of a water-containing fluid doped with an organic solvent appearing as...
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6156995 |
Water-injection nozzle assembly with insulated front end
A nozzle assembly for a plasma arc torch includes inner and outer metal nozzle members and an annular insulating element press-fit between the inner and outer nozzle members so that the nozzle...
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6153852 |
Use of a chemically reactive plasma for thermal-chemical processes
A method for optimizing the efficiency of an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch by varying at least one of a plasma gas flow rate and a power level applied to energize the ICP torch, and method...
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6130399 |
Electrode for a plasma arc torch having an improved insert configuration
An electrode for use in a plasma arc torch has an insert designed to improve the service life of the electrode, particularly for high current processes. The electrode comprises an elongated...
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6124564 |
Hardfacing compositions and hardfacing coatings formed by pulsed plasma-transferred arc
A new hardfacing composition is disclosed. In addition, a pulsed plasma transferred arc method for depositing hardfacing material with a higher content of carbide and lower dilution by a substrate...
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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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6114650 |
Electrode for plasma arc torch and method of making same
An electrode for a plasma arc torch comprises a copper holder having a lower end which mounts an emissive element serving as the cathode terminal for the arc during operation. A relatively...
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6099667 |
Process for annealing a moving metal substrate
A process for annealing a moving metal substrate, especially a steel sheet. The process includes providing a gas under reduced pressure facing a first side of the substrate, creating a cold plasma...
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6100496 |
Method and apparatus for bonding using brazing material
A method and apparatus for bonding components with a brazing material is described in which atmospheric plasma with active species is created by gas discharge generated in a gas capable of...
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6096993 |
Safety device for a plasma torch
Plasma torch (1) equipped with a torch head (1') including a nozzle holder (10) and a nozzle (4), the nozzle (4) being fixed to the nozzle holder (10) by the use of fixing elements (14). Safety...
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6096992 |
Low current water injection nozzle and associated method
A water injection plasma arc torch having a nozzle assembly positioned adjacent the discharge end of the electrode of the torch, wherein the torch is capable of operating at a current of 200...
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6087616 |
Method for the plasmic arc-welding of metals
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6043451 |
Plasma spraying of nickel-titanium compound
A process for diffusion bonding a coating of Nitinol intermetallic compound to a surface of a metallic substrate includes heating and cleaning the surface of the substrate to a metallurgically...
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6037562 |
Arrangement and process for sterilizing containers by means of low-pressure plasma
In order to sterilize the inner surfaces and the outer surface area located in the area of a filling opening of pressure sensitive non-electroconductive containers by means of a low-pressure...
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6020571 |
Welding method and apparatus therefor
An apparatus and method for welding a superalloy article. The apparatus generally entails an enclosure adapted for containing a superalloy article, a polarity-reversing plasma transferred arc...
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6011238 |
Electrode for a plasma torch
A plasma torch provided with an electrode (1) having an approximately cylindrical or frustocylindrical elongate shape, the electrode (1) including at least one recess (9) made in at least part of...
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6002097 |
System and method for producing nebulized sample analyte containing solution for introduction to sample analysis systems
The present invention is a system for nebulizing sample analyte containing solutions which allows liquid solution and gas entry, and is tyically utilized in combination or integration with an...
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6001426 |
High velocity pulsed wire-arc spray
Wire arc spraying using repetitively pulsed, high temperature gas jets, usually referred to as plasma jets, and generated by capillary discharges, substantially increases the velocity of atomized...
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5958157 |
Magnetic multipole redirector of moving plasmas
A method and apparatus for redirecting moving plasma streams using a multiple array of magnetic field generators (e.g., permanent magnets or current bearing wires). Alternate rows of the array have...
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5958266 |
Method of plasma incision of matter with a specifically tuned radiofrequency electromagnetic field generator
A method of incising matter with a harmonious plasma cloud. An inexpensive radiofrequency generator and power amplifier generates an electromagnetic wave which is transmitted from an incising...
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5938948 |
Plasma arc spot welding of car body steels containing vaporizable ingredients
Method of one side spot welding of a metallic auto body construction containing vaporizable coatings or ingredients, the construction having overlapping metal plys, comprising: impinging a plasma...
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5938944 |
Plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray apparatus and method
A plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray apparatus and method producing an extended-arc and supersonic plasma jet stream for applying a dense metallic coating on a substrate, such as a concave...
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5935461 |
Pulsed high energy synthesis of fine metal powders
Repetitively pulsed plasma jets generated by a capillary arc discharge at high stagnation pressure (>15,000 psi) and high temperature (>10,000 K) are utilized to produce 0.1-10 μm sized...
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5935460 |
Method of performing high-efficiency machining by high-density radical reaction using a rotating electrode, device for performing the method and the rotating electrode used therefor
There are provided a method for performing high-efficiency machining by high-density radical reaction using a rotating electrode, in which a large amount of the reaction gas is supplied to a...
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5928547 |
High power current limiting polymer devices for circuit breaker applications
A novel multi-layer current limiting PTC polymer device comprising at least two layers of a conductive polymer composition with electrodes attached thereto characterized by having a low contact...
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5928532 |
Method of detecting end point of plasma processing and apparatus for the same
When processing using a plasma is performed for an object to be processed, a photodetecting unit sequentially detects emission of two active species having specific wavelengths in a designated...
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5904866 |
Method of sterilizing electrically, non-conductive, pressure-sensitive containers having a filling opening
A device for sterilizing the inner surfaces of pressure sensitive containers with ionized particles has an evacuable chamber which takes up the containers. The electrodes allocated to a container...
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5900169 |
Safety circuit for a blow forward contact start plasma arc torch
A safety circuit is utilized in a blow forward contact start plasma arc torch to extinguish the current to the torch upon determination of an unsafe operating condition. The torch includes a torch...
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5895587 |
Cook-in package and method of making same
An improved food package comprises a cook-in film encasing an in situ aqueous medium cooked meat product. The film has a polymeric olefin containing inner surface in adhering relation to the cooked...
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5893986 |
Method of controlling a plasma arc cutting torch
A method of controlling a plasma are torch in cutting or marking a workpiece along a path of travel having a starting point and stopping point in accordance with a predetermined program and in...
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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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5886314 |
Pipe cutting apparatus
A profiled end cut is applied to a length of stock pipe in an apparatus wherein the pipe is rotated by a drive head with a plasma cutter moved axially on a trolley in synchrony with rotation under...
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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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5874705 |
Method of and apparatus for microwave-plasma production
A microwave-plasma apparatus produces a plasma substantially at or above atmospheric pressure. A vessel contains gas substantially at or above atmospheric pressure and a plasma once initiated....
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5868878 |
Heat treatment by plasma electron heating and solid/gas jet cooling
A workpiece is heated by first forming an ionized gas plasma around the workpiece. A positive potential is applied to the workpiece to accelerate electrons from the plasma into the workpiece. The...
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5847355 |
Plasma-assisted microwave processing of materials
A microwave plasma assisted method and system for heating and joining materials. The invention uses a microwave induced plasma to controllably preheat workpiece materials that are poorly microwave...
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5847354 |
Arc transfer circuit
A circuit for providing D.C. current from a power source having a current regulating input to a plasma system including an electrode and a nozzle with a plasma arc opening exposing the electrode to...
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5844197 |
Arc retract circuit and method
An arc retract circuit for use in a plasma arc system with a torch having an electrode and a nozzle, a power supply for providing a D.C. current, a power circuit for connecting the power supply...
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5841111 |
Low resistance electrical interface for current limiting polymers by plasma processing
A novel current limiting PTC polymer device comprising a conductive polymer composition with electrodes attached thereto characterized by having a low contact resistance and a method of producing...
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5831237 |
Plasma arc power system and method of operating same
A plasma system including a torch having an electrode and nozzle with a plasma arc opening exposing the electrode to a workpiece and an input transformer with a primary winding network and a...
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5821493 |
Hybrid laser and arc process for welding workpieces
A welding process in which laser radiation is trained on the seam area fod between two sheet-metal workpieces, one of which has an edge projecting above the other. In addition, the arc is guided...
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5808270 |
Plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray apparatus and method
A plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray apparatus and method producing an extended-arc and supersonic plasma jet stream for applying a dense metallic coating on a substrate, such as a concave...
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5796067 |
Plasma arc torches and methods of operating and testing the same
A plasma arc torch comprises relatively displaceable electrode and nozzle components having first and second positions relative to one another in which the electrode respectively contacts the...
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5773787 |
Plasma-gun voltage generator
The Plasma-Gun Voltage-Generator (PVG) uses a pulsed plasma-flow to displace magnetic flux, thereby inducing high voltages across multi-turn coils. Typical operating parameters are voltages of 0.5...
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5773788 |
Gas mixtures for plasma arc torch cutting and marking systems
A method of operating a plasma arc torch for marking a metallic workpiece spaced a stand-off distance from the torch utilizes a torch that includes a body, an electrode, and a nozzle mounted in the...
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