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7531771 |
Heat treatment apparatus of light emission type
A reflector is so provided as to entirely cover a plurality of flash lamps arranged in parallel with one another. The reflector reflects flash light emitted from the flash lamps. A plurality of...
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7518091 |
Radio frequency and microwave radiation used in conjunction with convective thermal heating to expedite curing of an imprinted material
A system and method is provided in which a radio frequency transmitter and/or a microwave frequency transmitter applies radio and/or microwave frequency energy, respectively, to an imprinted...
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7312428 |
Processing hydrocarbons and Debye frequencies
A medium ( 24 and 124 ) made up of fossil fuel hydrocarbons ( 304 ) is heated by maintaining at least a portion or area of the medium ( 334 ) in an alternating current electrical field ( 36 and ...
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7227110 |
Prevention of ice formation by applying electric power to a liquid water layer
A first electrode is separated from a second electrode by an interelectrode space. The interelectrode space does not exceed 3 mm, and preferably does not exceed 100 μm. Liquid water fills the...
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7220951 |
Surgical sealing surfaces and methods of use
Various embodiments provide compositions that exhibit positive temperature coefficient of resistance (PTCR) properties for use in thermal interactions with tissue—including thermal sensing and I...
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7164100 |
High-frequency de-icing of cableways
High-frequency AC voltage with a frequency in a range of from 60 to 100 kHz supplied from a power source at 3 to 15 kV is applied to an electrical conductor within about 30 cm of a cableway. The...
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7119314 |
Radio frequency and microwave radiation used in conjunction with convective thermal heating to expedite curing of an imprinted material
A system and method is provided in which a radio frequency transmitter and/or a microwave frequency transmitter applies radio and/or microwave frequency energy, respectively, to an imprinted...
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7115847 |
In situ processing of hydrocarbon-bearing formations with variable frequency dielectric heating
A hydrocarbon bearing formation ( 304 ) which is heated using a variable frequency capacitive radio frequency dielectric heating ( 334 ) in situ process. Hydrocarbons or other substances natural to...
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7109457 |
In situ processing of hydrocarbon-bearing formations with automatic impedance matching radio frequency dielectric heating
A hydrocarbon bearing formation ( 304 ) which is heated using a automatic impedance matching ( 181 ) capacitive radio frequency dielectric heating ( 334 ) in situ process. Hydrocarbons or other...
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7087876 |
High-frequency melting of interfacial ice
An alternating electric field is applied at an ice interface to generate a resistive AC current having a frequency greater than 1000 Hz in interfacial ice. Typically, a first electrode and a second...
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6995345 |
Electrode apparatus for stray field radio frequency heating
An RF heating system for generating precision stray RF fields that can be used to heat materials. The RF heating system includes an RF power supply for generating RF signals and an electrode...
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6723971 |
Methods and structures for removing ice from surfaces
In one embodiment, a system for modifying ice adhesion strength of ice adhered to an object. The system includes an electrode that is electrically insulated from the object and a DC source, e.g., a...
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6417499 |
Dielectric heating using inductive coupling
A method and apparatus for heating or drying material by applying radio frequency (RF) power to a material in a resonant cavity; wherein an RF power source is inductively coupled to a resonant...
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6353215 |
Carrying case and a method of making thereof
The invention relates to a soft-sided carrying case and a method of manufacture thereof. The carrying case is made from moisture-impermeable, flexible, stretchable material, particularly adapted...
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6350973 |
Radio-frequency and microwave-assisted processing of materials
There is described a hybrid furnace comprising a microwave source, and an enclosure for the confinement of both microwave and RF energy for containing an object to be heated. The microwave source...
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6344638 |
Method for the disinfection of medical waste in a continuous manner
A method of processing medical waste which includes the steps of continuously feeding medical waste into a tube and heating the medical waste passing through the tube with electromagnetic radiation...
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6248985 |
Apparatus and method for the disinfection of medical waste in a continuous manner
A method of processing medical waste which includes the steps of continuously feeding medical waste into a tube and heating the medical waste passing through the tube with electromagnetic radiation...
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6169278 |
Dielectric heating using spread-spectrum energy
A dielectric heater for subject material by connecting an RF source, modulated to produce a spread-spectrum signal to a radio frequency applicator for the subject material, without requiring an...
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6124584 |
Moisture measurement control of wood in radio frequency dielectric processes
A method of determining the moisture content of charge of wood having a moisture content below fiber saturation and being subjected to a Radio Frequency dielectric heating process to the degree...
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5977532 |
Method and apparatus for using electromagnetic radiation to heat a dielectric material
According to a method for the heating of dielectric materials, the heat generation is done by oscillating electromagnetic radiation of one or more frequencies within the frequency range 300 kHz-299...
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5973308 |
Efficient dielectric heater
A novel dielectric heater including a RF source having a first impedance, a parallel plate mold having a second impedance, and an impedance network, matching the first impedance to the second...
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5942146 |
Dielectric drying kiln electrode connector
A dielectric drying kiln having a moveable electrode permanently electrically connected with a source of power via an electrical connector formed by a plurality of discrete interconnected...
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5712469 |
Method of curing inaccessible thermoset adhesive joints using radio frequency dielectric heating
Method of curing inaccessible thermoset adhesive joints, comprising: forming structures to be bonded at mating surfaces when assembled, the shortest distance from the mating surfaces to the...
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5641423 |
Radio frequency heating apparatus for rendering medical materials
Infectious medical materials is rendered innocuous by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio frequency electric field. The medical materials are exposed to...
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5518664 |
Programmable electroset processes
The present invention comprises improved electroset materials and processes. Electroset materials with electrically programmable electric and mechanical properties comprise electrically polarizable...
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5387782 |
Apparatus for smoothing paper webs
The invention relates to an apparatus for the generation of smoothness in paper. The paper (1) is thereby supplied to the rolls (2) of the smoothing mechanism with a moisture distribution which is...
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5290986 |
Thermally assisted shorts removal process for glass ceramic product using an RF field
Thermally assisted processes for removing internal defects in glass ceramic products, specifically electrical shorts formed in a substrate during product fabrication, are set forth. According to...
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5194181 |
Process for shaping articles from electrosetting compositions
A phase changing composition for making articles that can be influenced as o shape and cure time by the application of an electric field. Also disclosed are apparatus and processes for using the...
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5106594 |
Apparatus for processing medical waste
An apparatus and method for processing medical waste are disclosed. Medical waste is disintegrated or shredded, disinfected with radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation and then transformed into...
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5100259 |
Cold cap subsidence for in situ vitrification and electrodes therefor
An electrode for use in in situ vitrification of soil comprises a molybdenum rod received within a conductive sleeve or collar formed of graphite. Electrodes of this type are placed on either side...
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5052997 |
Diathermy coil
A short but large apertured coil of the sloped-helix type allows deep heating of a part of the human body by RF waves, for example with a three-turn coil having a central part wherein parts of a...
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4845329 |
Moisture removal from visual glass surfaces by dielectric heating
In an automotive vehicle having a visual glass pane subject to collecting vision obscuring moisture in the form of ice, frost, mist, fog, etc., apparatus is provided for removing the collected...
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4823813 |
Electrostatic deep heating applicators
An electrostatic deep heating applicator deposits RF energy in a relatively uniform manor throughout a given cross-section of the human torso, thus resulting in a similar uniform heating of the...
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4823811 |
Electrostatic deep heating applicator
An electrostatic deep heating applicator deposits RF energy in a relatively uniform manor throughout a given cross-section of the human torso, thus resulting in a similar uniform heating of the...
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4731513 |
Method of reheating preforms for forming blow molded hot fillable containers
A hybrid reheating of polyester preforms which are to be stretch blown into containers wherein the reheating coupled with the controlled quick initiation of the blow stretch operation after final...
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4670634 |
In situ decontamination of spills and landfills by radio frequency heating
A water-containing region at or near the surface of the earth, such as a landfill, that is contaminated with hazardous materials is decontaminated by heating the region with bound radio frequency...
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4638571 |
Radio frequency nozzle bar dryer
Enhancement of the conventional nozzle bars in an air flotation, high speed air impingement web dryer by adding an electrode insulatedly mounted on the conductive surface of the nozzle bar which is...
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4577077 |
Surface smoothing method for disk-like recording medium
A double-faced disk-like recording medium comprising recording layers containing a dielectric binder is supported under pressure between a pair of electrodes having highly planished surfaces, and a...
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4555607 |
Process for installation and removal of glass pane from a frame
The invention is in a glass pane including a conductive strip around or substantially around its marginal edge. The conductive strip when included in circuit to a source of power may be heated for...
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4542274 |
Device for applying symbols to protein-containing material
A device for applying marking symbols to an animal's hide, a piece of meat's surface and like protein-containing tissue by locally dielectrically heating the tissue using high frequency...
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4498535 |
Apparatus and method for in situ controlled heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations with a controlled parameter line
A system and method provide for preferential in situ heating of earth formations. A plurality of elongated conductive electrodes are emplaced in earth formations in respective spaced rows bounding...
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4486461 |
Method and apparatus for gas phase treating substrates
Despite the short lifetime of excited plasma gas, a very large number of wafers can be uniformly gas phase treated in the plasma state by using a single high frequency power supply coil or...
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4476364 |
Radio frequency heating system for heating thermoplastic material preforms
This relates to a radio frequency heating system for heating PET preforms. The system includes two parallel applicator plates or electrodes and the coupling of a radio frequency power supply...
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4420670 |
Control for dielectric heating in blow molding machine
Apparatus for controlled dielectric heating a plurality of thermoplastic preforms for blow molding is provided. The apparatus controls the energization of a plurality of electrode pairs by a radio...
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4409455 |
Dielectric heating section for blow molding machine
A dielectric heating section for a blow molding machine is provided. Within the heating section a plurality of heating stations are defined by electrode pairs. At least one electrode of each pair...
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4402309 |
Therapeutic magnetic electrode
An electrode of the self-resonant, single-turn loop type adapted for attachment to a source of radio frequency energy to produce deep-heating by hyperthermia. The electrode is characterized by...
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4397262 |
Apparatus for applying and drying sealing material to the seal flap of envelopes
An apparatus for applying latex areas to the seal flaps of paper envelopes and drying the latex is adapted to be placed either "in-line" or "off-line" with respect to a die-cut high speed envelope...
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4396816 |
Apparatus for processing polyethylene terephthalate preforms
This relates to the heating of polyethylene terephthalate by way of RF energy. It has been found that if polyethylene terephthalate articles are passed through a radio frequency energy field, the...
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4374516 |
Planar disc magnetic electrode
An electrode for use in the treatment of animal tissue by hyperthermia particularly adapted for use in the neck regions wherein a planar field of energy is required so as to concentrate therapeutic...
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4365622 |
Multiple plate resonant electrode
A self-resonant single-turn electrode for use in the treatment of animal tissue with hyperthermia by coupling the electrode to a supply of radio frequency energy. The electrode comprises a...
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