Abstract: A spot welding apparatus may include a fixed welding machine coupled to a fixing frame having a mounting portion mounted on an arm of a robot, a guide plate mounted on the fixing frame, one or more moving welding machines mounted to be selectively and slidingly movable along a longitudinal direction of the guide plate, and an operating unit configured to selectively move the moving welding machine.

Abstract: The invention describes a tank comprising a water or solvent based solution, dispersion or emulsion. The tank comprises an electrical resistance heating element immersed in the solution, dispersion or emulsion. The electrical heating element is provided in the tank with an electrical current. The electrical resistance heating elements comprises a textile fabric and at least one electrical heating wire. The electrical heating wire is fixed onto the textile fabric and the electrical heating wire comprises metal filaments or metal fibers.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to tea machines that utilize infusion bag dispensing systems to dispensing tea or other substances from canisters into the infusion bag. The tea machine comprises: a canister housing; one or more removable canisters, each canister configured to be refillable with loose tea and/or infusible sweetener; a plurality of empty infusion bags configured to contain tea and/or other infusible substance; an infusion bag dispenser adapted to hold a plurality of empty porous-walled infusion bags and configured to retrieve an empty infusion bag and hold and open the retrieved bag for filling with tea and/or other infusible substance; and a measuring cup adapted for determining the quantity of tea or other infusible substance to be extracted from the canister(s) and dispensed into the infusion bag. The tea machine of the present invention may be manually operated, or may be operated electronically, or may be controlled by a microprocessor or/and be programmed by the end user.

Abstract: Provided is a juice extractor, a juice extractor body and flexible blade therefo that can provide enjoyment to people when extracting juice from fruit or the like and when drinking fruit juice obtained by juice extraction; and that has the structures which are simple and can be put into practical use. The juice extractor includes: rotating shaft 21; flexible blade 23 arranged around rotating shaft 21 with a longitudinal direction thereof being coincident with an axial direction of rotating shaft 21; and blade guide 25 provided at an intermediate position of the longitudinal direction of flexible blade 23. One end 23a in the longitudinal direction of flexible blade 23 is configured to be slidable in the axial direction of rotating shaft 21, and the other end 23b in the longitudinal direction of the flexible blade is coupled to axis member, which extends from blade guide 25 to the other end 23b side of flexible blade 23, or to rotating shaft 21.

Abstract: An apparatus for making coffee, in accordance with an automated pour-over method, includes a housing having a movable water spout, a basket for holding a bed of coffee grounds below the spout, a pump for moving water through the spout for delivery and distribution onto the bed, and a drive for moving the spout along a hypotrochoidal path during distribution of the water to saturate the bed with substantially uniform water coverage and to extract the coffee with substantial consistency as the water permeates and passes by gravity through the bed.

Abstract: A spot welding apparatus according to is provided that includes an upper and lower moving unit, an upper welding gun, a left and right moving unit and a lower welding gun. In particular, the upper and lower moving unit includes a slide block that is provided at one side of an arm of a robot to move vertically by actuation of an actuator. The upper welding gun is mounted on the slide block and the left and right moving unit is installed at one side of the upper welding gun to horizontally move the upper welding gun by actuation of the actuator. Additionally, the lower welding gun is mounted to correspond to a lower side of the upper welding gun.

Abstract: An apparatus for making waffles with customized shapes having a top plate with a top lid having a plurality of variable length protrusions in a shape that fits a round recess on the bottom plate. The apparatus can be used to make the top of a sandwich bun and/or the bottom of a sandwich bun in the same or different waffle irons. Variable shaped protrusions allow for even distribution of heat to a mixture for making shaped edible items.

Abstract: A water heater appliance and method for operating a water heater appliance are provided. The method includes measuring a temperature of water within the water heater appliance, operating a heating element of the water heater appliance if the temperature of water within the water heater appliance is less than a threshold temperature and deactivating the heating element of the water heater appliance when the temperature of water within the water heater appliance exceeds the threshold temperature.

Abstract: A spot welding apparatus is provided that includes a fixation panel mounted on an arm of a robot. An upper welding gun is vertically installed on a front of the fixation panel, reciprocatesvertically through a pressing unit and moves horizontally toward the fixation panel. A left and right moving unitis installed between the fixation panel and the pressing unit to move the upper welding gun horizontally. Further, two or more lower welding guns are horizontally disposed to correspond to the upper welding gun, and an upper and lower moving unit are installed on the fixation panel to reciprocate the lower welding gun vertically.

Abstract: A microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven includes a mat portion and a lip portion. The mat portion includes a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion. The mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface. The lip portion includes a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion. The lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface. The mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material and the material is a heat resistant material. The mat portion and the lip portion are flexible.