Abstract: A distributed, self-organizing environment conditioning system with adaptive and learning behaviors that provide localized and targeted climate conditioning such as, but not limited to, temperature and humidity control in indoor and outdoor settings and more particularly, to extensible networked multi-modal autonomous systems of heating units working together to efficiently target objects for selective environmental control.

Abstract: In a laser processing machine 100 including a plurality of element units containing at least a laser blower unit 3, an optical-path purge unit 24, and a temperature controlling unit 8, a measurement unit and a control unit 10 are provided. The measurement unit measures an elapsed time from a final trigger at which a laser processing operation of the laser processing machine has stopped and no user operation is applied with respect to the laser processing machine. The control unit 10 stops the element units based on the elapsed time after the final trigger, when a condition specified for each of the element units is satisfied.

Abstract: A method and a toolset for manufacturing a metal liner for a composite vessel includes a mandrel configured in several mandrel elements forming support elements of primary parts constituting the metal liner.

Abstract: A food grilling rack provides a frame defined by a plurality of connected side walls forming a closed geometric shape. The frame includes a lower corrugated sheet that provides multiple troughs, each trough having a lowest portion. The lower sheet is attached to at least some of the side walls. An upper sheet is supported (e.g., removably) above the lower sheet. There are a plurality of openings in the upper sheet, each opening being vertically aligned with a lowest portion of a trough. A food stuffing apparatus provides a receptacle having an interior, an upper end portion with a larger opening and a lower end portion with a smaller opening, and a tapering portion in between the upper and lower end portions. A plunger is provided having a head, a lower end portion with a shaft having a lower pushing surface and a joint, joining the head to the shaft.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure including a tubular honeycomb structure portion having: porous partition walls with which a plurality of cells extending from one end surface to the other end surface are formed to partition through channels of a fluid; and an outer peripheral wall positioned on an outermost periphery, an electrical resistivity of the partition walls is from 1 to 200 ?cm, at least a part of the outer peripheral wall is formed by a low Young's modulus portion configured to have a Young's modulus lower than that of the partition walls, and a ratio of the Young's modulus of the low Young's modulus portion to the Young's modulus of the partition walls is from 2 to 95%. Provided is a honeycomb structure which is a catalyst carrier and also functions as a heater when a voltage is applied thereto and which has an excellent heat shock resistance.

Abstract: A welding wire feeder includes a welding wire feed drive configured to drive welding wire towards a welding application and wire feed control circuitry coupled to the welding wire feed drive. The wire feed control circuitry is also configured to control the drive of welding wire towards the welding application. The welding wire feeder also includes power conversion circuitry and welding process control circuitry coupled to the power conversion circuitry. The power conversion circuitry is configured to receive input power from a welding power source and to convert the input power to controlled waveform welding output. The welding process control circuitry is configured to provide control signals for conversion of the input power to the controlled waveform welding output. The welding wire feeder also includes a process operator interface coupled to the welding process control circuitry and configured to permit operator selection of a controlled waveform welding process.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating food, the apparatus includes a housing having a lid, a base and a cavity defined therein. The cavity is separated into an upper chamber and lower chamber by a divider. Upper chamber is for holding food placed upon the divider. One or more steam sources provide steam to the upper and lower chambers. One or more infrared sources are position within the upper and lower chambers to directly heat the steam, the food or the divider. A pressure-controlled environment may be provided in the upper chamber. Uniformity and increased speed of heating the food is facilitated by direct heat transfer in the upper chamber and by indirect heat transfer from the conduction of heat through the divider from the lower chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a firing furnace for a tooth replacement or tooth prosthesis, with a firing chamber, at least one heating element for heating the firing chamber, a control unit for controlling the operation of the firing furnace, and a housing at least partially surrounding the firing chamber, wherein the firing furnace comprises at least one thermoelectric element for utilizing the waste heat generated by the firing furnace.

Abstract: A barbeque grill and oven or food smoker having an offset firebox configuration is disclosed. Example embodiments include: an oven having an enclosed interior region for cooking food items; an offset firebox sharing at least a portion of a side of the oven, the offset firebox having a first opening over which a removable grill may be placed, the firebox having a second opening through which airflow may travel from the firebox into the oven; and an oven lid configured to produce an opening in the top of the oven of any desired site the opening of the oven lid causing an increase in the flow of heated an from the firebox into the oven.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing submounts for laser diodes includes the steps of providing a base configured with a ceramic carrier and a metal layer deposited upon the substrate. The method further includes using a pulsed laser operative to generate a plurality of pulses which are selectively trained at predetermined pattern on the metal layer's surface so as to ablate the desired regions of the metal layer to the desired depth. Thereafter the base is divided into a plurality of submounts each supporting a laser diode. The metal layer includes a silver sub-layer deposited upon the ceramic and having a thickness sufficient to effectively facilitate heat dissipation.

Abstract: A piping system comprises a resistive heating circuit, a target heating surface, and a thermally conductive substrate adjoin (or abutting) both the heating circuit and the heating surface. The thermally conductive substrate can be composed of aluminum or some other material for heat spreading. A material for heat spreading has a thermal conductivity sufficient to evenly heat a section of the target surface within tolerance requirements of a sensitive application. The even heating can eliminate hot spots and cold spots of a temperature gradient along an axis of the piping system.

Abstract: A lift and pivot device for a cover of a furnace including a guide housing having a base plate, a rotatably mounted slide roller, and a vertical opening; a lift pin that can be lifted and lowered inside the vertical opening; a lift cylinder for lifting and lowering the lift pin, the lift cylinder being articulated to the lift pin at one end as well as articulated and rotatably connected to the base plate at the other end; and a guide frame for carrying the cover. The guide frame includes a support arm, wherein an upper end of the support arm is equipped for connection to the cover and includes a lift nose having a lift eye which is in engagement with an end of the lift pin facing away from the lift cylinder. The support arm at the other end thereof has a slide plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method of condensation of a steam flow produced in a cooking device. The condensation system and method provides a vent pipe configured to be non-linear for providing a path for the steam flow. The condensation system and method also provides a spray nozzle which is positioned to spray water in substantially in alignment with the path of the steam flow. The system and method of increases condensation of the steam flow within the vent pipe, and the condensed steam is drained from the cooking device, producing a minimal amount of steam that is vented outside of the cooking device. The system and method of the present disclosure provide higher efficiency of condensation of steam and an overall smaller amount of atmospheric venting of steam.

Abstract: A weld metal contains Cr: 28.0% to 31.5% by mass, Fe: 7.0% to 11.0% by mass, Nb and Ta: 1.5% to 2.5% by mass in total, C: 0.015% to 0.040% by mass, Mn: 0.5% to 4.0% by mass, N: 0.005% to 0.080% by mass, Si: 0.70% by mass or less (and more than 0%), Al: 0.50% by mass or less, Ti: 0.50% by mass or less, Mo: 0.50% by mass or less, Cu: 0.50% by mass or less, B: 0.0010% by mass or less, Zr: 0.0010% by mass or less, Co: 0.10% by mass or less, P: 0.015% by mass or less, and S: 0.015% by mass or less, the remainder being Ni and incidental impurities.

Abstract: A thermal eraser for erasing tactile drawing features from a tactile drawing medium, along with methods of erasing tactile drawing features formed on a tactile drawing medium, are disclosed. The thermal eraser has a heated tip that can be heated to a temperature sufficient to cause the tactile drawing feature to flow back into the surface of the tactile drawing medium. The heated tip has a tip temperature that can be controlled by a temperature-regulating circuit. A set-point temperature can be used to set the tip temperature and maintain the tip temperature. The thermal eraser can be controlled by hand or by an electro-mechanical device such as a tactile printer.

Abstract: A machine for the surface treatment of a cylinder includes a first operative station for supporting the cylinder and for bringing it into rotation around its longitudinal axis, and at least a second operative station cooperating with the first station for generating and emitting, by means of an optical fiber apparatus, pulsed laser radiations randomly striking the surface of the cylinder and defining a desired roughness on the same surface; the second station being adjustably coupled with the first station in a first direction parallel with respect to the axis of the cylinder and carrying one or more pulsed laser radiation emitting heads, and slidingly assembled with respect to the cylinder in a second direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing semi-manufactured PTC heating elements (10) comprises the steps of providing an electrically insulating support foil (11), providing an electrically conductive foil (12) from which at least two electrically conductive patterns separated from one another are to be formed, and laminating a PTC compound (13) between the electrically insulating support foil and the electrically conductive foil, wherein the PTC compound has adhesive properties for bonding the laminate together. Preferably, the electrically insulating support foil, the electrically conductive foil, and the semi-manufactured PTC heating elements are provided on rolls. PTC heating elements are manufactured by means of cutting the semi-manufactured PTC heating elements into suitable pieces, patterning and etching the electrically conductive patterns, and attaching electrically conductive terminals to the electrically conductive patterns.

Abstract: A method for placing an oven (12) for heat-treating preforms (13) into standby, including: a device (16) for conveying the preforms (13); at least one heating lamp (22); at least one heat-accumulation element (24, 26); and an electronic unit for controlling the heating lamps (22), characterized in that the method includes, in series: a first switching-off step (E1) which is triggered when a stop in production is determined, and in which the heating lamps (22) are completely switched off; and then a second temperature-maintaining step (E2) which is triggered after the first step (E1), and in which the heating lamps (22) are activated at a predetermined intensity in order to reheat the accumulation elements (24, 26).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power includes receiving an input that may be either a single or a three phase input voltage. Three power modules, each having a single phase boost power circuit, and an output circuit process the input power. A weld output circuit receives and combines the outputs of the three power modules. An input power distribution module connects the three power modules such that each receives a unique single phase power signal. A controller controls the three power modules and the input power distribution module.

Abstract: To fix a valve piece encompassing a connecting shell and a valve to a can jacket, an embodiment of a method includes a welding step in which the connecting shell of the valve piece is fastened to the can jacket as a top closing element along with the valve by laser welding. According to an embodiment, a shoulder-shaped constricted cross section is embodied on the can jacket towards the top face thereof while the border area of the closing element which rests against the shoulder is tightly pressed theragainst and is sealingly joined to a laser seam, the top face of the can jacket lying inside the can. The method dispenses with the need to configure or fix a valve seat while eliminating the technically complex crimping step, thus also dispensing with the need for an installation used for crimping connecting shells in the filling station. The method makes it possible to produce also aerosol cans whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of a standard valve seat.