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HEATING
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| 1 | ![[Patents]](../gifs/ps.gif) | PROCESSES OF HEATING OR HEATER OPERATION |
| 2 | | . Including apparatus purging, cleaning or accretion preventing |
| 3 | | . Including repairing, converting or assembling apparatus |
| 4 | | . Including apparatus heat-up, cool-down or protection |
| 5 | | . Including preparing or arranging work for heating |
| 6 | | . . Stacking or aligning objects |
| 7 | | . . Forming a permeable layer or sheet |
| 8 | | . Continous strip, strand or web passed longitudinally through heating zone |
| 9 | | . Treating an article, container, batch or body as a unit |
| 10 | | . . Localized treating or shielding of work area |
| 11 | | . . Moving unit through or within treating zone during treating |
| 12 | | . . Modulating, varying or augmenting heat supply during heat-up period |
| 13 | | . Including melting, vaporizing, sintering, expanding comminuting, or classifying work material |
| 14 | | . Including passing, treating or conveying gas into or through particulate work |
| 15 | | . . Including maintenance of fluidized bed |
| 16 | | . . Including a dust control or particle separation step |
| 17 | | . . Including modulation of flow rate of gas or treated material |
| 18 | | . Subjecting work to diverse treatments or graduated temperatures |
| 19 | | . Controlling flame position or work atmosphere |
| 20 | | . . Providing flame or high luminosity |
| 21 | | . . Including recycling work atmosphere |
| 22 | | . . Establishing strata, layer or curtain |
| 23 | | . . Establishing or maintaining composition of atmosphere bathing work |
| 24 | | . . Modulating or stabilizing pressure or temperature |
| 25 | | . . Providing pulsed or periodically reversed atmosphere |
| 26 | | . . By mode of admission of treating or protecting fluid |
| 27 | | . Including the flowing or circulating of particulate heat carrier |
| 28 | | . Of operating a furnace utilizing a heat storage mass |
| 29 | | . Of heating a fluid |
| 30 | | . . Utilizing a heat storage mass |
| 31 | | . Heating of or by wall or radiant surface |
| 32 | | WITH INDICATOR, ILLUMINATOR OR INSPECTION MEANS |
| 33 | | ARTICLE OR TEMPLATE FOLLOWER POSITIONS HEATING ELEMENT RELATIVE TO ARTICLE |
| 34 | | HAVING OPERATING OR CONTROLLING DEVICE RESPONDING TO PRESENCE OF DISCRETE WORK UNIT OR REMOVABLE UNIT HOLDER |
| 35 | | FRANGIBLE OR FUSIBLE SAFETY RELIEF OR SHUTDOWN MEANS |
| 36 | | HAVING CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL |
| 37 | | . Analyzer or composition sensor of work, work atmosphere or exhaust gas |
| 38 | | . Control of or response to apparatus protecting fluid or means |
| 39 | | . Of selection or load balancing of furnace exhaust heated regenerators |
| 40 | | . Of hot blast stove (i.e., of Cowper stove) |
| 41 | | . Of purger, purge period, scavenger or cleaner |
| 42 | | . Of protective work shield, cooler or atmosphere; or of heat applicator position |
| 43 | | . Of discharging, or stopping the heating of a unit or batch on sensed completion of heating |
| 44 | | . . With cool-down timer or means |
| 45 | | . Of or by means sensing or controlling work movement, quantity or position |
| 46 | | . Condition responsive shutdown requiring reset |
| 47 | | . Of or by pressure of fluid work or work chamber atmosphere |
| 48 | | . Of cooling, dilution, withdrawal, bypass or circulation of work chamber atmosphere |
| 49 | | . Of or by heat generation or transmission |
| 50 | | WITH PROTECTOR, CLEANER OR SUPPORT FOR CONDITION SENSOR |
| 51 | | HAVING TIMING, PROGRAMMING OR CYCLING CONTROL MEANS |
| 52 | | . Of handling or treatment of discrete work batch or unit |
| 53 | | . . And of furnace closure or heating element operator |
| 54 | | WITH INTERLOCKED, INTERCONNECTED OR MULTIWAY CONTROLLER ALTERNATING FLOW OF HEATED AND HEATING FLUID |
| 55 | | WITH CONCURRENT CONTROL OR INTER-CONTROL OF DIVERSE OPERABLE ELEMENTS |
| 56 | | . Door or baffle movement correlated with work movement or placement |
| 57 | | . Heating gas supply, removal or recirculation correlated with work or door movement or placement |
| 58 | | WITH HEATING GAS CONVEYING, AGITATING, SCATTERING OR DISINTEGRATION OF WORK (E.G., FLUIDIZED BED, ETC.) |
| 59 | | ADVANCING STRUCTURE FLEXING, LOOPING OR COILING SHEET, WEB OR STRAND |
| 60 | | . Internally heated roll |
| 61 | | WITH LUMP BREAKER OR CLASSIFIER FOR PARTICULATE WORK MATERIAL |
| 62 | | GEOGRAPHIC OR STRUCTURAL INSTALLATION |
| 63 | | . Installed on internal combustion engine element |
| 64 | | HAVING FLUID CURTAIN AT CHAMBER PORT OR WORK PATH |
| 65 | | WITH HEAT SHIELD, OR ESCAPING GAS COLLECTOR AT FURNACE CHAMBER ACCESS AREA |
| 66 | | WITH CONDENSER OR ABSORBER FOR WORK CHAMBER VAPOR |
| 67 | | WITH MEANS SEPARATING SOLID PARTICLES OR SLAG FROM WORK CHAMBER GAS |
| 68 | | . Separator discharges gas to work zone |
| 69 | | . With means passing separated solid to heating zone |
| 70 | | . At regenerator or recuperator (e.g., slag pocket, etc.) |
| 71 | | . . With separated solid discharge structure |
| 72 | | WITH MEANS DILUTING, PURIFYING OR BURNING EXHAUST GASES |
| 73 | | COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, FLUE OR GENERATOR AND WORK CHAMBER MOUNTED FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT FOR ACCESS |
| 74 | | WITH DRIP, LEAKAGE, BREAKAGE OR SOIL COLLECTING STRUCTURE |
| 75 | | WITH CLEANING MEANS FOR APPARATUS |
| 76 | | WITH APPARATUS REPAIR OR ASSEMBLY MEANS |
| 77 | | WITH WORK COOLING STRUCTURE |
| 78 | | . Combustion feed air cools exiting work by contact |
| 79 | | . . Contact at discharge end section of shaft furnace |
| 80 | | . . Work manipulated in cooling zone |
| 81 | | . Work holder having selectively usable heating and cooling structure |
| 82 | | . Entering and leaving work exchange heat |
| 83 | | . Work heat removed through heat transmitting wall |
| 84 | | . . Combustion feed material cools wall |
| 85 | | . Cooling liquid contacts work |
| 86 | | WITH MEANS RECEIVING WORK FROM WORK HEATING ZONE DISCHARGE MEANS |
| 87 | | WITH MEANS SUPPLYING WORK TO WORK FEEDER |
| 88 | | WITH WHEEL, HANDLE, OR SKID-TYPE SUPPORT FOR HEATER ASSEMBLY |
| 89 | | CONVERTIBLE |
| 90 | | BOILER AND WORK HEATING FURNACE, POT OR OVEN |
| 91 | | . Having means utilizing generated steam in heating work |
| 92 | | COMBINED |
| 93 | | HAVING WORK HEATING CHAMBER AND OPEN ACCESS WORK SUPPORTING AND HEATING AND HEATING STRUCTURE OUTSIDE OF CHAMBER |
| 94 | | DISPARATE HEAT SOURCES OR FUELS |
| 95 | | SHAFT TYPE |
| 96 | | . Having combustion products generated in or fed to shaft |
| 97 | | . . Having flow controller restraining solid and passing melt |
| 98 | | . . Having agitator or movably mounted baffle for shaft or shaft outlet |
| 99 | | . . Having vertically spaced gas supply ports |
| 100 | | . . Having distinct fume outlet and work inlet |
| 101 | | . . Having distinct combustion products generator chamber |
| 102 | | . Having heat emitting tube or flue within or traversing shaft chamber |
| 103 | | TUMBLER-TYPE ROTARY - DRUM FURNACE |
| 104 | | . Having support for engaging heated surface of domestic stove |
| 105 | | . Having combustion products generated in or fed to drum |
| 106 | | . . Including plural, distinct serially connected work chambers |
| 107 | | . . And having externally heated drum surface or indirect heating flue |
| 108 | | . . Work advancing type (e.g., steady flow of work) |
| 109 | | . . . Axially spaced feed to drum of combustion or reaction material |
| 110 | | . . . Structure providing different rates of heating or work movement along axis |
| 111 | | . . . Counterflow of work and combustion products |
| 112 | | . Externally heated drum or associated heating element heats work by conduction or radiation |
| 113 | | . . And having distinct atmosphere supply or removal structure |
| 114 | | . . Heat emitter is tube within the drum chamber or the drum wall |
| 115 | | . Having flexible, cooled, or air curtain seal between rotary and stationary parts |
| 116 | | . Having protective cooling structure |
| 117 | | . Having work or work atmosphere feed or discharge structure |
| 118 | | . Having structure agitating or controlling the motion of the charge |
| 119 | | . Having brick-type lining |
| 120 | | WORK CHAMBER HAVING HEATING MEANS |
| 121 | | . Having means by which work is progressed or moved mechanically |
| 122 | | . . Having manipulating means arranging, orienting, segregating or topically heating individual unit |
| 123 | | . . . Handler outside of chamber supports unit partially within and partially outside of furnace chamber |
| 124 | | . . . Having structure rotating, reorienting, or inverting unit during heating |
| 125 | | . . . Vertical stack or mutually supporting units having thrust means |
| 126 | | . . . Thrust means advances row or stack of units |
| 127 | | . . . . Having structure for removing skid marks |
| 128 | | . . Plural distinct chambers |
| 129 | | . . . Work moved to drop between shelf or trough-type chambers |
| 130 | | . . . . Combustion products generated in or fed to chamber |
| 131 | | . . . . . Annular shelves and rotary pusher on central vertical axis |
| 132 | | . . . . Heated shelf or trough |
| 133 | | . . . Having combustion products generated in or fed to work chamber |
| 134 | | . . Vibrating or jarring-type work advancer |
| 135 | | . . Traveling heat emitter carries or stirs work |
| 136 | | . . Combustion products generated in or fed to chamber |
| 137 | | . . . Movable chamber floor section carried by external guide or axle |
| 138 | | . . . . Rotary section |
| 139 | | . . . Plough, rake, screw, or stirrer means |
| 140 | | . . . . Moved by endless carrier |
| 141 | | . . . Rotatably mounted work carrier (e.g., Ferris wheel type, etc.) |
| 142 | | . . . . Horizontal shelf on vertical axis |
| 143 | | . . . Having means forming work path from inlet to outlet |
| 144 | | . . . . Having structure circulating work atmosphere along or across path |
| 145 | | . . . . . Distinct blowers or blower discharge ports along path |
| 146 | | . . . . Plural burners longitudinal spaced in path |
| 147 | | . . . . . Radiant type |
| 148 | | . . . . Baffle, heat radiator, or heating flue in chamber along path |
| 149 | | . . . . Combustion material supply ports spaced along path |
| 150 | | . . . . Spaced combustion products exhaust ports |
| 151 | | . . Stirrer in externally heated tank |
| 152 | | . . Having distinct atmosphere supply, removal or recirculation structure |
| 153 | | . . Work or work carrier slides on heated chamber wall or floor |
| 154 | | . . . Screw-type pusher |
| 155 | | . . Chamber heated by multiple combustion products flues |
| 156 | | . Crucible or pot heating furnace |
| 157 | | . . Having tilting arrangement |
| 158 | | . . Pot stand forms annular combustion material admission zone |
| 159 | | . Combustion products heat work by contact |
| 160 | | . . Furnace or work holder of furnace mounted for tilting discharge |
| 161 | | . . Having separator of flow director for melted work |
| 162 | | . . Having shelf, rack, tray or chamber on guide or pivot |
| 163 | | . . Plural structurally related work chambers |
| 164 | | . . . Connected for serial flow of combustion products |
| 165 | | . . . . Having serially connected regenerator |
| 166 | | . . . . Chambers spatially separated |
| 167 | | . . . . Having temporary partition |
| 168 | | . . . . Through perforated floor |
| 169 | | . . . . Through perforated partition |
| 170 | | . . . . Having branch connection to common flue |
| 171 | | . . . Diverse atmospheres (e.g., directly and indirectly heated, etc.) |
| 172 | | . . . Fed with combustion products from a common generator |
| 173 | | . . Having protective cooling means for combustion material feed structure |
| 174 | | . . Including noncommunicating combustion products flue |
| 175 | | . . Radiant-type burner in or on wall (e.g., surface combustion, etc.) |
| 176 | | . . Having exhaust return passage or recirculating fan or jet |
| 177 | | . . Chamber exhaust transfers heat with chamber wall |
| 178 | | . . Work chamber or its wall heats chamber feed |
| 179 | | . . Work chamber exhaust heats chamber feed |
| 180 | | . . . By regenerative-type heat exchanger |
| 181 | | . . . . Spaced alternating or successive chamber exhausts feed plural regenerators |
| 182 | | . . . . . Regenerators heat fuel |
| 183 | | . . For annular article (e.g., wheel rim, etc.) |
| 184 | | . . Article inserted type |
| 185 | | . . Dividing baffle or screen in cabinet forms upper work and lower burner chambers |
| 186 | | . . Distinct combustion chamber feeds work chamber |
| 187 | | . . . Having additional feed means diluting combustion products |
| 188 | | . . . Work chamber indirectly heating by common wall or connecting flue |
| 189 | | . . . Having pump or jet means forcing air into combustion chamber |
| 190 | | . . . Distinct vertically spaced combustion products feed openings to work chamber |
| 191 | | . . . Plural distinct combustion chambers feed single work chamber |
| 192 | | . . . Multiple perforate wall, floor or roof for combustion feed or exit |
| 193 | | . . Spaced exhaust ports from work chamber |
| 194 | | . . Baffle, shield, heat absorber, work support or flow directing means in work chamber |
| 195 | | . . Hearth-type or tank-type furnace |
| 196 | | . . Spaced fuel or air feeds to work chamber |
| 197 | | . Having particulate or liquid heat transfer medium in work chamber |
| 198 | | . Means supplying a protective or treating agent other than or additional to air |
| 199 | | . Having work atmosphere recirculating means |
| 200 | | . Work chamber having gaseous material supply or removal structure |
| 201 | | . . Air flow-through type |
| 202 | | . . . Having means heating work by radiation or conduction |
| 203 | | . . . Pump for atmosphere |
| 204 | | . . . Having a movable drawer or separable tray |
| 205 | | . . Having pump, jet or valve means establishing chamber pressure distinct from ambient |
| 206 | | . Interior bell forms muffle |
| 207 | | . Plural structurally related work heating chambers |
| 208 | | . . Chambers are movably or removably mounted retorts |
| 209 | | . Heating tube, element, or flue traverses work space |
| 210 | | . Externally heated, liquid holding type of work container |
| 211 | | . . Mounted for pouring discharge |
| 212 | | . Tortuous, branched or baffled heating flue means within or along chamber wall |
| 213 | | . . Having distinct burner units |
| 214 | | HEAT GENERATING MEANS HEATS HEAT STORAGE MASS OF SOLID MATERIAL |
| 215 | | . Mass is solid fluent heat carrier (e.g., pebbles, etc.) |
| 216 | | . Interconnected separately encased masses |
| 217 | | . Dividing wall in casing forms combustion and heat storage chambers |
| 218 | | . . Annular divider forms concentric chambers |
| 219 | | HEAT GENERATOR HEATS GAS OR LIQUID MATERIAL IN A FLOW STRUCTURE |
| 220 | | . With pump for the material driven by energy from the heat generator |
| 221 | | . With means utilizing the heated material for heating work |
| 222 | | . Material heated by mixing with combustion products of generator |
| 223 | | . . Having means for indirectly exchanging heat between combustion products and material |
| 224 | | INSERTED EMITTER TYPE OF HOLLOW ARTICLE INTERIOR HEATER |
| 225 | | HEAT APPLICATOR HAVING STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING IT ON OR AROUND OBJECT TO BE HEATED |
| 226 | | HAVING MASK, BAFFLE OR CONDUCTOR CONCENTRATING HEAT ON OR PROTECTING SECTION OF ARTICLE |
| 227 | | HEAT GENERATOR WITH AN ASSOCIATED WORK SUPPORT OR HEAT DELIVERY STRUCTURE |
| 228 | | . Internally heated roll |
| 229 | | . Movably mounted heat emitter traverses work during heating |
| 230 | | . Means moving or guiding work relative to heat emitter during heating |
| 231 | | . Article engaging and retaining support fixes position of article relative to heat emitter |
| 232 | | . Horizontal, planar, openwork, work support above burner |
| 233 | | HEATING APPARATUS ELEMENT HAVING PROTECTIVE COOLING STRUCTURE |
| 234 | | . Work skid or rail structure |
| 235 | | . Conveyor, chute or work agitator element |
| 236 | | . . Roll |
| 237 | | . Door, cover, door frame or rim of cover |
| 238 | | . Wall, floor or roof element |
| 239 | | WORK FEEDING, AGITATING, DISCHARGING OR CONVEYING SUBCOMBINATION |
| 240 | | . Having support for engaging surface of domestic stove |
| 241 | | . Removable furnace bottom section or kiln cart |
| 242 | | . Having closure or seal for work feeder's entrance passage |
| 243 | | . Outside conveyor track paralleled by chamber wall slot for conveyor arm |
| 244 | | . Seal at chamber wall for conveyor arm or shaft |
| 245 | | . Having distinct heat shield, conductor, director or expansion relief structure |
| 246 | | . Roll-type conveyor element |
| 247 | | HEATING OR HEAT RETAINING WORK CHAMBER STRUCTURE |
| 248 | | . Protected, lined or reinforced melt holding section |
| 249 | | . Including baffle wall, work shield, or work support element |
| 250 | | . Door, cover or port |
| 251 | | . Having expansion relieving or absorbing means |
| 252 | | . Masonry with metallic casing or support |
| 253 | | ACCESSORY MEANS FOR HOLDING, SHIELDING OR SUPPORTING WORK WITHIN FURNACE |
| 254.1 | | . Fluid tight metallic heat transferring box, shield or hood |
| 254.2 | | . . Bell-type hood or support for such hood |
| 258 | | . Support structure for heat treating ceramics (e.g., saggars, etc.) |
| 259 | | . . Point or line contact support |
| 260 | | . For annular work (e.g., coil separator, etc.) |
| 261 | | . Openwork tray, basket, or grid structure for heat treating metal |
| 262 | | . Crucible |
| 263 | | . . Having dispensing opening or spout |
| 264 | | . . Lined, layered or coated |
| 265 | | . . Of particular material |
| 266 | | MISCELLANEOUS |
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