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Number: 266/249
Name: Metallurgical apparatus > Means treating solid metal
Description: Device wherein means are provided which operate upon a metallic object or mass to discrete metal granules to enhance their physical, chemical or mechanical properties.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
266/251 By contact with gas 77
266/259 By cooling of the solid 134
266/261 By flame contact heating 22
266/262 Fluid tight heat transferring box shield or hood (e.g., annealing box) 23
266/250 Having evacuated chamber 68


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7578962 Method and apparatus for melting metal Aug. 25, 2009
7553444 Heat mold device and a method of making a guide wire by using the same heat mold device Jun. 30, 2009
7300622 Device for generating nanostructures Nov. 27, 2007
7264768 Single substrate annealing of magnetoresistive structure Sep. 4, 2007
7077993 Apparatus for softening a selected portion of a steel object by heating Jul. 18, 2006
6903306 Directional cooling system for vacuum heat treating furnace Jun. 7, 2005
6884387 Empty-can treatment system and empty-can treatment method Apr. 26, 2005
6833107 Heat-treating furnace with magnetic field and heat treatment method using same Dec. 21, 2004
6776854 Process and apparatus for the partial thermochemical vacuum treatment of metallic workpieces Aug. 17, 2004
6761851 Apparatus and method for hardening metal by varying the engagement between irradiation and metal Jul. 13, 2004
6756566 Convection heating system for vacuum furnaces Jun. 29, 2004
6756104 Surface finishes on laser rods and slabs for laser peening systems Jun. 29, 2004
6673304 Apparatus for heat-treating a V-type cylinder block by induction heating Jan. 6, 2004
6660110 Heat treatment devices and method of operation thereof to produce dual microstructure superalloy disks Dec. 9, 2003
6620374 Induction heat-treating of threaded fasteners with a rotary conveyor Sep. 16, 2003
6416707 Method and apparatus for producing fine wire Jul. 9, 2002
6379421 Method and apparatus removing undesirable metals from iron-containing materials Apr. 30, 2002
6309591 Apparatus for bonding a particle material to near theoretical density Oct. 30, 2001
6270597 Process for continuous heating and cleaning of wire and strip products in a stratified fluidized bed Aug. 7, 2001
6248287 Corrective tempering apparatus for rolling elements Jun. 19, 2001
6235131 System for heat treating coiled springs May. 22, 2001
6216358 Gas-quenching cell Apr. 17, 2001
6174390 Spiral parts heat treatment apparatus and method, and spiral part Jan. 16, 2001
6126895 Process and apparatus for the preparation of particulate or solid parts Oct. 3, 2000
6120625 Processes for producing fine grained metal compositions using continuous extrusion for semi-solid forming of shaped articles Sep. 19, 2000
6066290 Method and apparatus for transporting green work pieces through a microwave sintering system May. 23, 2000
6063216 Working of a metallic strip May. 16, 2000
6001304 Method of bonding a particle material to near theoretical density Dec. 14, 1999
5989487 Apparatus for bonding a particle material to near theoretical density Nov. 23, 1999
5968394 Constant current needle annealing Oct. 19, 1999
5949334 Magnetostrictive element having optimized bias-field-dependent resonant frequency characteristic Sep. 7, 1999
5786762 Magnetostrictive element for use in a magnetomechanical surveillance system Jul. 28, 1998
5702667 Method and apparatus for heat treating a bushing Dec. 30, 1997
5648042 High-temperature belt furnace apparatus and method of using same Jul. 15, 1997
5648043 Baffling system for uniformily cooling billet loads Jul. 15, 1997
5607144 Furnace for reheating, holding and storing of metallurgical products Mar. 4, 1997
5568125 Two-stage annealing process for amorphous ribbon used in an EAS marker Oct. 22, 1996
5536337 Method for heat treating a metal component Jul. 16, 1996
5407180 Heat treat furnace system for performing different carburizing processes simultaneously Apr. 18, 1995
5401006 Quench press Mar. 28, 1995
5393039 Apparatus for conveying, optionally treating, and dispensing articles Feb. 28, 1995
5364080 High efficient heat treating and drying apparatus and method Nov. 15, 1994
5360203 Floatation pressure pad for metal strips Nov. 1, 1994
5340089 Coolant controlled IR heat treat apparatus Aug. 23, 1994
5340418 Method for producing a cast aluminum vehicle wheel Aug. 23, 1994
5336344 Method for producing a cast aluminum vehicle wheel Aug. 9, 1994
5306359 Method and apparatus for heat treating Apr. 26, 1994
5295668 Metal tube oxidation treatment apparatus Mar. 22, 1994
5265851 Installation for the heat treatment of successive batches Nov. 30, 1993
5242156 Dual belt furnace Sep. 7, 1993

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