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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Sandeep Kumar, Singapore, SG;
Nicholas Weeks, Derby, GB;
Ming J. Tan, Singapore, SG;
Iulian Marinescu, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/22 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B29C 73/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/22 (2013.01); B23K 20/1205 (2013.01); H05B 3/0057 (2013.01); H05B 3/0061 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01); B29C 73/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for providing thermal energy to an article, the apparatus comprising: a first flexible heater configured to emit infrared radiation; and a first flexible member comprising a material configured to absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the first flexible heater and to generate thermal energy from the absorbed infrared radiation, the first flexible member being configured to transfer the generated thermal energy to the article through thermal conduction.