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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2004
Applicant:
Susana Curatolo, Lawrence, KS (US);
Inventor:
Susana Curatolo, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
CZT, Inc., Lawrence, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for heating materials or substances in an oven at an oven temperature below their melting and/or vaporization points to either melt and/or vaporize the substance. Substances are inserted into a substantially spherical envelope. The envelope is sealed at a preset pressure. The solid is heated in an oven at an oven temperature substantially below the melting or vaporization temperature of the substance at the preset pressure for a time sufficient to either melt or vaporize the substance.