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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5720608 | Combusting apparatus with storage battery included therein A combusting apparatus of the present invention can easily recharge an incorporated storage battery that has been exhausted to or below a required minimum level. A burner (18) in the combusting apparatus is further provided with a thermoelectricity genera... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5588822 | Flame trap for use in a pulse combustor In a pulse combustor in which a mixture of air and fuel gas is supplied into a combustion chamber and subjected to pulse combustion, a flame trap is provided at the inlet of the combustion chamber to prevent back fires. The flame trap is formed as follows... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5571007 | System for monitoring a combustion apparatus The present invention provides a novel system for monitoring a predetermined operating condition of a heating apparatus, such as a cumulative total time period of combustion and a combustion frequency, and informing a user of a timing of maintenance. In a... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5380190 | Pulse combustor The present invention provides a relatively compact-sized pulse combustor which efficiently reduces an undesirable explosion and combustion noise without any bulky muffler. In the pulse combustor of the invention, a compensating sound is generated in an e... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5380191 | Pulse combustor The invention provides an improved valve-less pulse combustor including a plurality of combustion systems and one common air supply system, wherein the air supply system includes an air supply controller which interferes with air supply to a combustion sy... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379683 | Cooker An improved cooking apparatus or cooker which heats and cooks food items in a cooking liquid medium by effectively controlling the temperature of the liquid medium. The cooker starts forcible combustion irrespective of the temperature of the liquid medium... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5341728 | Alarm device for telling end-of-cooking timing The present invention provides an improved alarm device which automatically starts accumulation of a heating amount when food items are placed into a cooking liquid and outputs an end-of-cooking signal when the accumulated heating amount reaches a predete... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5297474 | Oil-overflow alarming system in frying apparatus The present invention provides an oil overflow alarming system incorporated in a fryer apparatus. When the fryer apparatus includes a first frypot and a second frypot, a control unit of the oil overflow alarming system detects whether at least one of a se... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5261598 | Safety device for a combustion apparatus A safety device for a combustion apparatus comprises a continuous, linear temperature-sensing element formed of a material which is electrically conductive and melts, or breaks, at a relatively low temperature and located along at least one side of a comb... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261322 | Fryer apparatus in commercial application The present invention provides an improved fryer apparatus including a small size pulse combustor and an additional labor-saved function such as a filtering system or a lift system. The pulse combustor of the invention does not include a check valve or fl... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5220864 | Noodle cooker The invention realizes pulse combustion with a great turn down ratio, which is applicable to various controls and regulations in a noodle cooker. The noodle cooker of the invention heats water in a pot using a pulse combustor, which does not have a check ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5205727 | Pulse combustor The present invention provides a simply constructed, improved pulse combustor realizing stable pulse combustion with less noise and vibration. The pulse combustor includes: a combustion chamber; a mixing chamber coupled with the intake side of the combust... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5201649 | Pulse combustor The present invention provides a simply constructed, improved pulse combustor realizing stable pulse combustion with less noise and vibration. The pulse combustor includes: a combustion chamber; a mixing chamber coupled with the intake side of the combust... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5106292 | Pulse combustion device In a pulse combustion device including a housing forming therein a combustion chamber, a cylindrical support member joined to the housing to form a mixing chamber in open communication with the combustion chamber, an annular perforated flange member coupl... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5099108 | Electric control system for liquid heating apparatus of the pulse combustion type A liquid heating apparatus includes a pulse combustion burner mounted to a liquid vessel and having a combustion chamber secured to a side wall of the vessel and immersed in liquid in the vessel, a tailpipe connected at its one end to an exhaust port of t... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5044928 | Pulse combustion device In a pulse combustion device including a combustion chamber having a cylindrical wall, a forward end wall secured to one end of the cylindrical wall for attachment with a liquid vessel and being formed with an inlet port to be supplied with a mixture of g... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5044929 | Ignition control apparatus for pulse combustor An ignition control apparatus for a pulse combustor, wherein the number of trials for energization of a spark electrode is calculated and memorized, the memorized number of trials is reset to an initial value or zero after ignition of the fuel-air mixture... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038747 | Desmoking and deodorizing means for gas grill A gas range having at least one stove top surface burner and an interior cooking chamber with a cooking burner includes a chimney extending above the cooking chamber to an exhaust opening at the rear of the top surface. A porous catalyzer plate fits into ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5038753 | Liquid heating apparatus of the pulse combustion type In a liquid heating apparatus of the pulse combustion type, a mounting plate is secured to a side wall of a liquid vessel for supporting thereon an air-fuel mixer head outside the vessel and a combustion chamber inside the vessel, and an inlet pipe is sec... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5020987 | Pulse combustion device In a pulse combination device including a housing forming therein a combustion chamber, a cylindrical support member joined to the housing to form a mixing chamber in open communication with the combustion chamber, a perforated end wall member coupled wit... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4976604 | Pulse combustion apparatus A pulse combustion apparatus comprises (i) a single air supply section with a single air blower and (ii) a plurality of combustion sections each communicating with the air supply section. The air supply section includes passages communicating with both th... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4960078 | Pulse combustion device A pulse combustion device adapted for use in a liquid heating apparatus. The combustion device includes a combustion chamber having a forward end wall formed with an inlet port to be supplied with a mixture of gaseous fuel and air, an attachment plate uni... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4949703 | Liquid heating apparatus of the pulse combustion type A liquid heating apparatus of the type which includes a liquid vessel assembled within a support frame, a pulse combustion burner mounted to the vessel and having a combustion chamber secured at its inlet end to a side wall of the vessel and immersed in l... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4947824 | Pulse combustion fat fryer of the table type A pulse combustion fat fryer of the table type includes a box-type cabinet having a front compartment and an upright rear compartment, an open-top vessel assembled within the front compartment to store an amount of cooking oil, the vessel having a front w... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944283 | Gas burner A gas burner assembly including a main burner, a catalyzer and an after burner has a fire guide formed on a boundary between porous flame plates.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4934923 | Pulse combustion apparatus A gas distributor in the fuel gas supply system of a pulse combustion apparatus comprises a cylindrical wall having one end connected to the rest of the fuel gas supply system and another end defining an end wall facing a flame trap and spaced apart there... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4928664 | Pulse combustion heating apparatus A pulse combustion heating apparatus includes a open-top vessel assembled within a support frame to store an amount of liquid such as cooking oil to be heated, and a pulse combustion burner mounted to the vessel and having a combustion chamber secured at ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4919110 | Gas cooking appliance A gas cooking appliance for cooking chow mein, pan cakes or the like on a hot plate mounted thereon, which cooking appliance includes a pulse combustion burner installed within an internal compartment of the appliance and having a combustion chamber coupl... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4919085 | Pulse combustion apparatus A pulse combustion apparatus includes a hot water storage tank, a combustion chamber provided in the tank, a mixing chamber disposed outside the tank and connected to the combustion chamber, an air supply line comprising an air pipe, a fan, a muffler and ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4891003 | Pulse combustion device A pulse combustion device wherein pulse combustion of a rich mixture of primary air and gaseous fuel is established without provision of conventional non-return valves. The pulse combustion device includes a housing forming therein a combustion chamber, a... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4881373 | Pulse combustion device A pulse combustion device having a mixing chamber arranged to be supplied with primary air and gaseous fuel, and a combustion chamber which is supplied with a mixture of gaseous fuel and air from the mixing chamber to take place pulse combustion of the mi... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4808107 | Pulse combustion system A pulse combustion system in which a single air intake assembly is associated with a plurality of pulse combustion gaseous fuel heater assemblies. The air intake assembly includes a blower arranged to supply combustion air to the heater assemblies, and th... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4715807 | Pulse combustion device In a pulse combustion device including a housing forming therein a combustion chamber, a cylindrical support member joined to the housing to form a mixing chamber in open communication with the combustion chamber, an annular perforated flange member coupl... | 12/29/1987 |
