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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110195368 | COMPRESSED GASEOUS OXIDIZER ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM A compressed gaseous oxidizer energy storage (COES) system includes a catalyst system in communication with a compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system and a compressed gas fuel storage system.... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110165300 | Flameless cooking appliance A flameless cooking apparatus for use with liquid fuels and for indoor or outdoor use under field operations. The burner exhibits low CO and hydrocarbon emissions and meets standards for burner thermal efficiency when used with JP-8 fuel. The apparatus employs a catalyt... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20100303681 | CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR AND FUEL REFORMER HAVING THE SAME A catalytic combustor and a fuel reformer having the same. The catalytic combustor includes a housing having a cylindrical reaction portion and a second reaction portion surrounding the first reaction portion in a double tube shape. The housing has a first opening for s... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100284868 | CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR AND FUEL REFORMER HAVING THE SAME A catalytic combustor which can prevent spark ignition pollution without increasing the pressure in the catalytic combustor through structural isolation between a chamber and an igniter, and a fuel reformer having the same are disclosed. A catalytic combustor may includ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100196833 | Combustible Gas Processing System and Combustible Gas Processing Method Disclosed is a system for processing a combustible gas, which comprises a catalytic combusting means for receiving an oxygen-containing combustible gas that contains oxygen in addition to the combustible gas as the principal component thereof, causing this oxygen-contai... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100126165 | Catalytic burner apparatus for stirling engine The invention provides an apparatus and a method for transferring heat by conduction to the internal heat acceptor of an external combustion engine. Fuel and air are introduced into a combustion chamber and mixed to form an air/fuel mixture. The air/fuel mixture is dire... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20090297999 | IGNITER/THRUSTER WITH CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION CHAMBER An ignition system and method of igniting the ignition system includes a main catalyst section in a staged relationship with a pilot-catalyst section to stage a decomposition though the pilot-catalyst section which preheats the main catalyst section.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090152372 | FUEL COMBUSTION CATALYST DELIVERY APPARATUS Efficient and effective fuel combustion catalyst delivery apparatus is disclosed. A fuel combustion catalyst delivery apparatus may include a receptacle containing a material such as a liquid. The liquid may include one or more catalytic materials. The apparatus may fur... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090136879 | FLAMELESS COMBUSTION HEATER A flameless combustion heater is described, that comprises an oxidation conduit and a fuel conduit positioned within the oxidation conduit to form an oxidation zone having an inlet and an outlet, said fuel conduit having a plurality of openings that provide fluid commun... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090113889 | Catalytic burner for stirling engine The invention provides a method for transferring heat by conduction to the internal heat acceptor of an external combustion engine. Fuel and air are introduced and mixed to form an air/fuel mixture. The air/fuel mixture is directed into a catalytic reactor that is posit... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090035711 | PHOTOCATALYTIC IGNITION SYSTEM A photocatalytic ignition system is provided that basically comprises an ignition chamber, a photocatalyst and a light source. The ignition chamber is configured to receive an air fuel mixture. The photocatalyst is arranged in the ignition chamber to contact an air fuel... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080118879 | Abnormality Detection Device For Catalyst Combustor A controller determines whether a rate of temperature rise on an upstream side of a catalyst portion is at a determination criterion value or higher, and, when the rate of temperature rise on the upstream side of the catalyst portion is at the determination criterion va... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080044781 | METHOD OF SOLID FUEL COMBUSTION INTENSIFICATION The substance of the invention consists in the combustion of the fuel-air mixture in the electric field by means of the catalyst located in the combustion zone and to which high voltage is applied, which results in reduction of activation energies of all endothermic com... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080014539 | Low vapor pressure fuels for use in catalytic burners Low vapor pressure compound-based fuels are provided. These fuels are useful in catalytic burner systems that can be used to disperse fragrances, insecticides, insect repellants (e.g., citronella), aromatherapy compounds, medicinal compounds, deodorizing compounds, disi... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070042306 | Apparatus for igniting combustible mediums An apparatus for initiating ignition of a combustible material, the apparatus including an igniter assembly having a support, a catalytic material carried by the support, the catalytic material comprising a substance which reacts with a hydrogen-containing gas in the pr... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060154123 | Burner for a reformer of a fuel cell system, and reformer and fuel cell system with the same A burner for a reformer of a fuel cell system includes a body having a catalyst inside thereof; and a heating member partially embedded within the catalyst to provide an auxiliary thermal source to the catalyst. ... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20050282100 | Catalyzer for gas-consuming device A catalyzer is disclosed for a gas-consuming device. The catalyzer may simply be a corrugated tube. Alternatively, the catalyzer may include a corrugated tube and a mesh installed at an end of the corrugated tube. In another aspect, the catalyzer may include a first cor... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050037309 | Catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material and flask equipped with such a burner The catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material is designed to cooperate with a wick that will carry a combustible composition to the burner that penetrates into the pores of the porous material, and comprises a peripheral zone that supports a catalyst and t... | 02/17/2005 |
