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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6932001 | Refuse burning container A container for burning refuse including yard waste, household waste and the like. The container has a cylindrical portion that defines a burning chamber. The cylindrical portion includes a plurality of ventilation apertures and inwardly protruding flanges. The cont... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6244196 | Apparatus and method for burning organic material An apparatus and method for burning organic material including farm bedding waste of the present invention includes a firebox having an air injector disposed within the firebox. A heat exchanger is also disposed within the firebox above the air injector. ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5839375 | Apparatus for burning organic material An apparatus and method for burning organic farm bedding waste includes a firebox having an air injector disposed within the firebox. A heat exchanger is also disposed within the firebox above the air injector. The fuel to be burned, a mixture of organic ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834735 | Device for forming points on hair braids A device which will form a point at the end of a hair braid having a heating element with a v-shaped or a conically shaped void in the heating element. A hair braid is inserted into the void, and held until the hair is burned by the heating element to for... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5558079 | Trash incinerator An inexpensive trash incinerator having a primary burn chamber and an after burner which includes a spark arrestor. The after burner is a stack which rests on top of the primary burn chamber and it includes an opening in its lower end for admitting fresh ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5503290 | Detachable cover for waste burning receptacle A device for covering a trash burning receptacle, including a substantially planar, circular lid member. The lid member is composed of a heavy duty steel material and has a thickness of approximately 1/8 inch and a diameter of approximately 28 inches. A s... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5347935 | Yard trash burner A yard trash burner capable of effectively burning leaves, branches and other yard waste while preventing flying sparks and ashes that can create a fire hazard. The burner includes a wheeled frame with a handle structure to enable it to be easily moved to... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5195501 | Refuse burner barrel apparatus A trash barrel arranged for the burning of refuse therewithin is provided to provide a semi-cylindrical first shell mounting a semi-cylindrical second shell functioning as a door relative to the first shell. A powdered brick aggregate is contained within ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5191846 | Self-contained household garbage incinerator The present invention includes a chamber for containing refuse, a porous membrane at least partially enclosing the chamber, and a housing enclosing the porous membrane and the chamber. Combustion fuel is supplied to the porous membrane so that surface com... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5140974 | Trash burning barrel cover A cover for preventing unwanted fires starting by burning embers of refuse being burned in a barrel is formed by an irregular cone shaped base truncated by a substantially rectangular upstanding tubular throat portion having a rain cap surmounted thereon.... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4870948 | Partially collapsible enclosure for trash burning receptacle A peripheral wall assembly is provided defining a horizontal passageway therethrough and including a horizontally swingable wall section for opening and closing the passageway. An inverted generally U-shaped support is centrally disposed within the bounda... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4655193 | Incinerator An incinerator comprising reinforced concrete panels secured together in an array on a base plate to define a vertical enclosure with narrow gaps between adjacent panels, the panels being secured together in the array by a metal ring that extends around t... | 04/07/1987 |
