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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422011 | Fireplace front panel assembly for reducing temperature A heating appliance includes an outer enclosure including a transparent front panel, a combustion chamber enclosure, and a variable speed blower. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure and defines a combustion chamber wherein radia... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7299594 | Brick patterned shelving An apparatus for at least one of providing a decorative shelf, decorative framing, decorative shelving, decorative paneling and a decorative member for supporting and hanging preselected articles. The apparatus comprises a panel member formed with a brick like desig... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7175424 | Indoor/outdoor patio heater fire sculpture The present invention is an indoor/outdoor patio heater which includes a base portion housing a gas source, a gas burner, gas valve, a fan under the burner to create twisting flame patterns and a liquid pump, a pair of concentric see-through tubular portions dispose... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168427 | Air filtration and sterilization system for a fireplace An air filtration and sterilization system for removing airborne contaminants from air circulated through an air plenum system of a fireplace. Air filtration systems may include particulate, chemical, and ion filtration systems to filter the air. Air sterilization m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140364 | Prefabricated modular, lightweight fireplace A lightweight, prefabricated, modular masonry fireplace. The firebox is pre-cast in modular sections of lightweight vermiculate concrete. A kiva-style version of the fireplace features a modular firebox disposed within an outer facade made from a tubular steel frame... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111623 | Heat deflecting baffle for direct vent fireplace A direct vent fireplace includes a heat deflecting baffle comprised of a base member attached to the front top edge of the fireplace and an extension member telescopically attached to the base member. Each end of the extension member includes a vertical flange with ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6945868 | Outdoor fan system A camouflaged outdoor fan system includes a housing, a fan inserted into the housing, and a camouflaged lid removably connected to the housing. The housing is buried in the ground, or in alternative embodiment, mounted to the underside of a deck, the fan is inserted... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6766798 | Supplemental air directing extension frame for a fireplace A supplemental air directing frame for a fireplace (10) is provided where frame (10) includes an upper channel (12), a pair of sidewalls (14) and a pair of front panels (16). Upper channel (12) has an air flow opening formed... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6736133 | Air filtration and sterilization system for a fireplace An air filtration and sterilization system for removing airborne contaminants from air circulated through an air plenum system of a fireplace. Air filtration systems may include particulate, chemical, and ion filtration systems to filter the air. Air sterilization m... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6145502 | Dual mode of operation fireplaces for operation in vented or unvented mode A novel dual mode of operation gas fireplace of the type having a combustion chamber box and a heat exchanger is provided with a burner in the bottom of the combustion chamber box which creates exhaust gasses to be passed out of the combustion chamber box... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6065467 | Fireplace-barbecue with heat exchanger A combination portable gas barbecue and portable simulation fireplace includes a cooking vessel having imitation fireplace logs and a gas burner mounted on a lift-out log grate. A window is mounted in the front of the cooking vessel to allow direct viewin... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5996575 | Low cost prefabricated fireplace with fiber insulation firebox A low cost prefabricated fireplace is provided with an open-ended fireplace box which requires no outer sheet metal shroud or housing as employed in the prior art sheet metal fireplaces. The novel fireplace box has at least five walls which consist substa... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983890 | Fireplace having multi-zone heating control A fireplace adapted to heat multiple heating zones of a building, controlled by a control circuit which adjusts the heat input to the fireplace, airflow through the fireplace and ducting of the airflow to the various zones individually in response to a ca... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979437 | Air control apparatus for a fireplace Air control apparatus for a fireplace prevents or inhibits the buildup of soot and dirt on the inside surface of the glass doors of the fireplace. A combustion control system for a fireplace for controlling the volume and direction of air circulating through t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5915375 | Fireplace with direct vent and sloped top wall A direct vent gas fireplace has a combustion air duct extending down the back wall, between the housing back wall and the fireplace back wall. It is located laterally between two cooling air ducts that lead from the cool air zones at the bottom outer corn... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5775408 | Integrated gas fireplace and air conditioner system An integrated combined heating and cooling unit comprises a known high efficiency gas fireplace unit stacked on top of a known high efficiency window type air conditioning unit. Novel vent adapters are connected to the rear of the units for connecting the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5647340 | Convertible dual direct-vented fireplace A novel dual direct vented fireplace includes a combustion chamber having two permanent exhaust outlets including a horizontal exhaust outlet and a vertical exhaust outlet. A fireplace enclosure surrounds at least the top, bottom and back of said combusti... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5499622 | Afterburner system and process Process and system for the operation of a fireplace or the like in which combustion products including pollutant gases and entrained particulate materials are treated to substantially reduce pollutant levels. The combustion products are passed through a c... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497761 | Heating device for solid fuels The invention describes a heating device (1) for solid fuels (2) with a heating element (3) which comprises a combustion chamber (6) and adjacent thereto a flue gas conduit. Downstream of the combustion chamber (6) a suction device (30) for the flue gases... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5392760 | Direct vent fireplace A gas fireplace comprising a housing adapted to be located in a building. There is a first conduit in the housing to act as an air inlet. In insert is received within the housing. A second conduit in the insert aligns with and is received by the first con... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5282459 | Fireplace shield A shield structure is arranged in mounted communication with a fireplace grate in adjacency to a rear wall of a fireplace to afford protection to the fire bricks of the fireplace rear wall minimizing their deterioration. The shield structure is arranged t... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5218953 | Variable high efficiency gas burning fireplace A standard prefabricated direct vented fireplace is designed for mass production on an assembly line where it is fitted with a plurality of different side walls or doors and optional heat exchangers for effecting different thermal efficiencies. The firepl... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5062411 | Low pressure drop fireplace heat exchanger A heat exchanger for use in a fireplace assembly having walls surrounding a fire combustion chamber, an air passage provided therein and a flue assembly for exhausting combustion chamber effluent. The heat exchanger includes a housing adapted to be mounte... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5038754 | Fireplace heat exchanger A heat exchanger is disclosed herein for placement in the firebed of a standard fireplace which includes a heat box having an inlet and an outlet separated by a heat chamber having a series of baffles included for conducting an air flow across the panels ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5036830 | Method and apparatus for burning stacked newspapers in a fireplace or stove A method and apparatus for burning a stack of newspapers in a fireplace or stove includes a firebox positionable in a fireplace or stove and having a floor for horizontally supporting a stack of newspapers and an air supply unit for directing a flow of ai... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4967731 | Device and method for lighting a fire in a fireplace A flat cover formed of a fire resistant material is provided for use when igniting objects in a fireplace. The cover has an access and air opening which is disposed on the cover so that when the cover is positioned over the fireplace opening, the access a... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4909227 | Direct top venting high efficiency fireplace The fireplace has a coaxial vent directly venting the exhaust gas through its top. The fresh air is directed through an outer jacket of the coaxial vent to a chamber located between the firebox and the rear panel and enters into the lower portion of the f... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4821473 | Chimney by-pass A chimney by-pass is disclosed for use with a main chimney. In case of a chimney fire, a movable damper closes off the main chimney, substantially reducing the severity of the chimney fire. The movable damper also opens an auxiliary chimney, allowing smok... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4810173 | Firebooster A fire booster device is provided and consists of a portable air blower with an elongated hollow extension sleeve to guide forced air directly onto a source of a fire. In a modification the extension sleeve is movable and adjustable thereon for greater mo... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4793322 | Direct-vented gas fireplace A zero clearance fireplace of the type to be installed inside of a building against or near an outside wall is provided. The box shaped fireplace is provided with four substantially vertical walls, a top wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall comprises a... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4787365 | Double walled fireplace insert and method for loading from the outside A double walled fireplace insert is shown with an inner firebox and an outer shell to provide convection air channels between the parallel walls of the inner and outer units. A front panel is integral with the outer shell, and it covers the front of the i... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4771760 | Method and apparatus for burning stacked newspapers in a fireplace Method and apparatus for burning stacked newspapers in a fireplace includes a grate having a sloping support for supporting a stack of newspapers at an angle inclined to the horizontal with free edges of the newspapers at the front and air supply directin... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4688545 | Stove Stove for burning solid fuels, particularly wood. The stove has a pedestal which has a primary air inlet and an ash drawer; an upright rectangular main housing which is divided internally into a fire box section and a section for combustion products; a ho... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4653464 | Portable heating unit A portable heating unit has a heating chamber which is disposed within a housing so substantially all of the exterior thereof is displaced inwardly from that housing to define an air space. Air passing through that air space absorbs heat from the exterior... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4629114 | Heater device control The present invention provides a heating device including a combustion chamber for burning a selected fuel where the combustion chamber is at least partially surrounded by air heating plenums through which ambient air is forced. A portion of the air suppl... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4621610 | Solid fuel heating apparatus A solid fuel heating apparatus has combustion air supplied in a controlled manner by a manifold. The manifold has a first branch that directs combustion air to the interior of the fuel ignited within the firebox and a second branch that extends along the ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4601280 | Fireplace insert An improved double walled prefabricated fireplace apparatus insertable into a pre-existing masonry fireplace in a building for heating a room. The apparatus is provided with an air manifold within the apparatus adjacent the combustion chamber and having o... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4549522 | Heat exchanger for stoves and fire-places A network of air-heating ducts is inserted between the fire bricks of a stove or fire-place to increase the thermal efficiency of the heating apparatus. Cool air from the room is supplied by an electric fan and a manifold to a first series of U-shaped duc... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4545360 | Clean burning solid fuel stove and method A stove and method for burning solid fuels having an insulated primary combustion chamber, uniform distribution of preheated primary air through upward facing holes in a grate, downward flow of combustion gas through the grate, retention of hot coals in t... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4520791 | Jacketed wood stove A jacketed wood stove has a jacket forming an air space conformably surrounding the top, bottom, rear and sidewalls of the firebox, and a double-jacketed front access door. The periphery of the access door is slotted for internal convective cooling of the... | 06/04/1985 |
