Bizarre Patents
Vehicular Impact Signaling Device
An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360437 | Devices for evaluating material properties, and related processes A device for measuring at least one property of a material sample is disclosed. The device includes at least one sensor element which is formed by a direct-write technique. The device can be an instrument for measuring strain in the sample, or for measuring other pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350557 | Method to detect the distribution of service temperatures in a technological process A method to detect the distribution of service temperatures in a technological process that includes the automatic and programmable performance of explorative excursions done by means of an adjustable equipment (1) connected to a structure (2) provided... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334413 | Apparatus, system and method for observing combustion conditions in a gas turbine engine A fuel injector for a gas turbine combustor is disclosed which includes a feed arm having a flange for mounting the injector within the combustor and a fuel nozzle depending from the feed arm for injecting fuel into the combustor for combustion. An optical sensor ar... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336897 | Liquid-cooled combustion camera A liquid-cooled camera assembly that includes a camera for viewing the combustion process in an industrial gas turbine that further includes a tri-concentric tube assembly, and a window cap positioned at a first end of the tri-concentric tube assembly. The camera ma... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7249437 | Method and apparatus for exterminating gophers and other burrowing pests An agent delivery system for eradicating rodents in an underground system of tunnels has a first chamber containing a first agent for delivery, a second chamber containing a second agent for delivery, a powered airflow device fitted to both chambers, and a tubing el... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250870 | Back draft alarm assembly for combustion heating device A back drafting alarm assembly is designed to detect back drafting in combustion fired appliances. The assembly includes a temperature sensor unit that is attached to the diverter bonnet of a water heater or furnace to measure the temperature at all times. The senso... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7147462 | Pocket readout apparatus A readout apparatus that can be carried in the shirt pocket of a technician. The readout apparatus is used to easily and quickly make a connection to a heating system via a data access port of the heating controls, especially in low light situations, without the nee... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140558 | Mixing arrangement for atomizing nozzle in multi-phase flow The invention relates to an improved mixing arrangement for, primarily, moving bitumen in steam from sources of such bitumen and steam to a reactor or coker for further processing of the bitumen into petroleum products. The invention provides a main conduit connecte... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7112059 | Apparatus and method for shutting down fuel fired appliance An apparatus is provided for controlling the operation of a gas fired appliance having a gas valve circuit for enabling the flow of gas to the burner. The apparatus comprises a sensor capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapor, a switching means in series ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107186 | Transformer testing A method for transformer testing includes receiving a failing test result of a transformer, the test result being determined from a test taken during transformer manufacture, determining, via a knowledge-based system, a predicted root cause of the failure based on t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083408 | Apparatus and method for shutting down a fuel fired appliance An apparatus comprising a switch, a fuse, and a sensor that is capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapors and responsively changing in resistance, wherein the sensor enables the switch to supply current to the fuse which opens to shut down an appliance bu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044729 | Gas burner control for a bake oven The system (1) for controlling the combustion (7) of a cooking oven burner (2), comprises in combination a thermostat valve (3) with a rotary hand knob (4) and a non-electric temperature sensor (6) for modulating the burner ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025588 | Utility lighter The present invention relates to a lighter including a housing having a handle at one end and a nozzle at another end and including a fuel supply connected for selective fluid communication with the nozzle. A release member is cooperatively connected to the housing ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021925 | Safety module for fuel-burning appliance, and appliance using such a module The invention provides a safety module for connection to a fuel-burning appliance. The safety module connects to the existing circuitry of the appliance and triggers an alarm response when certain predetermined conditions are met. The safety module includes a CO sen... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011515 | Gas lighter having device for preventing flame from being extinguished by wind The present invention is to provide a gas lighter, which comprises a nozzle provided at one end of a barrel extended forwardly from a housing, an auxiliary ceramic sleeve member provided at one end of a ceramic sleeve member in the barrel adjacent the nozzle, a meta... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006762 | Pulse width modulator The present invention encompasses a high efficiency pulse width modulator comprising: a variable duty cycle oscillator for receiving an input signal and providing a low level switching signal; a source voltage differentiation dependant positive switching signal circ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6949847 | Rotary joint In a rotary joint A including an electric signal slip ring 31 for passing different electric signals between a stator 1 and a rotor 6, for the purpose of stable transmission of electric signals in the electric signal slip ring 31, station... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6908300 | Apparatus and method for shutting down a fuel fired appliance An apparatus comprising a switch, a fuse, and a sensor that is capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapors and responsively changing in resistance, wherein the sensor enables the switch to supply current to the fuse which opens to shut down an appliance bu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6694683 | Sight glass retainer system and method for making same A sight glass retaining system is provided for mounting a sight glass to a support panel, such as for viewing combustion or other processes. The system includes a retainer which forms a continuous frame and has lateral flanges for locating the sight glass... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6672860 | Proximity warning system for a fireplace A proximity warning system for a fireplace including a monitor module and an alarm module. The monitor module is configured to sense when an object, such as a person, enters a defined zone proximate to the fireplace. The monitor module may use a variety o... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6565352 | Smoke density monitor A smoke density monitor for mounting on a ship smokestack. The smoke density monitor provides a transmitter head and a receiver head mounted to a smokestack. The transmitter head and receiver head are optically connected with a density monitor by means of... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6416317 | Oxy-fuel burner The oxy-fuel burner comprises at least one fuel supply pipe (16) and at least one pipe (18) for supplying an oxygen-rich gas, the said outlets of the pipes being directed approximately in the same direction, the burner being designed to be mounted through... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6247919 | Intelligent burner control system An intelligent burner control apparatus is configured to control the flow rate of a fluid flowing from a fluid supply to a burner. The apparatus includes a flow controller, a flow regulator, and a flow monitor. The flow controller includes a sensor config... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244857 | Method and apparatus for optical flame control of combustion burners In accordance with the present invention, methods and apparatus to control the combustion of a burner are presented which overcome many of the problems of the prior art. One aspect of the invention comprises a burner control apparatus including a device f... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6164957 | Transducer for gas flare pilot flame detection A pilot flame sensing system employs an electromagnetic transducer (41) at the bottom of a vertical stack (11) used for burning waste gases which incorporates a pilot burner (15) at the top of the stack (11). The electromagnetic transducer (41) responds t... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6141957 | Flame detector for combustor In a starter combustor of a pressurized fluidized bed combined cycle power system, disorder of a flame detecting device due to ash accumulation is prevented. A fuel nozzle (33) of the starter combustor is provided so as to be directed to an inner cylinder... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6126435 | Electronic ignition system for a gas stove In an electronic ignition system for igniting a plurality of gas burners by means of a plurality of electrodes, each one being mounted adjacent with each burner for producing sparks for the ignition of each burner. A spark generating circuit connected wit... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6045353 | Method and apparatus for optical flame control of combustion burners In accordance with the present invention, methods and apparatus to control the combustion of a burner are presented which overcome many of the problems of the prior art. One aspect of the invention comprises a burner control apparatus including a device f... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042365 | Fuel combustion monitoring apparatus and method A method and an apparatus for monitoring fuel combustion status in a burner such as a boiler and a gasifier with high accuracy, high reliability and fast response are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a series of fiber optic flame monitors that are insta... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5938424 | Failure diagnosing apparatus for combustion systems An apparatus 9 for diagnosing failures in the combustion system to be installed in the regenerator of an absorption chiller is adapted to automatically prepare quantitative diagnosis data from a plurality of items of measurement data. The apparatus compri... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5927960 | Burner A burner arrangement for ferrous scrap melting and the like includes a fuel outlet and a primary oxidant supply outlet communicating with a mixing chamber. The burner also has a main outlet and secondary oxidant supply outlets. In addition there is a conv... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5885067 | Method for displaying a possible remaining time of a combustion operation in a combustion appliance and apparatus therefor A method of displaying a possible remaining time of a combustion operation in a combustion appliance and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The combustion appliance has a fuel tank for containing fuel, a burner for performing the combustion operation of ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5829962 | Method and apparatus for optical flame control of combustion burners In accordance with the present invention, methods and apparatus to control or monitor the combustion of a burner are presented which overcome many of the problems of the prior art. One aspect of the invention comprises a burner control apparatus comprisin... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5807092 | Method of and device for detecting the residual of gas quantity in a cassette-type gas cylinder A gas cylinder joined to a gas appliance. Based on the knowledge that a resonance frequency of cassette type gas cylinder does not vary with a residual quantity of gas therein a transmitter and a receiver are placed in positions opposed to a weld zone of ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5794549 | Combustion optimization system Information relating to combustion conditions within a fossil-fueled boiler that includes a plurality of burners adapted to produce flames combining to form a fireball is provided by acquiring data relating to the physical and temperature characteristics ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5796342 | Diagnosing flame characteristics in the time domain A method and system for determining flame characteristics in the time domain by analyzing the fluctuations of a time-domain output signal of a flame scanner monitoring a burner flame. A mean level (as well as maximum high and low levels) of the time-domai... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5761092 | Gas burner monitor and diagnostic apparatus A gas burner operation monitoring apparatus for enabling convenient diagnosis of gas burner and control problems. The invention is a temporarily attached device that collects and stores information concerning the key functions indicative of an gas burner'... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5721385 | Testing device for gas pilot light A portable device for testing the performance of an oxygen-depletion-sensing pilot light jet comprising a gas mixture applicator means, a pressurizable vessel forming a reservoir for containing a gas mixture which has an oxygen content just below the leve... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5704775 | Auxiliary igniter and control for a furnace A furnace for combustible fuels that incorporates a main igniter and an auxiliary back-up igniter for igniting the fuel. When power is applied to the main igniter, a sensor detects whether or not current flows through the main igniter. If there is current... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5612904 | Oil burner monitor and diagnostic apparatus An oil burner operation monitoring apparatus for enabling convenient diagnosis of burner problems. The invention has two major components: a permanently mounted or integral data collection unit that is connected to key points in the oil burner and a porta... | 03/18/1997 |
