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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7670137 | Gas pressure ignition assembly An automated ignition assembly for a gas-fueled appliance includes a pressure plate positioned between an upper bellows and a lower bellows, each of which is in selective communication with a fuel gas source. If fuel gas is directed to the lower bellows, gas within ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7425128 | Rotary actuated reed switch control A gas appliance control assembly includes a gas valve and a reed switch operated simultaneously by rotation of a single shaft. The reed switch opens and closes a circuit including an electronic ignition module and a spark igniter so that spark is provided as the gas... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7311518 | Multi-mode lighter The present invention is directed to a lighter including a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member extending from the housing and being movable to selectively perform at least one step in igniting the fuel, and an inhibiting member extending from the ho... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303389 | Safety lighter A safety lighter includes a lighter body comprising a casing defining a liquefied gas chamber for containing a predetermined volume of liquefied gas therein, a supporting frame having an outer sealing surface engaged with an inner surface of the casing, a gas emitti... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7228917 | Remote trigger actuating mechanism for power tool A new and improved remote trigger actuating mechanism for a power tool comprises an elongated handle or pole which is provided with a handgrip upon a rear end portion, while a mounting bracket, into which a forward end portion of the elongated handle or pole is fixe... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226285 | Gas flowrate control device for gas burner A gas flowrate control device for turning the flame adjustment wheel of a gas burner is disclosed to include a control wheel, which has an internal gear meshed with the flame adjustment wheel of the gas burner, a big gear surrounding the internal gear, and two small... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7058109 | Image amplification for laser systems An optical image amplifier comprising a copper bromide laser (10) to provide a source of optical radiation, an optical amplifier (18) for amplifying the optical radiation received from the laser (10), an optical image forming device (16) ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036476 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder, in which combustion of a fuel-air mixture compressed in the cylinder by a piston is initiated by time-controlled external ignition, wherein there is provided at least one laser light source for time-con... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008219 | Boil-off gas processing system using electric heater A boil-off gas processing system for reliably burning a boil-off gas. The system processes a boil-off gas produced from a liquid hydrogen tank which is built in a hydrogen fueled vehicle. The system includes a mixing device for introducing air into a discharge passa... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007688 | Heat control device of portable gas stoves This invention discloses a heat control device of a portable gas stove, comprising a hollow cylindrical button base and a switch button, an installing slot protruded from the top of the inner wall of the button base, a spring disposed in the installing slot, and a p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6984123 | Multi-mode lighter The present invention relates to a lighter. The lighter includes a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member movably associated with the housing to selectively ignite the fuel, and a latch moveable between a first latch position and a second latch positio... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971870 | Multi-mode lighter The present invention relates to a lighter comprising a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member movably associated with the housing to selectively perform at least one step in igniting the fuel, and a latch member slidably associated with the housing to... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959707 | Gas combustion type hair drier A gas combustion type hair drier 1 includes a gas tank 29, for storing combustion gas, a combustor 11 for combusting combustion gas supplied from the gas tank 29, a blower 17 exchanging heat resulting from the combustor 11, ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951457 | Safety lighter A safety lighter includes a lighter body comprising a casing defining a liquefied gas chamber for containing a predetermined volume of liquefied gas therein, a supporting frame having an outer sealing surface engaged with an inner surface of the casing, a gas emitti... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951456 | Microcombustor and combustion-based thermoelectric microgenerator A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas channel and an exhaust gas channel. The reactant channel and exhaust... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945773 | Multi-mode lighter The present invention relates to a lighter. The lighter includes a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member movably associated with the housing to selectively ignite the fuel, and a latch moveable between a first latch position and a second latch positio... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945772 | Child resistant disposable lighter A child resistant disposable lighter includes a shielding frame including a U-shaped frame body and a pair of shielding guards. The frame body, which is mounted on a supporting frame, has two sidewalls positioned at two outer sides of the supporting walls respective... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926519 | Lighter extension assembly A lighter extension assembly includes an elongated extension member, a holster for holding a conventional disposable lighter, a main gripping portion, and a lighter ignition mechanism for providing linear movement by a lighter actuation assembly upon squeezing a tri... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910880 | Ignition controller of barbecue grill An ignition controller has a pressure controller having a housing with a first inlet and a first outlet, an ignition adjustor having a housing with a second inlet and a second outlet and an adjusting assembly. The second outlet is connected to the second inlet and t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908302 | Multi-mode lighter A lighter includes a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member movably associated with the housing to selectively perform at least one ignition function, and a latch assembly associated with the housing for selectively changing the actuating member from a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6743010 | Relighter control system A relighter apparatus for operating a pilot burner for a fuel pipeline heater. The relighter apparatus has a controller located at a first location, and a pilot burner assembly and ignition coil located at a second location which is remotely located a distance from ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6727444 | Switch for tool An actuating mechanism for a tool includes a shell and a switch actuator. The shell includes a slot defined therein between two edges and at least one boss formed thereon. The switch actuator includes two hooks to be inserted through the slot for engagement with the... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726469 | Multi-mode lighter The present invention relates to a lighter. The lighter includes a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member movably associated with the housing to selectively ignite the fuel, and a latch moveable between a first latch position and a second latch positio... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6446622 | Stove ignition structure An improved stove ignition structure includes an ignition knob, a jump spark power source, a magnetic switch, an electric spark generator, and a lead wire for circuit connection. The ignition knob is provided on a control panel of a stove. The center of t... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446426 | Miniature pulsed heat source A miniature heat source capable of being used in a hand-held device for delivering a metered pulse of fuel to a combustion chamber where it is converted into a pulsed amount of heat. For example, the heat source apparatus can be used in a hand-held cigare... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6375454 | Controllable combustion device A combustion device for providing a stream of combustion products. In particular, there is a combustion device, utilizing micro-sized combustion tubes, that can 1) control firing profiles of an array of combustion tubes, 2) control acoustics generated the... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6328913 | Composite monolithic elements and methods for making such elements A composite monolithic element for use as a hot surface ignitor or the like includes first and second regions or layers. The first region or layer comprises a low pressure ejection molded mixture of silicon carbide and silicon nitride particles or other c... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6305929 | Laser-induced ignition system using a cavity An apparatus which can confine almost entire available energy in the vicinity of ignition point during a laser-induced ignition process is proposed. Multiple reflection by a cavity surface when a small diameter laser beam is directed into the cavity is ut... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6269882 | Method for ignition of flameless combustor A combustor method and apparatus is provided. The method utilizes flameless combustion with one or more of three improvements to enhance ignition of the flameless combustor. A catalytic surface can be provided within a combustion chamber to provide flamel... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6257876 | Disposable lighter holder A disposable lighter holder includes a holder frame providing a sliding chamber therein, a lighter holder for holding a disposable lighter in position slidably disposed in the sliding chamber, a resilient element connected between the holder frame and the... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6095799 | Utility lighter An utility 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. An ignitor assembly, such as a piezoelectric mechanism, is operatively c... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6086360 | Utility lighter The present invention relates to a utility 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. An ignitor assembly, such as a piezoelec... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6036478 | Fire-lighting device A fire-lighting device includes a jetting nozzle for jetting fuel gas, a gas passage for fuel gas to be burned extending from a fuel tank to the jetting nozzle, and a sintered filter made of sintered powder inserted in the gas passage upstream of a small-... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6000932 | Lighter that is convertible to a fishing lure The combination lighter and fishing lure includes a body having a feature useful for attracting a fish, a reservoir for holding a fuel, an igniter to ignite the fuel and produce a flame, an outlet at which the flame is produced, means provided on the body... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5971748 | Gas safety lighter comprising a pyrophoric flint and spark wheel ignition system The invention relates to a spark wheel type gas lighter comprising a lighter body, a reservoir, a valve permitting gas to leave the reservoir, an ignition system comprising a pyrophoric flint co-operating with a spark wheel and a spring maintaining the fl... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5960996 | Gas-burned glue gun A gas-burned glue gun includes a gun body holding a heating unit and a melting unit, and a handle holding a fuel gas tank and a gas valve, the heating unit having a nozzle tube connected to the gas valve, an electronic igniter, a flame nozzle connected th... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954494 | Pressure washer blower ignition electrical system The blower/ignition/electrical system supplies the air, spark, and electrical power to facilitate and control the fuel combustion in a heat exchanger for devices which output a fluid, such as a pressure washer. The system is belt driven as an intricate pa... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951276 | Electrically enhanced hot surface igniter An electronic control circuit (10) for a gas oven including a hot surface igniter (24) which is heated through the application of electrical current to a temperature sufficient to ignite gas supplied through an electrically actuable gas valve (26). The ap... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934895 | Utility lighter An utility 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. An ignitor assembly, such as a piezoelectric mechanism, is operatively c... | 08/10/1999 |
