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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731491 | Fuel storage devices and apparatus including the same A fuel storage device in accordance with a present invention includes a fuel containing substance and a heater in thermal communication with the fuel containing substance. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7335016 | Combustion chamber, particularly for vehicle heating device An evaporative burner, particularly for a vehicle heating device, includes a combustion chamber housing and, in the combustion chamber housing, an evaporative medium for receiving liquid fuel and for delivering fuel vapor into a combustion chamber. A heating coil ar... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7255100 | Electronic gas cooktop control with simmer system and method thereof An electronically activated gas cooktop control system, responsive to a touch-sensitive user interface, and capable of providing a predetermined range of cooking and simmer levels of BTU output, has two complementary heating modes of operation A first heating mode o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6929467 | Combustion chamber assembly for a heating device A combustion chamber assembly for a heating device includes a combustion chamber housing which forms a combustion chamber, and an ignition member which projects with an ignition section into the combustion chamber. An evaporator medium, surrounding the combustion ch... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6739868 | Combustion chamber arrangement A combustion chamber arrangement, in particular for a burner of a vehicle heating device, includes a housing arrangement in which a seating region is provided for abutment of a counter-seating region formed on an ignition element. An elastically effective retaining ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6540151 | Heater, especially an engine-independent vehicle heating system An engine-independent vehicle heating system has a connection piece that communicates with a combustion chamber and is linked with a fuel supply. The heater system has a glowing body that is fastened in the connection piece and evaporates and ignites the ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6012443 | Ignition fixture for a gas stove An ignition fixture includes a body has a hole and two slits defined through the top thereof so that the ignition device is received in the hole and a plate is connected to the body by inserting two insertions into the two slits. The plate has two bosses ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5938429 | Device for feeding and igniting in particular gasoline as fuel for a vaporizing burner of a heater A device for feeding and igniting in particular gasoline as fuel for the vaporizing burner of a heater, in particular a vehicle heater, is disclosed. The fuel evaporated from a porous body is mixed with combustion air and burned in a combustion chamber of... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5752817 | Fuel gas supply and ignition system with single valve A fuel enriched ignitor for a fuel gas burner appliance wherein a fuel enricher tube is provided with a coupling having a threaded insert which, by way of a metering orifice, matches the enricher tube to the particular fuel gas being used. By both two-ele... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5722588 | Combustion heater In a combustion heater, a fuel feed unit supplies a fuel uniformly into a burner so as to prevent incomplete combustion in the burner. When a vaporization member is provided in the burner, the fuel feed unit supplies the fuel uniformly all over the surfac... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5605453 | Burner of a vehicle heater A burner for a vehicle heating device having a fan or blower for supplying combustion air. A combustion chamber 2 has an inner surface which is provided with a porous lining. A fuel supply line is provided for supplying fuel to the lining. A glow plug ign... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5478233 | Pot burner for liquid fuel A burner for combusting vaporized liquid fuel includes a combustion chamber which is open at an upper end and a side wall which defines air supply openings through which air is delivered into the combustion chamber. A thermally conductive body is disposed... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5218751 | Method of making a resistance ignitor for igniting gaseous fuel Filamentary material having a core of elemental carbon covered with a coating of silicon carbide material with a thin outer layer of elemental carbon is heated in air to cause the outer layer to oxidize. The filament is then cut to segments of a desired l... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5197871 | Vaporizing type burner A vaporizing type burner including a cylindrical body, a combustion chamber, a fuel absorbing section for receiving a fuel therein and vaporizing the received fuel therefrom, a mixer tube in which a vaporized fuel and a combustion air are mixed with each ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5113478 | Liquid fuel vaporizing apparatus This liquid fuel vaporizing apparatus is so designed that liquid fuel is vaporized by a heating plug disposed in a tubular body when the temperature in a combustion chamber is low while it is vaporized by a radiant heat of the combustion chamber received ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5090896 | Central heating for motor vehicles and such mobile units With a fluid fuel driven standard heating for motor vehicles, whose combustion chambers are equipped as vaporizer burners, a heater plug with open heater coils up to now would be installed in the usual way. What is disadvantageous for the operation, parti... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5056501 | Combustion heater A combustion heater includes a burner cylinder defining therein a combustion chamber. The burner cylinder has a peripheral wall thereof having a number of air inlet holes formed therein, one bottomed end thereof having an end wall formed with at least one... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5020991 | Heating device operated by means of liquid fuel A heating device, especially a motor vehicle heating device operated by means of liquid fuel, has a vaporization burner with an absorbent body that can be acted upon by liquid fuel. To effect equalization of heat distribution and fuel pretreatment, there ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4971550 | Burner with electric igniter for gaseous fuels and oxygen A burner with an integrated electrical high-voltage igniter and a flame monitor for partly oxidizing gaseous fuels in reactors that are either pressurized or not. A fuel-gas channel communicates with a confusor which opens into an annual fuel-gas nozzle. ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4931011 | Control and method for operating a vaporizer burner Formerly unpleasant blue smoke was generated in a vaporizer burner for auxiliary heaters for motor vehicles once the fuel supply was cut off and the flame died down, as the remaining fuel was merely heated up, but not burnt. According to the invention the... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4915615 | Device for controlling fuel combustion in a burner A device for controlling fuel combustion in a burner detects the temperature in the burner and controls, based on the detected temperature, electric power supplied to an atmozing glow plug of a fuel atomizer which heats and atomizes fuel.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4849604 | Heating device for air inlet manifolds A heating device for mounting on an air inlet manifold of a compression ignition engine to heat the air flowing to the engine comprises a thin walled tubular element closed at one end and having a fuel inlet at the other end. A ceramic plug is located in ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4789331 | Liquid fuel burner A burner comprises a fiber wick-filled atomizing chamber formed at an end of a combustion cylinder that constitutes a combustion chamber; a perforated ceramic disc provided in front of the atomizing chamber; and a heating plug that protrudes into the comb... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4714426 | Ignition system for oil burner An ignition system for oil burner capable of positively accomplishing ignition without operating a combustion cylinder construction and keeping ignition performance for a long period of time. The ignition system is constructed in a manner such that an ign... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4648361 | Heating device An electric starting aid for an internal combustion engine has a metal body having an integral tubular member about which is located a fuel pervious insulating sleeve. Surrounding the sleeve is an electric heating element. Fuel can be supplied to the inte... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4623310 | Vaporized liquid fuel combustion apparatus An improved vaporized liquid fuel combustion apparatus of the type including a cylindrical combustion chamber, a blower, and end plate located between the combustion chamber and the blower and a heat exchanger for heating air by utilizing thermal energy g... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4582980 | Glow plug for diesel engines of motor vehicles A glow plug for preheating the combustion chamber of a diesel engine includes a tubular metal sheath (5) closed at an end to define a tip and in which an electric heating element spiral (7) is embedded within a powder (6) of an electrically insulating mat... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4577601 | Glow plug arrangement In a compressed air charged combustion engine, in order to improve the atomization and ignition of the injected fuel from an injection nozzle, a glow plug which extends out of its glow plug housing with a cylindrically formed heating rod is provided with ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4553927 | Ignitor probe assembly and ceramic insulator therefor An ignitor probe assembly (10) for the ignition of fossil fuel burners comprises in combination an ignitor (11) having a tip (70) activated by electrical energy and producing a temperature sufficient to ignite a fossil fuel, pipe means (12) for positionin... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4538985 | Vaporization burner A vaporization burner operated by means of liquid fuel for heaters, especially motor vehicle heaters. The burner has a combustion chamber, into which combustion air can be introduced in a turbulent manner under pressure. The burner also has a vaporization... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4476378 | Glow plug for use in diesel engine A glow plug for use in a diesel engine comprises first and second helical heaters covered with a sheath. The second heater is made of material having larger resistance temperature coefficient than that of the first heater. A gap larger than winding pitche... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4457698 | Oil burner Oil burner, having an ignition mechanism and a wick movable upwardly and downwardly, and being operated with ease by completing wick lifting and ignition simultaneously in a single operation.... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4450681 | Carbon particulates cleaning device for diesel engine A carbon particulates cleaning device comprises a carbon particulates catching means, a fuel injecting means, a fuel retaining means for retaining the fuel injected by the fuel injecting means near the carbon particulates catching means, a fuel igniting m... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4428729 | Discharge type ignitor for oil stove There is provided an ignitor assembly for oil stoves of the type wherein an exposed portion of a wick is fired to burn oil. The ignitor assembly includes an ignitor plug held in alignment with the exposed portion of the wick for firing the wick through th... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4425495 | Ignitor and enclosure structure Hydrogen ignitor and housing structure having high-strength and lightweight characteristics for surface mounting within a nuclear reactor containment vessel are disclosed. A unitary main body is formed from stainless steel sheet metal free of internal or ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4345555 | Self-heating ignition plug A self-heating type ignition plug according to the present invention includes a base portion having a fixing portion formed on an outer wall thereof and a terminal insulately provided therein and connected to an electrical source; an ignition means, integ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4263886 | Method and apparatus for controlling a liquid fuel space heater An electronically controlled space heater includes a ceramic block heating element fed by a metering pump with fixed volume charges of liquid fuel at a rate dependent on temperature requirements. The heating element is located within a combustion chamber.... | 04/28/1981 |
| 3969656 | Electric igniter construction An electric igniter assembly including a casing in which the major length of the igniter element is enclosed so that only a small portion is disposed in proximity to a gas burner; the electrical connectors for the igniter element and the electrodes that a... | 07/13/1976 |
