Bizarre Patents
Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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 |
| 6217315 | Liquid fuel burning device A liquid fuel burning device comprising a wick for sucking and burning a liquid fuel contained in a fuel tank by capillarity and a vent passage which is provided in a portion other than a fuel passage used by the wick and allows communication between an i... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6196832 | combustion wick for liquid fuel combustion appliance A liquid fuel burner has a wick for drawing up by capillarity of a draw-up section liquid fuel composed mainly of alcohol contained in a fuel tank and for burning it at a tip flame-producing section, a wick holder for holding the wick, an igniter for ligh... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6135759 | Variable-heat chafing-dish burners and methods of use Variable-heat chafing-dish burners and methods of use. One variable-heat chafing-dish burner embodiment has a reservoir with liquid fuel, into which a short wick and a long wick extend. Both wicks are lit initially, in order to provide initial high heat t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5584685 | Discharge-type ignition device for oil burner A discharge-type capable of accomplishing ignition of a wick at a position convenient or suitable for the ignition. Spark discharge for ignition of a wick is started in the course of raising of the wick. Thus, any possible variation in height of the wick ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5413479 | Discharge-type ignition device for oil burner A discharge-type ignition device for an oil burner capable of permitting ignition of a wick to be carried out at any optimum position of the wick which is fixed. First and second discharge electrodes are arranged in proximity to the wick when it is raised... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5395234 | Positive oil candle wick movement mechanism A positive oil candle wick advancing and retracting mechanism including a candle cap having formed therethrough an elongated bore for passage of the wick, at least three elongated tubular elements mounted in the cap immediately below the bore for rotation... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4688546 | Deodorizing device for oil stove An oil stove comprises a combustion wick for burning oil, a device for extinguishing the fire at the combustion wick, and a deodorizing device for absorbing or removing gases causing smells produced when the burning portion at the combustion wick is extin... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4496307 | Candle including flame adjustment means and automatic flame extinguisher means A candle for varying the flame intensity and extinguishing the flame when the candle becomes unstable. The candle includes a receptacle containing combustible fuel and terminating into an open end covered by a cap means having a central opening. An extern... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4488536 | Warm air blowing heater A warm air blowing heater includes combustion equipment for burning fuel, and an air duct provided at a position away from a portion directly above the combustion equipment for blowing air from the heater into the room. The combustion equipment includes a... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4486170 | Liquid fuel combustion apparatus In a liquid fuel combustion apparatus, the upper end of a wick is ready to be ignited when it projects upward from a pan portion, and is extinguished when it is withdrawn downward from the pan portion. The wick moves up and down as a first operating lever... | 12/04/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4417870 | Liquid fuel combustion apparatus A liquid fuel combustion apparatus comprises a combustion cylinder for supporting a wick to be vertically movable between a combustion position and an extinguished position, a rotating shaft connected to said wick for raising and lowering said wick, a dri... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4260366 | Selectively actuatable candle igniter There is disclosed a selectively actuated candle lighting or igniting apparatus particularly for use with candles whose wicks are within an enclosure. Such wicks are used to float on oil within glass bowls and the like. These candles may also be within hu... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4035138 | Apparatus for converting a beverage container into a lamp An oil lamp includes beverage can of the tab opening type having a sector shaped discharge opening and defining an oil reservoir. A resilient wire helix wick holder engages the upper portion of a wick and engages between successive convolutions the opposi... | 07/12/1977 |
