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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7048517 | Pump as a pressure source for supercritical fluid chromatography The invention is a device and method in a high-pressure chromatography system, such as a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system, that uses a pump as a pressure source for precision pumping of a compressible fluid. The preferred exemplary embodiment comprise... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6942482 | Combustion control device A safety circuit 31, which compulsorily closes an on-off valve for supplying a gas to a burner when a microcomputer for performing a combustion control is in an abnormal condition, does not operate unless abnormality occurs to the microcomputer 1, and ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932101 | Solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply A solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply and opening and closing gas supply with a regulation function generally includes a solenoid valve assembly having a housing, a diaphragm assembly, a first and second solenoid valves, a first and second valve bodie... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6247921 | Apparatus for generating a spark An apparatus for generating a spark, particularly for igniting the gas in a gas appliance. The apparatus includes a spark generator adjacent to a combustible gas burner. The spark generator consists of at least two spark electrodes connected to a high vol... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5941236 | Roofing kettle control apparatus Roofing kettle apparatus for heating asphalt includes a wheeled chassis mounting a vat and a heating system for heating the vat. The heating system includes a solenoid operated valve for controlling the flow of fuel gas from a fuel gas source to each of a... | 08/24/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5722823 | Gas ignition devices In a gas appliance, such as a domestic gas fire or heater, there is provided a gas ignition device comprising a solenoid actuator which is electrically operable to cause a gas valve to initiate a gas flow, an igniter which is electrically operable to igni... | 03/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5568805 | Safety device for use with portable heater A portable heater includes a burner 10 disposed on the bottom of a combustion cylinder 2, a container to be heated 6 which is disposed in an upper part of the combustion cylinder for storing contents which are heated when the heater is in use, a fuel tank... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5462431 | Ignitor with metering orifice insert 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... | 10/31/1995 |
| 4490106 | Safety device for igniting fuel gases discharged by a flare Safety device for igniting fuel gas discharged by the orifice of a flare stack, incorporating a pilot light whose nozzle issues into the vicinity of the orifice of the flare, said pilot light which is equipped with an ignition device is connected by a sup... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4435150 | Gas burner control system Upon a call for heat, gas flows to a pilot burner, a spark generating circuit is energized to ignite the pilot burner, and an oscillator is energized. When flame appears, the output signal of the oscillator is effective, through flame responsive means inc... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4360338 | Control system for dual coil pilot valve burner system There is disclosed a control system for a gas burner appliance having an interrupted pilot burner operation. The system employs serially-connected first and second (main) electromagnetic operated valves. The first valve has a dual coil construction with a... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4239480 | Fluid bed furnace and pilot light assembly An improved fluid bed furnace which includes a new and improved pilot light assembly and which is of the type having a fluid bed comprising material which fluidizes upon being subjected to a flow of gas mixture therethrough and a burner for burning a fuel... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4168141 | Safety ignition means for burner installations Safety ignition means for burner installations having a solenoid of a solenoid operated valve connected to a power source through a normally opened relay switch. The relay switch has a hold coil connected to the power source and a make coil connected to t... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4147496 | Safety ignition means for burner installations Safety ignition means for burner installations having a first solenoid operated valve for a pilot burner, a second solenoid operated valve for a main burner, and an electric heater for igniting the pilot burner. The first valve has a hold solenoid connect... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4102628 | Control apparatus for gas burning appliance A control apparatus for a fanned, gaseous fuel-burning appliance, such as a water boiler for a domestic central heating system; the control apparatus includes electrical circuitry comprising first and second changeover switches each having a normally-clos... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4087229 | Automatic fuel ignition system with redundant flame sensing An automatic fuel ignition system has a spark generator for igniting a pilot burner and two separate pilot flame sensing systems to provide a redundant safety check of flame ignition before the main burner gas is turned on. One sensing system includes a r... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4087230 | Fuel ignition system providing fuel shutoff under simultaneous failure conditions A control arrangement for a fuel ignition system including redundant pilot and main valves, includes a thermal heat sensor mounted on a heat exchanger or in an exhaust stack of main burner apparatus and having a heating element which is energized in respo... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4080154 | Gas burner control system with cycling pilot In a gas burner control system a normally closed, electromagnetically opened first valve has primary control of gas flow to pilot and main burners and the application of gas pressure to cause a normally closed, diaphragm-operated second valve controlling ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4077762 | Fuel ignition system having contact interlock protection A control arrangement for a fuel ignition system for providing an interlock on start-up to prevent the energization of fuel valves of the system under certain failure conditions includes a switching device which is energized over normally closed contacts ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4070143 | Fuel ignition system including an igniter providing a lingering spark A fuel ignition system including a control arrangement which provides an interlock on start-up to prevent the energization of fuel valves of the system under certain failure conditions, and an igniter which is enabled when the system is activated to provi... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4059386 | Combustion heating apparatus to improve operation of gas pilot burners A gas pilot burner arrangement in which only air from the blower discharge plenum connected to the main gas burner is initially supplied to the pilot burner to mix with gas being supplied to the pilot burner through the pilot gas conduit and when a flame ... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4035134 | Electronic valve seat leak detector An automatic fuel ignition system which provides automatic detection of a leak condition for a pilot valve which is operable to supply fuel to a pilot burner for ignition to establish pilot flame and a main valve which is operable to supply fuel to a main... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3975135 | Burner control system with cycling pilot burner A gas burner control system in which closure of a space thermostat causes energization of an electromagnetic actuator to supply fuel to a pilot burner and effect the operation of an igniter to ignite it; a thermostatic actuator heated by the pilot flame t... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3938936 | Fluid control system A fluid control system for use with combustion apparatus including a valve assembly having first and second serially connected valves positioned between the inlet and outlet of the valve assembly. First and second actuators respectively connected to opera... | 02/17/1976 |
