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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404830 | Artificial firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus and method and products produced therefrom An artificial firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus comprising a cutting assembly, a compression conveyor auger assembly and a die. The apparatus converts standard waxed corrugated cardboard boxes into artificial firelogs by first slicing cardboard sheets... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7303596 | Disposable fuel pack A fuel pack for igniting charcoal includes an elongated member formed from combustible material that includes an elongated wick passing through it. Advantageously, the ignitable member and wick are saturated with a non-petroleum oil for providing a catalyst to ignit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7172637 | Method and apparatus for packaging charcoal fuel and other fuels for easy lighting A combustible charcoal fuel package is disclosed which includes an outer wrapper, preferably formed from burlap or other similar woven material that encloses large pieces of charcoal material, medium pieces of charcoal material and smaller pieces of charcoal materia... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6740135 | Fire log system A fire log system for providing an efficient corn based fuel that is burnable within conventional fireplaces. The fire log system includes a housing having a front opening, a volume of particulate corn within the interior of the housing, a plurality of corn cobs wit... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6626966 | Coal briquette and production thereof A method of producing coal briquette at a low energy cost by saving heating step or drying step for fine coal, which comprises adding and mixing from 1 to 10 mass parts of powdery starch to a coal having 15 mass % or more of water content and comprising 5... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6508849 | Fire starter as sole fuel to quickly ignite a log of wood The present invention relates to a fire starter for use as sole fuel to ignite a log of wood in order to start a campfire or a fire in a fireplace easily and quickly. Advantageously, starting a fire with the fire starter of the present invention avoids th... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6458177 | Synthetic fire logs A mixture includes paraffin wax and a thickening agent, the thickening agent being pseudoplastic above the melting point of the paraffin wax. The paraffin wax ideally makes up 50-99% w of the mixture, and the thickening agent 1-40% w of the mixture. The t... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6379405 | Fire starter and method of making same A fire starter consists of a ring-shaped mass of combustible of wax and wood. It consists of a series of inverted frusto-conical sections connected together by a series of inverted triangular connecting sections and a having a substantially central apertu... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6136054 | Synthetic fireplace log comprising waxed cardboard and method of producing A low cost and an environmentally-friendly synthetic firelog is made by mixing specially processed waxed-cardboard or other wax coated papers of varying proportions with a binder/fuel. The binder/fuel consists of a petroleum wax or a mixture of waxes, the... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136053 | Method and apparatus for starting fires The present invention provides an ignitable fire starting system, including the fuel and the means to ignite. A method is disclosed comprised of the steps of soaking a strip of cloth in a liquid fuel and laying one or more sources of ignition on the fuel ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6093224 | Long burning fire starter A long burning fire starter produced by mixing diatomaceous earth particles with wood pellets; soaking the particles and pellet mix in a liquid burning agent and, if desired, a dye and fragrance; coating the soaked mix with wax; and packaging the soaked a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6027539 | Fire starter and method of making same A firestarting device and a method of making the same is provided. The firestarting device includes an ignition ring formed from a mass of combustible material and having a predetermined thickness. The ignition ring defines an aperture therethrough having... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6017373 | Crackling artificial log An artificial firelog which contain 2% to about 6%w coriander seed added to create a crackling sound that mimics the sounds produced during the burning of natural logs. The random crackling sound continues for approximately the same time period... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5868804 | Artificial firelog with natural wood sound The artificial firelogs of this invention provide a natural visual and audible sensation so that the artificial firelogs have both a soothing flickering flame and a crackling or popping sound normally observed only with natural wood logs. The crackling ad... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5830245 | Portable fuel element A portable fuel element made from stacked sheets of cardboard impregnated and held together with paraffin wax. In a preferred embodiment, each portable fuel element contains at least one match that is protected from moisture by the paraffin wax and cardbo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5626636 | Combustible bag for igniting material contained therein apparatus and method A combustible bag for igniting material (10) having an outer liner (12) and an inner liner (14). A lighting strip (16) is attached to one or both ends of the outer liner (12) and extends beyond the bag for ease of ignition. The inner liner (14) consists o... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5571293 | Apparatus and method for producing ignitable material An apparatus and method for producing ignitable material (10) having an angled, rotatable, hollow drum (12) with a high end entrance (14) and a low end exit (16). A molten treatment vat (18) containing molten treatment (44), such as paraffin, within which... | 11/05/1996 |
| 4906254 | Fuel package An improved fuel package comprising fuel pieces, a combustible moisture proof container for holding the fuel pieces in a specific shape, and combustible binder/starter composition for binding together some of the fuel pieces into a stack within the contai... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4822380 | Coated carbonaceous material A clean and attractive carbonaceous fuel product is provided for improved convenience and marketability. Coal or charcoal can be coated with a clean and durable coating for cleanliness in handling; and, the coating can be colored as desired. Further, a me... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4810256 | Composite fuel article Fuel articles having a covering layer thereover, wherein the covering layer serves as an ignition material for the underlying fuel element, and may be spaced from the underlying fuel element. Preferred fuel articles have charcoal compositions in the under... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4810255 | Manufactured fuel article Manufactured fuel articles having, as a first component, an inner core of a primary fuel element, and as a second component, a combustible covering layer on the primary fuel element. In some embodiments, the covering layer is preferably at least about a n... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4763639 | Disposable cover for an outdoor barbecue grill A disposable cover for covering the cooking surface of an outdoor charcoal fueled barbecue grill and directing the quantity and flow of air beneath the cover when it is placed onto the cooking surface of said grill. The cover is made from a manually forma... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4725286 | Firestarter The firestarter comprises a wax and wood base and a wick protruding from the base. The wood is compressed wood fragments from which the natural oil has been removed, and these fragments are mixed with melted wax in substantially equal portions. A flammabl... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4717392 | Method of producing an ignescent material The manufacturing of an ignescent material comprises feeding cellulose pulp in the form of a web (6) through a bath (2) of molten, combustible, organic impregnating substance, said substance being solid at room temperature, thereby soaking said pulp with ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4518394 | Wax-impregnated fire kindling sticks Porous cellulosic fiberboard having a density of at least about 16.0 pounds per cubic foot is impregnated with a hydrocarbon wax having a conjealing point of at least 135° F. The resulting combination contains less wax and has a longer burn time than low... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4485584 | Ignitable fuel and fire starting composition An ignitable kindling material and cooking fuel which is dry to the touch, non-tacky and essentially odor free is provided by impregnating a combustible cellulosic matrix, such as a wood fiber insulating board, with a liquid impregnant made up of specifie... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4478601 | Coal briquette and method A fuel block containing concentrated combustibles is provided in a stackable, clean package which is readily ignited, and after an initial ignition burn, is consumed from the inside out with minimal smoke release. In the preferred form of the invention, e... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4475923 | Chemically treated kindling and process A chemically treated kindling and process for the production thereof wherein the kindling is comprised of a pressed mixture of wood fibers, alum, and cornstarch, and is saturated with a prepared composition comprising a plurality of chemically distinct co... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4389218 | Production of solid fuel shapes from coal fines Dry, random size, mine run coal fines are mixed with a concentrated liquor by-product (e.g. ammonium lignin sulfonate liquor, 40-60% solids by weight) of a sulfite paper making process of an amount sufficient to merely wet the coal fines such that they wi... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4386937 | Wax-impregnated fire kindling sticks Porous cellulosic fiberboard containing a significant amount of an expanded vitreous particulate material such as expanded perlite and impregnated with a hydrocarbon wax has improved burn time when used in the ignition of wood and coal fires.... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4331446 | Synthetic coal log A method of making synthetic fireplace logs or the like and the logs so produced. Approximately 80-95% by weight of pulverized coal is mixed with 5-20% by weight of dry paraffin to form a heterogeneous mixture. The mixture is fed into a cylindrical log mo... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4308033 | Fuel pellet and process for making it by shaping under pressure an organic fibrous material An organic fibrous material such as bagasse, tree bark, sawdust, straw, peat moss, tree twigs and the like is mixed with a waxy material which is compatible with natural waxy substances contained by the organic fibrous material. The mixture is shaped into... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4189305 | Smokeless fire kindling device A clean, substantially smokeless, non-volatile, normally solid product for the ignition of fires, such as charcoal or wood fires, for cooking, campsites, home fireplaces, and so forth. The device comprises a shaped intimate mixture of a wax (e.g. hydrocar... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4120666 | Hollow core synthetic fireplace log and method and apparatus for producing same This invention is directed to a synthetic fireplace log with a hollow core, said log being composed of shredded paper and wax. The logs are produced by continuously compacting shredded paper into one end of a compaction chamber, injecting hot molten wax i... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4102317 | Apparatus for igniting charcoal briquettes There is disclosed a structure for rapidly and efficiently igniting charcoal briquettes of the type employed with home barbeque grills. A housing generally comprises a longitudinal cylindrical form fabricated from a plurality of non-combustible rings which are... | 07/25/1978 |