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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6447906 | Fireplace articles comprising non-white inorganic fibers and method of preparation The present invention provides molded fireplace articles comprising a plurality of non-white inorganic fibers that are substantially uniformly coated with a colored metal oxide. The present invention further provides a method of manufacturing molded firep... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5912192 | Multi-layered solid combustible article and its manufacture A burnable article such as a fire log or a barbecue briquette is formed of a top fire-igniting layer, a middle fire-catching layer, and a body layer. The fire-igniting layer has a composition, in weight percent, of from about 47 to about 67 percent carbon... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5573555 | Down burning solid fuel body A down burning solid fuel body including a fire-igniting layer, a fire-catching layer and a body portion, wherein the content ratio among the fire-igniting layer, fire-catching layer and body portion is 20 to 50:40 to 45:30 to 40 based on the weight ratio... | 11/12/1996 |
| 4878922 | Fireplace starter composition An immediate slow burning granular composite for firing up fireplace logs and kindling wood. The composite is wrapped in a cellophane film and packaged in an aluminum tray to be placed beneath the grate of the fireplace. Upon lighting the composite, a con... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4618347 | Fuel briquettes and their preparation A combustible shaped body or fuel briquette is prepared by forming an essentially homogeneous mixture of a particulate fuel material such as coal dust and a curable binder such as lignosulphonate plus sodium dichromate; adding to the mixture an agent such... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4303413 | Oxygen gas generator and method of manufacturing the gas generator A gas generator is capable of being stored in a stable form for long periods of time without deteriorating in quality. The gas generator provides a substantial amount of gases, and particularly oxygen, carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide without producing a... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4260395 | Synthetic fuel composition A composition useful as a synthetic fuel for fireplaces and the like. The composition contains particulate coal as the major component in combination with slack wax, sodium and/or potassium silicate and an oxidizing agent. Minor amounts of coloring agents... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4169709 | Artificial fireplace logs An artificial fireplace log containing a metallic perchlorate provides a colored flame shortly after ignition of the log. In a preferred embodiment the metallic perchlorate is of a certain particle size which provides, in addition to the colored flame, a ... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4167398 | Carbonaceous briquette and method for making same A combustible carbonaceous briquette, having a high bond strength and good burning characteristics is formed by adding to the carbonaceous material a composition containing from about 80% to 99.9%, by weight, of sodium bentonite, from about 0.1% to 5%, by... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4102653 | Aromatic wood fuel briquette and method of making and using the same To smoke meats while they are being cooked with the heat generated from charcoal briquettes or other fuels, briquettes or sections of aromatic woods are treated to substantially eliminate flaming and control the rate of aromatic smoke and vapor emission d... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4101291 | Oxygen gas generator and method of manufacturing the gas generator A gas generator is capable of being stored in a stable form for long periods of time without deteriorating in quality. The gas generator provides a substantial amount of gases, and particularly oxygen, carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide without producing a... | 07/18/1978 |
| 3955937 | Ignitor charcoal and method of manufacture thereof A water-proof ignitor charcoal briquette, and the method of manufacture thereof, composed of charcoal and other charred or carbon fuel in powder form, homogeneously mixed with pulp powder impregnated in a solution of nitre such as potassium nitrate, sodiu... | 05/11/1976 |
