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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7007636 | Fuel system for premix burner of a direct-fired steam generator A direct-fired, propane powered steam generator is provided with a carburetor, which receives vaporized propane from a converter arrangement which converts liquid propane to vapor, receives pressurized air and feeds a mixture of vaporized propane and air into the co... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007857 | Compact vehicle heating apparatus and method A compact vehicle heating system and method is provided which includes mechanisms to selectively shut down heating systems. For example, when domestic hot water is required, space heating and engine preheating systems can be shut down in order to provide priority he... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6918356 | Method and apparatus for optimizing a steam boiler system A method for controlling a steam boiler or oil heater for maximum fuel efficiency by systematically finding the most fuel-efficient combination of input control values. A characteristic multi-dimensional look-up table is created by temporarily operating the process ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904873 | Dual fuel boiler A fuel-fired boiler having a supply fan for providing essentially all of its combustion air requirements and has a non-aspirating type burner section to an inlet portion of which pressure regulator apparatus is coupled, the pressure regulator apparatus having a pred... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6135063 | Dual regulator direct-fired steam generator A direct-fired steam generator utilizes dual regulators for delivering combustible gas to a burner chamber. A first regulator is a constant pressure gas regulator. A second regulator is a variable pressure gas regulator. The variable pressure gas regulato... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6095098 | Computer controlled injection device for generating steam A steam generation device comprising two cylinders, an inner and an outer cylinder, the inner cylinder forming a combustion chamber into which streams of air, water and fuel are released under computer control. Water is introduced under pressure into the ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5775582 | Method and apparatus for regulating heater cycles to improve fuel efficiency A method and apparatus for improving heating system efficiency. An electronic circuit senses a firing signal from a boiler energy value sensor such as a thermostat or pressuretrol. The circuit prevents the boiler energy value sensor from firing the burner... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5470019 | Device for controlling heating boilers A device for heating boilers (1) in heating plants comprises a means (2) for heating a heat carrying medium present in the boiler and circulating out thereof in the heating plant as well as a means (11) adapted to detect the temperature of the heat carryi... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5355840 | Steam generator controlled by pressure switch The steam generator according to the invention consists of a main vessel 1 equipped with heating devices 12 controlled by control devices 13. The water level in the steam generator is kept at an average level 5 by control devices 13 which control a water ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 4850310 | Boiler control having reduced number of boiler sequences for a given load To reduce the number of boiler sequences over time executed for a given heating load without adversely affecting boiler efficiency, the call signal applied to the boiler to initiate a sequence in response to a demand for heating is delayed as a function o... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4593654 | Combustion and feedwater controller for a flash boiler A feedwater controller for a flash type water tube boiler wherein feedwater flow through steam generating coils heated by combustion gases is compensated and adjusted, in order to provide proper combustion heat input over a broad range of boiler operating... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4170551 | Waste oil recovery unit Waste oil on board ship is disposed of usefully by burning in the ship's steam raising boiler. Apparatus for rendering the waste oil burnable comprises a tank with waste oil and fuel oil and fuel oil inlets, a tank heater, a drain pipe and filter for sepa... | 10/09/1979 |
