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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226285 | Gas flowrate control device for gas burner A gas flowrate control device for turning the flame adjustment wheel of a gas burner is disclosed to include a control wheel, which has an internal gear meshed with the flame adjustment wheel of the gas burner, a big gear surrounding the internal gear, and two small... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6909224 | Piezoelectric generator A method of extracting electrical energy from mechanical motion includes reusing an elastic portion of energy in a transducer by transferring the elastic portion of energy to another transducer. An apparatus for extracting electrical energy from mechanical motion in... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6805275 | Device for fastening barrel of gas operated soldering gun A device for fastening a barrel of a gas operated soldering gun to a spout of a combustion chamber thereof is disclosed. The device comprises a cavity in a rear end of the barrel, a resilient clip disposed in the cavity, and a plurality of latched pieces on the clip... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6296475 | Gas burner having synchronous ignition and gas supply functions A gas burner having synchronous ignition and gas supply functions includes a gas storing tank, a gas supply device, a housing, an ignition device, a retaining device, and a burning device. When a press button is pushed, the piezoelectric device is compres... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244853 | Gas burner and a gas powered heating device A soldering iron (1) comprises a soldering head (4) connected to a handle (2). A cylindrical catalytic element (20) located in a combustion chamber (8) converts gas to heat for heating a soldering tip (15). An electrode (40) located within the catalytic e... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6119681 | Butane heated multipurpose tool including glue gun function A cordless tool which includes a glue gun function and may include other functions includes a sleeve for receiving a stick of hot melt glue for sliding through the sleeve and a tip at the forward end of the sleeve for discharging the glue when melted. A b... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5915955 | Control mechanism for gas welding guns A control mechanism for gas welding guns including a control chamber disposed between a solder head at an upper end and a gas tank at a lower end for screwably connecting the solder head and assembly a connecting seat and a gas flow adjusting disk at an u... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5803061 | Gas-burned soldering tool A gas burned soldering tool provided with a swivel flame extinguisher controlled to extinguish open flame. The swivel flame extinguisher includes a fixed locating rod, a shaft, a control knob and a stopper respectively and perpendicularly extended from tw... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799648 | Gas powered heating device A gas powered soldering tool (1) comprising a main body member (4) terminating in a soldering tip portion (8) has a combustion chamber (10) located therein. A gas catalytic combustion element (12) is located in the combustion chamber (10), and fuel gas is... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5771881 | Ignition apparatus and a heating tool A soldering tool (1) comprising a main housing (2) within which is located a fuel gas reservoir (4). A soldering body member (5) terminates in a rearwardly extending combustion chamber (11) within which is located a gas catalytic combustion element (14). ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5755568 | Multiple flame torch apparatus The oxygen-fuel torch includes a torch body having fuel gas and oxygen conduits for conducting the respective gas to the torch head and therethrough to a torch tip. The torch tip is connected through an adaptor to the torch head and includes an elongated ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5741128 | Hand gas torch A hand gas torch which includes a fuel gas tank having a gas outlet, gas flow rate control valve assembly mounted in the gas outlet of the fuel gas tank and controlled by a gas lever to open a fuel gas passage, a casing fastened to the fuel gas tank aroun... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5725369 | Gas torch having a gas regulating device A gas torch having a body provided with a connected socket to install a gas-can thereof. A control device is connected to top of the body to control the supply and shutoff of the gas flow. The body is connected with a regulating device to ensure a complet... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5466149 | Heating torch An improved heating torch including a barrel, a top mounting, a gas release device, a flame device and a casing unit. After assembly, by turning a switch button, the flow of fuel gas and initiation of a piezoelectric device to start ignition may be contro... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5408988 | Soldering tool A soldering tool has a tip including a dispersing cylinder contained therein to disperse a gas stream and has a plurality of cooling fins at two sides of intermediate tubes. A hollow mixing tube has a needle hole disk surrounded by a plurality of air orif... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5215076 | Gas powered heating tool A gas powered heating tool comprises a handle and a head which comprises a soldering tool element. Gas from a reservoir in the handle is delivered through a gas supply pipe to a combustion chamber where it is converted to heat by a catalytic heating eleme... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5135389 | Handy gas torch A handy gas torch controlled by a valve control mechanism to eject gas into a combustion chamber inside a nozzle for burning, said valve control mechanism comprising a valve control sleeve having a bearing plate fastened therein, a gas tube inserted throu... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5007405 | Soldering tool A soldering tool comprises a cylindrical gas tank 10 which stores fuel gas and also encloses the greatest part of a switching and pressure regulating device. This device is composed of a rear barrel assembly 20 which contains a gas intake rod 25, a needle... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4966128 | Gas soldering iron A gas soldering iron comprises a gas cylinder for storage of gas, a lower holder plate fixedly mounted on the gas cylinder at the top, which lower holder plate is connected with a T-shaped mechanism having set therein an elongated conduit tube and a movab... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4932393 | Gas heated tool with control valve and refillable container A gas heated tool such as a soldering iron has a refillable gas container (1) with an inlet valve (17, 18, 19) and an outlet valve (14) biassed mutually to the closed position by a spring (21) acting between them. The outer valve is opened by an operating... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920951 | Gas-fired heating device A gas-fired heating device suitable for burning animal horns comprises a burner body and an external casing which is part of the burner body. A heating tip is heated by a flame in the burner body and the external casing is arranged and adapted to prevent ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4911143 | Heating appliance with a catalytic burner In a heating applicance with an induced-air catalytic burner, the catalytic burner comprises a refractory core having extending right through it axial conduits for the circulation of the combustible mixture, and dynamic braking means are provided in relat... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4858593 | Soldering tool The invention provides a portable soldering tool which eliminates the drawbacks such as unsteady heating and high fuel consumption of the conventional tools known heretofore. Essentially the soldering tool comprises a housing serving as a handle, wherein ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4785793 | A soldering tool A soldering tool comprising a soldering tip and a handle in which is housed a fuel gas reservoir. Gas is delivered from the reservoir through the handle to a permeable gas catalytic combustion element to heat the soldering tip. The catalytic element exten... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4716885 | Dual input to single burner solder iron A portable solder iron includes a hollow barrel having a free tapered end; first and second burners positioned in a free tapered end; a burner having separate, independently controlled gas supply paths positioned in the barrel, the supply paths including ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4691691 | Gas powered soldering iron The specification describes a fuel powered soldering iron which includes a self-contained spark generating means. The spark generator, operated by a push-button switch on the body of the soldering iron, is activated in synchronism with a fuel-flow control... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4641632 | Heating iron using liquefied gas A heating iron utilizing the heat obtained through complete catalytic combustion of liquefied gas comprises a catalyst combustion chamber having an inner gas flow channel confined therein and in direct connection with a gas mixture generating means and a ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4552124 | Heat processing apparatus In the heat processing apparatus, a combustible gas evaporated from a liquefied gas tank is mixed with air and supplied from a gas mixture supply means to a combustion chamber, where the gas mixture is subjected to complete and flameless combustion throug... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4449925 | Heating device and method of heating articles A device for heating an article, especially a heat recoverable article, by means of a gas heating tool comprises an element which is preferably hollow and is heated by a flame from the tool, means for positioning the article within the element and a suppo... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4325356 | Igniter for portable gas appliances An igniting system for the burner of a portable gas appliance, e.g. a gas-fired soldering iron comprises a duct running from a mixing nozzle at which air is mixed with the gas, to the mouth from which a torch flame emerges. A chamber communicates with thi... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4133301 | Gas heating method and apparatus A heating method and apparatus which involves burning an air-gas mixture whose combustion is promoted by the action of two kinds of catalyzers to be converted to a high-temperature thermal energy for soldering, desoldering, cutting and other similar proce... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4119088 | Soldering irons A gas heated soldering iron comprises a soldering head having a chamber into which a gas/air mixture is fed by means of a bunsen tube to burn as a small, very hot flame. The chamber is surrounded by a flame suppression gauze which protects the flame and p... | 10/10/1978 |
