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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287979 | Burner for a heater The present invention provides a burner (10) for a heater for combustion of a hydrocarbon liquid. The burner (10) comprises a combustion chamber having a combustion zone (17) for combusting the hydrocarbon liquid and at least one tank portion ( | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246614 | Lightweight, portable cooking stove A small, lightweight, portable cooking stove that utilizes alcohol as fuel and is suitable for backpacking, hunting, camping and similar activities. The cooking stove includes a combustion chamber which encloses, contains and regulates the entire combustion process.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7168425 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus, which is provided with a cover having an air ventilation structure that ventilates air into and out of a cooking space to maintain a desirable temperature of the cooking space. Accordingly, the cooking apparatus has at least one heating unit, a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7107983 | Portable stove A portable stove includes a frusto-conical body and a grid carried within the body together with an optional cooking surface for the smaller end of the body and stands to elevate the larger end of the body to facilitate establishing an air flow into the body. By rol... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7007688 | Heat control device of portable gas stoves This invention discloses a heat control device of a portable gas stove, comprising a hollow cylindrical button base and a switch button, an installing slot protruded from the top of the inner wall of the button base, a spring disposed in the installing slot, and a p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6909840 | Localized surface volatilization The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for rapid flash-like volatilization of high and low vapor pressure components from liquid or solid emanators which is in contact with a point or localized heat source. Vaporization is promoted by a geometrical... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6851419 | Portable hiking stove A portable hiking or camping stove, having a base member with an opening dimensioned to receive a burner therein; and three side members dimensioned so as to be assembled together to support the base member therebetween. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6786140 | Locking fondue assembly The resent invention provides a locking fondue assembly including a pot assembly, a stand assembly and a burner assembly. Each assembly securely connects during use minimizing operator risk and increasing operator convenience. A pot lids locks onto a fondue pot and ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6701912 | Bench top grill assembly The present invention provides a bench top grill assembly that includes a rigid continuous grill body, a grill grate removably covering an upper opening, and a fuel element receptacle or container removably positionable in the grill body through a lateral... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6591831 | Collapsible and mobile chafing system A portable and collapsible chafing system includes a frame forming a well configured to hold a chafing container. Underlying the frame is a heating device holder in the form of a platform pivotally connected to the frame. The chafing system includes legs ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6488023 | Portable stove for use with a container containing fuel There is provided a stand for a canned heat fuel cell wherein the stand has a side wall, an upper marginal edge and a lower marginal edge, the side wall being sized to be slightly larger than the fuel cell side wall, inwardly extending groove dividing the... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6460453 | Cover system A covering system includes a frame, a cover pivotally coupled to the frame and a stop surface pivotally coupled to the frame. The cover pivots between a closed position, a substantially open position and at least one intermediate position. The stop surfac... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6035847 | Easily ignited filler for canned heat container A portable or canned heat product is made where a liquid fuel is added to a filler made of bicomponent curled fibers with the fibers substantially oriented such that the axes of the fibers are parallel to the axis of a container holding these fibers and t... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6010332 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A disposable fuel burner 10 is disclosed which comprises a container 11 having a closed bottom wall 12, an enclosing sidewall 13 and an open top 14, and at least partially filled with a liquid fuel 15. A support member 16 is supported adjacent the open to... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5992408 | Portable gas-stove A portable gas-stove which includes a housing, a burner, a C-shaped tubular gas storage container a plurality of retaining hooks, an ignition means, and a top cover. The housing is provided with a plurality of air vents, base portion with a fixing slot fo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992406 | Collapsible and nestable steam table A collapsible and nestable steam table (10) comprises a foldable frame (20), at least one tray (30) and a foldable top section (40) capable of receiving and storing both the frame and the at least one tray. The frame has a front plate(21), a rear plate (2... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5881709 | Alcohol fuel burner An alcohol fuel burner which comprises a fuel container having a base and a side wall, a cover for the upper portion of the container, the covering having a plurality of inlet apertures as well as a central aperture, draft control means to control the amo... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5784952 | Turntable assembly A turntable assembly generally comprises a supporting base and an oven fixed to the top of the supporting base. A rotational disk can be rotationally and movably supported between the oven and the supporting base. The rotational disk is above the surface ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5722387 | Portable stove A portable stove has an upper disk, a lower disk, an oil can and three support rods disposed between the upper disk and the lower disk. Three boiler support plates are disposed on the upper disk. A boiler is disposed on the boiler support plates.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5613485 | Campstove with adjustable grate A campstove is provided with an adjustable grate legs for supporting a cooking utensil. The grate legs are movable between a compact, storage position and an extended position in which they provide a relatively stable support for a pan or a pot. The camps... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5588823 | Alcohol lamp A novel structure of an alcohol lamp comprises generally a container for containing alcohol therein, a heating pipe and a U-shaped tubular wick adapting capillary attraction to siphon the alcohol up from the container. The heating pipe provide heating sou... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584283 | Cooking fuel container and burner having toroidal shaped burn area and flame A cooking fuel device includes a fuel container and a cover attached to the top of the container. The cover includes a central toroidal shaped aperture positioned over the top of the container to define a toroidal burn area for a fuel in the container. An... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5567146 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A disposable fuel burner 10 is disclosed which comprises a container 11 having a closed bottom wall 12, an enclosing sidewall 13 and an open top 14, and at least partially filled with a liquid fuel 15. A support member 16 is supported adjacent the open to... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5431091 | Combined unit for cooking, heating and/or gratinating food A combined unit for cooking, heating and/or gratinating food comprises a support member (12) on which rests a pair of vertically spaced plates (20, 26). The lower plate (20) is adapted to receive food to be gratinated while the upper plate (26) is adapted... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5405262 | Adjustable burning canned heating apparatus A disposable, adjustable flame, canned fuel apparatus comprises a container having closed sides and bottom and having an open top; a fuel absorbent pad disposed in upper regions of the container relatively adjacent to its open top; a flammable liquid disp... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5383551 | Device for a burner preferably for a spirit stove The present invention provides a device for a burner for a non-pressurized spirit stove. The stove includes a fuel container (10) with a spirit-absorbing means. The container provides an opening (11) in which the absorbing mass is uncovered in order to fo... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5347979 | Chafing dish for outdoor use A chafing dish of a type in which food to be warmed is supported above a container of combustible fuel, particularly suited for outdoor use in which the occurrence of a burst of wind or a directed breeze is prevented from extinguishing or directing flames... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5307799 | Portable cooking canister A container defining an outer housing includes a base, a surrounding side wall structure extending upwardly from the base, and a top wall having a central opening therethrough exposing an interior chamber containing a liquid fuel supply, including diethyl... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5303691 | Portable miniature camp stove A low profile portable wind resistant Camp Stove that is small enough, pint size, to fit inside a small SIERRA MUG mess kit, for use with HEXAMINE, a solid chemical fuel. Variations are provided for altitude adjustment and two or more heat ranges.... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5273023 | Spirit stove This invention relates to a spirit stove. The spirit stove comprises a top (11) which is provided with at least one hot plate (15) of hear conducting material which is placed so that the plate joins the top. The stove has a spirit burner (33, 36, 37, 38) ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5257616 | Solidified or semisolidified fuel barbecue grill A portable barbecue grill apparatus wherein the source of heat is a solidified or semisolidified fuel of the alcohol or hydrocarbon type. The barbecue grill apparatus has the usual cover and base number as well as the non-combustible rocks suitably suppor... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5199413 | Mobile spirit stove A mobile spirit stove comprising an alcohol fuel container to hold glass fibers and alcohol fuel, a perforated cover which is shaped into straight parallel regular and equally curved ridges and hollows and having holes over the ridges through which alcoho... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5193521 | Portable fuel canister A cooking apparatus adapted to burn liquid fuel including a container defining an outer housing and having a base, a surrounding side walls structure, and top, the top having an opening therethrough in exposing relation to an interior chamber of the conta... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5163415 | Portable cooking unit A miniature outdoor cooking unit includes a base that can be positioned on a ground surface to support a can containing flammable fuel. A protective tube is removably supported on the base to provide wind protection for the flame that is generated by the ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5154116 | Fork supporting device for fondue pot A device for supporting forks adapted to be mounted over a fondue pot which has an opened top end surrounded by a peripheral ledge. The device includes a substantially vertical rod, a set of at least three legs extending radially from the rod, adjacent th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5143046 | Solidified or semisolidified fuel barbecue grill A portable barbeque grill apparatus wherein the source of heat is a solidified or semisolidified fuel of the alcohol or hydrocarbon type. The barbecue grill apparatus has the usual cover and base number as well as the noncombustible rocks suitably support... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5119800 | Hot water pan for a chafer A hot water pan for warming food in the food pan of a chafing dish. The hot water pan includes a central well for holding a volume of heated water and maintaining a warm food pan temperature. The hot water pan further includes a lip formation creating a w... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5098283 | Combustion method for combusting a pressurized fuel The invention provides a combustion device such as a stove which may include a pressurized fuel mixture, such as an aerosol container containing alcohol and a propellant which may comprise a normally gaseous hydrocarbon, such as a liquified petroleum gas.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5012791 | Chafing dish burner A chafing dish burner including an open-topped cylindrical base, a cover having an opening therein selectively occludable by a linearly sliding valve, and an annular windscreen mounted to the cover in spaced relationship thereto by a plurality of legs.... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4984559 | Spirit stove A spirit stove comprises a fuel container (14) having an opening (15) through which fuel can be poured to fill the container, and through which combustion by-products are exhausted during burning. The stove has a burner tube (23) placed above the opening ... | 01/15/1991 |