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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7600510 | 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.... | 10/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7163011 | Outdoor gas grill with auxiliary burner unit, and method of using same A gas grilling apparatus includes a cart, a grill housing attached to the cart, and a grill and a main grill burner contained in the grill housing. An auxiliary burner unit is also attached to the cart, and the auxiliary burner unit is located, or is placeable at a ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7117865 | 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 opening di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6085737 | Light-weight portable cooking gas stove A light-weight portable cooking gas stove to be connected to a source of pressurized gas fuel comprises a hollow circular plate, a circular pipe gas cylinder, a gas discharge control, a piezoelectric ignition, a ceramic crater for gas combustion substanti... | 07/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5807092 | Method of and device for detecting the residual of gas quantity in a cassette-type gas cylinder A gas cylinder joined to a gas appliance. Based on the knowledge that a resonance frequency of cassette type gas cylinder does not vary with a residual quantity of gas therein a transmitter and a receiver are placed in positions opposed to a weld zone of ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803727 | Burner assembly for burning appliances A burner assembly includes an outer housing having a generally cylindrical internal bore and a generally cylindrical inner housing within the bore of the outer housing. The inner housing is thermally insulated from the outer housing by a pair of axially s... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5655512 | Fuel valve for a campstove A fuel control assembly for a campstove includes a valve stem which is rotatable 180° within a valve body between open and closed positions. A pin on the valve body extends into a helical slot in the stem for moving the valve stem axially as the valve st... | 08/12/1997 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5307798 | Pad for portable stove The invention is a very lightweight pad or base for use with a small portable stove such as those used by backpackers or mountaineers. It provides a stable bearing surface when the stove is used on unstable surfaces such as snow or sand. The pad comprises... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5267852 | Gas cylinder A nonwoven fabric (31) having an annular shape in the horizontal cross-sectional view is put inside of a pressure-resistant wall (11) of a gas cylinder (2) adapted to contain liquefied petroleum gas (19). An outer surface (34) of the nonwoven fabric (31) ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5038749 | Cook stove and stand A portable cook stove and stand includes a ring supported by three legs with braces and struts extending between the legs. A burner plate is supported by bi-level brackets attached to the legs adjacent the ring. The burner plate includes a deflector pan i... | 08/13/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4881520 | Propane-fueled cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus is fueled by a disposable propane tank which is supported by a regulator assembly below the casing of the cooking apparatus. The regulator assembly is attached to the bottom of the casing by a mounting bracket, and a burner assembly is... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4846679 | Flueless, low NOx, low CO space heater A flueless, low nitrogen oxides emissions, low carbon monoxide emissions space heater having a fuel chamber with a fuel inlet and a fuel distributor. The fuel inlet generates a swirling fuel flow within the fuel chamber. A primary air inlet generates a co... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4809671 | Portable gas-fired cooking unit An improved gas-fired cooking unit includes an easily adjustable and removable wind shield positionable next to a pair of relatively movable burners. A fixed burner is positioned beneath a cooking pan to which the wind shield is attachable, and a second a... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4793321 | Self-priming alcohol stove The present invention is drawn to a self-priming alcohol stove comprising a burner cup with a base and side walls for storage of liquid alcohol, a main burner attached to the burner cup, a start-up burner, and a heat transfer unit to transfer heat from th... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4759339 | Compact single burner propane campstove A single burner propane campstove is adapted to be mounted directly on a disposal propane bottle. The campstove includes a regulator assembly which is connected to the propane bottle. A burner assembly is supported by a reflector bowl, and the reflector b... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4734029 | Burner for campstove A campstove burner includes a burner box which is located above the burner pan of the burner. The burner rings are positioned between the burner pan and the burner box, and a fuel and air mixture within the burner box flows through the burner rings where ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4726350 | Outdoorsman's stove Outdoorsman's stove is light, compact, efficient, stands securely, and provides excellent support for a pot. The windscreen is cup-shaped, embraces the burner, is large enough to define a substantial heating area on the bottom of the pot, and holds the po... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4720257 | Burner for campstove A campstove burner includes a burner box which is located above the burner pan of the burner. The burner rings are positioned between the burner pan and the burner box, and a fuel and air mixture within the burner box flows through the burner rings where ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4643164 | Portable stove assembly A portable stove assembly comprising a support member having a side wall which has at least one opening, a stove for burning liquid fuel which is located within the support member and which includes a fuel reservoir, and an air pressure assembly for press... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4426990 | Camping stove A portable stove for camping and the like has a housing of sheet metal, comprising a dish-shaped lid and a dish-shaped base with burners accommodated in the base, the lid and the base being formed from identical workpieces with front, rear and side walls ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4416617 | Apparatus for burning spirit or similar liquid fuels Apparatus for burning spirit or similar liquid fuels. A draught or burner tube (16) has a flange (18) defining a gap (32) in relation to a ring spaced below the flange and supported thereby. The container is engaged with the ring from below, an exposed surface... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4377199 | Component for a heat exchanger Component for a heat exchanger which exchanges heat between the environment and a liquid, having at least one tube for receiving the liquid, and at least one heat exchange surface heat-conductively connected to the tube, the heat exchange surface includin... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4192284 | Portable stoves A portable stove of the type fuelled from a replaceable pressurized combustible gas cartridge which is secured inside a cover member supporting a burner head and having means for connecting the burner head to the replaceable cartridge. A pair of covers, w... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4170981 | Burner of air adjustment type provided with annular air passage A burner of the air adjustment type using a liquid fuel includes a fuel chamber including a bottom wall, a peripheral side wall and at least one fuel gas opening on the top surface portion of the fuel chamber and a burner proper including a fuel chamber a... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4134385 | Stove frame adapter A stove frame adapter for heating articles above a heat container, eg. canned heat, is provided in the form of an annular frame having a plurality of opposed arms which bend upwardly to support an article above the heat container and one or more arms whic... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4126117 | Portable single burner campstove The portable single burner campstove of this invention is characterized by compactness to conform to the space limitations of backpacking. The cooking unit assembly which can be mounted on top of a tank includes a reflector bowl, a burner within the refle... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4106914 | Safety fuel gas and apparatus for generating the same Liquid fuel comprising hydrocarbon as its main component, which is in liquid state at normal temperature and pressure, is held in a container of an apparatus for vaporization of the liquid fuel to enable the fuel to be readily converted into a gaseous sta... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105013 | Portable stoves A portable stove of the type fuelled from a replaceable pressurized combustible gas cartridge and having means for connecting a burner head to the replaceable cartridge, said stove being equipped with a dished wind shield having a rim which surrounds the ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3978844 | Cooking vessels having integral gas and burner assembly A cooking utensil which has a handle housing a gas supply. The handle is connected by a conduit to a burner which is fixed to the under side of the cooking utensil.... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3933146 | Portable single burner campstove The portable single burner campstove of this invention is characterized by wind resistance and high efficiency. The cooking unit, which can be mounted on top of a support stand, includes a reflector bowl, a burner within the reflector bowl, and grate mean... | 01/20/1976 |