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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6746233 | Semi-automatic gas pilot orifice clean-out device A semi-automatic gas pilot clean-out device and a gas pilot with the device useful in agricultural brooders and other appliances that utilize a gas pilot as an ignition source. The device has a plunger rod with a clean-out pin attached to one end and a push button a... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6238205 | Burner assembly There is provided a burner assembly for burning fuel in which the housing contains a nozzle orifice and a cleaning needle moveable into and out of the orifice. The needle is provided with permanent magnetic characteristics and is between a pair of movable... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5836757 | Liquid fuel lantern A lantern includes an elongated tubular mantle which is attached to a burner assembly by a spring clip and an electronic ignitor for igniting fuel which flows into the mantle. The mantle is surrounded by a globe, and a wire guard surrounds the globe. A ve... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5785941 | Process for preparing finely divided silica and apparatus for carrying out the process A process for preparing finely divided silica by reaction of gaseous or vaporizable silicon compounds in a mixture with gases forming water on combustion with air or oxygen in a flame includes producing discharges of gas in the combustion chamber by means... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5676797 | Apparatus for removing high-volume, low concentration non-condensable gases produced in a kraft pulping process An apparatus for introducing a high volume, low concentration non-condensable gas, which may contain sulfur into a chemical recovery steam generator furnace comprising: a plurality of gas inlet pipes, each gas inlet pipe having a source end and a nozzle e... | 10/14/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5575639 | Combustion device orifice cleaner and method of cleaning A fuel combuster such as a torch tip, having means therein for cleaning the orifice of the tip, as well as a method of cleaning such an orifice. The combustion device comprises a metallic elongated tube having a forward section terminating in a front end,... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5513624 | Weighted needle for cleaning fuel orifice of liquid fuel component stove An apparatus and method for cleaning a fuel delivery system contained within a lightweight, portable, liquid fuel component stove comprising a weighted needle contained within a fuel transmission chamber wherein shaking the chamber causes a cleaning end o... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5474442 | Vaporizing diesel burner Diesel fuel is vaporized and then burned on a cylindrical screen flame holder. The fuel is vaporized in a finned, vertical tube vapor generator and directed through a superheater tube past the flame to a flow control valve and nozzle. A flow restriction i... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5183646 | Incinerator for complete oxidation of impurities in a gas stream A device for oxidizing gaseous materials, comprising a combustion chamber, wherein the device and the combustion chamber both have a top and a bottom, the device further having a gas outlet and being adapted to operate in conjunction with means applying n... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5033957 | Vaporizing diesel burner Diesel fuel is vaporized and then burned on a cylindrical screen flame holder. The fuel is vaporized in a finned, vertical tube vapor generator and directed through a superheater tube past the flame to a flow control valve and nozzle. A flow restriction i... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5020454 | Clustered concentric tangential firing system A clustered concentric tangential firing system (12) particularly suited for use in fossil fuel-fired furnaces (10) and a method of operating such furnaces (10) equipped with a clustered concentric tangential firing system (12). The clustered concentric t... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4759299 | Deslagger for instrument equipped boiler port An instrument assembly is mounted to view the inside of a furnace or boiler, its probe extending into a port in the furnace wall. To remove slag built up within the port, a deslagger unit is mounted upon the assembly and includes a shiftable blade surroun... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4522582 | Fuel control system for burners A fuel control system for burners such as gasoline lanterns provides automatic tip cleaning and adjustable light output. The fuel system includes a burner, a fuel tank, and a fuel conduit for supplying fuel to the burner. A valve is interposed in the fuel... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4512267 | Methods and apparatus for combusting ash producing solids Methods and apparatus for combusting particulated ash producing solids are provided. The methods include the steps of conveying the solids to an elongated cylindrical combustion chamber, combining air with the solids to form an air-solids mixture and long... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4230446 | Camp lantern An improved camp lantern comprising a spool fuel/air valve with OFF, START and RUN modes of operation is described. The spool valve is contained within a cylindrical valve chamber having fuel and air inlets and an outlet port leading to the lantern genera... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4186760 | Fuel control assembly for burners A fuel control assembly includes a valve closure member, a fuel inlet restricting member, and a fuel outlet cleaning member which are connected together for simultaneous movement. The valve closure member is movable within a valve body by a crank pin on a... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4156590 | Combustion in a melting furnace An improved premix gas burner design suitable for use in a metal melting furnace which has long service life, a low degree of maintenance, is easily cleared in case of burner blockage, allows inspection of the combustion chamber or furnace interior and st... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4045158 | Burner assembly A burner assembly for liquid fuels in which a body member is rotatable about a central stem member and movable axially thereof to open a fuel valve and also to move a flow control member extending into a nozzle opening on the body member. The fuel valve c... | 08/30/1977 |
