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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7112059 | Apparatus and method for shutting down fuel fired appliance An apparatus is provided for controlling the operation of a gas fired appliance having a gas valve circuit for enabling the flow of gas to the burner. The apparatus comprises a sensor capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapor, a switching means in series ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083408 | Apparatus and method for shutting down a fuel fired appliance An apparatus comprising a switch, a fuse, and a sensor that is capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapors and responsively changing in resistance, wherein the sensor enables the switch to supply current to the fuse which opens to shut down an appliance bu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021925 | Safety module for fuel-burning appliance, and appliance using such a module The invention provides a safety module for connection to a fuel-burning appliance. The safety module connects to the existing circuitry of the appliance and triggers an alarm response when certain predetermined conditions are met. The safety module includes a CO sen... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6960075 | Flare stack operating on Coanda principle A flare stack operating on the Coanda principle in which provision is made for cooling of a Coanda body terminating the gas flue by a flow of cooling fluid within the Coanda body. The pressure in the flare stack is held constant by a mechanism disposed outside of th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949847 | Rotary joint In a rotary joint A including an electric signal slip ring 31 for passing different electric signals between a stator 1 and a rotor 6, for the purpose of stable transmission of electric signals in the electric signal slip ring 31, station... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935149 | Electric door lock openable by key An electric door lock includes a handle rotatably attached to a housing, a lock device engaged in the housing, a follower rotatably secure the handle to the housing, an electromagnetic control device having a receptacle rotatably received in the follower, a plunger ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908300 | Apparatus and method for shutting down a fuel fired appliance An apparatus comprising a switch, a fuse, and a sensor that is capable of detecting the presence of flammable vapors and responsively changing in resistance, wherein the sensor enables the switch to supply current to the fuse which opens to shut down an appliance bu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6652266 | Flame sensor and method of using same A flame sensor for sensing the presence of a flame in a burner. The signal from the sensor is passed to an amplifier located adjacent to the sensor and amplified without having a sensor signal contaminated with common mode radiation. The selectively ampli... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6478573 | Electronic detecting of flame loss by sensing power output from thermopile An apparatus for and method of rapidly detecting a flame out condition. A thermopile receives heat energy from the flame and generates electrical power to enable operation of a microprocessor. This microprocessor periodically measures the output voltage o... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6126435 | Electronic ignition system for a gas stove In an electronic ignition system for igniting a plurality of gas burners by means of a plurality of electrodes, each one being mounted adjacent with each burner for producing sparks for the ignition of each burner. A spark generating circuit connected wit... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6048193 | Modulated burner combustion system that prevents the use of non-commissioned components and verifies proper operation of commissioned components A modulated burner combustion system that prevents the use of components that were originally not commissioned for use in the system. The present invention uses actuators that contain unique stored identification numbers. When the system is initially conf... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5961314 | Apparatus for detecting flame conditions in combustion systems A detector for use in a combustion system includes a probe having a tip adapted for placement through a singular aperture in the mixing area of a combustion system. First and second channels are derived from the probe output and are used to detect a flash... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5872343 | Combination switch device having rotating connector A combination switch device having a rotating connector (2) containing a spirally wound flexible wire (1), a cancel cam (3) arranged about a central axis of the rotating connector (2), and a combination switch main body (4). The cancel cam (3) is movable ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5244379 | Control system for a gas cooking device A system is disclosed for monitoring the output of a gas ignition module used for controlling the heating of a cooking device, such as a deep fat fryer, in a pulsed heating mode. The system includes a controller which detects a failure in ignition and ale... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5093085 | Fluidized bed reactor method and apparatus Fluidized bed reactor method and apparatus for removal of coarse material from the reactor. The apparatus comprises a discharge device including a substantially vertical pipe portion connected at one end with an outlet opening in the reactor grid, and at ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4797088 | Safety device for oil burner A safety device for an oil burner is disclosed which is capable of detecting abnormal combustion which forms an excessively decreased flame, for example, sufficient to produce incomplete combustion gas to operate a fire-extinguishing device of the oil bur... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4788529 | Multifunctional safety gas flow regulator's controller A multifunctional safety gas flow regulator controller, mainly composed of an electronic circuit, automatically starts an alarm and controls components that close the gas supply when the flame is accidentally extinguished or when the battery has an inadeq... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4664095 | Safety device for open-type combustor A safety device for an open-type combustor such as a room-type oil stove which is capable of quickly extinguishing the flame of the combustor upon the occurrence of oxygen starvation but which does not operate unnecessarily during ordinary shut-off operat... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4508501 | Method of monitoring furnace installations A process for the surveillance of jacketed radiant heating tubes and recuperative burners using a detector responding to the oxygen partial pressure in the exhaust gas. At low exhaust gas temperatures down to 200° to 300° C., an abrupt change in the det... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4482311 | Burner with oxygen shortage sensor An oxygen shortage sensor is placed in a space defined above a burner unit exposed to the atmosphere. When an oxygen shortage condition is detected by the oxygen shortage sensor, an alarm is raised from an alarm unit or combustion of the burner unit is st... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4451226 | Flame safeguard sequencer having safe start check A purge time hold circuit is provided in a flame safeguard sequencer to in turn provide a safe start check of a burner control system. If a flame is indicated during a prepurge period, the purge time hold means will reset to a zero status and the timer wi... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4436504 | Apparatus for monitoring exhaust gases Exhaust gases produced by combustion of fuel are monitored by a sensing probe. An indicating device responsive to signals from the sensing probe provides a readout of a condition sensed by the probe. At least one signaling device responsive to signals fro... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4389184 | Combustion control apparatus A combustion control apparatus which controls combustion in a combustor which is a heat source of a hot-water boiler or a hot-air heater includes a memory circuit which generates an alarm signal and also a signal for stopping the operation of the apparatu... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4239478 | Check circuit for combustion process control timer A check circuit for checking operation of timers of a digital type combustion process control apparatus comprises flip-flops each having a preset terminal. The preset state of the flip-flops is inverted by an operation starting signal. The inversion is de... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4192641 | Combustion control apparatus Disclosed is a combustion control apparatus of digital type, in which a fault is warned of unless ignition resumes in a predetermined time after the start of igniting operation in the reignition when fuel flaming is extinguished during combustion. The pre... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4147493 | Igniter for flares An igniter for flares is disclosed which includes one or more spark electrode carriers movable by a cable toward and away from the top of the flare stack and with indicating and control apparatus preferably near or remote from the base of the flare stack ... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4127380 | Ignition system for waste gas flares with gas compensation An ignition system for combustible waste gas flares is described in which pilots and pilot igniters are employed, the air to gas ratio for pilot ignition being controlled to compensate for the combustible content of the pilot igniter gas, the pilot operat... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4120638 | Ignition system for flares An ignition system for flares is described particularly suitable for use in remote areas with limited facilities and which includes as components a power source and specifically storage batteries with a solar battery for recharging and having an associate... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4101257 | Pilot gas conservation system for flare stacks A pilot gas conservation system for flare stacks is provided in which the activation and control of the pilot gas burners is determined by the wind conditions so that if no flare gas is flowing the pilot burners are shut down and with moderate and minor w... | 07/18/1978 |
| 3999933 | Burner control system There has been provided a burner control system including apparatus adapted for controlling fuel burner systems for firing furnace sections of steam generators in accordance with any one of a plurality of predetermined subsystem specifications such as fue... | 12/28/1976 |
