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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057220 | Air assisted simplex fuel nozzle Disclosed is an air-assisted simplex spray nozzle assembly for a fuel burner that includes, inter alia, a nozzle body that has opposed upstream and downstream ends, wherein the downstream end of the nozzle body defines a fuel outlet, an adapter member that is engage... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7896647 | Combustion with variable oxidant low NOx burner Heating provided by a burner that combusts hydrocarbon fuel can be provided at a sequence of different heat transfer rates by adjusting the total oxygen concentration of oxidant streams fed to the burner. A burner with which the method can be practiced is also discl... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7824178 | Air transfer arm for boiler A water heater apparatus includes a fuel-air transfer arm connecting a blower outlet to a burner inlet. The transfer arm includes a continuously curved 180° bend portion and at least one inwardly extending internal flow disrupter located in the 180° bend portion f... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7435082 | Furnace using plasma ignition system for hydrocarbon combustion An apparatus and method for the creation, placement and control of an area of electrical ionization within an internal combustion engine combustion chamber or a fuel burner for a furnace is disclosed. A furnace includes a fuel source, a fuel burner, a plasma nozzle ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7175423 | Air staged low-NOx burner An apparatus and method for using staged air combustion. The apparatus includes a burner body (10) secured to a port block (42), and a fuel passageway (12) extending through the burner body (10), terminating in a fuel nozzle (22), ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143766 | Temperature controlling device for aerosol drug delivery A portable air temperature controlling device useful for warming air surrounding an aerosolized drug formulation. Warming the air of an aerosol makes it possible to reduce the diameter of aerosol particles produced by an aerosol generation device. Additionally, warm... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7029271 | Flameless oxidation burner A device including a burner (6) for directing a fuel/air mixture into a reaction chamber (2) for flameless oxidation of fuels. The burner (6) discharges a fuel/air jet transversely to a longitudinal axis (A) of the burner and an exhaust gas chan... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6890171 | Apparatus for optimizing burner performance An improved burner and a method for combusting fuel in burners used in furnaces such as those found in steam cracking. The burner includes a burner tube having a downstream end and an upstream end for receiving fuel and air, flue gas or mixtures thereof, a fuel orif... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887073 | Burner assembly with gate valve damper A damper for a burner includes a gate plate that moves generally parallel to the inlet of a blower housing of the burner. The gate plate rotates parallel to the inlet and is sized and positioned so that it can rotate between a position completely covering the inlet ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6767205 | Housing for an optical fiber preform torch A torch and mount assembly wherein the torch, which has a plurality of gas receiving nipples is carried in a housing through which it extends. The housing has a plurality of walls forming a substantially air tight enclosure. In at least one wall of the housing are o... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755355 | Coal gasification feed injector shield with integral corrosion barrier A coal gasification nozzle is disclosed having a barrier, integral with the face of the injector, that fits into a groove of a heat shield attached to the nozzle face. The barrier prevents oxidative corrosion of the shield, and subsequent damage to the underlying fa... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6688881 | Torch mount for high deposition glass torches A torch and mounting system therefor has a cylindrical main glass tube surrounded by a tough and rigid tube. The metallic tube is threaded at each end for receiving compression nuts, each having a ferrule such as an O-ring or a tapered ring inside. Each f... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6652267 | Burner for the partial oxidation of liquid fuels which contain carbon The burner has at least two fuel-carrying tubes which are arranged in parallel, the distance between adjacent fuel-carrying tubes being 5 to 30 cm. Each fuel-carrying tube is surrounded by a steam-carrying tube, which at its orifice end has a supply line ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616442 | Low NOx premix burner apparatus and methods Low NOx axial premix burner apparatus and methods for burning fuel gas are provided by the present invention. The methods of the invention are basically comprised of the steps of mixing a first portion of the fuel gas and all of the air to form... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6579088 | Stabilized-flame aerogas/oxygas burner and quarl block fitted with such a burner Provided is a burner which includes a pipe having a free end region designed to be housed in a furnace quarl. The pipe includes one or more fuel feed ducts surrounded over part of their length by a sheath which defines an oxidizer feed channel and is fast... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6544029 | Methods and apparatus for combustion in high volatiles environments Methods and apparatus for combusting a fuel with an oxidant are described, the apparatus comprising a ceramic burner block, the burner block having a back face and a front face. The burner block has at least one oxidant cavity in an upper portion of the b... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540508 | Process of installing roof mounted oxygen-fuel burners in a glass melting furnace A process for installing a refractory burner block in a glass furnace crown, wherein the glass furnace crown comprises a second refractory material different than the burner block refractory, includes installing a refractory crown block in the furnace cro... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6425755 | Liquid fuel burner and atomizer having low emissions of NOx and dust The invention relates to liquid fuel burners having low NOx and dust emission, and it also relates to liquid atomizers or sprayers for such burners. The removable atomizer for a liquid fuel burner head is made as a single piece, has a longitudi... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6367288 | Method and apparatus for preventing burner-hole build-up in fused silica processes In furnaces for producing high purity fused silica glass boules, glass particles have a tendency to build-up adjacent the burner hole rim. It was discovered that unburned furnace gases containing silica particles where re-circulated in the furnace close t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6284324 | Coal gasification burner shield coating A method for protecting a synthesis gas generator burner heat shield includes coating the burner heat shield with an overlay alloy coating composition of the formula MCrAlY wherein M is selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel, and cobalt. In a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6238206 | Low-emissions industrial burner A burner (10) for use in both high O2 environments and low O2 environments comprises an outer tube (24) and an inner tube (26). The outer tube (24) defines a flow passage (53) and includes an inlet portion (42), an outlet portion (46... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6220852 | Variable exit high velocity burner A method and apparatus for adjusting the flame exit velocity of a high velocity burner. The burner includes burner combustor chamber having a fluid accelerating nozzle and a burner combustor exhaust port. Fuel is delivered to the burner combustor through ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6174161 | Method and apparatus for partial oxidation of black liquor, liquid fuels and slurries Method and apparatus for combusting and/or gasifying a generally viscous liquid or a slurry wherein the liquid or slurry are atomized in a central atomization device within a burner housing the central atomization device using a portion of a gaseous oxida... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6152052 | High temperature material face segments for burner nozzle secured by brazing A water jacket face of a burner nozzle for a synthesis gas generator is protected from hot gas corrosion by an annular heat shield of high temperature material tiles. Angular segments of a tile annulus around a burner nozzle orifice are secured to the wat... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6083466 | Process for partial oxidation of a gas stream containing hydrogen sulphide Process for partial oxidation in a Claus furnace of at least one gas stream comprising hydrogen sulphide, comprising the steps of: (a) injecting at least one gas stream comprising hydrogen sulphide and at least one oxygen-enriched gas stream into the Claus fur... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6068468 | Refractory block for use in a burner assembly A burner assembly having improved flame length and shape control is presented, which includes in exemplary embodiments at least one fuel fluid inlet and at least one oxidant fluid inlet, means for transporting the fuel fluid from the fuel inlet to a plura... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6004127 | Oil burner A heating system with a combustion chamber into which fuel is fed via a fuel feed unit in the form of an injection device which operates on the energy-storage principle and has a pump and a nozzle device which delivers bursts of fuel in specified quantiti... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984667 | Combustion process and apparatus therefore containing separate injection of fuel and oxidant streams A burner assembly having improved flame length and shape control is presented, which includes in exemplary embodiments at least one fuel fluid inlet and at least one oxidant fluid inlet, means for transporting the fuel fluid from the fuel inlet to a plura... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5961316 | Oil burner An oil burner includes a pivotal cover that exposes a unitary gun assembly. The gun assembly is movable longitudinally with respect to the central axis of the air tube of the burner by rotating a cam. A spinner assembly is positioned on the gun assembly. ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954491 | Wire lock shield face for burner nozzle The water jacket face of a burner nozzle for a synthesis gas generator is protected from hot gas corrosion by an annular heat shield of high temperature melting point material. The heat shield element is secured to the water jacket face by means of six, f... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5947716 | Breech lock heat shield face for burner nozzle The water jacket face of a burner nozzle for a synthesis gas generator is protected from hot gas corrosion by an annular heat shield of high temperature melting point material. The shield material is formed into two ceramic rings that face or cover the no... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944506 | Burner assembly with tight shut-off opposed louver air damper An opposed louver air damper apparatus for controlling the flow rate of combustion air to a burner fire box, comprising a plurality of adjacent, rotatable louvers having rubber tips and side gaskets providing sealing between the louvers and a frame, and g... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934899 | In-line method of burner firing and NOx emission control for glass melting A process and apparatus for combustion of a fuel and oxidant in which a first portion of a fuel is mixed with an oxidant to form a fuel-lean fuel/oxidant mixture in a fuel-lean combustion zone. The remaining portion of fuel is mixed with the fuel-lean fue... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5904477 | Burner for partial oxidation of a hydrocarbon-containing fuel A non-water cooled burner is provided for preparation of synthesis gas by partial oxidation of hydrocarbon-containing fuel and an oxygen-containing gas applied as oxidiser. The burner comprises a burner head and an arrangement of passages or channels for ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5839891 | Power gas burner A gas burner produces a homogeneous mixture of gas and air in a short mixing zone by creating turbulence to promote thorough mixing. The burner includes a burner housing supporting a gas distribution tube and an air blower, the distribution tube emitting ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5762489 | Radiant heat exchange tube with furnace wall for industrial furnaces To sealingly retain a radiant heat exchange tube extending through an opening (5) in a wall (3) of a furnace, and to isolate the atmosphere within the furnace space (2) from outside ambient space, a thin-wall sleeve (25) has a first portion (40) shrinkfit... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5630713 | Rotary burner Rotary burner suitable for installation on a sidewall (11) of a furnace and for cooperating with the inside of the furnace, which comprises at least one sidewall (11) equipped with cooled panels (18), the rotary burner (10) including at least one supporti... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5620316 | Working hole for oxyburner, oxyburner assembly comprising such a working hole and process for using such an assembly An oxyburner (1) is associated with an opening (3) comprising a through passage (2) comprising a substantially cylindrical inlet region (5) receiving the downstream end of the oxyburner (1) and a substantially cylindrical outlet region (4) of a diameter D... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5605103 | Internal pitch impeller for a coal burner A coal burner with impeller for a furnace has a housing containing a plurality of sets of blades which direct the fuel from the coal nozzle into a plurality of non-intersecting flows directed obliquely towards the longitudinal axis of the housing. The non... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5573396 | Low emissions burner A premix burner assembly for heating the combustion chamber of a dryer for an HMA plant, soil remediation plant, or the like is designed to meet the very low emission limitations that are imposed in certain areas such as the southern portion of California... | 11/12/1996 |
