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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6969251 | Burner A burner (1) for heat generation, in particular in a gas turbine, is disclosed as well as a method for the stabilization of the flame of a burner (1). The burner (1) comprises inlet openings (3) for a combustion air stream, at least a swi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966769 | Gaseous oxygen resonance igniter A gaseous oxygen resonance igniter includes a body with a first inlet for gaseous oxygen incorporating a supersonic nozzle. An outlet from the body incorporates an orifice of predetermined size to maintain a desired pressure in the body. An aperture in the body oppo... | 11/22/2005 |
| 5842851 | Induced air catalytic burner, and apparatus incorporating such a burner A device for oxidizing a gas mixture that includes at least one hydrocarbon and oxygen. The device contains a porous solid that consists of zirconia. At least one metal having a catalytic oxidation activity, for example platinum or palladium, is deposited... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5769098 | Lighter with looped guard The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to displace the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5759025 | Heat generator apparatus A heat generator apparatus includes a fuel container and a quantity of fuel absorbing material contained in the fuel container. A quantity of liquid fuel is contained in the fuel container and is absorbed by the fuel absorbing material. A fuel-impervious ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5735294 | Lighter with guard The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to depress the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly. ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5520197 | Lighter with guard The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to depress the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly. ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5483978 | Lighter with guard A disposable roll and press operated lighter including a shield shaped to the wheel and adapted to partly cover the wheel deterring a child from turning the wheel to an extent that ignites vapor from the lighter.... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5474441 | Catalyst configuration for catalytic combustion systems A catalyst bed (30) for a combustor (18) for supporting the catalytic combustion of a gaseous air/fuel (e.g., methane or natural gas) combustion mixture contains an igniter catalyst member (1) upstream of a promoter catalyst member (2). The catalyst membe... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5096413 | Ignition mechanism for a heater An ignition mechanism for a heater which includes a metal exothermic container in which are mounted an exothermic part, a firing part and an igniter. The igniter is a type which may be actuated by pushing or pulling a string. The mechanism comprises a tub... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5084943 | Flat file hooded gas lighter fastening device A device for attaching a flat file hooded gas lighter to an accessible location. The device includes a body structure having a magnet on one end and a fastening clip on the other end and groove like threads and a stop flange therebetween. The body structu... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5069616 | Ignition device for lances An ignition device for lances, such as lances intended for supplying oxygen gas to metallurgical processes, having a tubular casing intended to be fitted partially onto one end of a lance and the end part of which, located distal from the lance, carries a... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5066220 | Cigarette lighter A safety mechanism, for a lighter having a striker and a flint for creating sparks and/or a lever for releasing compressed flammable gas adjacent the striker and flint, including a spring for biasing the striker and flint apart when the lighter is not in ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4915618 | Igniter for thermal lance An igniter is provided for slip-on attachment to the free end of a thermal lance. The igniter includes a slip-on cartridge having a frictional support cap. A priming composition (12) and a primer (13) located within the cartridge. The primer (13) is desig... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4884965 | Gaslighter structure permitting push-fit assembling of its main parts Disclosed is a gaslighter structure comprising a lighter housing equipped with female pivot means provided to the rear, upper side of the housing; a fire-striking unit having push-fit means to integrally combine the unit with the housing, and a cap having... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4519774 | Temperature actuated burner igniter A low cost igniter comprising a multi capsule of low strength, non-porous material, such capsule being divided into at least two separate compartments. One of such compartments is filled with a freezable fluid, and another contains an ingredient that will... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4449920 | Device for igniting a torch A device for igniting a torch by means of pyrotechnical cartridges, wherein each cartridge is placed in a casing located at a first distance of one to ten meters from the geometrical axis of the torch and at a second distance of two to twenty meters below... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4381914 | Candlewick Disclosed is a candlewick in which the wick material is mounted adjacent a match with its head next to the wick tip, so that the tip is lighted when the match is struck. The wick base which has a neck and flange that isolate the bottom end of the wick mat... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4144018 | Cigarette lighter using hypergolic fuel component A hypergolic substance which is spontaneously ignited upon being exposed to the atmosphere ignites the fuel issuing from the nozzle of a cigarette lighter. The hypergolic substance is either mixed with the fuel in a fuel tank or is separately contained wi... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4066415 | Gas generator for inflatable life raft A gas generator for an inflatable life raft having a gas-generating chamber filled with a gas-generating composition which generates gas by chemical reaction, either a chemical cooling chamber or a physical cooling-and-filtering chamber or both, a gas pas... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4036581 | Igniter An igniter for fuel oil sprays. A plurality of fluidic oscillator or resoce tubes are distributed about a central oscillator opening into one end of a closed chamber. One or more nozzles are located in an end of the chamber opposite the tubes. Compressed... | 07/19/1977 |
