Class 431/268 - Catalytic

Subclass of Class 431 - Combustion
Definition: Apparatus in which the combustion initiating temperature
No. of patents: 108
Last issue date: 01/04/2011

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7862331	Catalytic microcombustors for compact power or heat generation The present invention comprises a device which utilizes catalytic microcombustion for the production of heat or power and which exhibits a low pressure drop and has a high catalytic surface area. The catalytic microcombustor includes catalyst inserts in the reaction...	01/04/2011
7410619	Catalytic combustors keeping contained medium warm in response to hydrostatic valve The medium (9), such as water, of a container (10), such as a fuel cell accumulator, is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen from a source comprising a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in therma...	08/12/2008
7326394	Catalysts, methods of making catalysts, and methods of combustion Catalysts are described in which an active catalyst is disposed on a low surface area, oxide support. Methods of forming catalysts are described in which a Cr-containing metal is oxidized to form a chromium oxide layer and an active catalyst is applied directly on t...	02/05/2008
7320778	High-performance catalyst support A catalyst support is formed of a monolith having corrugated metal leaves. The corrugations of each leaf are oblique relative to the edges of the leaf. Each leaf extends from an interior region to an exterior region, and has corrugations that are non-parallel to the...	01/22/2008
7291010	Combustion light-emitting device and corresponding method of fabrication A light-emitting device comprises a structure defining an orderly and periodic series of cavities of nanometric dimensions, in which a process of catalytic combustion is confined. The dimensions and/or the distance between the micro-cavities are selected to obtain a...	11/06/2007
7273505	Hydrogen generator and fuel cell power generation system A hydrogen generator comprises therein a reformer, a Shifter, a material flow passage with first evaporator through which a material is supplied to the reformer, a reformed gas flow passage for leading the reformed gas derived from the reformer to the Shifter, a shi...	09/25/2007
7241136	Catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material and flask equipped with such a burner The catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material is designed to cooperate with a wick that will carry a combustible composition to the burner that penetrates into the pores of the porous material, and comprises a peripheral zone that supports a catalyst a...	07/10/2007
7232471	Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system comprising the same A hydrogen generator comprises a burner for generating a combustion gas, a reformer provided around the burner to generate a reformed gas containing hydrogen by a steam reforming reaction based on a feed material comprising a compound containing at least carbon and ...	06/19/2007
7223296	Hydrogen generation system and fuel cell system having the same A hydrogen generation system may include a burner unit that generates combustion gas and a combustion gas passage through which the combustion gas generated by the burner unit flows. A reformer, having a reforming catalyst, generates a reformed gas containing hydrog...	05/29/2007
7175817	Compact chemical reactor and chemical reaction system The compact chemical reactor includes a first substrate, a second substrate attached to the first substrate. A micro flow path is defined between the first substrate and the second substrate. A thin film heater provided in the flow path. ...	02/13/2007
7172736	Compact chemical reactor and compact chemical reactor system A compact chemical reactor has a first substrate. A catalyst layer is provided on an inner surface of a groove formed in a first surface of the first substrate. A second substrate, in which a concave portion to receive a portion of the catalyst layer is formed on a ...	02/06/2007
7171721	Cleaning apparatus for dispensing a heated cleaning fluid A cleaning apparatus is disclosed and which includes a fluid dispensing tank which dispenses a cleaning fluid; a heat exchanger coupled in downstream fluid flowing relation relative to the fluid dispensing tank; a source of a combustible fluid fuel; a source of air;...	02/06/2007
7137811	Catalytic combustion burner system and flask fitted with such a system The system has a catalytic combustion burner which comprises on its upper part a peripheral zone supporting a catalyst and a central zone without a catalyst creating a vaporisation zone. The system further comprises a sleeve made of porous material comprising a cavi...	11/21/2006
7115775	Method and device for the two-step production of acrylic acid α,β-ethylenically unsaturated aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids are prepared by means of a two-stage catalytic gas-phase oxidation in which a gas mixture comprising at least an alkane or alkene having from three to six carbon atoms and oxygen is subjected to a cat...	10/03/2006
7090487	Catalytic combustor having high cell density A catalytic combustor is formed from a stack of flat and corrugated metal strips. The stack may or may not be wound into a spiral or formed into some other curved structure. Some of the strips are displaced, or offset, relative to other strips, such that some strips...	08/15/2006
7086235	Cascade ignition of catalytic combustors The present embodiment relates to a catalytic combustor for reducing the pollutant emissions of combustion. The catalytic combustor described herein employs a novel heat exchange system for rapidly and economically bringing the combustor to a temperature wherein cat...	08/08/2006
7077643	Microcombustors, microreformers, and methods for combusting and for reforming fluids The present invention provides microcombustors, microreformers, and methods of steam reforming alcohols over a catalyst. The microcombustors can be manufactured with a very small size and can operate at very low temperature. Surprisingly superior results and propert...	07/18/2006
7074955	Safe operation of a continuous heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase partial oxidation of at least one organic compound A continuously operated heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase partial oxidation of at least one organic compound in an oxidation reactor is operated safely by a process in which an explosion diagram for the feed gas mixture is deposited as the basis of a cut-out mecha...	07/11/2006
7011515	Gas lighter having device for preventing flame from being extinguished by wind The present invention is to provide a gas lighter, which comprises a nozzle provided at one end of a barrel extended forwardly from a housing, an auxiliary ceramic sleeve member provided at one end of a ceramic sleeve member in the barrel adjacent the nozzle, a meta...	03/14/2006
6958195	Steam generator for a PEM fuel cell power plant A burner assembly includes a catalyzed burner for combusting an anode exhaust stream from a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant. The catalysts coated onto the burner can be platinum, rhodium, or mixtures thereof. The burner includes open cells w...	10/25/2005
6951456	Microcombustor and combustion-based thermoelectric microgenerator A generally toroidal counterflow heat exchanger is the main element of a combustor that operates at a micro scale. The combustor includes a central combustion region with openings to a reactant gas channel and an exhaust gas channel. The reactant channel and exhaust...	10/04/2005
6948928	Catalytic combustor for a gas turbine A catalytic combustor for a gas turbine includes a stack of metal strips, each strip having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet ends of both sides of the strip are uncoated, to limit the temperature and maintain rigidity of the strip at the inlet end. In one e...	09/27/2005
6932593	Method of preheating catalytic heater The invention provides a method of preheating a catalyst in a catalytic heater comprising the steps of preparing a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen in a volume ratio of between about 95% hydrogen to about 5% nitrogen and about 5% hydrogen to about 95% nitrog...	08/23/2005
6923643	Premix burner for warm air furnace A burner assembly for use in a warm air furnace. The burner assembly has a cooling air box for receiving air and a premix burner for receiving air-fuel premix positioned within and spaced apart from the cooling air box. The burner assembly also has a burner face ass...	08/02/2005
6921260	Candles with colored flames A candle with transparent flame and flame temperature higher than paraffin candles consists of a fuel mix consisting of sorbitol, ethane diol and glycerol with a polyaramid wick. The candle can be used in catering and for the production of colored flames. For colore...	07/26/2005
6881052	Device and method for heating hydrogen storage canister A device for heating hydrogen storage canister includes a canister containing chamber for accommodation of at least one hydrogen storage canister, a catalyst bed arranged in the canister containing chamber for catalysis. A blowing device provides an air flow through...	04/19/2005
6874498	Gas powered soldering tool A gas powered soldering tool (1) comprising a handle (2) and a tubular carrier member (15) extending therefrom. A combustion chamber (22) is formed in a distal end (19) of the carrier member (15) within which a catalytic com...	04/05/2005
6863522	Method for introducing fuel and/or thermal energy into a gas stream A method serves the purpose of introducing fuel and/or thermal energy into a gas stream flowing to a catalytic reactor. The gas stream flows in part through an exterior chamber and in part through an interior chamber, which is at least partially open in the flow dir...	03/08/2005
6817860	Catalytic combustor with improved light-off characteristics A catalytic combustor includes a plurality of channels formed by corrugated and flat strips, some of the channels being coated with a catalyst and others being uncoated. In the vicinity of the inlet end of the combustor, the boundary of each coated channel has a the...	11/16/2004
6805552	Catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use A catalytic gas combustion device for an appliance for personal use with a gas supply device and a catalyst connected to the gas supply device is disclosed. To ignite the gas/air mixture and therefore to initiate catalytic combustion at the catalyst, an ignition dev...	10/19/2004
6786716	Microcombustor A microcombustor comprises a microhotplate and a catalyst for sustained combustion on the microscale. The microhotplate has very low heat capacity and thermal conductivity that mitigate large heat losses arising from large surface-to-volume ratios typical of the mic...	09/07/2004
6736634	NOx reduction with a combination of radiation baffle and catalytic device In a fuel gas burner, a reduction of NOx emissions is brought about by the combined use of both a catalyst and a radiation baffle. The catalyst and baffle are located in serial flow relationship such that each contributes to the NOx reduction f...	05/18/2004
6712602	Hybrid type high pressure combustion burner employing catalyst and CST combustion with staged mixing system Disclosed is a hybrid high pressure catalytic combustion burner employing catalysts and CST combustion with staged mixing systems, in which a primary combustion gas containing reacted gas of a primary gas mixture, which is formed via catalytic combustion, is subject...	03/30/2004
6699032	Catalytic combustion of storage tank off-gases Apparatus for storing a combustible gas including a pressure storage vessel, a pressure relief valve communicating with the storage vessel for venting the gas from the vessel when the pressure therein is too high, and a catalytic reactor communicating wit...	03/02/2004
6663379	Catalyzer The invention relates to a catalyzer for burning at least part of a fuel/oxidant mixture flowing through the catalyzer, in particular for a burner of a power plant installation. The catalyzer comprises several catalytically active channels and several cat...	12/16/2003
6638055	Device for burning a gaseous fuel/oxidant mixture A device for burning a gaseous fuel/oxidant mixture, in particular for a power plant installation, includes a catalyzer/swirl generator arrangement. Part of the fuel/oxidant mixture is burned in the catalyzer/swirl generator arrangement and the catalyzer/...	10/28/2003
6609905	Catalytic burner The invention relates to a catalytic burner (1) of a combuster (2), in particular of a power station installation, comprising an annular duct (4) leading to the combuster (2), a catalyzer (5) arranged in the annular duct (4), a primary injection device ...	08/26/2003
6537061	Catalytic afterburner and bottle equipped with same The invention concerns a catalytic combustion afterburner made of porous material, comprising in its lower part a substantially axial cavity for receiving a taper designed to convey to the burner a combustible liquid, and in its upper part an annular peri...	03/25/2003
6536442	Lighter integral with a smoking article A lighter integral with a smoking article includes a gas burner and a tube for receiving a smokable material, such as a cigarette. The gas burner generates a stable pre-mixed flame that is used to heat the material to be smoked. The smokable material may ...	03/25/2003
6497571	Durable catalytic burner system There is provided a flameless catalytic burner system employing a catalytic bed assembly (20) for catalyzing the oxidation of a fuel stream. The catalytic bed assembly (20) includes first and second retaining members (122, 124) which define a compartment ...	12/24/2002

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