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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5964586 | Method, apparatus, and ignition device for ignition of inflammable gases from a flare on a flame tower There are described a method, an apparatus and an ignition pellet for the ignition of combustible gases, for example from a flare or flare tower, where an ignition pellet is launched in a direction toward a region of combustible gas, characterized in that... | 10/12/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4698068 | Fire starter A fire igniting device which includes a rod of an ignitable material, particularly magnesium, and has a pyrophoric element adhered to the rod along its length. A head is secured to the rod, and also may be fitted to a case, so that a spent rod can be remo... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4583940 | Igniter for combustible material An igniter for combustible material includes a support, an element of a material capable of being ignited by friction, a movable friction-strip having a surface portion treated to produce ignition of the element by friction, and a plate secured to the sup... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4563029 | Match holder A match holder provides an extension to a stick match so that a fire can be lit in combustion equipment having a relatively inaccessible combustion chamber such as in a wood burning stove, oil stove or water heater. The match holder includes an elongated ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4199324 | Match container having a remotely operable striking chamber A combination match retainer and igniter provided with an elongated striking chamber which is laterally expanded to receive an unlighted match in response to relative sliding movement in one direction between the retainer and its cover, and which is later... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4086049 | Ignitor for starting fires A device for igniting orchard heaters or the like consisting of a housing carrying a repeatable hammer with firing pin for firing an explosive primer to light the fuel/gas of the heater. The hammer and firing pin is contained within a cylinder which is dr... | 04/25/1978 |
| 3985492 | Combination candle lighter and extinguisher A substantially straight rod has on one end a candle flame extinguisher and on the other end an extension for holding a friction-type safety match. The body of the extinguisher may be a cone, a cylinder, or a box-shaped member which has the same longitudi... | 10/12/1976 |
