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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029271 | Self cleaning burner system for heaters and fryers A self-cleaning burner system incorporates an automatic clean cycle when the burner is started up. Cycles may be programmed for once-a-day cleaning cycle or for other desired interval. On start-up, the cycle routes a small amount of fuel to the burner for ignition i... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7731490 | Self-cleaning burner system for heaters and burners A self-cleaning burner system incorporates an automatic clean cycle when the burner is started up. Cycles may be programmed for once-a-day cleaning cycle or for other desired interval. On start-up, the cycle routes a small amount of fuel to the burner for ignition i... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7507084 | Regenerative fume-incinerator with on-line burn-out and wash-down system A method and apparatus for on-line wash-down of a heat sink media bed in a regenerative heat exchanger of a regenerative fume incinerator is disclosed. When a heat sink media bed requires cleaning, the selected regenerative heat exchanger is cooled while the remaini... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7442034 | Detonative cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning a surface within a vessel has an elongate combustion conduit extending from an upstream end to a downstream end. The downstream end is associated with an aperture in the wall of the vessel and is positioned to direct a shockwave toward the ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435080 | System and method for flame stabilization and control A system and method for providing continuous measurement and control of a combustion device by altering the fuel composition delivered thereto. The system includes devices for sensing related information, such as fuel characteristics, combustion characteristics, or ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7341112 | Firefighting training fluid and method for making same A firefighting training fluid (FFTF) comprising a paraffin blend. The blends of paraffins typically have no less than about two carbon atoms and no more than about twelve carbon atoms. The blends of paraffins may possess Reid vapor pressures in the range from about ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7276094 | Mixed metal catalyst additive and method for use in hydrocarbonaceous fuel combustion system A hydrocarbonaceous fuel additive, fuel composition, and method all lower both carbon particulate emissions and improve slag properties in combustion systems including, for instance, utility furnaces and boiler systems. The mixed metal catalyst may include a transit... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276217 | Reduction of coal-fired combustion emissions A process for mitigation of fouling deposits within a combustion zone, capturing of toxic metal emissions, and reduction of visible sulfur emissions attributable to sulfuric acid mist during coal combustion. SO3 formed during coal combustion is reduced by... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7225998 | Apparatus and method for preparing and delivering fuel A method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid fuel. The apparatus includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end; a fluid control valve for placing the inlet end of the at least one capillar... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204688 | Gas burner for dryer Gas burner for a dryer including a gas nozzle for receiving, and injecting gas, a mixing tube for mixing the gas injected from the gas nozzle and primary air, igniter fitted to an outlet of the mixing tube for igniting the gas mixed with the primary air coming out o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172413 | Laundry dryer having gas combustion apparatus A gas combustion apparatus of a laundry dryer is provided, by which an initial ignition power is improved to enhance an ignition property. The gas combustion apparatus includes a gas supply; a mixing pipe, having a mixing passage extending from an inlet end to an ou... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147170 | Aerosol generating device and method of use thereof An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol having a desired particle size by passing a liquid through a flow passage heated to convert the liquid into a vapor. The flow passage includes an outlet section that controls the exit velocity of the vapor and produc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7109446 | Method and apparatus for improving steam temperature control A system for analyzing the impact of operating soot blowers in a heat transfer section of a power plant determines a steam temperature influencing sequence and calculates a feed-forward signal to be applied to a steam temperature control system of the heat transfer ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6948926 | Reduced-emissions combustion utilizing multiple-component metallic combustion catalyst Residual fuels, as well as lighter distillate fuels, are combusted with greater efficiency by utilizing low concentrations of specific bimetallic or trimetallic fuel-borne catalysts. The catalysts reduce fouling of heat transfer surfaces by unburned carbon while lim... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6890170 | Heater with glow plug/flame monitor A heater in which, during the glow plug ramp time interval, the amount of energy supplied per unit of time to the glow plug/flame monitor can be successively changed, and a control unit which is operationally coupled to the glow plug/flame monitor. To enable continu... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871792 | Apparatus and method for preparing and delivering fuel A method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid fuel. The apparatus includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end; a fluid control valve for placing the inlet end of the at least one capillar... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6669469 | Catalyst combustion device and method of producing frame body portion thereof A low-cost, high-mass-productivity catalytic combustion apparatus having a construction that permits easy maintenance is realized. There is provided a catalytic combustion apparatus in which, by means of a combustion chamber having a fuel supply portion 1... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6631712 | Aquatic barbecue ash extinguisher and remover The present invention 10 discloses a barbecue ash discharge system comprised of a funnel-like device 18 having a length of outlet conduit 22 suspended under a barbecue grill 16 having a vent forming an outlet aperture 42 in the barbecue grill housing. The... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6610611 | Method of removing diamond coating and method of manufacturing diamond-coated body A method of removing a diamond coating from a substrate of a diamond-coated body which includes the substrate coated with the diamond coating. The method includes a step of heating the diamond-coated body at a predetermined temperature in a reactor at a p... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6602445 | Method for the prevention of high temperatures corrosion due to alkali sulfates and chlorides using molybdenum An additive to a flame reaction forms noncorrosive deposits on cooler metal surfaces, which deposits are more stable than Na2 SO4 or K2 SO4. By adding molybdenum salts to the flame, an alkali polymolybdate is pr... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6520096 | Disposal apparatus of combustible fluorine-series refrigerant composition A disposal apparatus comprise a combustion furnace and a refrigerant feed unit for drawing out a combustible fluorine-series refrigerant composition containing a fluorine-series refrigerant and C1 -C5 hydrocarbons from a refrigeratio... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6328911 | Method for the prevention of high temperature corrosion due to alkali sulfates and chlorides and composition for use in the same An additive to a flame reaction is provided which forms noncorrosive deposits on cooler metal surfaces which are more stable than Na2 SO4 or K2 SO4. The additive preferentially combines with the sodium or potass... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6322351 | Burner for use in corrosive atmosphere and process for the combustion of hydrocarbon fuel therein Process for the combustion of hydrocarbon fuel in a burner being exposed to corrosive atmosphere, wherein outer surface of the burner being protected by passing a non-corrosive atmosphere along the outer burner surface.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6164956 | System and method for removing ash deposits in a combustion device A self cleaning port system and method provides for removal of ash deposits and build-up from around a port opening in a combustion device such as an industrial or utility furnace or boiler. The self cleaning port system includes a port structure for prov... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6132203 | Method and apparatus for burning oils of varying viscosity Disclosed is an oil burning system that is capable of burning oils of varying viscosities, including high viscosity waste oils and low viscosity heating oils. Suitable as a new installation or a retrofit modification, the present invention incorporates th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5931652 | Control system for a gaseous fuel A system is provided for burning gaseous fuel in a burner which defines a first combustion zone and a second combustion zone, the zones being in communication so that materials from one zone can have access to the other. First and second conduits deliver ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5906806 | Reduced emission combustion process with resource conservation and recovery options "ZEROS" zero-emission energy recycling oxidation system A system and a process for combusting hydrocarbons to recover energy and the carbon dioxide resulting from the combustion is provided. The process utilizes a two-stage combustion process, each stage utilizing water injection and a recirculation stream to ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5799871 | Spray nozzle with discrete open/close deadband and method therefor A valved nozzle for spraying fuel oil and method therefor includes an inlet, a discharge chamber downstream of the inlet, and a flow restricting orifice downstream of the discharge chamber. The pressure in both the inlet and the discharge chamber urges th... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5645805 | Reduction of acid rain and ozone depletion precursors A method of reducing acid emissions and ozone deletion precursors from a flue gas produced by the combustion of sulphur-or nitrogen-containing fuel or acid emissions and ozone deletion precursors from chemical plants. The method comprises introducing into... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5462429 | Mechanical wiper for waste gas incinerator A mechanical wiper mounted within an incinerator for waste gases, such as silane, and said wiper adapted to move adjacent selected internal surface areas to remove combustion products buildup on such selected areas.... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5388396 | Low carbon particle producing gas turbine combustor A combustion system for a gas turbine engine provides a reaction limiting means for preventing the combustion process within the combustion chamber of the engine from proceeding towards completion by limiting the reaction rate or duration of the reaction ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5282738 | Liquid fuel feeding method and liquid fuel burning apparatus The liquid fuel burning apparatus includes a fuel tank, a burning unit for burning the fuel, an electromagnetic pump for sucking the fuel from the tank, a feeding pipe for feeding the sucked fuel to the burning unit, and a control unit for controlling the... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5246364 | Method and apparatus for reducing sulfur dioxide content in flue gases A method and apparatus are employed to reduce the sulfur dioxide produced by the combustion of a sulfur-containing fuel in a combustion chamber. Part of the combustion air is introduced into the combustion chamber with and closely adjacent the fuel. Anoth... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5236354 | Power plant with efficient emission control for obtaining high turbine inlet temperature A power plant with efficient emission control and high turbine inlet temperatures is disclosed. The power plant includes a combustor for the combustion of carbonaceous sulfur-bearing fuel. The combustion of this fuel produces a hot gas with SOx... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5217935 | Processes for regenerating catalysts contaminated with carbonaceous materials Processes for the regeneration of catalysts, such as hydrogenation catalysts, and the defouling of objects, which are contaminated with carbonaceous deposits. The catalyst or object is contacted with water, oxygen-containing gas, and at least one alkaline... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5215455 | Combustion process A combustion process for nitrogen- or for sulphur- and nitrogen-bearing fuels wherein fuel combustion is divided, by staged oxygen (preferably in the form of air) injection, into at least two combustion zones. The first combustion zone involves providing ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5195883 | Flue gas recirculation system with fresh air purge for burners Flue gas is captured from an emissions stack and recirculated to a burner by an induced flue gas recirculation system comprising: a mixing assembly for mixing combustion air and recirculated flue gas into a substantially homogeneous mix; a burner assembly... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5183646 | Incinerator for complete oxidation of impurities in a gas stream A device for oxidizing gaseous materials, comprising a combustion chamber, wherein the device and the combustion chamber both have a top and a bottom, the device further having a gas outlet and being adapted to operate in conjunction with means applying n... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5156544 | Liquid fuel combustor A liquid fuel combustor comprises a burner housing including an upper cylindrical body and a lower disc-shaped body threadedly coupled to the upper body. The lower body is provided with a reservoir at its bottom end to gather and store foreign materials s... | 10/20/1992 |
