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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6955301 | Water heater and control An improved heater and method of controlling the same is provided. The water heater has the combination of a tank for holding water, a heater for heating the water, a controller having logic to regulate the heater, and first and second sensors. Each of the sensors d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929465 | Timer circuit for valve activation in oil burner system The present invention is directed to an oil burner system having an electric cord set coupled between a controller and a valve associated with a pump. The electric cord set is operable to activate a solenoid valve associated with the pump for delivery of fuel oil to... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6478574 | Pump purge for oil primary An oil burner control system is disclosed in which an extended time may be temporarily selected, in situations such as initial set up or periodic maintenance, for priming the pipes, filters and pumps, before a safety lockout of system operation occurs, wh... | 11/12/2002 |
| 5408970 | Electronically controlled continuous flow fuel system An electronically controlled fuel system for use with a continuous, non-cyclical process has a fuel manifold to which pressurized fuel from a source is supplied and through which the fuel is metered, to an end use combustor, by a periodically energizable ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5328354 | Incinerator with auxiliary gas evacuation system An incinerator for combustible or thermally-decomposable gases includes a device which insures that gas continues to flow through the incinerator in the event of failure of the scrubber fan connected to the outlet of the incinerator. When the scrubber fan... | 07/12/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5195886 | Combustion heater According to a first aspect of the invention, a combustion heater has an ECU for controlling operations of a glow plug, a battery, a fuel pump, and a blower for supplying air to a combustor. The ECU is responsive to an instruction signal instructing start... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4995806 | Deodorizing device for oil stoves An oil stove comprises a combustion wick for burning oil, a device for extinguishing the fire at the combustion wick, and a deodorizing device for absorbing or removing gases causing smells that are produced when the burning portion at the combustion wick... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4856984 | Time-delay for automatic reset of furnace Automatic reset for an unattended gas furnace has an induced draft blower motor energized by an electrical power source and with a first, normally "open", relay switch in circuit to control the operation of the blower motor. A burner control circuit, ener... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4828484 | Gas valve relay redundant safety A fail safe redundancy circuit for controlling a gas valve relay in a gas fired furnace or similar burner is disclosed. The status of the relay contacts is monitored and if those contacts are in the position for enabling the gas valve prior to an ignition... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4711627 | Device for the thermal spray application of fusible materials A spray gun comprises a nozzle defining an elongated, axially extending spray channel, a coaxial inlet leading thereto and having a flow-accelerating contour, and a coaxial combustion chamber leading to the inlet, the combustion chamber having a diameter ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4704085 | Deodorizing device for oil stove A movable wick type oil stove which comprises a wick for absorbing oil to provide a fire at the top of the wick, wick cylinders defining a space for disposing the wick therein means for moving the wick in the vertical direction along the wick cylinders, a... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4639211 | Deodorizing device for oil stove A movable wick type oil stove which comprises a wick for absorbing oil to provide a fire at the top of the wick, wick cylinders defining a space for disposing the wick therein means for moving the wick in the vertical direction along the wick cylinders, a... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4544349 | Oil burner comprising safeguard mechanism against power stoppage An oil burner comprising a safeguard mechanism against a power stoppage is disclosed which is capable of carrying out a fire extinguishing operation in a complete combustion state upon a power stoppage, to thereby prevent any soot and smelly and toxic com... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4439140 | Energy saving boiler purge sequence control An improved boiler purge control in which purging air is forced into the boiler only after the damper is substantially in its high fire position.... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4078878 | Fuel burner control device providing safely ignited burner A sequencing and monitoring control device for fuel burners is provided having a unique burner program. The fuel burner is put into operation with an ignition means turned on, along with fuel pressure and combustion air, but without fuel being intentional... | 03/14/1978 |
