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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6913010 | Reusable fire starter and method of use A method of using a fire starter includes providing a fire starter made of a calcium silicate hydrate with an inflammable liquid and a packaging at least partially surrounding the fire starter; removing a portion of the packaging to expose a portion of the surface a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6872072 | Gas fired radiant heating unit and method of operation thereof A heating unit has a cartridge that constitutes a single component, which can be readily removed and replaced with a new cartridge. The cartridge is a plurality of non-flammable layers bound together in a border. The layers include a stainless steel mesh located abo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6669467 | Gas fired radiant heating unit and method of operation thereof A heating unit has a cartridge that constitutes a single component, which can be readily removed and replaced with a new cartridge. The cartridge is a plurality of non-flammable layers bound together in a border. The layers include a stainless steel mesh ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6398545 | Self extinguish torch A self-extinguishing torch for use in theatrical environments includes a supporting basket having a support for torch fuel. The supporting basket includes a screen providing side ventilation for containing torch fuel on the support and admitting air throu... | 06/04/2002 |
| 4402662 | Thermal shock resistant split-cylinder structures Thermal shock resistant catalytic monolithic structures are described comprising split-cylinders with flow-through passages. Such structures are especially useful as combustor catalysts and their use in catalytic combustors permits much more rapid start-u... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4118174 | Wick lighter with wax holder A lighter for a candle and the like is provided with a coil at one end with the turns of increasing diameter near the center to form a chamber for wax which flows thereinto when heated by said coil. A wick is secured within the coil and is lit at the exte... | 10/03/1978 |
