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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396229 | Self extinguishing safety candle wicks and methods of manufacture of the wicks The present invention relates to a novel self extinguishing safety candle wick that can be inserted into an axial vertical bore of a preformed solid fuel candle body or can be placed in a candle mold for casting of a solid fuel candle. The self extinguishing safety ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7293984 | Self extinguishing safety candle wicks and methods of manufacture of the wicks The present invention relates to a novel self extinguishing safety candle wick that can be inserted into an axial vertical bore of a preformed solid fuel candle body or can be placed in a candle mold for casting of a solid fuel candle. The self extinguishing safety ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7249947 | Venting chassis for a containerized candle The venting chassis is designed to function optimally with jar candles that have small diameter mouths, and jar candles that have oddly shaped, non-cylindrical or smaller sized jars. The venting chassis includes an annular skirt that is dimensioned to extend below t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7226284 | Method and apparatus for controlling a burning flame A method and apparatus for controlling a candle flame. A candle flame may be provided in a controllable environment, e.g., an enclosed area formed at least in part by an air-tight cover. Air may be forced into the enclosed area by an air movement device (e.g., a fan... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198484 | System to automatically extinguish a candle A system and method provide a container holding a candle, a covering portion that can cover an opening of the container holding the candle, a device that automatically extinguishes the candle utilizing the covering portion and an attachment portion shaped to fit aro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189072 | Apparatus for controlling a flame An apparatus for producing a sustained flame, comprising: an inner wick with a hollow center; an outer wick disposed around the inner wick, wherein the region between the inner wick and the outer wick defines an inter-wick region, and wherein the region around the o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7040888 | Smart wick Smart Wick is a wick for a candle that is designed with the ability to automatically extinguish a flame in equal-timed intervals as well as the ability to access a new wick for relighting. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6893253 | Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system A gas-fired water heater is provided with a combustion shutoff system which precludes further combustion within the water heater's combustion chamber in response to a combustion temperature therein reaching a predetermined level correlated to and indicative of a pre... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6824383 | Diffuse combustion method and apparatus A method includes the step of extinguishing a flame fired from a burner in a reaction zone upon determining that a sensed combustion chamber temperature is at or above the auto-ignition temperature of a fuel. A subsequent step is performed before the sensed combusti... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6629836 | Cap for a jar containing a candle and the jar containing the candle and the cap therefore A cap for a jar containing a candle. The cap includes a lid and a snuffer plug. The lid is non-metallic and has a single exhaust throughbore that extends axially and centrally therethrough. The snuffer plug is dimensioned to fit securely into the single e... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6604940 | Assembling candle wick in sustainer A method for mounting a wick within a wick sustainer is disclosed. The sustainer has a base, a barrel and a passage that extends through the sustainer. The passage has an upper region occupied by the wick and a lower region occupied, at least partially, b... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6572365 | Automatic candle snuffer An automatic candle snuffer has a heat resistant housing with a bottom end that is received and closed by a candle holder. The housing top end is open when a hinged lid is open and closed when the lid is closed. A digital timer is attached to the housing ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6514070 | Torch A torch comprising a frame structure with a fuel container disposed therein, a flame guard cap extending upwardly from the frame with an aperture formed therein, a wick disposed in the aperture, and a rotatable snuffer cap attached to the frame and adapte... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508644 | Flame-resistant wick holder for candle A flame-retardant wick holder for a candle is made of a plastic having a UL-94 vertical burn test rating of at least V-0. The wick holder has a bore for holding a wick at the bottom of a candle. The wick holder is provided so that when the candle and wick... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6494708 | Safety device for candles A method and apparatus is taught for a safety device for a lighted device in a container. The safety device comprises a closing device, an attachment device, and a holding device. The safety device further comprises a coupler configured to operatively cou... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6345978 | Torch A torch comprising a frame structure with a fuel container disposed therein, a flame guard cap extending upwardly from the frame with an aperture formed therein, a wick disposed in the aperture, and a rotatable snuffer cap attached to the frame and adapte... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338624 | Automatic putting-out apparatus An automatic combustion putting-out apparatus for a room heater, includes wick case with a turning shaft to raise or lower a wick, a torsion-spring biased ratchet, a lever pivotally mounted in a frame for releasing or arresting the ratchet, a shutting-off... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6254380 | Device for preventing flareup in barometric-type liquid fuel burners by preventing excessive temperature levels at removable fuel tank A safety device for preventing uncontrolled burning in barometric-type liquid fuel burners of the type where a removable fuel tank (60) feeds a fuel chamber (40), which supplies the fuel to a wick (54), via a sump opening in the upper surface of the chamb... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6135759 | Variable-heat chafing-dish burners and methods of use Variable-heat chafing-dish burners and methods of use. One variable-heat chafing-dish burner embodiment has a reservoir with liquid fuel, into which a short wick and a long wick extend. Both wicks are lit initially, in order to provide initial high heat t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5989012 | Smokeless snuffer A candle snuffer having a handle, a body and a hook. The hook submerges a lit candle wick into the adjacent melted wax channel thereby extinguishing said wick. The hook is then used to retrieve the extinguished wick from the melted wax and returning it to... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5944505 | Automatic candle snuffer A candle holder has candles mounted at each end of a pivoting balance arm. A snuffer is located above each candle. When the balance arm is balanced and one of the candles is lit then the lit candle will become lighter as fuel is consumed by combustion at ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5662468 | Device that prevents flareup in liquid fuel burners A safety device for preventing uncontrolled burning in wick-fed liquid fuel burners employs a vapor closure system that contains vapors present around the removable tank (60). Also, a tank block mechanism is provided to prevent the reseating of the remova... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5640948 | Safety device for use with portable heater A portable heater includes a burner 10 disposed on the bottom of a combustion cylinder 2, a container to be heated 6 which is disposed in an upper part of the combustion cylinder for storing contents which are heated when the heater is in use, a fuel tank... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5551865 | Safety shut-off device for liquid fuel burners A safety device for preventing uncontrolled burning in wick-fed liquid fuel burners employs a solenoid (76) and a thermocouple (18) in combination with a microswitch (80). When excess fuel enters the fuel chamber (40), a float (30) is urged upward, which ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5338185 | Safety device for preventing uncontrolled flareup in wick-fed liquid fuel burners A safety device for preventing uncontrolled burning in wick-fed liquid fuel burners employs an excess fuel containment compartment (24) which receives any excess fuel which might be fed to the fuel supply chamber (40) . The excess fuel causes a receptacle... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5165384 | Barbeque grill housing apparatus A housing apparatus is arranged for use in combination with a barbeque grill for mounting to a balcony structure of an existing dwelling. The structure includes mesh side walls and a floor to prevent air flow restriction directed to the medially positione... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5080578 | Liquid fuel burning heater having flame stopping means An apparatus for extinguishing undesired flames in liquid fuel-burning heaters having a wick partially disposed in a fuel supply reservoir in fluid communication with a fuel tank said apparatus comprising fuel flow cut-off means for interrupting said flui... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5030085 | Wick operating structure of lever actuation type for oil burner A wick operating structure of the lever actuation type for an oil burner capable of finely adjusting the combustion with high accuracy during the combustion operation. The structure includes an operation lever for rotating a wick operating shaft which is ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4872829 | Fire-extinguishing device for oil burner A fire-extinguishing device for an open-type oil burner is disclosed which is capable of effectively preventing the discharge of bad odor to a room due to unburned fuel oil gas at the fire-extinguishing of the oil burner. The fire-extinguishing device inc... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4810185 | Fire-extinguishing device for oil burner A fire-extinguishing device for an open-type oil burner is disclosed which is capable of effectively preventing the discharge of bad odor to a room due to unburned fuel oil gas at the fire-extinguishing of the oil burner. The fire-extinguishing device inc... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4797088 | Safety device for oil burner A safety device for an oil burner is disclosed which is capable of detecting abnormal combustion which forms an excessively decreased flame, for example, sufficient to produce incomplete combustion gas to operate a fire-extinguishing device of the oil bur... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4790745 | Automatic fire-extinguishing device for oil burner An automatic fire-extinguishing device for an oil burner capable of being manufactured with a low cost, compacted in construction and actuated with high accuracy. In the device, a gear which is loosely fitted on a wick actuating shaft and has a return spr... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4767316 | Fuel supply system for oil burner The fuel supply system includes an air pipe which is connected between a fuel oil supply pipe and an inlet side of a forced air passage and is provided at a middle portion thereof with an elevation positioned above any portion of the fuel supply pipe betw... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4740153 | Fire-extinguishing device for oil burner A fire-extinguishing device for a wick ignition type oil burner adapted to discharge combustion gas to a room is disclosed which is capable of effectively removing bad odor generating materials contained in combustion gas produced during the fire-extingui... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4664095 | Safety device for open-type combustor A safety device for an open-type combustor such as a room-type oil stove which is capable of quickly extinguishing the flame of the combustor upon the occurrence of oxygen starvation but which does not operate unnecessarily during ordinary shut-off operat... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4647201 | Atomic absorption spectrophotometer with improved drain trap interlock The interlock assures that the end of a drain trap entrance pipe is covered with liquid. The system includes a control circuit with a circuit element which changes impedance with temperature changes. The circuit element is arranged to be thermally coupled... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4613298 | Oil burner An oil burner is of the type which enables controlling a degree of burning and performing fire extinguishing by vertically moving a wick. The invention is directed to restricting the control of burning within a range of normal combustion, removing the res... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4606718 | Method and apparatus for shutting down the burner of a flame atomic absorption The flame in a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer is shut down while using nitrous oxide as the oxidant, without shifting to a different oxidant such as air, by flooding the burner with a substantial excess of nitrous oxide to blow out the flame.... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4596524 | Liquid fuel burning apparatus This invention provides a wick type burner equipped with a manual fire extinguishing means for pushing up a lever (37) through an intermediary of a pin (43) by the operation of a manual fire extinguisher (41), thereby disengaging it from the first locking... | 06/24/1986 |
