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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377112 | Fuel deoxygenation for improved combustion performance A method and device of this invention includes a fuel deoxygenator and a heating device for removing dissolved oxygen from fuel and then heating that fuel to a temperature above the temperature that would otherwise produce undesirable insoluble materials from a hydr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 6939126 | Gas burner A gas burner (10) includes an internal cavity (20) for receiving a gas and air mixture and an external substantially cylindrical wall (16) surrounding the cavity (20). The wall (16) is provided with through holes (32) for al... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6846462 | Incense burner An incense burner is provided with an upper compartment comprising a bottom, surrounding side wall structure, and an open top. An array of openings is provided in the bottom that permits air to move upwardly through the bottom into a burning chamber defined above th... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6000932 | Lighter that is convertible to a fishing lure The combination lighter and fishing lure includes a body having a feature useful for attracting a fish, a reservoir for holding a fuel, an igniter to ignite the fuel and produce a flame, an outlet at which the flame is produced, means provided on the body... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5971744 | Gas burner tool for purging a gas supply pipe Purging of a gas supply line is effected using a serviceman's purging tool having a hose for attachment to the supply line with an opposite end of the hose attached to a burner nozzle carried on a support frame. The burner nozzle is arranged to generate a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961316 | Oil burner An oil burner includes a pivotal cover that exposes a unitary gun assembly. The gun assembly is movable longitudinally with respect to the central axis of the air tube of the burner by rotating a cam. A spinner assembly is positioned on the gun assembly. ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5931978 | Process for preparing synthesis gas A process is provided for preparing synthesis gas by partial oxidation of a hydrocarbon-containing fuel in the absence of moderator gas. A hydrocarbon-containing fuel and an oxidiser are supplied through a reactor mix type burner to a gasification zone un... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5409371 | Oxygen welding and incorporating a novel gas separation system An oxygen welding apparatus capable of generating its oxygen needs without an external oxygen source from a self-contained solid state electrolytic cell which separates oxygen from the air. The cell employs a flexible, ductile ceramic composite as the sol... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5397551 | Incinerator The present invention relates to an incinerator devised to incinerate various kinds of wastes including medical and food wastes. Up to this time, the waste containing an explosive chemical substance like alcohol or the waste containing water in large quan... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5364262 | Apparatus for the early detection and relief of unsafe conditions in a gaseous system A method and apparatus for the early detection and relief of a closed, pressurized gas charged system, such as an ammonia refrigeration system, wherein a central control system measures and assimilates system and ambient conditions, and responds to allevi... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5344311 | Air atomizing system for oil burners The capital and operating costs of oil burners comprising rotary air compressors are reduced by using compressors that are lubricated with the fuel oil of the burner. Preferably, the fuel oil has the qualities and flow properties of fuel oil No. 2, and th... | 09/06/1994 |
| 4474547 | Gas supply dosing device for explosive mixtures A gas supply for feeding at least two components of a combustion mixture to a combustion chamber has gas dosing cylinders (16, 19) respectively for oxygen and fuel of which the gas filling pressures are controllable or adjustable by a pressure regulator (... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4352655 | Engine An improved engine comprises a primary piston and primary cylinder in which air and fuel is precombusted. The piston is reciprocated in the cylinder by an external prime mover. The exhaust of the precombusted air/fuel mixture is controlled by a floating e... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4188296 | Fuel combustion and magnetizing apparatus used therefor The combustion of fluid fuel, typically fuel oil in burners or boilers is improved by applying a magnetic field to the fuel at the point upstream of the burner to impart a magnetic flux density of at least 10 gauss to the fuel, and adjusting the magnetic ... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4080157 | Welding torch lighter The invention is a mounting bracket for mounting a flint striker used to ignite an oxyacetylene torch, the bracket connecting the striker to the gas feed hoses of the torch so that the welder knows at all times where the striker can be found.... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4050426 | Method and apparatus for treating liquid fuel A method and apparatus for treating liquid fuel in an internal combustion engine. The fuel treating device is connected in the fuel line leading to the carburetor or other fuel/air mixing apparatus and comprises an elongated hollow outer casing made of a ... | 09/27/1977 |
