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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7011179 | Auxiliary heater arrangement with a muffler An arrangement having an auxiliary heater, a catalytic converter (12) for catalytic post-combustion of exhaust gas from the heater, a muffler (14) for damping of the noise caused by the exhaust gas, and an exhaust line for removing exhaust gas from the... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6918757 | Combustion apparatus A combustion apparatus 2 has an anti-spreading member 65 disposed below a combustion chamber 10. This anti-spreading member 65 is composed of a generally cylindrical main body 65a, an outer flange 65b and an in... | 07/19/2005 |
| 5460511 | Energy efficient afterburner A small energy efficient afterburner for oxidizing the byproducts of incomplete combustion is disclosed. Gases are forced into a firebox, where a heating element maintains a temperature above the flash point for the more common and undesirable pollutants.... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5156139 | Controlled labyrinth heat exchanging oil nozzle assembly Basically the present invention in it's most simple form or embodiment is directed to a controlled labyrinth heat exchanging oil nozzle assembly for use as a flame producing nozzle within an oil burning heating system, particularly adapted to burning of w... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5149260 | Device and method for combustion of waste oil The present invention concerns a device sequence for burning waste oil and includes a circulating system having a pump for circulating the oil therein and a heater for heating the oil to a suitable combustion temperature during this circulation. A combust... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5080579 | Apparatus for preheating waste oil A preheater system for waste oil burners utilizes a primary preheater remote from the burner nozzle and a secondary preheater adjacent the burner nozzle. The primary preheater ordinarily provides heat to the waste oil when the burner is operating. The sec... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5067894 | Oil burner assembly There is disclosed a waste oil burner having a quick connect and disconnect subassembly. The subassembly includes a housing and an elongated horizontally disposed elongated metal block extending therefrom and terminating in a nozzle for carrying outwardly... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4915615 | Device for controlling fuel combustion in a burner A device for controlling fuel combustion in a burner detects the temperature in the burner and controls, based on the detected temperature, electric power supplied to an atmozing glow plug of a fuel atomizer which heats and atomizes fuel.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4892476 | Apparatus for controlling combustion in heater An apparatus for controlling the combustion in a heater detects the temperature in a burner and selects a re-ignition mode for fuel dependent on the temperature in the burner. The apparatus controls an atomizing device which atomizes fuel in the selected ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4744747 | Heater controller A controller for a heater has two switch circuits for controlling the supply of electric power to an atomizing glow plug for atomizing fuel and an ignition glow plug for igniting atomized fuel, the glow plugs being connected parallel to each other. One of... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4740154 | Free flame burner with turbulent atomisation by means of gaseous combustion products This invention relates to a free flame burner with turbulent atomisation, which comprises a fuel oil feed pump, a combustion air feed fan and a compressor for feeding a fraction of the gaseous combustion products to a combustion chamber, wherein the fuel ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4431401 | Control mechanism for vaporizing apparatus A vaporizing apparatus includes a vaporizing chamber for producing vapors from a hydrocarbon fuel which are drawn into a mixing chamber by pressurized air, and the mixture is delivered to a manifold where a portion is return to the vaporizing chamber and ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4140473 | Apparatus and method to control process to replace natural gas with fuel oil in a natural gas burner An apparatus and method to control a process to replace natural gas with vaporized fuel oil whereby fuel oil is mixed with a gaseous diluent and partially vaporized, liquids separated out, superheated and burned in a natural gas burner without major modif... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4081234 | Limit and control for heavy oil preheating A control system that provides a safety limit and temperature control for an oil preheater used with oil burners that burn viscous grades of fuel oil. The control incorporates a first temperature sensor for control of a fuel oil heater and a second temper... | 03/28/1978 |
