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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6136053 | Method and apparatus for starting fires The present invention provides an ignitable fire starting system, including the fuel and the means to ignite. A method is disclosed comprised of the steps of soaking a strip of cloth in a liquid fuel and laying one or more sources of ignition on the fuel ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5830245 | Portable fuel element A portable fuel element made from stacked sheets of cardboard impregnated and held together with paraffin wax. In a preferred embodiment, each portable fuel element contains at least one match that is protected from moisture by the paraffin wax and cardbo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5662719 | Lighter apparatus A lighter or igniter apparatus for igniting fireworks, pyrotechnic set pieces or ordnance has a carrier tape with a first face coated with adhesive and a strip of fuel such as gunpowder applied to the first face at a location spaced from the opposite side... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5279628 | Fire starting survival tool and method of using same A fire starting kit is configured for easy lighting of fires, particularly by those involved in camping and other outdoor activities. The fire starting kit includes an elongated hollow case having a first casing section and a second casing section which f... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4863488 | Solid fuels A solid fuel obtained by mixing highly combustible, fusible materials such as polymer resin, and low calory powder such as fuel combustion ashes containing unburnt carbon components and inorganic component, and molding the mixture. The solid fuel has a co... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4199324 | Match container having a remotely operable striking chamber A combination match retainer and igniter provided with an elongated striking chamber which is laterally expanded to receive an unlighted match in response to relative sliding movement in one direction between the retainer and its cover, and which is later... | 04/22/1980 |
