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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303596 | Disposable fuel pack A fuel pack for igniting charcoal includes an elongated member formed from combustible material that includes an elongated wick passing through it. Advantageously, the ignitable member and wick are saturated with a non-petroleum oil for providing a catalyst to ignit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7282071 | Starch as a fuel or fuel component New fuels and fuel components comprising starch are provided, as well as novel methods for operating a combustor such as a boiler or an internal combustion engine by feeding a starch fuel to the combustor. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7172637 | Method and apparatus for packaging charcoal fuel and other fuels for easy lighting A combustible charcoal fuel package is disclosed which includes an outer wrapper, preferably formed from burlap or other similar woven material that encloses large pieces of charcoal material, medium pieces of charcoal material and smaller pieces of charcoal materia... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7036441 | Safety system for mobile anhydrous ammonia fertilizer system A safety system for a mobile anhydrous ammonia fertilizer application system is configured to be remotely actuated closed by the operator in the event of a leak in the system, and to automatically shutdown the system in the event of an actual or impending nurse tank... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030073 | Chemical composition A process for making a chemical composition includes the steps of mixing 200–800 parts by volume of petroleum solvent with 10–500 parts by volume of normal paraffin or isoparaffin at room temperature to form a solvent paraffin mixture. A microcrystalline wax is ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022147 | Combustible fuel composition and method A fuel article, suitable for barbecuing, allowing greater burning efficiency and the method of making such a fuel article. The fuel article includes anthracite coal for cleaner burning and utilizes an accelerant covering containing nitrates to be amenable to easy ig... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6933014 | Peelable stenciling ink and method of using A peelable stenciling ink for imprinting indicia such as letters, numbers and symbols on a surface of an article such as a sport ball made of leather or a synthetic polymer, e.g., a thermoplastic material, consists of a solvent, a dye dispersed in the solvent, and a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6460535 | Heat source for rail expansion A tubular receptacle receives a flammable composition providing a heat source for the purpose of heating and expanding railroad rail segments defining a fracture at their ends. The receptacle is of a pliable nature and may include a fuse. The flammable co... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6328028 | Self-contained charcoal product, and method A portable, stackable, all-in-one, combustible fuel package composed of a carton without internal structure and containing a fire starting material and charcoal or other combustible material, a one-piece carton blank for forming the carton, and methods of... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6193769 | Fuel cell for chafing dishes A fuel cell for use in chafing dishes includes a container with a combustible medium in the container. The combustible medium is primarily propylene glycol. The advantage of such a fuel cell is that it is non-toxic.... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6120566 | Liquid fuel for combustion appliances and combustion appliance using the same A liquid fuel for combustion appliances, in which a combustion wick for sucking up the fuel by the utilization of capillarity is used, contains an alcohol as a principal constituent and contains a hydrocarbon compound, which has approximately the same boi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6013231 | Wick composition for air freshener candle product This invention provides a wick composition which is comprised of a polymeric strand such as polyethylene, which has a content of particulate cellulosic filler ingredient. The cellulosic ingredient contains chemically-bound air-freshener constituent. The w... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5967769 | Ready to use campfire A portable, contained, fueled, ready-to-use campfire assembly having a fire resistant container with an upwardly facing mouth. The container is filled with a mixture of mineral spirits, paraffin wax and hardwood chips. No additional fuel, mixing, pouring,... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5871553 | Fragrance-carrier compositions for use in tart candles The present invention is directed to pourable fragrance-carrier compositions, and methods of preparation thereof, for use in tart candles, wherein the fragrance-carrier composition is comprised of a liquid base material of a hydrogenated polyolefin and a ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5743248 | Portable fused campfire A portable, fused essentially waterproof campfire is presented. The campfire has a trapezoidal cross-section with kindling, a firestick and a fuse located near the bottom center of the trapezoid. The fuse runs from the firestick to the outside of the camp... | 04/28/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5456732 | Self-kindling fuel package A self-kindling fuel package comprising a container with walls and at least one pinched closure with a semi-rigid wick longitudinally folded into the end closure creating an oxygen channel within the end closure, and a method of constructing the self-kind... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5374289 | Fuel package An ignition device for igniting an associated fuel, such as charcoal briquettes or firewood, includes a base, an ignitor, a wick, and an ignition cream. The base is planar and is made of a combustible material such as cardboard. The ignitor has a generall... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5293859 | Grill with fuel modules A grill, which may be portable, includes an open support lattice surrounded by upright walls. The support lattice forms a plurality of adjoining bays each dimensioned to receive and support a fuel module in the form of a disposable non-flammable tray and ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5290326 | Fuel package An ignition device for igniting an associated fuel, such as charcoal briquettes or firewood, includes a base, an ignitor, a wick, and an ignition cream. The base is planar and is made of a combustible material such as cardboard. The ignitor has a generall... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5186721 | Fuel package A self-kindling fuel package comprises a combustible container having four planar side walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall. The container is constructed from a single planar element which is then folded to create the container. The container receives fue... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5006498 | Artificial stone wick for a burner and processes for the preparation thereof An artificial stone wick material for a burner which comprising SiO2 7-21 weight percent, Al2 O3 2-5 weight percent, Fe2 O3 1-3 weight percent, CaO 50-27 weight percent, MgO 0.5-3 weight percent, K | 04/09/1991 |
| 4832703 | Fuel package A self-kindling fuel package includes a readily combustible container having four side walls and a bottom wall. A charge of fuel is held in the container together with an igniting member for igniting the charge of fuel. The igniting member includes a wick... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4786290 | Quick starting package A burnable charcoal package comprising an outer package of burnable material containing a plurality of pieces of charcoal therein and an elongated burnable plastic container within the package below the pieces of charcoal, the elongated plastic container ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4539011 | Artificial fireplace log An artificial fireplace log consisting of a difficultly burnable sleeve filled with an easily flammable material and having an external ignition strip of easily flammable material. The sleeve has prefabricated discontinuities acting as ignition points.... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4293313 | Combustible compositions and processes for their production An ignitable combustible composition comprising a matrix of solid resin having distributed therethrough combustible liquid, e.g. kerosene, water and contains also up to 25% by weight of expanded perlite to lengthen the burning time of a unit volume of the... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4293312 | Combustible compositions and processes for their production An ignitable combustible composition comprising a matrix of solid resin having distributed therethrough combustible liquid, e.g. kerosene, water and contains also up to 25% by weight of a particulate non-combustible solid having a specific surface area of... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4243393 | Coal article Coal is restructured by extrusion into a tube like article that has a hollow core, which may contain igniter material to facilitate ignition of the coal. The hollow core and possibly other deformities, such as ribs, flutes or the like in the inner or oute... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4189305 | Smokeless fire kindling device A clean, substantially smokeless, non-volatile, normally solid product for the ignition of fires, such as charcoal or wood fires, for cooking, campsites, home fireplaces, and so forth. The device comprises a shaped intimate mixture of a wax (e.g. hydrocar... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4165968 | Composition for coating charcoal briquettes A rapidly ignitable and even burning charcoal briquette having a coating formed thereon comprised of a flammable alcohol and a wicking material bound to the surface of the briquette by a layer of gel-like material. The invention also comprises a method fo... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4147518 | Extrusion apparatus for making fire kindling device A fire kindling device, extrusion method for making such devices, and extrusion apparatus for making same. The device is a composition of wood particles or chips of predetermined size and flammable paraffin wax in a ratio of about two parts wax to one par... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4043765 | Artificial fireplace logs with ignition strips An artificial fireplace log is provided which can be ignited more readily without prejudice to its subsequent combustion properties. A strip of readily flammable material is applied along the outside of the log, preferably in a groove. The readily flammab... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4040796 | Fast lighting artificial firelog Disclosed is an artificial firelog comprised of a flammable body typically formed of a particulate wood and wax mixture preferably with salts added for flame color. In a preferred embodiment, by a coextrusion process, a groove is formed along the outer su... | 08/09/1977 |
