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Class 44/542 - COATED OR IMPREGNATED FOR EASIER IGNITION


Subclass of Class 44 - Fuel and related compositions
Definition: Product or process in which a first fuel material is coated
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 07/29/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7404830Artificial firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus and method and products produced therefrom
An artificial firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus comprising a cutting assembly, a compression conveyor auger assembly and a die. The apparatus converts standard waxed corrugated cardboard boxes into artificial firelogs by first slicing cardboard sheets...
07/29/2008
7399324Active agent delivery device
A sustained release composite is made from a three-dimensional piece of calcium silicate having a xontolite structure and in which are fibers of textile glass and borosilicate glass, and an active agent. The active agent can be a fire starting material, a fragrance,...
07/15/2008
7341102Flue gas injection for heavy oil recovery
A variety of methods for thermal recovery of natural gas and bitumen from a formation containing the latter. In general, the methods incorporate a series of existing, but previously uncombined technologies. A modified flue gas from the steam generators conventionall...
03/11/2008
7303596Disposable 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
7279017Method for converting heavy oil residuum to a useful fuel
A method for enabling the use of heavy oil residuum by conversion to a useful product. The method, in one embodiment, involves the use of a heavy oil residuum which is substantially non flowable. The viscosity of the residuum is reduced by heat or a combination of h...
10/09/2007
7172636Combustible wood-based fuel package and method of manufacture thereof
A combustible wood-based package is disclosed which includes an outer wrapper, preferably formed from burlap or other similar woven material that encloses large pieces of wood material, medium pieces of wood material and smaller pieces of wood material coated or oth...
02/06/2007
7172637Method 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
7022147Combustible 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
6740135Fire log system
A fire log system for providing an efficient corn based fuel that is burnable within conventional fireplaces. The fire log system includes a housing having a front opening, a volume of particulate corn within the interior of the housing, a plurality of corn cobs wit...
05/25/2004
6641624Method of preparing a synthetic fuel from coal
A method of preparing a synthetic fuel from coal comprising reacting the coal with a polymer composition comprising an aqueous solution or an aqueous emulsion of one or more reactive polymers, the reactive polymers selected from the group consisting of et...
11/04/2003
6626966Coal briquette and production thereof
A method of producing coal briquette at a low energy cost by saving heating step or drying step for fine coal, which comprises adding and mixing from 1 to 10 mass parts of powdery starch to a coal having 15 mass % or more of water content and comprising 5...
09/30/2003
6558442Synthetic fuel production method
A process of making coal fines into a commercially viable fuel product using tall oil and tall oil pitch emulsions. The tall oil based emulsions are sprayed into, and reacted with, the coal fines, resulting in a cost effective and industry-usable source o...
05/06/2003
6530966Coal binder compositions and methods
Binder compositions for converting coal waste into fuel including a distillable petroleum hydrocarbon emulsified with a surfactant and water are provided. The invention also includes methods for making the binder compositions. The methods include blending...
03/11/2003
6401634Method of treating combustible materials with sodium silicate
The present invention provides a method for chemically treating combustible materials prior to combustion. Specifically the present invention is directed to a method for treating a combustible material like a coal briquette with a sodium silicate coating ...
06/11/2002
6296678Long duration infrared-emitting material
This invention pertains to an article that emits infrared radiation for a period of about 15 minutes or more, depending on the size and shape, and to a process for preparing the article. The article includes, in a preferred embodiment, a combustible aerog...
10/02/2001
5830245Portable 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
5571293Apparatus and method for producing ignitable material
An apparatus and method for producing ignitable material (10) having an angled, rotatable, hollow drum (12) with a high end entrance (14) and a low end exit (16). A molten treatment vat (18) containing molten treatment (44), such as paraffin, within which...
11/05/1996
5468266Method for making a carbonaceous heat source containing metal oxide
A carbonaceous heat source comprising metal oxides and methods for making such heat source are provided. The heat source has an ignition temperature substantially lower than conventional carbonaceous heat sources, while at the same time produces virtually...
11/21/1995
5364420Combustible material treatment process and product
A process for treating various species of wood or other similar combustible material by vacuum/pressure penetration and impregnation of the combustible material with a flammable substance in order to produce a fire starting or combustion catalyst material...
11/15/1994
5040551Optimizing the oxidation of carbon monoxide
A method for reducing the amount of carbon monoxide produced in the combustion of carbonaceous fuels. The fuel is coated on at least a portion of its exterior surface with a microporous layer of solid particulate matter which is non-combustible at tempera...
08/20/1991
4822380Coated carbonaceous material
A clean and attractive carbonaceous fuel product is provided for improved convenience and marketability. Coal or charcoal can be coated with a clean and durable coating for cleanliness in handling; and, the coating can be colored as desired. Further, a me...
04/18/1989
4670018High BTU fuel element
A fuel element in the form of a log made from highly compressed comminuted cellulose waste e.g. wood and paper, having an external layer of aluminum particles all enclosed in a hard protective shell of matted cellulose fibers. In a preferred form the log ...
06/02/1987
4664674Method of making a priming device for a heating unit
A method of making priming devices for a fuel element is disclosed. A high quality priming device is obtained by treating suitable pieces of cellulose with catalyzing agents such as manganates or permanganates and with oxidizing agents such as inorganic o...
05/12/1987
4586935Method of preparing coal to increase its calorific value and making it safe for storage and transport
There is described an improved method for treating low rank coal to lessen the risk of autogenous heating and attendant combustion hazards by means of passing the coal through a bath of molten metal to elevate its temperature into the range Td to Td+50° ...
05/06/1986
4529407Fuel pellets
A fuel pellet comprises from about 97 to about 99 percent by weight naturally occurring combustible material of which at least 50 percent is natural cellulosic material and from about 1 to about 3 percent by weight synthetic polymeric thermoplastic materi...
07/16/1985
4485584Ignitable fuel and fire starting composition
An ignitable kindling material and cooking fuel which is dry to the touch, non-tacky and essentially odor free is provided by impregnating a combustible cellulosic matrix, such as a wood fiber insulating board, with a liquid impregnant made up of specifie...
12/04/1984
4461624Beneficiation of low-rank coals by immersion in residuum
A method of improving the calorific value and preventing autogenous heating of low-rank coals is disclosed which comprises crushing the coal into a particle size range from 0.1 cm to 3 cm, immersing the particles in a distillation residuum of petroleum cr...
07/24/1984
4443227Instant starting briquettes
There is disclosed an improved instant charcoal briquette formed by impregnating hexamethylene tetramine in a combustion supporting medium into charcoal briquettes....
04/17/1984
4412843Beneficiated coal, coal mixtures and processes for the production thereof
A process for the production of beneficiated coal and coal slurries having low ash, and sulfur involving admixing coal in an aqueous medium with a surface treating admixture comprising a polymerizable monomer, polymerization catalyst and a liquid organic ...
11/01/1983
4272252Fire lighting device
A fire lighting device for safety lighting charcoal, wood and other fires. The device includes a mass of cellulosic fibrous material having a flammable substance such as mineral spirits absorbed therein, and the material is sealed within an envelope. The ...
06/09/1981
4261700Ignition method with pressure dispensable gelled fuel
A pressurized fuel gel composition particularly suitable for igniting wood and charcoal consisting essentially of, by weight, 42-90% at least one C1 -C6 monohydric alcohol, 0.5-6% of a water-soluble gelling, up to about 24% water and...
04/14/1981
4191534Fuel log and method of making it
A novel fuel log is manufactured by pulverizing raw, carbonaceous material to form granules which are mixed with binder in a hopper and then compacted under pressure to form cylindrical logs. To assure thorough mixing of granules and binder, the binder is...
03/04/1980
4133647Method for pelletizing carbonaceous solids
An improved method for agglomerating finely divided carbonaceous solids is disclosed. The method comprises mixing the solids with oil having a softening point above about 100° C in an aqueous medium at a temperature above about 120° C and at a pressure ...
01/09/1979
4074977Charcoal briquet system
An easily ignitable charcoal briquet system is provided for use especially in making small, outdoor cooking fires. The system includes wax-impregnated charcoal briquets in combination with starting pads of wax-impregnated paper or the like. The briquets a...
02/21/1978
3955937Ignitor charcoal and method of manufacture thereof
A water-proof ignitor charcoal briquette, and the method of manufacture thereof, composed of charcoal and other charred or carbon fuel in powder form, homogeneously mixed with pulp powder impregnated in a solution of nitre such as potassium nitrate, sodiu...
05/11/1976
3934986Instant starting briquettes
There is disclosed an instant starting briquette, readily lighted by the application of a match or similar source of heat energy, wherein the briquette is formed by impregnating a carbonaceous material with a combustion supporting material and a compound ...
01/27/1976
 
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