Fuel gel for charcoal or wood fires
Patent 4436525 Issued on March 13, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 16, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 16, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2492173 2553568 3759674 Audibly burning gelled alcohol Ignition method with pressure dispensable gelled fuel Patent #: 4261700 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/475818 filed on 03/16/1983US Classes:44/266Liquid alkanol baseExaminersPrimary: Sebastian, Leland A.Assistant: Okamoto, Joel P. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC10L 7/04 (20060101)C10L 11/00 (20060101) C10L 11/04 (20060101) C10L 7/00 (20060101) AbstractA solid alcohol fuel for starting charcoal or wood fires which burns without melting or flowing, comprising an anhydrous gel consisting essentially of a major proportion of an alcohol mixture of methanol and isopropanol in the weight ratio of about 3:1, and a fatty acid soap gelling agent. The alcohol content preferably constitutes at least about 85% by weight of the total composition. The fatty acid soap gelling agent is made in situ by reacting anhydrous sodium hydroxide dissolved in anhydrous methanol with a fatty acid dissolved in an anhydrous mixture of methanol and isopropanol. | |
