Combustion inventions 01/07

20070020567 - Method and device for influencing combution processes of fuels: An electrical device is used for guiding and/or altering a flame. The flame is subjected to the action of an electric field. Further, an insulating material enclosure made of ion-conducting material prevents charge transfer between the flame and the field-generating electrode.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070020568 - Oxygenating fuel: A system and method of oxygenating liquid fuels, such as diesel fuel, heating oil, gasoline, and other combustible liquid fuels. Oxygenated fuel may be used by vehicles, aviation aircraft and heating systems to increase performance and efficiency and produce cleaner emissions. Liquid fuel is oxygenated by depositing concentrated oxygen gas... Agent: Werner & Axenfeld, LLP

20070020570 - Fuel supplying device of igniter: A fuel supplying device of igniter includes a fuel chamber with an outlet, a gas discharge section, a buffer and a drainage core installed in sequence, wherein an end of the gas discharge section is extended from the outlet for controlling the output of the fuel, the buffer is provided... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070020569 - Igniter with a safety switch: An igniter with a safety switch includes an ignition section, a pressing section, a gas storage tank, a gas outlet valve, and an electric arc generator, and a safety switch, wherein the safety switch is connected to the pressing section and latched with the pressing section, such that the pressing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070020571 - Multi-region compressed wax article and method for making same: A multi-region compressed wax article such as a candle is made by simultaneously dispensing multiple types of wax particles into a pressing mold to form a body of wax particles having corresponding multiple regions, and then the body of wax particles is compressed. A mass of wax particles divided into... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070020572 - Candle and luminary light show: A candle assembly includes a base having a light permissive sidewall extending therefrom that defines an interior space. A light source includes power circuitry that is disposed within the interior space. A light permissive sheath is disposed around the sidewall and the sheath is radially spaced from the sidewall. A... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070020573 - Candle assembly with light emitting system: A candle assembly includes a support base with a melting plate upon which a meltable solid fuel rests and a wick holder to hold a wick and engage the meltable solid fuel. The candle assembly further includes a control unit having at least one electrical component to control a light... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070020574 - Wick-holder assembly: A wick-holder assembly includes a wick-retention member for retaining a wick thereto and a heat-conductive element extending from a base portion. The heat-conductive element may include materials having different thermal expansion coefficients. The materials may be arranged to interact to cause a portion of the heat-conductive element to move in... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070020575 - Portable heat transfer apparatus: A portable heat transfer apparatus comprises a mixture forming/supply device for producing a mixture of fuel gas and air, a heating unit including a heat collection casing, and a burner installed in the casing and formed with a combustion chamber having a flat surface. The burner includes a large number... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20070015096 - Candle assembly including a fuel element with a locating recess and a melting plate with a locating protrusion: A melting plate candle assembly includes a melting plate with a locating protrusion, which engages a fuel element in a predefined orientation when in a preferred operative position. In one operative position, the bottom surface of the fuel element is disposed on the melting plate, and a capillary space is... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070015097 - Oil burning torch having wind protector: An oil burning torch having a fuel reservoir, a vertical support pole supporting the fuel reservoir, a dish-shaped wick holder resting on said fuel reservoir, the wick holder having a centrally located wick holding aperture supporting a wick. The wick aperture is located at the lower center thereof and opening... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070015098 - Dw retractable lighter: The purpose of the DW retractable lighter is to ensure possession by the owner and to deter others from pocketing it.... Agent: Mr.david Michael Withers

20070015099 - Naturally aspirated fluidic control for diverting strong pressure waves: A pulse detonation device for dividing a pulse detonation shock wave into an primary and control portion to reduce the strength of a propagating shock wave and/or change its direction. The device contains a flow separator which directs a portion of the shock wave into itself, thus reducing the shock... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070009842 - Direct sidewall vent system: A direct sidewall vent system between a fuel-burning appliance in a first space and an external atmosphere, through a wall between the first space and external atmosphere. The direct sidewall vent system has a wall assembly that defines a first passage for communicating combustion gas generated through operation of the... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070009843 - Lighting wand: A lighting wand has a fuel reservoir with an outlet controlled by a valve and a spark generator. A first member, such as a thumb slide provided on the body of the wand, is operable to open the valve of the fuel reservoir. A second member, such as a trigger,... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20070009844 - Safety device of a lighter: A safety device of a lighter, which has simple structure and more truly provides safety effect. The safety device includes: a main body having a fuel reservoir and a base seat, a press section being disposed on the base seat for controlling a valve member to open/close the fuel reservoir;... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070009845 - Lighter: The present invention discloses a lighter having a light effect arrangement, which includes a power source disposed in a power source cavity, an illuminator which is supported on a light window of the lighter casing to electrically connected to the power source; and a light effect actuator movably supported on... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070009846 - Decorative oil lamp with candle support template: An oil lamp is disclosed which includes a container defining an interior chamber for holding a combustible liquid, and a template adapted to float on combustible liquid held within the interior chamber of the container, and configured to support a plurality of elongated oil candles in a substantially upright position... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070009847 - Gas burner: A gas burner includes a cylindrical hollow body, a top casing integrally mounted on top of the body and having multiple through holes defined in two opposed side faces of the top casing to communicate with an interior of the body and a supporting baffle formed inside the top casing... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070003888 - Oxygen activating material, combustion efficiency improving material, oxygen activating method, combustion efficiency improving method: The invention provides an oxygen activating material, which includes as a major constituent an iron-semiconductor alloy containing iron and semiconductor components. A combustion efficiency improving material, an oxygen activating method and a combustion efficiency improving method are also provided.... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070003889 - Burner with center air jet: A new burner apparatus and method of combusting fossils fuels for commercial and industrial application is provided wherein the new burner apparatus achieves low NOx emissions by supplying oxygen to the center of the burner flame in as manners so as to create a fuel rich internal combustion zone within... Agent: The Babcock & Wilcox Company

20070003890 - Urea-based mixing process for increasing combustion efficiency and reduction of nitrogen oxides (nox): A method for reducing NOx formation, including the steps of: providing a furnace with a plurality of secondary air injection ducts, asymmetrically positioned in an opposing manner; injecting fuel with primary air through a first stage prior to injection of a second air; injecting secondary air and aqueous urea solution... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20070003891 - Apparatus and methods for variable furnace control: A furnace control system for controlling a gas-fired induced-draft furnace having a variable speed inducer blower. A control apparatus, responsive to a signal corresponding to the magnitude of a pressure difference between an inlet and outlet of the combustion chamber, controls blower motor speed to maintain the pressure difference at... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070003892 - Single-stage gas valve: A combustion assembly includes a single stage gas valve, a burner member having a flame end, a spark generating member, a flame sensing member, and a controller. The spark generating member generates a spark in response to a spark signal and is positioned adjacent to the flame end of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070003893 - Combination lighter and breath freshener dispenser: A combination lighter and breath freshener dispenser includes a hollow housing and a lighter device that is attached to a first end of the hollow housing and has a fluid reservoir which extends into the hollow housing towards an opposed second end and an ignition assembly which is disposed external... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070003894 - Electronic candle: Disclosed is an electronic candle, which includes a center stick of wax with a wick for burning, a perfume stick surrounding the center stick of wax for giving off a good smell when melting, an electronic device, which is fastened to the perfume stick at the bottom side and has... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070003895 - Scented candle with multiple scent components: A candle and appertaining methods of manufacturing and using the candle involve a candle having a first section with a first wax that melts at a first temperature, and a second section with a second wax with a fragrance that melts at a second temperature so that the candle can... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070003896 - Wall structure for a burner: A wall structure for bordering a combustion chamber of a burner has a top plate that is exposed to the combustion chamber and a bottom plate in contact with the top plate in contact zones on a side facing away from the combustion chamber. The top plate and/or the bottom... Agent: Plevy & Howard, P.C.

20070003897 - Burner, gas turbine combustor, burner cooling method, and burner modifying method: In a burner for injecting mixed gas fuel containing at least one of hydrogen and carbon monoxide into a combustion chamber of a gas turbine combustor, the burner includes a fuel nozzle for startup from which liquid fuel is injected into the combustion chamber, and a mixed fuel nozzle disposed... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.