Combustion inventions 05/07

20070122756 - Burner nozzle field comprising integrated heat exchangers: The invention relates to a novel burner nozzle field consisting of nozzle field modules which work with an intensive air pre-heating system and which produce gas impact spots on the material which is to be warmed, which have an average distance of, preferably, less than 150 mm and, in the... Agent: Ronald S. Lombard Patents And Trademarks

20070122757 - System, method, and article of manufacture for adjusting co emission levels at predetermined locations in a boiler system: A system, a method, and an article of manufacture for adjusting CO emission levels in predetermined locations in a boiler system are provided. The boiler system has a plurality of burners and a plurality of CO sensors disposed therein. The system determines locations within the boiler system that have relatively... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070122758 - Single device to create flame and extinguish flame: A single inexpensive device that creates flame utilizing an igniter that ignites an internal fuel source and a means and methods for extinguishing a flame all integrated into the same said device.... Agent: John Bloomfield

20070122759 - Mix and match stackable candle: An illumination device utilizing wax or wax-like material created in sections that are stacked one upon the other with each section having a hole or holes through which a wick or wicks are inserted extending through the entire stack with the wick or wicks protruding far enough above the top... Agent: Bruce Johnson

20070122760 - Fireplace candle: The fireplace candle provides a simulation of a burning wood log in a fireplace. The fireplace candle is adapted for mounting to a ceramic log. The fireplace candle includes a container for holding wax candle elements. A mount extends from the container to hold the candle behind the simulated log... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070117055 - Combustion apparatus for treating dry distillation gas: The present invention intends to provide an improved combustion apparatus with a low risk of a fire and an explosion, in which a nozzle is prevented from being blocked with dust contained in dry distillation gas so that backfiring would not be caused. A combustion apparatus for treating dry distillation... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070117056 - Negative pressure conditioning device with low pressure cut-off: A pneumatic signal conditioning device may have a first fluid path and a second fluid path. The first fluid path includes a first inlet and a first outlet, and is configured such that the first outlet provides a first conditioned signal representing a pressure at the first inlet. Similarly, the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070117057 - Combustion head for a gas burner: A combustion head comprising: a pipe, having a central axis of symmetry, suitable for conveying a flow of comburent air in a combustion chamber, and a plurality of gas tubes spaced out along a circumference. Each gas tube has a first portion, having an axis of symmetry parallel to the... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070117058 - Control system for the operation of a kitchen oven: A control system for the operation of a kitchen oven comprising a cooking chamber (11) lodging a heat source (20) and a temperature sensor (30); and a thermostatic control device (40) for controlling the energy supplied to the heat source (20) as a function of a selected operating temperature and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070117059 - Controlled mechanical heating - wax skin therapy and aromatherapy: A non-thermostatic heating device is provided with temperature range control whereby materials may be heated and melted to a safe or desired temperature and maintained, particularly soy based non-candle formulated waxes for skin therapy as well as aromatherapy waxes generally. The device is vented and comprises a non flammable insulative... Agent: Israel Nissenbaum

20070117060 - Gas supply coupling for a water heater: A gas supply coupling is disposed within and extends through an opening of a combustion chamber for a water heater. The coupling including a fitting which is a relatively inexpensive stamped component. A stepped tubular connection extends from a plate and includes a first portion having a first diameter which... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070111146 - Method for multiplexing the electrospray from a single source resulting in the production of droplets of uniform size: The present invention is directed to a multiplex system for electrospraying an electrosprayable fluid to produce essentially uniform droplets in the cone-jet mode from multiple cone-jets anchored at the outlet of at least one atomizer when the at least one atomizer is in the presence of an electric field. The... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20070111147 - High - voltage discharging reactor processing exhausted hydrogen gas: The present invention provides a reactor utilizing high-voltage discharge for processing exhausted hydrogen gas emitted during membrane plating, etching, or washing of semiconductors, where higher than 95% of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of hydrogen gas is obtained.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070111148 - Co controller for a boiler: A CO controller is used in a boiler (e.g. those that are used in power generation), which has a theoretical maximum thermal efficiency when the combustion is exactly stoichiometric. The objective is to control excess oxygen (XSO2) so that the CO will be continually on the “knee” of the CO... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070111149 - Lamp with means for controlling air and fuel near the flame: A lamp includes a fuel reservoir, a hollow wick, and an air channel. The fuel reservoir is configured to hold a volume of fuel. The hollow wick is configured to wick the fuel from the fuel reservoir to the atmosphere such that a flame is produced when the wick is... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070111150 - Pm generating apparatus: A means capable of supplying exhaust gas sufficiently imitating exhaust gas from actual diesel engines is provided. A PM generating apparatus has a constitution in which combustion air supplied to the space between a chassis and an outer casing via an air inlet is introduced into the space between the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070105060 - Industrial radiant heater: High temperature industrial radiant heaters may be improved by coating a refractory or lining in and adjacent to the flame impingement zone which refractory or lining does not transmit fuel to the burner with a metal oxide catalyst or metal oxide catalyst precursor other than iron, iron oxides or mixtures... Agent: Kenneth H. Johnson Patent Attorney

20070105061 - Multiple burner arrangement for operating a combustion chamber, and method for operating the multiple burner arrangement: What are described are a multiple burner arrangement and a method for operating such a multiple burner arrangement with a multiplicity of individual burners which are designed as premix burners and which serve for firing a combustion chamber of a thermal engine and each have a swirl space into which... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070099133 - Gas engine and ignition device for a gas engine: The gas engine for burning a gaseous fuel-air mixture includes a combustion chamber containing the gaseous fuel-air mixture, at least one ignition device projecting into the combustion chamber to ignite the gaseous fuel-air mixture and having a heating device serving as an ignition source, and a mounting unit separating the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070099134 - Water heater: A first period during which drain is not substantially generated on a surface of a water tube (4) of a heat exchanger (B1), and a second period as a transition during which an amount of drain on the surface of the water tube (4) is increased are provided. There are... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070099135 - Waste oil heater system: A waste oil burner apparatus for improved control of the output flame of a waste oil burner, which includes a first waste oil supply conduit configured to receive waste oil; a supply pump operatively attached to the first oil supply conduit, and which is configured to receive waste oil from... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070099136 - Burner control: A fuel-fired appliance is shut down when a predicted steady state combustion chamber temperature is below a known threshold. The predicted steady state temperature is based on combustion chamber temperatures during heat up of the burner and appliance.... Agent: John R. Hlavka Watts Hoffmann, Co., Lpa.

20070099137 - Ignition control with integral carbon monoxide sensor: A control for controlling the operation of a fuel-fired heating appliance is provided that include a sensor capable of sensing the presence of carbon monoxide gas and providing an output indicative of the level of carbon monoxide gas. The control further includes a microprocessor that periodically reads the CO sensor... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070099138 - System and method for improving the thermal efficiency of a heating system: A system and method for providing a heating system with good thermal efficiency by adjusting combustion air flow in response to fuel-input rate changes over a wide range. An AC motor operates in a slip mode whereby as the fuel-input rate changes, the combustion air density is affected. In response,... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070099139 - Gas burner for liquid fuels: Known gas burners are operated with liquid fuel, especially vegetable oil, and comprise an evaporator which evaporates the liquid fuel. The evaporation chamber thereof (29) is limited by a limiting wall (9, 11) wherein a gas discharge channel (17) is embodied in order to produce a gas jet (G). According... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070099140 - Stove suitable for various kinds of gas pressure: The invention relates to a stove which is suitable for various kinds of gas pressure, comprising a stove embodiment and a gas stove head set up inside the stove embodiment connected by a gas pipe which is set up at an air outlet mouth of a pressure control valve of... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070099141 - Flame straightening in a furnace: The present invention relates to a method and furnace for generating straightened flames in a steam methane reformer or ethylene cracking furnace where fuel-staged burners are used. Fuel staging may be used for reducing NOx emissions. Criteria for generating straightened flames are provided. These criteria relate to oxidant conduit geometry... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070099142 - Premix burner with staged liquid fuel supply and also method for operating a premix burner: A premix burner with staged liquid fuel supply is described having at least two partial cone shells which on the radial side form the boundary of a swirl chamber which axialwards conically widens, which partial cone shells are arranged in a partially overlapping manner, the center axes of the partial... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC