Combustion inventions 02/08

20080050684 - Method for controlling air distribution in a cyclone furnace: Methods for cyclone boiler flame diagnostics and control, including methods for monitoring the operating state of a cyclone furnace using linear and nonlinear signal analysis techniques, including temporal irreversibility and symbol sequence. Adjustments may be made in the air flow distribution to optimize performance. Signals for the main flame and... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20080050685 - Piezoelectric lighter: A piezoelectric lighter includes a lighter housing having a fuel storage chamber for storing liquefied gas therewithin, a gas releasing valve and a dual ignition arrangement adapted for generating two flames. The dual ignition arrangement includes second and second nozzles spacedly supported at the lighter housing, second and second piezoelectric... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan Suite 128

20080050686 - Child resistant actuation means for piezoelectric gas ligh: A child resistant piezoelectric gas lighter includes an intermediate member (40, 60, 70, 80) and a safety button (50) which is operable to set the intermediate member from a disabled condition, wherein the trigger (30) is depressible without actuating the piezoelectric spark generator (20) or, less preferably, thee valve, to... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080050687 - Gas burner assembly: A gas burner includes a burner seat having therein a path for provision of gas, a burner core rested on an inner periphery defining the path and having multiple slits defined through opposite sides of the burner core and a burner cap placed on top of the burner seat to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080044778 - Forced flue type combustion device: A forced flue type combustion device in which an orifice 13 is provided in at least one of an air supply passage 5 and an exhaust passage 6, and in which the existence/nonexistence of a clog is determined on the basis of a detected pressure difference value from a pressure... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080044780 - Ignitor safety interlock and torch: A torch, and ignitor or gas valve interlock located on the same part which the operator moves to activate the torch, which is overcome by the operator by providing a tangential rolling force to the interlock as the finger is seated on a downwardly actuated ignitor. The torch ignitor and... Agent: Joanne M. Martin

20080044779 - Multi-component lighter: The present lighter includes two basic components, a housing and a fuel cartridge. The housing may comprise multiple pieces. The fuel cartridge is easy to remove from the housing without the use of any tools. Thus, an empty fuel cartridge can quickly be replaced with a full one by the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080044781 - Method of solid fuel combustion intensification: Technical result: introduction of the catalyst in the combustion zone minimizes energy expenditure for creation of the low-temperature plasma, allows to increase the temperature in the combustion zone, to reduce activation energy of all endothermic processes taking place at the initial phase of combustion and to reduce carbon content in... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080044782 - Method for starting a burner: The invention relates to a method for starting a burner for combusting synthesis gases, wherein said burner comprises first and second fuel passages, the first fuel passage encompasses the second fuel passage in a substantially concentric manner and the gas transferred to the burner is mixed with combusting air and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080044783 - Candle with improved combustion: A candle structure includes a candle body and a plurality of wicks. The candle body is configured with a top and bottom surface, and an outside wall that tapers substantially inward from the top surface to the bottom surface. The plurality of wicks is configured to supply air through the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080044784 - Multi-component lighter: The present lighter includes two basic components, a housing and a fuel cartridge. The housing may comprise multiple pieces. The fuel cartridge is easy to remove from the housing without the use of any tools. Thus, an empty fuel cartridge can quickly be replaced with a full one by the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080038681 - Display controller for gas burners: The present invention is related to a display controller for gas burners, and connected between a metering tray for supporting a combustion gas supplying cylinder and a combustion gas electric valve unit to display the remaining time available for using combustion gas, the combustion gas supplying cylinder has the functions... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080032245 - Fuel utilization: Embodiments of the present invention provide a fuel supply system for combustion engines, whereby the temperatures of an oxidizer and fuel may be increased so that the temperatures approach but do not achieve an auto-ignition temperature for the fuel charge. The fuel charge may result in substantial improvements in fuel... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080032246 - Premixing burner for generating an ignitable fuel/air mixture: A premixing burner for generating an ignitable fuel/air mixture has a swirl generator with at least two burner shells (1) which complement one another to form a throughflow body and which jointly enclose an axial conically widening swirl space and delimit, with respect to one another in the axial longitudinal... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP