Combustion inventions 07/08

20080182213 - Waste oil burning system: A waste oil burning system having a burner and a heat exchanger for preheating atomizing air before the atomizing air is supplied to the nozzle. The burner includes a fuel conduit for supplying waste oil to the burner and an air supply line for supplying atomizing air to the burner.... Agent: Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20080182214 - Modulated power burner system and method: A power burner system for use with a heating appliance includes a burner tube, a gas valve for providing gas to the burner tube, and a variable speed combustion air blower for mixing air with the gas provided to the burner tube. The burner system further includes a control in... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080182215 - System and method for controlling toxic gas: Similarly, a safety system for connection to a toxic gas detector and a toxic gas supply, and its operating method, includes an interrupt device coupled to connections to the detector and the toxic gas supply. The interrupt device includes a toxic gas signal detecting circuit and a circuit for permitting... Agent: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy

20080182216 - Burner: A gas burner including a burner body having a lower housing, an inlet conduit and a combustion surface element attached to the lower housing. A diffuser/reflector positioned within the body encourages even distribution and mixing of a combustible gas/air mixture. The diffuser/reflector is preferably of a sheet metal construction and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino

20080176174 - Purification of carbon dioxide: Carbon dioxide is separated from a feed gas, preferably derived from flue gas from an oxyfuel combustion process, in a membrane separation system to produce separated carbon dioxide gas which is fed to the oxyfuel combustion process to improve the performance of the process.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080176175 - Flame reaction material and a flame reaction member: The present invention relates to a flame reaction material, particularly a gas combustion flame reaction material for gas combustion appliances and a flame reaction member thereof. The gas combustion flame reaction material is formed by a single alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound, and said alkali metal or alkaline... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080176176 - Illuminated ornament with musical candle: An illuminated ornament with musical candle works by lighting a candle. The two twisted pieces of conductor wire, which are embedded in the candle and separated from a set of cotton candlewick, will be melted together by candle flame so that the electronic circuit, which is connected with tow pieces... Agent: Jimmy Gue

20080176177 - Flame arrester arrangement and method of incorporating bores in a flame arrester arrangement: In a flame arrester arrangement which is formed from two metal strips (8, 9) which are wound together to form a disk having an approximately circular outer circumference and of which a first metal strip (8) is a smooth strip and the second metal strip (9) is a fluted strip... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.c.

20080171294 - Combustion systems with rotary fuel slingers: A combustion system includes a fuel manifold adapted to receive a flow of fuel from a fuel source, the fuel manifold including at least one orifice from which the received fuel is discharged. The combustion system further includes a rotary fuel slinger disposed adjacent to the fuel manifold. The rotary... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080171295 - Utility lighter: A utility lighter includes a handle casing, a gas releasing valve, a bendable extension arm, a torch nozzle, a piezoelectric unit and an actuation device. The bendable extension arm has an upper end and a lower end extended from the handle casing, wherein the extension arm has a deformable receiving... Agent: Raymond Y. Chang

20080171296 - Flame flashback resistant gas burner: A gas burner includes: a base having a bottom wall and a surrounding wall that extends upwardly from the bottom wall, that cooperates with the bottom wall to define an inner space, and that is formed with flame apertures in fluid communication with the inner space; a partitioning unit dividing... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080166671 - Combustion burner resulting in low oxides of nitrogen: A combustion burner resulting in low oxides of nitrogen includes a primary combustion zone, for use as an ignition source. The primary combustion zone locating within a combustion chamber, and being separated from the base of the combustion chamber by a wall. A burner provides a secondary oxidant stream that... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20080166672 - Combustion method and apparatus: A method comprises providing a combustion apparatus having an outer vessel and an inner conduit. The outer vessel has a first wall that defines an internal volume. The inner conduit is at least partially positioned within the internal volume and provides a fluid passageway that is in communication therewith. The... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080166673 - Apparatus and method for modifying a conventional fossil fuel furnace/boiler to burn a vegetable oil: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for burning vegetable oil in a conventional furnace or boiler. The invention includes heating the vegetable oil fuel to a minimum fuel temperature prior to the delivery of the vegetable oil fuel to the furnace for combustion. The minimum fuel temperature can be calculated... Agent: Steven L. Schmid

20080160463 - Lighter with timer-controlled igniter: A lighter comprises two spaced apart electrodes, a fuel emitting structure adjacent at least one of the electrodes, a voltage generating device electrically connected to each one of electrodes and timer circuitry electrically connected between the voltage generating device and at least one of the electrodes. The timer circuitry precludes... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20080160464 - Device and method for efficient mixing of two streams: In one embodiment, a method for generating heat energy includes injecting a stream having a concentration of at least 50% oxygen (O2 stream) into a primary gas stream through a mixer, the mixer discharging the O2 stream as two or more spaced jets traversing the primary stream, thereby enriching the... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property Dept.

20080160465 - Hub and spoke burner port configuration: A burner assembly for a gas powered cooking appliance is provided. The burner assembly may include a burner body including a central region and a plurality of radiating extensions extending radially outward from the central region. The burner assembly may include a burner cap with a central region and a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 006912 And 026912

20080160466 - Cigarette lighter: A burner includes a body, a connector and a handle. The body includes a nozzle mounted thereon and a valve mounted thereon and operable to adjust the rate at which gas leaves the nozzle and hence the intensity of fire generated thereby. The connector is connected to the valve so... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080160467 - Combustion apparatus: A combustion apparatus 1 includes an intermediate member 6 constituted by a premixer 2 and a burner port assembly 3 and an air passage member 5, the intermediate member 6 being interposed between two air passage members 5. Fuel gas flows into an opening row part 10. The opening row... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080160468 - Hub and spoke burner with flame stability: A burner assembly for a gas powered cooking appliance is provided. The burner assembly may include a burner body including a central region and a plurality of radiating extensions extending radially outward from the central region. The burner assembly may include a burner cap with a central region and a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 006912 And 026912

20080160469 - Appliance for connecting a gas-heated radiant element: The invention relates to an appliance for providing air and gas to a gas burner (2) comprising a back tube (13) for receiving air and gas to be combusted. The appliance comprising a gas tube (10) and an air tube (11), the gas tube comprising an aperture (9) for providing... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080160470 - Igniter for furnace: An igniter includes an insulative body, and a resistive conductor positioned within the insulative body. The insulative body of the igniter can be made of a ceramic. In another embodiment, the insulative body is made from a non water absorbing material.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080160471 - Blow torch burner: A blow torch burner which utilizes combustion gas in which the combustion gas is maintained in a reservoir connected thereto. The blow torch burner has a valve seat having an ignition apparatus and a moveable rod therein. An adjusting member includes a first joint engaged with the rod such that... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.