Combustion inventions 09/08

20080233523 - Flare characterization and control system: A video analytics system for characterization of a flare. A video of a flare may be taken for obtaining information so as to appropriately control the flare in an interest of reducing emissions not necessarily favorable to the environment. The system may incorporate a control scenario involving one or more... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080233524 - Heat accumulating-type burner: A heat accumulating-type burner that operates by alternately repeating heat accumulation and combustion where the heat accumulating element is heated by exhaust gas to accumulate heat therein, and combustion air is passed through the heat accumulating portion to preheat the combustion air by thermal exchange with the heat accumulating element... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080233525 - Turbine engine having folded annular jet combustor: A combustor for a turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor may have a can-like dilution zone, a primary combustion zone, and a secondary combustion zone. The primary combustion zone may be disposed radially about the can-like dilution zone. The secondary combustion zone may be disposed at an end of the... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080227039 - Premixing burner arrangement for operating a combustion chamber in addition to a method for operating a combustion chamber: A premixing burner is disclosed for operating a combustion chamber with a liquid and/or gaseous fuel, with a swirl generator for a combustion inflow air stream for forming a swirl flow, and with injection of fuel into the swirl flow. The swirl generator is adjacent to the combustion chamber indirectly... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080227040 - Method and installation for unsupported lean fuel gas combustion, using a burner and related burner: The invention concerns a method for a lean gas combustion using at least one burner including a combustion nozzle on a central axis (x). The method includes creating a mixture of fuel gas and combustion air rotating about the central axis, and ejecting a flow of non-flammable premix containing a... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080227041 - Log sets and lighting devices therefor: In certain embodiments, a log assembly includes one or more substantially noncombustible logs. The assembly can include a frame configured to support at least one of the logs. The frame can include a base portion configured to rest on a floor. The base portion can define a lower spatial extent... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080227042 - Ignition switch of gas stove: The present invention provides an ignition switch, which includes a switch member, a closed device, a knob, an electromagnetic valve, and a driving device. The switch member has a receiving chamber to receive the driving device therein. The driving device connects the knob and the electromagnetic valve such that the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080227043 - Disposable, floating, flame heated wax melting plate for confined and unconfined conventional candles and attachment method for use in candle making: A disposable floating flame heated candle following melting plate for melting the wasted solid wax in confined and unconfined conventional candles to a liquid form sufficient to cause the wax to flow back to the candle flame for consumption, wherein the improved plate is a single plate structure capable of... Agent: Steve B. Kitt

20080227044 - Metal foam radiant burner: An improved radiant burner which is particularly useful at low flow rates. The radiant burner has a reticulated metal foam with a first face and a second face and a density sufficient for combustion fuel to pass there through. The first face is adapted to be the initial contact for... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20080227045 - Fuel selectable heating devices: In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a burner. The apparatus can also include an intake valve that includes an input for receiving fuel from either a first fuel source at a first pressure or a second fuel source at a second pressure. The intake valve can include a first output... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080220383 - Combustion method and apparatus: A burner has a port facing into a combustion chamber along an axis. A secondary fuel injector structure has secondary fuel injection ports that face into the combustion chamber at locations spaced radially outward from the burner port. A tertiary fuel injector structure has tertiary fuel injection ports that face... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20080220384 - Air quality sensor/interruptor: An air quality sensor and interrupter system includes an air quality sensor to measure the air quality around a gas appliance and an appliance shut-off device to turn off the gas appliance in response to a signal from the sensor indicating unsafe air. An exhaust can also be activated to... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080220385 - Foldable igniter: A folding lighter that does not injure a finger or inadvertently ignite at pressing of the operating button at time of folding the swingarm to make the lighter compact. A folding lighter comprising body 2 housing a fuel tank 106 and a piezoelectric unit 102 and possessing on a side... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20080220387 - Combustion apparatus to reduce flue gas nox by injection of n-agent droplets and gas in overfire air: A combustion apparatus for combusting including: a boiler defining an enclosed flue gas path having a combustion zone and a burnout zone, wherein flue gas is formed in the combustion zone and the combustion flue gas comprising nitrogen oxides; a fuel injector aligned with and introducing fuel into the combustion... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.c.

20080220386 - Foldable ignitor: A foldable lighter that prevents inadvertent ignition by erroneously pressing on the operating button at time of folding the swing-arm to make the lighter compact. A foldable lighter 1 that comprises a lighter body 2 that contains a fuel tank, a piezoelectric unit 102 and an operating button 8, and... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20080213708 - Fuel delivering terminal for a combustion lance of lime regenerating ovens, combustion lance equipped with such terminal, system and process for controlling the fuel supply flow through such lance: A fuel delivering terminal (1) is disclosed adapted to be connected to a delivery end of a combustion lance (3) of lime regenerating ovens, wherein D is the external diameter of the terminal (1) and is greater that the internal diameter d of the delivery end of the combustion lance... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20080213710 - Combustion blower control for modulating furnace: A forced air furnace may include a pneumatically modulated gas valve that is configured to provide gas to a burner. A pneumatic sampling device may be disposed proximate a combustion blower and may be configured to provide the pneumatically modulated gas valve with a first pneumatic signal and a second... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080213709 - Gas supply coupling for a water heater: A gas supply coupling and method of assembly for the delivery of combustion gases to a combustion chamber of a heating device includes a crimp ring which provides a metal-to-metal seal between the gas supply tube and the gas supply line.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080213712 - Child resistant lighter: A child resistant lighter has a handle, a barrel, a fuel tank, a gas release nozzle, a piezoelectric unit, an ignition means, a lever, a flame nozzle, a fuel conveying hose connecting the flame nozzle and the gas release nozzle, and a safe means having a slidable button, a pivot,... Agent: Canghui Song

20080213711 - Lighter or lighting gun with a safety switch: The invention provides a lighter with a safety switch, comprising: a housing, a fuel container within the housing, a piezoelectric assembly, and a vent assembly. The piezoelectric assembly comprises a piezoelectric element, a snap, as well as a upper and lower push rods arranged between the snap and piezoelectric element.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080213713 - Flame ignition device for gas burners: A flame ignition device for a gas burner is described, comprising at least one ignition circuit and electric switching means that are associated with the gas tap for the respective burner. The electric switching means include at least one electric contact member (50) which is integral, at least in translation,... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080213714 - Rotary furnace burner: In order to create a rotary kiln burner particularly for fine-grained solid fuels such as coal dust, with jet air nozzles which can be adjusted easily and effectively during operation of the kiln in order to change the divergence angle of the high-speed jet air streams to change the flame... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080213715 - High efficiency radiant burner: A naturally aspirated, fully aerated radiant burner and optional heat exchanger arrangement where the radiant burner has a generally enclosed cavity defined, at least in part, by fuel gas impermeable surroundings and a lower surface of fuel gas permeable burner element, wherein cavity preferably has two opening exposed to an... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP