Combustion inventions 09/09

20090239180 - Aerosol candle snuffer using non-flammable gas: An aerosol device for extinguishing candle flames comprises an aerosol container with a supply of pressurized non-flammable gas therein, and a valve assembly on the container for controlling discharge of the pressurized non-flammable gas from the container, wherein a plurality of successively larger orifices are in the valve assembly for... Agent: Dennis H. Lambert

20090239181 - Combustor: A combustor is accordingly provided which comprises a combustion section 11, a fuel supply section 12 coupled to the combustion section for supplying a fuel air mixture wherein the fuel supply section comprises a mixer of venturi tube type having a fuel supply port 25 on an inner peripheral surface... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090239182 - Combustion method with cyclic supply of oxidant: The invention concerns a combustion method for industrial furnace comprising an arrangement of two substantially parallel and symmetrical burner assemblies (G, D). Each burner assembly comprises a fuel injector (10<SUB>G</SUB>, 10<SUB>D</SUB>) and three oxidant injectors (1<SUB>G</SUB>, 2<SUB>G</SUB>, 3<SUB>G</SUB>, 1<SUB>D</SUB>, 2<SUB>D</SUB>, 3<SUB>D</SUB>) arranged at increasing distances from the fuel injector. An... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20090239183 - Liquated gas lighter with non-adjustable flame height: Liquated gas lighter with non-adjustable flame height, comprising a gas reservoir (12), a burner (1) and a gas flow limiting device consisting of a microporous membrane (2) gripped between a first seating body (3) and a second seating body (4). First seating body (3) has a through hole (17) that... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090239184 - Burner for a heater device with improved fuel supply: A burner for a heater, especially for use in motor vehicles, with a burner nozzle (12) for supplying and atomizing of fuel, which has a fuel needle (14) for supplying fuel to the burner (10) and a combustion air supply (16) for supplying combustion air to the burner, and a... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090239185 - Power production using grain fractionation products: An energy independent dry corn fractionation ethanol production system which utilizes at least one product of a dry corn fractionation process as fuel to generate power for the production of ethanol. Specifically, power production devices and methods of generating power from dry corn fractionation products for the production of ethanol.... Agent: Cr Miles, P.C. Craig R. Miles

20090239186 - Liquid fuel cell: A liquid fuel cell that includes a canister having a fuel reservoir and a burner assembly mounted upon the canister. The burner assembly contains a wick holding aperture that opens into the fuel reservoir and a wick that is made up of continuous fiber strands mounted in the tube. The... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20090233248 - Modular flare stack and method of flaring waste gas: modular flare stack (100) for combustion of combustible fluids comprises a gas feed pipe (101) and at least two burner elements (120) for combustion of the combustible fluids. This modular flare stack comprises an automated control system (190) for fixed stoichiometric combustion applied to air/gas venturi mixing system, based on... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090233249 - Self-extinguishing candle: A self-extinguishing candle having at least one layer of dry fire-suppressant material is disposed adjacent to the candle wick. The fire-suppressant material extinguishes a flame burning down the wick on contact. Providing the candle with layers of the fire-suppressant material between layers of the candle body allows the candle to... Agent: Stacy L. Taylor

20090233250 - Fuel ignition systems: Disclosed is a furnace adapted for burning solid materials, including biomass fuels. The furnace comprises an igniter having a heating element carried by a ceramic core and disposed within a ceramic cover tube for directing air at fuel disposed within the furnace for the purpose of igniting the fuel. Also... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090233251 - Candle, a candle holder, a candle holding socket, a candelabrum and a method of making a candle: A candle socket is disclosed that has passage through the candle socket. A candle is supported on the candle socket. The candle comprises a body of candle fuel with a wick extending longitudinally through the body. The candle comprises a root extending longitudinally away from the body and forming a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090226852 - Premix lean burner: A burner assembly for lean, low NOx combustion may include a gaseous fuel manifold, counter-swirl vanes, and a converging nozzle with bluff body flame anchors. A cooling air tube optionally extends from the air inlet to the nozzle.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090226853 - High-efficiency self-regenerative burner: A self-regenerative burner has a burner tile coupled to the head portion of the burner. The burner tile includes a fuel injection hole formed through the center of a body; intake/exhaust holes formed around the fuel injection hole; a mixing-preventing separation wall formed with respect to the fuel injection hole,... Agent: Lrk Patent Firm

20090226854 - Combustion apparatus: Provided is a combustion apparatus capable of preventing a heat loss from a combustion cabinet without deteriorating a combustion performance thereof. According to the present invention, a part of an inner side surface of a combustion cabinet (1), which encloses a combustion chamber where a mixture gas erupted from a... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090220899 - Method for burning of gaseous and burner: A method for burning gas in a burner, including leading the gas through an inner fuel tube (13) and introduction of combustion air through an annular space surrounding the inner fuel tube. This space forms of an outer tube (11) terminated by a conically converging section, wherein the end of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090220900 - Combustion with variable oxidant low nox burner: Heating provided by a burner that combusts hydrocarbon fuel can be provided at a sequence of different heat transfer rates by adjusting the total oxygen concentration of oxidant streams fed to the burner. A burner with which the method can be practiced is also disclosed.... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20090220901 - Burner for a heater with improved fuel supply, improved heat shield and improved baffle plate: A burner for a heater, especially for motor vehicles, has an essentially axially symmetrical combustion chamber, a burner nozzle for supply and atomization of fuel, a fuel needle for supplying fuel to the combustion chamber, a combustion air supply for supplying combustion air to the combustion chamber, a starting zone... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090220902 - Burner for a heater with improved baffle plate: A burner (10) for a heater, especially for use in motor vehicles, with an essentially axially symmetrical combustion chamber (22) and a baffle plate (36) which is located in the combustion chamber. The baffle plate (36) has a defined curvature in an axial direction and that there is a curvature... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090220903 - Burner for a heater with improved heat shield: A burner (10) for a heater, especially for use in motor vehicles, with a burner nozzle (12) for supplying of fuel and primary air, a combustion chamber (22), and a heat shield (24) between the burner nozzle and the combustion chamber, the heat shield having openings (26) for supplying secondary... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090220904 - Touchless fill large flame torch: An apparatus having a fuel container, a flame bowl, and a wick holder disposed proximate the flame bowl is disclosed. An open fuel filling port disposed in the flame bowl prevents entry of ignition sources into the fuel container but allows for the flow of liquid thereinto, whereby a user... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens