Stoves and furnaces inventions 12/06

20060288995 - Easily lighted grill: An easy and fast to light, device for the improved cooking of food, made for using charcoal or similar fuel, comprising a generally convex shell or an envelope, a perforated partition dividing the shell or envelope into a lighting portion and a firebox, and a lid. In optional embodiment a... Agent: Saltamar Innovations

20060288996 - Compressed coconut organic material smoking medium and fuel: SMOCONUT (with or without added wood chips) is produced by compressing processed coconut material into a compact solid dehydrated material. It is positioned primarily as smoking medium and alternative fuel for the following applications: COOKING, SMOKING and GRILLING OF FOOD. FUEL FOR WOOD FED FIREPLACE FUEL FOR WOOD FIRED BOILERS... Agent: Felipe Arado Roxas

20060288997 - Portable steam table: A mobile portable steam table with a chafing dish system heated by liquid propane gas (LPG), to keep previously cooked meats and vegetables warm and moist through a water medium reservoir intimately involved directly beneath and holding the chafing dishes.... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20060288998 - Electric grill and method of providing the same: An electric grill is provided having a grate, a first electrical insulator layer located above the grate, a heater layer deposited on a top surface of the first electrical insulator layer, and a top layer located over the heater layer for protecting the heater layer.... Agent: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, PA C/o Peter Nieves

20060288999 - Grease capturing pad: The grease capturing pad of the present invention includes one or more liquid absorptive layers or regions. Each liquid absorptive layer is one selected to take in food-based grease in liquid or semi-solid form. For instance, one of the liquid absorptive layers or regions may form an accumulation region to... Agent: Jeffrey Williams

20060289000 - Modular radiant heating apparatus: The radiant heating apparatus is disclosed, having a planar electrical heating element, a planar heat spreading layer, a finishing layer, a thermal isolation layer, and an electric power coupling. The planar electrical heating element converts electrical energy to heat energy. The planar heat spreading layer is in contact with the... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20060289001 - Solar stove: A solar stove may include a cabinet with a heating area. A hollow reflector including a large opening and a small opening may be positioned below the heating area. A reflector assembly reflects solar energy toward the large opening. The cabinet may also allow solar energy to heat an outer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060283437 - Magnetic safety feature for cookware and cooking stoves: Methods and devices for securing the bottom of an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. The burner comprises... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20060283438 - Tray assembly for a barbecue device: A tray assembly for a barbecue device has a support rod composed of two telescoping tubes, multiple sleeves and multiple trays. Each sleeve is pivotally and detachably mounted on the support rod and has at least one lateral rod extending from the sleeve. The multiple trays are individually and detachably... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060283439 - Service unit for replenishing service fluids: A service unit for use in replenishing and/or maintaining service fluids in a vehicle has a unit, such as a driving engine, with at least one service element, such as fill nozzles, and a collecting pan that at least partially encompasses the service element. To ensure the convenient replenishment or... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060283440 - Fuel-based heater: There is disclosed a fuel-based heater including a fuel reservoir for storing fuel, a combustor for burning the fuel received from the fuel reservoir, and a security device for cutting the supply of the fuel to the combustor from the fuel reservoir when the temperature of the combustor goes up... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060283441 - Oven with filter for filtering oil smoke: An oven with filter for filtering oil smoke comprises a receiving chamber; a fan chamber adjacent to the receiving chamber; a plurality of wind outlets formed between the receiving chamber and the fan chamber; a plurality of wind returning holes formed between the receiving chamber and the fan chamber; a... Agent: Ming-tsung Lee

20060283442 - Fireplace insert: The invention provides an insert assembly to convert an existing fireplace hearth into a gas burning fireplace and a method for installing the insert assembly while conveying the appearance of a wood burning fireplace. The insert assembly comprises legs removably attachable to the base of the firebox for allowing the... Agent: Paul Smith Intellectual Property Law

20060283443 - Floating temperature regulating and evaporation reducing cover for a pool: A soft, flexible, floating temperature regulating and evaporation reducing cover for a pool generally comprises an independently inflatable outer ring and central portion. Holes through the central portion permit egress of air from under the central portion when the cover is placed on water. Valves for chamber and cavity are... Agent: Law Offices Of Calif Kip Tervo

20060278209 - Grill liner: The Grill Liner consists of a thin metal sheet bent to the radius of public grill's individual surface bars (usually the vertical bar), likely covering enough of the circumference of the bar's surface to stay in place. By covering as many individual vertical grill bars as needed the Grill Liner... Agent: Shahin Hatamian

20060278210 - Smokeless grill: A smokeless grill for food includes a supporting frame and a smokeless grilling arrangement. The smokeless grilling arrangement includes a heat accumulation housing, a heat generation module and a grill rack. The heat accumulation housing is supported on the supporting frame, and has a heat reflection cavity formed therein. The... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20060278208 - Stand assembly for a barbecue device: A stand assembly for a barbecue device has an extension rod (10) with a distal end, an abutting head (20) mounted on the distal end of the extension rod (10) and an adjustable joint secured between the extension rod (10) and the abutting head (20). Particularly, the abutting head (20)... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20060278211 - Rotisserie diverter pan: A rotisserie arrangement comprises a spit rod, a diverter pan and a ring assembly. The spit rod includes a single projecting pin at one end thereof and a pair of projecting pins at the other thereof. The diverter pan includes a bottom wall with upwardly extending side and end walls,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20060278212 - Easy-to-clean cooking surface and electric household appliance comprising same: The invention relates to a food cooking surface for kitchen utensils or cooking appliances. The invention is characterised in that the cooking surface is a metallic compound containing, by weight, at least 50% cobalt and at least 18% chrome. Advantageously, the compound comprises at least 5% of one or more... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20060278213 - Gas-powered tool: A controller includes a shell, a valve, a temperature-sensitive regulator and a cover. The shell defines an intake, a first space in communication with the intake, a second space in communication with the first space and an outlet in communication with the second space. The valve is installed in the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060278214 - Oven: Disclosed herein is an oven that is capable of discharging hot air generated when cooling a door and heat generated in a cooking chamber through the lower end of the door. The oven includes a door having at least two separated air channels. The air channels comprise at least one... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060278215 - Adjustable downdraft ventilator: An indoor or outdoor downdraft ventilator moves via an electronic controller through preferably a touch keypad. This provides precise control and an efficient way of removal of gases/fumes off a cook top. The electronically controlled telescoping downdraft creates a nearly infinite and selectable range of heights above a cook top... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20060278216 - Range hood: A hood for a cook top is controlled preferably by an electronic controller through a touch keypad. The hood has front and side walls and attaches to a back wall. It has an internal cavity and structure to restrict airflow out of the hood. The structure also creates an air... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20060272630 - Portable cooking grill having collapsible and extensible frame: A portable cooking grill is configured with a collapsible frame having a pair of frame sections extending outwardly and downwardly from a pair of foldably connected grill sections to allow the user to adjust the height of the grilling surface and the frame width. Each frame section has a pair... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20060272631 - De-icer: In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus for melting ice and snow which includes a pad means; a pump means; a heater means; a temperature regulation means; and a pump control means is disclosed. The pad means includes a top panel, a bottom panel and two end panels. The... Agent: Allan Chan & Associates

20060272632 - Airflow system for a convection oven: A convection cooking appliance includes a convection fan for establishing a convection airflow which is heated by a heating element including first and second sections that are symmetrically disposed about the convection fan substantially parallel to and downstream of the convection fan. Each of the first and second sections is... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20060272633 - Safe turkey deep fryer: A deep frying apparatus for turkeys and other food items comprising a cauldron, an overflow sleeve integral to the cauldron, and a drain basin connected to the overflow sleeve via a flexible conduit. The cauldron is shaped as an elliptical cylinder thereby approximating the shape of a turkey and reducing... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.