Stoves and furnaces inventions 03/07

20070068505 - Gas fired cooktop and method of assembling: A gas burner assembly for a gas fired cooktop includes first, second, third, and fourth gas burners arranged such that the first and second burners are spaced with respect to each other at a first distance and the third and fourth burners are spaced with respect to each other at... Agent: John S. Beulick (13307)

20070068506 - Stove with door opening mechanism: A stove with a door opening mechanism is provided. The stove includes a stove housing, a stove door a sensing device and an activation mechanism. The stove housing forms a fuel chamber. The stove door is pivotally coupled to the stove housing to provide access to the fuel chamber. The... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20070068507 - Three-way transition fitting for combustion air piping: A transition fitting interconnects a furnace combustion air chamber to an air duct supplying combustion air to the furnace. The fitting includes a housing portion having opposed first opening and second openings, the first opening being disposed adjacent a furnace combustion air chamber upon installation and three tubular portions connected... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

20070068508 - Heat cells comprising exothermic compositions having absorbent gelling material: The present invention is directed to heat cells that are suitable for incorporation into disposable heating wraps. The heat cells comprise an exothermic composition comprising an absorbent gelling material, wherein the absorbent gelling material provides for improved heat application in the relief of temporary or chronic body aches and pains.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070068509 - Zone control of space conditioning system with varied uses: A space conditioning system for a building including production and occupied spaces provides precise control of exhaust and space conditioning equipment by taking into account multiple conditions and by using predictive control. The control method and system are illustrated by a commercial kitchen ventilation application.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070068510 - Safety coupling arrangement: The present invention relates to a safety coupling arrangement (10) comprising a first coupling part (11, that can be adapted for fixed co-action with a shaft, axle or the like that functions to transfer torque and rotary movement to said safety coupling, and a second coupling part (12) which is... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070068511 - Gas fireplace monitoring and control system: A monitoring and control system for use with a decorative heating appliance such as a fireplace, stove, or fireplace insert. The monitoring and control system includes a sensor module, a computer system, a controller, and a communication system. The sensor module is configured to monitor a burner, gas valve, and... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Patent Docketing

20070062512 - Dynamic natural heater, technology: A Dynamic Natural Heater, Technology comprises an array of interconnected fan closed-loop tunnels (22) compressed air net structures (31), combined heat exchangers air compensation and bypassing devices all placed inside a common heat transferring casing (20) with its fan (34) system combined insulation, meters control. All power units of this... Agent: Bereli M. Lazar

20070062513 - Cooking system with ventilator and blower: An indoor or outdoor cooking system with integrated downdraft or elevating ventilator uses cross-flow or centrifugal blower technology. The system is controlled by an electronic or mechanical controller through a touch device, a slide, or knob. These provide precise control and an efficient way of removal of gases/fumes. A cook... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070062514 - Smokeless cooker: A smokeless cooker includes a table located indoors, with a cabinet, which may include a plurality of individual boxes stacked and assembled together, below the table. A gas-discharge flow path leads from the cabinet to the outdoors. The cabinet includes an inner box with an open upper portion in an... Agent: Michael L. Crapenhoft C/o Hiroe & Associates

20070062515 - Fryer filtration arrangement with boil-out bypass: A fryer unit includes a boil-out drain path that does not require boil-out fluid to pass through a pump.... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20070062516 - Tracking system: A tracking system for tracking an object, the system having a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The first axis is at an angle to the vertical such that the object (or equivalently its path) does not intersect the first axis.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070056576 - Multiple burner grill: An improved barbeque grill having a plurality of gas-fueled cooking surfaces which can be stored in stacked relation, yet can be moved into essentially side-by-side relation for cooking.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070056577 - Barbecuing device: A device for barbequing food, said device including: a cabinet for storing a power source; a burner connectable to said power source for cooking said food, and a means for steam cleaning said device.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070056578 - Baffle-type grease filter for kitchen ventilators: A grease filter has upper and lower baffle assemblies that define tortuous paths for exhaust air flowing therethrough. A hinge connects the upper and lower baffle assemblies and permits the assemblies to pivot from a closed position to an open position. In the open position, access is provided to all... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070056579 - Energy channeling sun shade system and apparatus: An invention is disclosed that shades a building from solar energy gain while simultaneously channeling intercepted energy in the form of heat and electricity for useful purposes. The invention is mounted optimally on exterior building surfaces having some direct exposure to the sun. The invention may be installed on the... Agent: Chris A. Caseiro

20070051357 - Tank retainer: The inventions disclosed herein relate to restraint devices for gas tanks. In a first embodiment, the tank retainer includes a bracket for engaging with the collar of a gas tank and a tray for engaging with the base of the gas tank. The bracket is preferably stationary wherein the tank,... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie, LLP

20070051359 - Looped system fuel-fired fluid heating/storage device: A fuel-fired commercial water heater has a three-pass condensing type heat exchanger disposed within its tank and having a vertical flue connected at its lower end to a central collector plenum horizontally circumscribed by an outer plenum to which an exhaust pipe is coupled. A series of vertical tube structures... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070051358 - Single pass fuel-fired fluid heating/storage device: A fuel-fired water heater has a single pass condensing-type heat exchanger disposed within its water storage tank portion. The heat exchanger includes a primary non-condensing portion defined by a combustion chamber positioned in an upper interior portion of the tank and having a spaced series of vertical tubes depending therefrom.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070051360 - Light condensing apparatus for solar photovoltaic generation: The present invention relates to a light condensing apparatus for solar photovoltaic generation, and more particularly, to a light condensing apparatus for solar photovoltaic generation in which a integration degree of sunlight that is irradiated on a solar cell is improved to a maximum energy efficiency. A light condensing apparatus... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070051361 - Mobile insulated solar incubator (misinc): To heat water that is stored in plastic inner solar bags by protecting them and insulating them with a mobile plastic portable case. Design allows for easy attachment to vehicle roof rack systems and stand alone use also. Plastic inner solar bag notes: These include but are not limited to... Agent: Brian Donald Fry

20070044784 - Charcoal briquette lighter accelerator: The invention is a portable electric fire accelerator used for camping and cooking. It has aspects of a fan, switch, motor and the necessary electronic components needed to operate the device. It is designed to operate faster and safer than the methods now being used.... Agent: David Alan Thompson Unit J

20070044785 - Barbeque grill: A portable barbeque has opposed fuel trays that are rotatably attached to a base at their inner ends. The fuel trays rotate between an open position where fuel can be burned in them to cook food on grills supported above them, and a closed position where their upper edges abut... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070044786 - Manifold and valve assembly: A semi-flexible tube is captured between a valve body and a connection device wherein at least one of the valve body and the connection device is connected structurally to a range instead of relying on the manifold tube as the location mechanism for precisely locating the valve at a desired... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20070044787 - Air inlet damper apparatus: An air inlet damper apparatus for minimizing the entrance of outside air into a poultry house when the ventilation exhaust fans are running and the radiant tube heater is not operating. The apparatus has a housing with a passage and a coupling flange; a pin that spans the passage and... Agent: Clements Walker

20070044788 - Method for mounting ceramic cooktops in appliance: Stoves having a ceramic cooktop mounted within a metal frame with a silicone sealant therebetween are manufactured in a labor saving process involving minimal waste, hand tooling, and cleanup, by providing a leakage-preventing dam paralleling the periphery of the cooktop support surface, positioning the cooktop within the frame, resting on... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070044789 - Self-cleaning kitchen-range and assembly couplable to a surface: The present invention relates to a kitchen-range comprising a self-cleaning assembly that enables one to clean concomitantly the cooking top of the kitchen range and any other contiguous surface that is integrated therewith or located close to said cooking top. The invention further deals with a self-cleaning assembly that can... Agent: Trask Britt

20070044790 - Gas fireplace: A gas fireplace comprises a support and housing frame, a gas combustion chamber, at least one chimney duct for releasing flue gases, coming from said combustion chamber, at least one inlet duct for external comburent air leading to said combustion chamber, a ventilation and heating circuit designed to suck environment... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070044791 - Plate link chain having inner and outer plate members comprised of individual plates: The invention relates to a method for reducing a chimney draught in an upstream connected exhaust gas cleaning system consisting in immersing a chimney tube (1; 1′) provided with the open top part thereof in a bath in such a way that a liquid (condensate) collected therein forms a liquid... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates