Stoves and furnaces inventions 06/07

20070131215 - Continuous cooking oven system: A continuous cooking oven system including enclosure containing a first cooking chamber in communication with a second cooking chamber to efficiently and effectively cook and brown food products. The continuous cooking oven system includes an first conveyor for transporting food products through a helical path within the first cooking chamber,... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070131217 - Burning set of barbecue stove: A burning set is disclosed for a barbecue stove. The burning set includes a burner, an igniter and a circular cover. The burner includes an annular cage, an annular cover, a conductor and a channel. The annular cage defines vents near an external edge. The annular cover is installed on... Agent: Banger Shia

20070131216 - Ignition method for a solid fuel apparatus and apparatus for carrying out said method: The invention also relates to a solid fuel apparatus, in particular a heating apparatus or barbecue-type cooking apparatus, for carrying out a method according to claim 1, comprising a container (6) for containing a solid fuel, wherein said apparatus comprising at least means (3, 4, 5) for generating a hot... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070131218 - Method and apparatus for heat treating a fuel assembly channel made of a zirconium alloy: In a method for heat treating a fuel assembly channel made of zircaloy, the channel is continuously moved relative to a heat-treatment device and, longitudinal sections of it are heated to the beta phase range in an inductive heating zone. The longitudinal section of the channel heated in this manner... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070131219 - Self-heating container: Disclosed is various embodiments of a self-heating or self-cooling container with a number of improved features in overcoming the problems associated with existing containers, including, but not limited to, an improved breaking device designed to maximize the mixture and reaction between different reactants, an insulating lip to prevent heat loss... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070131220 - Cooking appliance: A cooking appliance is provided that has a structure which efficiently cools an electric element chamber. The cooking appliance includes an appliance body that has a cooking chamber to cook food, a door that opens and closes the cooking chamber, and cooling flow passages that absorb heat transferred from the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070131221 - Portable kitchen for preparing and storing foods or the like: A portable kitchen, which includes a case having at least one cover movable between closed and open positions, the closed position being for compact containment of contents therein, and the open position exposing the contents for use. A plurality of functional food preparation and storage devices are supported within the... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070131222 - Energy collection device: Described is an energy collection device for harnessing energy, including solar energy, as heat or electricity. The energy collection device can be situated over a roof or mounted to a wall. Additionally, the energy collection device can also be made into a walkway cover or used internally at locations which... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070131223 - Energy concentration and collection devices: Described is an energy collection device for harnessing energy, including solar energy, as heat or electricity. The energy collection device can be situated over a roof or mounted to a wall. Additionally, the energy collection device can also be made into a walkway cover or used internally at locations which... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070125354 - Device for heating foodstuff with hot air: The present invention relates to an oven (1) for heating foodstuff (28), in particular french fries (28), by means of hot air (22, 23) circulating in a substantially closed circle, wherein circulation of the air (22, 23) is forced, preferably by a fan (20) or blower. A particularly efficient and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070125355 - Electric oven: An electric oven includes a cavity, a door rotatably installed at a front surface and including an air suction hole formed at one side of the outside thereof and an air discharge hole formed at one side of the inside thereof; and an air suction/discharge member mounted outside the cavity... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070125356 - Gas cook-top with glass (capacitive) touch controls and automatic burner re-ignition: A gas cook-top with glass (capacitive) touch controls and automatic burner re-ignition is provided. The gas cook-top utilizes a variable flow gas control valve that is driven by an electronic controller whose user interface provides a glass capacitive touch interface. Various electronic features including safety lockouts and burner re-ignition are... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070125357 - Apparatus and methods for providing an improved cooking grate for an outdoor cooking grill: Provided is a cooking grate for improving cooking performance on an outdoor cooking grill. The cooking grate has a metallic plate, configured to be placed over a heat source in the outdoor cooking grill, where the metallic plate has a plurality of perforation holes. The cooking grate further includes a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070125358 - Lifestyle grill: Methods for manufacturing grills, methods for marketing grills, and grills. An example method for manufacturing a grill includes providing a grill base and lid, fabricating a plurality of accessory parts for the grill that are tailored to a lifestyle, and attaching the accessory parts to the grill base. An example... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070125359 - Smoke generator machine: An improved system and operating method for a smoke generator machine and control room to be enclosed into a single trailer for the training of personnel in the art of visible smoke opacity compliance monitoring of industrial smoke discharge from smoke stacks by distinguishing the variations of smoke opacity emission... Agent: Garrett Eugene Bosch

20070125360 - Liquid fuel storage container for fuel cell and fuel cell system: The object of the present invention is to provide a liquid fuel storage container for fuel cell capable of storing liquid fuel to be supplied to a liquid-fuel direct-supply type fuel cell and stably supplying liquid fuel for a long time, and also provide a fuel-cell system. The present invention... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070125361 - Vent cap assembly: A vent assembly that includes an intake member having an open end, an exhaust member, and a deflector. The exhaust member has an open end and extends coaxially with the intake member. The deflector is positioned along an interior surface of the intake member. The deflector defines a surface that... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Patent Docketing

20070125362 - Self-heating container: Various embodiments of the present invention feature a self-heating or self-cooling container that is simple in design. The container includes an outer container body, an inner container body, a reactant vessel, a breakable barrier, and a breaking device. The outer container body defines a first chamber and includes a first... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070125363 - System with a cooking device and several control devices and control device: A cooking system with a hob and several heating elements has at least two control devices. One control devices is a master control device, and the one or more other control devices are slave control devices, wherein the master control device always has a functional priority relative to the slave... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070125364 - Range hood with integrated co monitor: A range hood having a carbon monoxide sensor positioned therein is provided. The vent fan of the range hood is activated upon the detection of carbon monoxide so as to increase the ventilation of the cooking area. A visual and/or audible alarm may also be provided. If carbon monoxide levels... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070125365 - Steam generator: A steam generator comprises a vaporisation chamber in which are arranged at least one heating device, a heat storage body and a water feed device. The heat storage body includes a plurality of small elements that are movably connected together. The steam generator may be connected to a treatment chamber... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070125366 - Blower timing system for a gas fireplace: Systems and methods for control of a heating appliance blower that provide improved the transfer of heat generated in the heating appliance. By automatically timing when the heating appliance blower turns ON and OFF, the heat generated by the heating appliance can be more effectively transferred away from the heating... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070125367 - Apparatus and method for simulation of combustion effects in a fireplace: The present invention produces a combustion simulation of flames, burning logs and embers in a fuel-burning fireplace or like device. One or more light source(s), such as LEDs, are used to transmit light to and through one or more of an artificial log set and an ember bed. A microprocessor-based... Agent: Charles C. Valauskas Baniak Pine & Gannon

20070125368 - Radiant energy transfer panel mountings: An apparatus (10) for radiant energy transfer has at least one radiant energy transfer panel (20) having a light-energy transfer surface (21) and a back surface (23). The back surface has a panel electrode (42) for an electrical connection with the at least one radiant energy transfer panel. The panel... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff