Stoves and furnaces inventions 10/07

20070246033 - System to convey air for convection or static ovens through cylinders and/or interstice and system of vertical opposed ventilation: The invention is in the field of devices for heating and/or cooking food and consists in inserting, in conventional static convection ovens, two ventilation elements, which are vertically mutually opposite and concentric with respect to two resistors, respectively, and can be contained in two movable tubular bodies; respectively, the lower... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070246034 - Storable shelves for barbecue: The present invention also relates to a cooking apparatus comprising: a grill body comprising at least one cooking chamber and a fire bowl having a topside opening; at least one lid, the lid is designed to cover the topside opening of the fire bowl during a closed position; at least... Agent: Dan M. De La Rosa, Esq.

20070246035 - Build-up barbecue grill assembly: The present invention provides a build-up fiberglass reinforced plastics barbecue grill assembly typically including a set of side boards and a set of frame struts made of fiberglass reinforced plastics both, and two racks connected them together in splicing joint; wherein said molded frame post has two adjacent joint vertical... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070246036 - French door cooking appliance closure system: A cooking appliance includes an oven cavity accessed through first and second French-style doors that are connected to the appliance through a door linkage system. The door linkage system establishes a particular timing of door openings and closings to minimize potential wear of a door gasket. That is, each of... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20070246037 - Cooking and serving system and methods: An improved system and methods useful for the cooking of one or more food items by the application of a non-ambient temperature developed within a temperature retentive element. The temperature retentive element can be sized and shaped to form a cooking box in which cooking at a temperature relative to... Agent: Charles C. Valauskas Valauskas & Pine LLC

20070246038 - Modular frame chassis for cooking range: A household cooking range comprises a housing defining a cooking cavity, the housing being selected from one of multiple housings with different configurations, and a modular frame chassis supporting the selected housing and cooking cavity.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070246039 - Solar array mounting system: A mounting stand for supporting a solar panel or other solar energy collection device on a mounting surface, includes a body including a stand-off element for supporting the body clear of the surface, and a tension device, adapted to be connected between the body and the mounting surface, so as... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070246040 - Wide angle solar concentrator: A non-imaging optical collecting and concentrating apparatus for use in i.e., optical communications, passive lighting, and solar power applications that is relatively immune from optical incidence angle(s) and therefore does not need to track the movement of the sun to efficiently collect and concentrate optical energy is described. The apparatus... Agent: David Schaafsma

20070240698 - Flip-over accessory for barbecue grill: Accessory for a barbecue grill which automatically flips food over 180 degrees at desired intervals, and which allows the food to rest essentially on the existing grill rack surface when cooking.... Agent: Paul Holbrook

20070240699 - Assembly for locking an oven door: An assembly for locking an oven door mounted on a body of a range and movable between open and closed positions, is provided that comprises a mount bracket adapted to be secured to the range body, with the mount bracket having a base and a cradle protruding below the base... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070240700 - Snow and ice melter with enhancements: A snow and ice melter having a body adapted to support a heating unit to heat air, and a flow director having a louver. The flow director is pivotally connected to the heating unit and is generally adapted to direct a flow of the air.... Agent: Lindon & Lindon

20070240701 - Oven: The invention relates to an oven comprising a sealing element (2) that, for sealing an oven door, rests only against a cool area (14) of an oven flange (4) without contacting the hot area (12) of the oven flange. Both areas (12, 14) are thermally isolated (10) from one another... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070240702 - Frying system and method: A system and method for frying one or more food items. The system comprises a frying tank (2) having an open state in which the one or more food items may be introduced into the tank (2) and a closed state in which the interior chamber is hermetically sealed. A... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070240703 - Protection system for a solar water heating system: The present invention includes a solar water heating system including: a water tank to hold water to be heated, an heat transfer fluid circuit including an heat exchanger associated with said water tank to heat water therein, a solar collection means in communication with said heat exchanger, an inlet connection... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070240704 - Thin film trough solar collector: This invention is a trough solar collector that uses inexpensive aluminized plastic films as the reflecting surface. The films are held in proper shape by stretching them between rigid ribs that are spaced apart along the length of the collector. The structure of the trough is held rigid by a... Agent: Melvin Prueitt

20070240705 - Hybrid photovoltaic concentrating system with corrected total reflection reflectors for very large concentrating ratios: This invention refers to the development of innovative parabolic and paraboloid total reflection Reflectors with Curved Rectangular Total Reflection Prisms, which raise the imperfection of diffusion at the conventional rectangular prisms of the conventional parabolic and paraboloid TRR so that an accurate focusing and high Concentration (500 till 1500 suns... Agent: Himanshu S Amin Amin & Turocy

20070235017 - Portable heating apparatus: A portable apparatus for connecting to an external heating unit to safely heat an enclosed area such as a house under construction comprises an air transfer assembly for positioning in the house, said assembly having an air intake conduit for connecting to the external heating unit; a flue for carrying... Agent: Robert J Herberger Mclaughlin And Mcnally

20070235018 - Fireplace front panel interior access and removal system and method: An exemplary fireplace glass panel system is configured to facilitate access to the interior portion of a glass panel in a direct vent gas fireplace. The fireplace glass panel system comprises: a fireplace; a firebox, having an opening, disposed within the fireplace; a panel configured to cover the firebox opening;... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070235019 - Electric household appliance for steam cooking: An electric household appliance for steam cooking is disclosed, suitable in particular but not exclusively for preparing the so called scrambled eggs, comprising: a basement; a body formed by two separable components, whose lower component comprises the water tank and the resistor for its heating, while the upper component, comprising... Agent: Thomas S. Baker, Jr.

20070235020 - Multi-zone gas fireplace system and method for control: A multi-zone gas fireplace system and method for control are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the multi-zone gas fireplace system comprises a firebox, a multi-zone burner system, and a control system. The multi-zone burner system comprises a plurality of burners located in a plurality of zones, a plurality of control... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070235021 - Skylight/solar water heating apparatus: A skylight/solar fluid (e.g. water) heating apparatus and method involve providing a housing adapted for mounting on a building and a light-transmitting outer cover on the housing so that light can enter the housing. A solar fluid heater is disposed in the housing interiorily of the cover in a manner... Agent: Mr. Edward J. Timmer

20070235022 - Passive back-flushing thermal energy system: This invention provides a thermal energy system comprising a heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy between a source and a load, the heat exchanger having a primary side associated with the source, and a secondary side for conducting a fluid associated with the load, wherein the secondary side of the... Agent: Stephen J. Scribner Parteq Innovations

20070235023 - Tubular radiation absorbing device for a solar power plant with reduced heat losses: The tubular radiation absorbing device (1) for solar thermal applications includes a central tube (3) made of chromium steel, particularly stainless steel; a glass tubular jacket (2) surrounding the central tube so as to form a ring-shaped space (6); and a barrier coating (4) on at least an interior side... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20070235024 - Tubular radiation absorbing device for a solar power plant with improved efficiency: The tubular radiation absorbing device (1) for solar thermal applications has a central tube (2) and a glass tubular jacket (3) surrounding the central tube (2) so that a ring-shaped space (4) is formed between the central tube (2) and the tubular jacket (3). The ring-shaped space (4) contains at... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070227523 - Lightweight, portable cooking stove: A small, lightweight, portable cooking stove that utilizes alcohol as fuel and is suitable for backpacking, hunting, camping and similar activities. The cooking stove includes a combustion chamber which encloses, contains and regulates the entire combustion process. The stove also includes an efficient fuel vaporizer, which is adapted to perform... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070227524 - Liquid heating container: A liquid heating container utilizing the exothermic agent which generates heat when combined with water to generate steam. The heating temperature can be controlled by adjusting the quantity of water being poured into the container and adjusting the quantity of the exothermic agent according to the quantity of the matter... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070227525 - Food oven: An oven comprising a cooking chamber, a first tube having an inlet end associated with a heat source and defining an outlet opening disposed within the cooking chamber for delivering heat from the heat source through the outlet opening of the first tube to a first area of the cooking... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070227526 - Backpressure-inhibiting device for exhausting apparatus: An exhausting apparatus includes a duct defining an exhaust channel having an inlet and an outlet, a first fan mounted in the duct, and a first backpressure-inhibiting device mounted in the duct and located in front of the first fan. The first backpressure-inhibiting device includes a partitioning plate having a... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070227527 - Break-apart assembly for supporting an exhaust flue and providing a cumbustible materials top and a fire stop: An exhaust flue support apparatus has an elongate flue mounting plate incorporating at least one longitudinal strengthening bead. The mounting plate engages, by break-off tabs, a securing strap, a flange plate, and a centering plate. The mounting plate, securing strap, flange plate and centering plate are made from a single... Agent: Patent Law & Venture Group

20070227528 - Self-contained solar heater and storage device with check valve: A solar water-heating apparatus comprises an outer container sized and configured to receive a smaller inner container. The inner container includes an opening formed in an upright wall and an opening formed in a floor. The inner container defines a reservoir capable of receiving a liquid. A gap is located... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070227529 - Kit for solar water heating system: Solar water heating systems that are formed as all-in-one kits that include all the components necessary for assembling the solar water heating systems at a chosen site is disclosed. Depending on the desired system, the kit may for example include a solar collector, one or more supplemental storage tanks, pumps,... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070227530 - Greenhouse insulation system: An insulation system for use in a greenhouse, comprising at least one insulation panel adapted to be mounted in the ceiling of a greenhouse, and means to move the at least one panel from a closed position to an open position, whereby when the panel or panels are closed, air... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070227531 - Modular solar energy-collecting enclosure element, and modular system for forming solar energy-collecting enclosures on buildings: A solar energy-collecting modular element for enclosure, and modular system for forming solar energy-collecting enclosures in buildings is described. The modular solar energy-collecting enclosure element comprises an outer plate and inner plate, facing each other and joined together by at least one leak-tight joint line along a closed perimeter. One... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070227532 - Self-contained solar heater and storage device: A solar water-heating apparatus comprises an outer container sized and configured to receive a smaller inner container. The inner container includes a pair of openings, one formed in the floor thereof and one formed in the side wall thereof. The side wall and floor of the inner container define a... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070227533 - Interchangeable modular solar thermal collector builing block system: Solar hot water collector array comprised of rows and or columns of modular solar thermal collectors with a single array inlet and outlet. The identical interchangeable modules, of one square meter (10 Sq. Ft.) each weighing about ten kg (22 Lb.) can be transported conveniently and carried to the roof... Agent: Barry Lynn Butler, Phd