Stoves and furnaces inventions 04/08

20080092873 - Carbon fuel combustion supporting packaging: A carbon fuel combustion supporting packaging, which provides a packaging that assists ignition of carbon fuel internally packed therein. The present invention includes a combustible bottom frame, on an upper end opening of which is located a combustible fire grate that separates an upper holding space for loading the carbon... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080092871 - Built-in cooker: The built-in cooker has a body forming an outer hull, a heater, and a top unit. The heater is contained in the body. The top unit covers a top face of the body and is fixed to the body. The top unit includes a top plate, a holding member, and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080092872 - Draft control system and method for heating systems: A draft control system and method can provide for automated control of the air drafting for heating systems. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, an exemplary draft control system comprises at least one draft plate and a draft plate control system. Draft plate control system can comprise a control unit,... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080092874 - Overhead ventilation system incorporating a downwardly configured rear supply plenum with upward configured and reverse bended directional outlet: A ventilation system for use with a cooking appliance to maintain an atmospheric pressure balance existing within an enclosed space surrounding the cooking appliance. A hood establishes a three-dimensional and interiorly recessed configuration and which is supported above the appliance. A filter within the hood communicates with a vacuum driven... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080092875 - Active thermal energy storage system: An active thermal energy storage system is disclosed which uses an energy storage material that is stable at atmospheric pressure and temperature and has a melting point higher than 32 degrees F. This energy storage material is held within a storage tank and used as an energy storage source, from... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080092876 - Photovoltaic panel and solar-panel unit made using photovoltaic panels of the same sort: A photovoltaic panel has an external casing, which is delimited by at least one wall permeable to light and defines a liquid-tight chamber communicating with the outside world through an inlet passage and an outlet passage; the liquid-tight chamber houses a polydimethylsilicone liquid, which circulates in the liquid-tight chamber itself... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080092877 - Solar concentrator system: A means for concentrating direct solar radiation into controllable and directable beams that can optically transport the beam radiation to a central targeting area such as a steam turbine reactor 16 to generate electricity 21; and a method for concentrating solar radiation whereby the radiation is converted from a widely... Agent: James M. Monsebroten

20080092878 - Support of heat collectors in solar energy collectors: Examples and variations of apparatus and Methods for concentrating solar radiation are disclosed.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080092879 - Device for concentrating or collimating radiant energy: This invention consists in a nonimaging device for concentration or collimation of radiation on a receiver or from an emitter (14), depending on the case. The device is made up of the lens (50), which surrounds the receiver and consists of the aspheric surface (21), and the lens (15), whose... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080087269 - Grill for roasting meat: A grill for roasting a meat includes: a peripheral frame; a plurality of first support frames connected to the peripheral frame, the plurality of first support frames parallel to and spaced apart from one another by a first space; and a plurality of second support frames under the plurality of... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080087268 - Cooking bag for grill: A cooking bag for supporting a food item between top and bottom halves of a clam shell type grill. The cooking bag is positionable on a bottom cooking surface on the bottom half of the grill and included a support member for engaging the bottom half of the grill. The... Agent: Sunbeam Products, Inc.

20080087270 - Self-heating fluid connector and self-heating fluid container: A self-heating fluid connector (35) comprising a housing (37) in which is provided exothermic phase change material (38) and one or more fluid channels extending from one end of the housing (37) to the other, in thermal communication with the exothermic phase change material, whereby fluid passing through the fluid... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20080087271 - Heating body: A heating body is provided. The heating body utilizes a heating composition that generates heat when it is brought into contact with oxygen in the air and being controlled easily and correctly in heating temperatures (heating properties). (1) The heating body includes a heating composition housed in a flat air... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080087272 - Apparatus for front-cooking applications: Food preparation apparatus comprising a top cooking surface, or cooktop, a front wall, a clear see-through wall located on the front side and extending above said top surface, suction means adapted to take in fumes/odours or gases being generated at and released from said cooktop, said suction means comprising a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080087273 - Flue shield: A flue shield comprising a cylindrical body, a first portion and second portion connected at each end of the cylindrical body, each first portion and second portion comprising projections extending radially inward of the cylindrical body, the projections for each of the first portion and second portion being biased in... Agent: Jeffrey Thurnau The Gates Corporation

20080087274 - Synchronized solar concentrator array: A solar energy collecting device includes a rotation axis to be mounted parallel to the earth's polar axis, a solar energy collector mounted for rotation around the rotation axis at a predetermined rotation speed, the solar energy collector defining a tilt angle with respect to the rotation axis, and a... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080087275 - Solar installation system: A support frame for a solar panel comprises a channel member including a bottom panel, a front vertical panel extending upward from a front edge of the bottom panel, and a rear vertical panel extending upward from rear edge of the bottom panel. Front and rear support panels for engaging... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080087276 - Solar collecting and utilizing device: The present invention relates to a solar collecting and utilizing device comprising: a paraboloidal mirror for collecting the sunlight and converging it as a facula, a sunlight collector, a solar storage and conversion device, and a solar tracking equipment, wherein, said solar tracking equipment comprises implementing mechanical parts and photoelectrical... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080087277 - Collector for a solar thermal power station: A parabolic trough collector has a supporting structure (5) configured as a dual-shell torsion box (9), which increases the rigidity of the collector.... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20080083401 - Outdoor cooker and method of use: An outdoor cooking cooker having a lid biased towards an open position by a torsional spring and able to remain partially open at a plurality of partially open positions by increased friction against the lid along a pivot. The outdoor cooking cooker may also include a vertical lifting device for... Agent: Michael B. Mcneil

20080083400 - Oven with a chamber and a cross-flow blower: An oven with a baking chamber includes a crossflow fan with a connected cooling air duct configured to generate a cooling air stream that is exhausted to outside the oven. A vapor exhaust duct opening is included into the cooling air duct so as to exhaust vapors from the baking... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080083402 - Kitchen device comprising two body parts: A kitchen device includes a first body part, to be fixedly mounted, a second body part, mobile in relation to the first body part, and a locking mechanism for locking the second body part in a locked position. In order to provide a kitchen device of the aforementioned kind that... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080083403 - System and method for monitoring heating system: A monitoring system is connected to a hot water heating system. The monitoring system includes a controller and various controls and sensors. Sensors are connected to the components of the hot water heating system including the thermostats, pipes, pumps and valves. Controls are connected to the pumps and valves to... Agent: Law Office Of Brett N. Dorny

20080083404 - Space heater with microprocessor control: A space heater has a microprocessor control that is configured to receive signals from at least the (i) ignition sensor associated with the burner, (ii) the flue pressure sensor, (iii) the secondary header temperature sensor, (iv) the fire box thermistor, and (v) the condensate sump level sensor, and in response... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080083405 - Mirror assemblies for concentrating solar energy: Examples and variations of apparatus and Methods for concentrating solar radiation are disclosed.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080078371 - Nebulizing device for oven: A nebulizing device for an oven provided with a cooking chamber and with a fan device, comprises a supplying device for introducing into said cooking chamber a liquid to be nebulized and a rotating nebulizing member, suitable for receiving said liquid from said supplying device, the nebulizing member comprising a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080078376 - Gas stove: A gas stove includes a stove body, a burner, a valve seat, a flow controller, a lighting device, and a temperature sensor. The character of the present invention is further provided with a control unit, which includes an operation device and a control device. The operation device includes a power... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080078372 - Household appliance with wave pattern: A household appliance is provided with an external body portion that is formed from a substantially clear plastic material. The plastic material has a non-flat or wavy cross-section and a light reflecting coating provided on an interior surface of the body portion. The household appliance has a rich three-dimensional appearance.... Agent: Lawrence J. Shurupoff Sunbeam Products, Inc.

20080078373 - Heating cooker with hinged door: Provided is a heating cooker which allows a door on a cooking chamber to be opened without direct handling of the door by a user. The heating cooker includes a body having a cooking chamber defined therein, a door hingably mounted to the body to open and close the cooking... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080078374 - Hinge mechanism for barbeque grills and smokers: A hinge mechanism for the lids of barbeque grills and smokers, especially for use with ceramic grills and smokers that have very heavy lids. A barbeque grill/smoker includes a base tub and a lid. The invention pivotally couples the base tub to the lid using a four pivot axis linkage.... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080078375 - Adjustable chimney brace: An adjustable chimney brace comprising a pair of legs, each leg having a substantially L-shaped body with an upper and lower portion, each lower portion having a port for receiving fasteners therethrough; and a pair of bridging members each having a substantially L-shaped body with two sections, wherein the first... Agent: Lillie Law, LLC

20080078377 - U-door folding fireplace screen: A foldable fireplace screen for use with fireplaces and other heating units includes a main screen assembly, a left screen assembly and a right screen assembly, each of which is pivotally attached to the main screen assembly. The main screen assembly includes a U-shaped frame on which is pivotally mounted... Agent: Gerald T. Bodner, Esq. Bodner & O'rourke, LLP

20080078378 - Method and apparatus of solar central receiver with boiler and super-heater: A solar tower central receiver with separated boiler and Super-Heater allows better control on the output steam's temperature. The boiler takes higher solar flux density and works at lower temperature while the Super-Heater takes lower solar flux and works at high temperature to optimize the cost to performance ratio. The... Agent: Yanong Zhu

20080078379 - Protecting solar energy collectors from inclement weather: Examples and variations of apparatus and Methods for concentrating solar radiation are disclosed.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080078380 - Use of identical components in solar energy collectors: Examples and variations of apparatus and Methods for concentrating solar radiation are disclosed.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP