Stoves and furnaces inventions 07/08

20080178862 - Barbecue grill with height-adjustable legs and wire mesh: A barbecue grill includes a charcoal tray having a plurality of upward extended supporting brackets, which are formed at different heights with at least two locating notches each; a wire mesh supported on the locating notches at different heights depending on actual needs; and a supporting leg assembly located below... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080178863 - Self-extinguishing cooking system: A self-extinguishing cooking system includes a barbecue grill with a pair of open topped fuel trays which are moveable between an open position where the grill can be cooked on and a closed position where the fuel trays abut one another. The fuel trays are placed in the closed position... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20080178864 - Barbecue grill: A barbecue grill for cooking an object. The barbecue grill includes a first resistive element subassembly energizable for generating heat to cook the object, and a second resistive element subassembly energizable for generating heat to cook the object.... Agent: Valentine A Cottrill Susan Tandan

20080178860 - Radiant tube heater: A radiant tube heater has a tubular arrangement with an air duct portion forming a combustion air passage and a radiant tube portion which is heated by and surrounds a laminar flame. An inlet end of the air duct portion receives combustion air from a blower. A burner assembly mounted... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080178861 - Skirt: A device for circulating heat along a side wall of: a cooking vessel, a cooking vessel comprises such device, and a method of using such device. The device can be constructed as part of the cooking vessel or can be an accessory that attaches to different sized cooking vessels via... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20080178865 - Portable beverage bottle heaters and coolers: A portable temperature changing apparatus for containers includes a cylindrical annular moisture-proof pouch divided into a first compartment filled with a liquid and a second separate compartment holding a solid material capable of producing an endothermic or exothermic reaction upon mixing with the liquid. The seal separating the two separate... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080178866 - Snow melting system and method with direct-contact water heater: A snow melting system and a method is comprised of a snow melting housing defining a snow melting chamber therein. The housing has an opening to load snow in the snow melting chamber. A support is provided across the snow melting chamber to support snow therein elevated from a bottom... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080178867 - Solid-state sun tracker: This invention deals with the general topic of adaptive non-imaging tracking of the sun. A transmission-mode electro-optical system is presented for solar energy tracking and collection. The scale of the system may range from small portable systems to large-scale industrial power plants used for the production of environmentally benign energy.... Agent: Leo D. Didomenico

20080178868 - Outdoor solar collector and integrated display panel: A solar collector panel which can also be utilized to display information and/or images and/or messages and having an external frame, with a transparent upper panel securely positioned within the frame. A lower panel is positioned within the frame and spaced in relation to the upper panel so as to... Agent: Frank J. Bonini, Jr.

20080178869 - Solar energy collector: A solar collecting apparatus for collecting solar energy in a heat transfer fluid includes an upper header member, a lower header member, and a plurality of collector tubes, each collector tube connected at an upper end thereof to the upper header member and connected at a lower end thereof to... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080173298 - Gas stove apparatus having a gas-guiding structure: A gas stove apparatus includes a gas supply unit, a gas-flow adjusting cap and a flame guiding member. The gas supply unit has a gas reservoir and an annular opening formed at a top portion of the reservoir. The gas reservoir is connected with a gas inlet conduit for supplying... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080173296 - Heating cooker and method of controlling the same: An implementation of a heating cooker includes a case; a plate covering a top of the case; a plurality of burner systems provided in an internal space defined by the plate and the case; at least one switch controlling an on/off operation of the burner system; a temperature sensor detecting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080173295 - Safety controller of gas stove: A safety controller includes a housing including a base and a cover. The base has a main member with a chamber therein, an input channel, an output channel, a gas channel, a check port between the gas channel and the chamber, a lid member with an open end communicated with... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080173297 - High efficiency biomass stove: A biomass stove includes a housing enclosing a firebox that defines a ceiling portion opposite a bottom, a firepot disposed within the firebox, an air intake assembly coupled to the firebox, and at least one duct disposed entirely inside the firebox and extending between the ceiling portion of the firebox... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080168975 - Roasting oven and heating device thereof: A roasting oven and a heating device thereof able to produce three-dimensional radiation heating of food material, mainly including a fire tray, and an igniting platform is formed at a central position thereof, which enables igniting solid fuel material thereon. After igniting, the fuel material is made to drop into... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080168977 - Portable charcoal grill with incorporated fan: A charcoal grill (10) providing a rapid ignition and heating of the charcoal, by means of an electric fan (30) that is coupled to the body (12) of the grill. The fan decreases the overall time required to heat the charcoal to proper cooking temperature by increasing the flow of... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080168978 - Machine for a twig burning camp stove: A machine for twig burning camp stove with, and utilizing a venturi or natural physical vacuum to create air flow to assist in the burning of fuel, a cylinder to elevate the machine, and providing a pedestal to place a pan or other cooking surface; with an attached smaller diameter... Agent: David Willard Crimmins

20080168979 - Magnetic smoker box and packaging therefor: A compact, openable and closeable barbeque smoker box receives and encloses woodchips and is easily disposed within a barbeque and emits smoke from the woodchips while grilling food. The smoker box includes an open bottom pan and a openable and closeable lid pan. The lid is pierced by at least... Agent: Donald E. Schreiber A Professional Corporation

20080168976 - Adjustable cooking apparatus: A cooking system with lightweight, reinforced cooking surfaces that maybe easily adjusted along a vertical support. The system includes a removable handle which saves space in both storage and in use, and allows adjustment of the cooking surface without the use of protective gloves.... Agent: Technology Law, PLLC

20080168980 - Backlighting system for a fireplace: A fireplace including a backlighting system. The backlighting system can be positioned in a back portion of the bottom panel of the fireplace. The backlighting system includes at least one light source to shine light upon the components of the fireplace. For example, the light source can be positioned to... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Patent Docketing

20080168981 - Rigging system for supporting and pointing solar concentrator arrays: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to the design of inexpensive mounting and pointing apparatuses for linear arrays of solar energy collectors and converters. Particular embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose a rigging system comprising at least one, and preferably a plurality of, tensile cables onto... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080163865 - Portable folding roaster: A portable folding roaster comprises: a heating box, having a baffle disposed therein and a partition disposed at the bottom thereof, a heat source being disposed between the baffle and the partition, and the baffle having small apertures arranged on the surface thereof for facilitating heat dissipation; a folding leg... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080163862 - Modular outdoor kitchen apparatus and methods: A unitary kitchen assembly and method is provided. A method comprises the steps of tooling an expanded polystyrene member to have circumferential surfaces and recessed surfaces, the recessed surfaces comprising a compartment for accepting a stove element, insulating the compartment in the expanded polystyrene member such that the stove element... Agent: Alton W. Payne

20080163859 - Adjustable quick install/remove stove guard: A stove (or range) burner guard attached to the front of a gas or electrical stove (or range) by inserting the adjustable guard panel supports between the oven door handle and the oven door. The guard panel supports are secured to the oven by two identical holding devices, which are... Agent: Qi Dang

20080163866 - Infrared remote controlling warm stove: The present invention discloses an infrared remote controlling warm stove for outdoor warming which includes head, hollow upright post and base. The head comprises air mixing chamber, infrared hood, reflex hat, baffle, burner assembly and burner controlling device that are fixed and connected in turn on the upper end of... Agent: Lau & Associates, LLC Michael N. Lau

20080163860 - Grate bar and grate for a step-grate stoker: A grate bar and a grate for a stepped-grate furnace stoker. The grate bar includes a flat part whose top surface is used to receive the incinerated elements, and the extends into a rear end and a front end, each forming a return that acts as a support point for... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080163861 - Warming shoe pad: A device for warming a shoe is disclosed. An insole has a top cavity. A releasable shoe pad includes a top padding member and a recess between forward and rearward bottom portions. The device includes a thin metal member formed on the pad and including an intermediate conductive member, a... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080163863 - Endless flame fireback (eff): A fireplace box has one or more mirrored panel that covers substantially all of the wall to which the panel is attached to create mirrored images of a fire flame when a gas burner is in use. Each mirrored panel is mounted substantially flush to its wall and has a... Agent: Roy L. Anderson, Esq. Wagner, Anderson & Bright, LLP

20080163864 - Adjustable solar collector and method of use: A solar collector has operably connected reflective panels that can be positioned to substantially form a parabolic trough that concentrates solar radiation onto a tube running along the focal line of the trough. A folding mechanism can be manually or automatically operated to selectively fold and unfold the panels into... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

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20080156312 - Pellet stove: An improved burnpot assembly for a stove which allows clinker to be removed from the burnpot while simultaneously maintaining combustion includes a burnpot holder having an immovable floor, a burnpot movably supported on the burnpot holder, the burnpot including a front wall and an opposite back wall. The burnpot is... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080156313 - Electric oven with hood: An electric oven with a hood is provided. An opening/closing member selectively opens and closes a hood exhaust passage to physically open or close a hood exhaust port. Thus, contaminated air detrimental to a hood fan can be prevented from being suctioned. Accordingly, a reduction in the suctioning force of... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080156314 - Vacuum tubes for solar collectors with improved heat transfer: Heat transfer between an absorber and heat carrier tubes is simplified by using heat conducting elements which are made of compressed graphite expandate in vacuum tubes for solar collectors. The heat conducting element which is made of compressed graphite expandate can, for example, be embodied in a form-locking fit as... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080156317 - Solar chimney for daytime and nighttime use: A solar chimney includes a solar collector which heats air in the chimney, producing updrafts which can be harnessed to perform useful work. The solar collector may be located inside or outside the chimney. The device may include a reservoir for storing a heat transfer fluid, thus enabling the device... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20080156316 - Solar chimney with external solar collector: A solar chimney includes a solar collector which heats air in the chimney, producing updrafts which can be harnessed to perform useful work. The solar collector may be located inside or outside the chimney. The device may include a reservoir for storing a heat transfer fluid, thus enabling the device... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20080156318 - Solar chimney with internal and external solar collectors: A solar chimney includes a solar collector which heats air in the chimney, producing updrafts which can be harnessed to perform useful work. The solar collector may be located inside or outside the chimney. The device may include a reservoir for storing a heat transfer fluid, thus enabling the device... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20080156315 - Solar chimney with internal solar collector: A solar chimney includes a solar collector which heats air in the chimney, producing updrafts which can be harnessed to perform useful work. The solar collector may be located inside or outside the chimney. The device may include a reservoir for storing a heat transfer fluid, thus enabling the device... Agent: William H. Eilberg