Stoves and furnaces inventions 09/08

20080230043 - Foldable charcoal starter: Various embodiments of a collapsible charcoal starter are shown, described and claimed herein. In one embodiment, the charcoal starter includes six panels being hingedly interconnected to form a closed loop. The charcoal starter is configured to have an expanded position and a collapsed position, and can be moved therebetween without... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie

20080230044 - High speed solid cooking fuel igniter: Devices and methods for accelerating the combustion of non-gas cooking fuels used in barbequing. The devices include a starting fuel for preparing, or starting, a cooking fuel, such as charcoal briquettes, for use to cook food. The starting fuel is contained in a kindling chamber beneath an upper chamber containing... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080230045 - Barbecue grill: A charcoal fired barbecue grill is described and shown herein. In one embodiment, a charcoal grate is disclosed which is formed from a sheet metal material. The charcoal grate includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, The bottom wall includes a plurality of apertures to allow combustion... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie

20080230046 - Self-heating, self-hydrating pouch to simultaneously hydrate and heat completely or partially dehydrated food or beverage products in said pouch: A self-heating, self-hydrating pouch to simultaneously heat and hydrate a prepackaged, partially or completely dehydrated food or beverage product that is stored in the pouch. The pouch comprises multiple layers of material that prevent the transmission of water and gasses thereby preventing deterioration of the prepackaged food or beverage product.... Agent: U.s. Army Soldier Systems Center

20080230047 - Stackable tracking solar collector assembly: A solar collector assembly may include a frame supporting a solar collector and a frame member defining a tilted pivot axis. Support struts may be used to elevate one end of the frame and may be pivoted between an orientation generally parallel to the frame member and to an orientation... Agent: Sunpower Corporation C/o Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080230048 - System for heating liquid by solar radiation: A system for heating liquid using solar radiation, includes a plurality of solar panels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), at least one reservoir for heated liquid and pipes for circulating liquid between the respective solar panel and the at least one liquid reservoir, the liquid circulating by gravity circulation. The... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080230049 - Reflector assembly for energy concentrators: In an energy wave solar reflector assembly (12) for an energy concentrator (10), the assembly has a support structure (21) with support arms (22) extending from a central zone (24), and an array of concentric annular reflective elements (28) spacedly arranged on the support arms or on elongate mounting strips... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080223356 - Safety device for an oven: A safety device for an oven that prevents the oven from tipping over when weight is applied to an oven door. The safety device includes a base member that is connected to a pivoting member by a pivot connection. The pivoting member includes a threaded adjustable member and a tubular... Agent: Herten, Burstein, Sheridan, Cevasco, Bottinelli, Litt & Harz, L.L.C.

20080223354 - Method and apparatus for a steam system: A steam system includes a cooking chamber, a housing comprising a volume of water and an inlet to receive steam, condensate, drain water, and/or weak steam from the cooking chamber, a sensor that detects a temperature of the water, a dispenser that sprays cooling water into the water to reduce... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080223353 - Oven for cooking foods: An oven for cooking foods, comprising: a cooking compartment, internally of which a controlled heating cycle can be actuated; one or a plurality of heating elements, predisposed to generate and transmit a determined heat power internally of the cooking compartment; one or a plurality of atomizers, predisposed to controlledly send... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080223352 - Steam cooking apparatus: In a ceiling part of a heating chamber, a sub-cavity is provided in which a steam-heating heater is housed. Steam generated by a steam generating device is heated by the steam-heating heater inside the sub-cavity to be brought into an overheated state, and is then jetted out through upper jet... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080223357 - Self-cleaning cooking appliance: A method and apparatus for cleaning a cooking apparatus. A self-cleaning cooking apparatus can include a cooking chamber having a plurality of surfaces a food preparation assembly configured to prepare food product within the cooking chamber, a water nozzle positioned to direct water into cooking chamber, a holder configured to... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080223355 - Baffle system for burn chamber of stove and method of installing and using same: There is provided a solid fuel stove having a burn chamber including at least one side wall and a firebox. The firebox is located a distance from the side wall. The firebox generates ash while burning solid fuel. At least one baffle contacts the firebox and the side wall. An... Agent: David M. Carter Carter & Schnedler, P.A.

20080223358 - Apparatus with a receptacle for dough pieces, for example for leavening the latter: Device for holding dough items, mainly for proofing, shaped as a basket with a base and a side wall made of plastic, with interlinked side ribs and at least in parts with ventilation slits, openings or other through holes.... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20080223359 - Energy efficient cookware: Energy efficient cookware is provided includes a base and a wall, a linear pattern of flame guide channels connected to the base bottom. The guide channels accept a flame and guides it to the perimeter from the central region resulting efficient heat exchange; The linear channel profiles provides maximum the... Agent: Lee Huang

20080216811 - Insulation for baking chambers in a multi-deck baking oven: A multi-deck baking oven including a housing and at least two baking chambers located within the housing, adjacent baking chambers being separated by an insulating layer, at least one of the insulating layers including a hollow partition, wherein each insulating layer dampens the rate of heat flow between the adjacent... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20080216812 - Compact conveyor oven: A compact conveyor oven is disclosed comprising a cooking chamber, thermal heating source, conveyor means and independent top and bottom airflow within the cooking chamber wherein substantially equal pressurization of the top and bottom airflows is achieved within the compact footprint.... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080216813 - Baffle plate structure of a far-infrared core of a griller: The present invention provides an improved baffle plate structure of a far-infrared core of the griller. The baffle plate is horizontally mounted at regular intervals over the far-infrared core of the existing griller. The baffle plate has a predefined profile, thickness and light transmission property. The baffle plate has a... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080216814 - Duel bracket for large or heavy gas grill lids: e

20080216809 - Portable outdoor cooking device: A portable outdoor cooking device assembly can include a structural support member, the structural support member including a plurality of components that are coupled together to form the structural support member. The example assembly can include an anchoring pin coupled to the structural support, and a cooking surface assembly, and... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080216816 - Stove assembly with pressure gauge: A stove assembly includes a stove, a connecting pipe, and a gas supply source. The stove includes a pressure gauge that is connected to an end of the connecting pipe. The stove is connected by a pipe to an outlet of a regulator whose inlet is connected to a first... Agent: Stites & Harbison Pllc

20080216817 - Charbroiler with even heat distribution: A gas-fired charbroiler includes one or more features to provide more even heat distribution on the cooking surface. Orifices that feed respective burners can have different sizes. A baffle structure may be included on the sides of the burners. Burners may be configured such that burner port flow area per... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080216810 - Device for increasing power for a limited time: A gas cooking hob comprising at least one gas burner, a main pipe for supplying gas, a main nozzle on the gas burner, and a control device for adjusting the heating power of the gas burner between a minimum power and a nominal power. In order to further develop said... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080216815 - Pedestal structure of a griller: The present invention provides an improved pedestal structure of griller. The pedestal structure includes a pedestal body, which includes two lateral plates, a back plate and a bottom plate, forming an inner space and a lateral open end. There is a frame, which is an integral square frame body forming... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080216818 - Fireplace installation with sound system: A fireplace installation is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a fireplace installation includes a fireplace installation accessory having a recess and a fireplace unit positioned in the recess. The fireplace installation also includes a sound system positioned within the fireplace installation. The sound system includes an amplifier, one or more... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080216819 - Fireplace with replaceable lining elements: The invention relates to a fireplace (1), in particular a transportable room fireplace, with a housing (2) in which a hearth (5) is located, whereby at least one partial area of a surface (8a, 8b, 8c) of the housing (2) is applied on a lining element (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d),... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20080216820 - Modular flue adapter system and method: A modular flue adapter system and method is described to accommodate a conduit for exhaust between a firebox and a firebox flue, wherein the firebox is inserted into a firebox opening, by providing an offset distance and/or direction between the exhaust of the firebox and the firebox flue.... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.l.p. (main)

20080216821 - Solar heating systems with integrated circulator control: Solar heating systems are provided which transfer heat from a solar thermal energy source to a hot water heating system, e.g., a domestic hot water system or a radiant heating loop. These systems utilize a circulator pump with an integrated controller which provides solar differential temperature control, optimizing functioning of... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080216822 - Solar engery system: A solar energy system includes a plurality of concentrating dishes and a plurality of heated air collectors. Each collector receives directed rays of sunlight from one of the concentrating dishes. A heated air distribution assembly collects air heated in the collectors. A thermal storage assembly is operably connected to the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080216823 - Solar energy apparatus: Described herein are solar energy apparatus that overcome many of the disadvantages and shortcomings of conventional solar energy absorption structures. The solar energy apparatus may comprise inexpensive material and have smaller dimensions to reduce the overall cost of the apparatus. The apparatus may also have coatings which help to maximize... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080210214 - Outdoor grill cover: A cover (10) for use with outdoor grills includes an inner insulating layer (14) and an outer protective layer (16).... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20080210216 - Cooking gas burner: The present invention provides a cooking gas burner assembly including a distributor (30), a gas manifold (50) and a cup (40), said cup (40) being located between said gas manifold (50) and said distributor (30). The invention also provides a method of assembling a distributor (30) and a cup (40)... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080210217 - Oven or grill burner: The invention relates to an oven or grill burner composed of a flat body delimiting an inner chamber and having fastening protrusions, wherein fastening members are composed of at least a tab made of one piece with a flat body wall or walls. In one embodiment, the burner of the... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20080210215 - Roof deicer for roofs having accessible sides: A heating system particularly adopted to prevent winter mix accumulation on boat dock roofs which is intended to be retro fitted to an existing roof structure is provided in which a panel is mounted to the an accessible second side of the roof in heat transfer relationship with the roof... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080210218 - Dynamic heat accumulator and method for storing heat: A heat accumulator has a heat accumulator structure with at least two accumulator elements through which a medium flows for charging and that thus each forms a hot end and a cold end by temperature layering and having a medium rinse device. In a rinse operation the heat accumulator produces... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080210219 - Nickel-alumina coated solar absorbers: A solar absorber has a substrate covered with at least three thin layers. The outermost layer may be an anti-reflection layer. The innermost layer is composed by nano-particles embedded in a dielectric matrix. With Ni particles used in an alumina matrix, an aluminum to nickel atomic ratio between 0.15-0.25, and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080210220 - Solar energy generation and storage system: A solar energy system including a plurality of solar panels mounted at an angle on a flotation device floating on a body of water is provided. A mechanism rotates the flotation device to substantially track the sun as it traverses the sky. The rotation of the flotation device and angled... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080210221 - Frame assembly for mounting solar modules: The invention relates to a frame assembly for mounting solar modules (1), said frame assembly comprising at least two flat frames which are arranged at a distance, preferably forming a triangle respectively with the frame sides (2, 3, 4) thereof, respectively one frame side (4) being inclined in relation to... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Gail C. Silver