Stoves and furnaces inventions 10/08

20080257332 - Charcoal igniter: The charcoal igniter provides for the pre-ignition of charcoal, prior to placement of the charcoal within a barbecue or grill. The charcoal igniter includes a charcoal receptacle having at least one sidewall, a lower wall and an open upper end. The lower wall has an opening formed therethrough and the... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080257334 - Quick drawer change system: A grill that includes a base and, residing thereupon, a cooking surface in the form of a grate for supporting food to be cooked by the grill. A first removable drawer is positionable beneath the grate having at least one burner. A source of combustible fuel, such as a pressurized... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20080257336 - Furnace with integrated blower housing and heat exchanger: A combustion furnace includes a blower housing with a centrifugal blower impeller disposed therein and plural heat exchanger tubes disposed substantially around a major portion of the periphery of the impeller. The heat exchanger tubes receive combustion gasses from plural burner nozzles and discharge combustion gasses to a plenum in... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080257331 - Automated opening/closing apparatus and method for a container having a hinged lid: An actuator moves the hinged lid of a cooking grill or similar container between a closed position and an opened position when an electronic sensor detects the approach of a person. For example, the actuator can open the lid when a person approaches, and then close the lid at a... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080257333 - Foot warming heat generating body and process for producing foot warming heat generating body: The foot warming heat generating body is characterized in that a heat generating composition molded body made of a heat generating composition which contains, as essential components, an exothermic substance, a carbon component, a reaction accelerator and water, has a water mobility value showing a surplus water content of from... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080257335 - Enclosed solar collector: A solar collector includes a plurality of elongated parabolic reflectors mounted within a glass-topped enclosure for pivotal movement such that each reflector is incrementally pivoted throughout the course of a day to remain substantially perpendicular to the sun. The incremental pivotal movement is caused by a motor energized from a... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080257332 - Charcoal igniter: The charcoal igniter provides for the pre-ignition of charcoal, prior to placement of the charcoal within a barbecue or grill. The charcoal igniter includes a charcoal receptacle having at least one sidewall, a lower wall and an open upper end. The lower wall has an opening formed therethrough and the... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080257334 - Quick drawer change system: A grill that includes a base and, residing thereupon, a cooking surface in the form of a grate for supporting food to be cooked by the grill. A first removable drawer is positionable beneath the grate having at least one burner. A source of combustible fuel, such as a pressurized... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20080257336 - Furnace with integrated blower housing and heat exchanger: A combustion furnace includes a blower housing with a centrifugal blower impeller disposed therein and plural heat exchanger tubes disposed substantially around a major portion of the periphery of the impeller. The heat exchanger tubes receive combustion gasses from plural burner nozzles and discharge combustion gasses to a plenum in... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080257331 - Automated opening/closing apparatus and method for a container having a hinged lid: An actuator moves the hinged lid of a cooking grill or similar container between a closed position and an opened position when an electronic sensor detects the approach of a person. For example, the actuator can open the lid when a person approaches, and then close the lid at a... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080257333 - Foot warming heat generating body and process for producing foot warming heat generating body: The foot warming heat generating body is characterized in that a heat generating composition molded body made of a heat generating composition which contains, as essential components, an exothermic substance, a carbon component, a reaction accelerator and water, has a water mobility value showing a surplus water content of from... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080257335 - Enclosed solar collector: A solar collector includes a plurality of elongated parabolic reflectors mounted within a glass-topped enclosure for pivotal movement such that each reflector is incrementally pivoted throughout the course of a day to remain substantially perpendicular to the sun. The incremental pivotal movement is caused by a motor energized from a... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080251064 - Gas manifold for a cooking range with an emergency tap: Gas manifold (1) for a cooking device that includes a distributor conduit (2) of a gas flow (Q) formed by a cylindrical pipe of a certain uniform diameter (D1) fitted with a plurality of regulation taps (3), and that is provided with a manually operated emergency tap (4) at the... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20080251062 - Heat cloth and process for producing the same: A heat cloth having a heat generating composition molded body resulting from molding a heat generating composition containing surplus water as a connecting substance accommodated in an accommodating bag, wherein the accommodating bag is constituted of a substrate and a covering material; the covering material covers the heat generating composition... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080251063 - Rechargeable self-heating food container: A rechargeable, self-heating food container includes an inner chamber with a supersaturated salt solution and trigger means for initiating crystallization of the supersaturated salt solution. A rechargeable element for heating food includes a cylinder containing a supersaturated salt solution sealingly insertable into a food container, with a trigger in fluid... Agent: K.m. Rylander Rylander & Associates

20080251065 - Supercritical flat panel collector and methods of use: A high efficiency flat panel collector is disclosed using an integral supercritical heat transfer, and a series of fail-safe mechanisms. Using the preferred configuration with solar concentrators and integral energy conversion devices, including the further preferred utilization of ionic liquids or ionic liquid polymers as the working fluid in the... Agent: Michael H. Gurin

20080251066 - Solar radiator: A solar radiator comprising at least one panel (2) composed of a device which in turn is composed of one (30) or two heat-conducting laminas (31, 32), the solar radiator being adapted to produce a protective shade and being adapted to receive, transmit and dissipate passively, without causing pollution or... Agent: Furr Law Firm

20080245356 - Grill frame and turnable grill: A grill assembly includes a grill frame having a first pair of notches on a first side of the grill frame and a second pair of notches on another side of the grill frame that is opposite the first side, wherein the first pair of notches and the second pair... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080245357 - Outdoor grill with interchangeable modular cooking assemblies: An outdoor grill (20) having interchangeable cooking accessories (60, 70, 80, 90, 100). As examples, the cooking accessories may include a hot dog cooker (70), a steamer, a food preparation assembly (60), a side burner, a griddle (80), a deep fryer (90), a rotisserie (100), or other cooking accessories. At... Agent: Kelly S.k. Elsea Intellectual Property Counsel For The Coleman

20080245359 - Tunnel oven: The present invention relates to a tunnel oven having a baking chamber 4 and a conveyor for carrying items to be baked through the baking chamber 4. The oven 2 comprises an in-direct fired radiant heat source 22, a forced-air radiant heat source 26, the radiant and convective heat source... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080245352 - Thermo-electric generator for use with a stove: Disclosed is in combination, a stove and a thermoelectric generator, wherein the stove has a heating chamber and the generator has a hot side plate positioned in use within the heating chamber in a direct path of the heat therefrom. The generator may be incorporated with a door of the... Agent: Marks & Clerk

20080245353 - Heating and air-conditioning device: The inventive device consists of a heating unit (1) comprising a closed firebox (2) with an air circuit which is used to release the calories produced by said closed firebox (2) and an optionally reversible air-conditioning unit, comprising at least two exchangers at least one of which, called inner exchanger,... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080245354 - Furnace with integrated blower housing and heat exchanger: A combustion furnace includes a blower housing with a centrifugal blower impeller disposed therein and plural heat exchanger tubes disposed substantially around a major portion of the periphery of the impeller. The heat exchanger tubes receive combustion gasses from plural burner nozzles and discharge combustion gasses to a plenum in... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080245355 - Grate bar and grate for a step-grate stocker with directed air combustion: A grate bar and a grate for stepped-grate furnace stoker with directed-air combustion. Its principle application is in the field of furnaces for waste conversion units. The bar includes a flat part, whose top surface receives the incinerated elements, and that extends into two rear and front ends each forming... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080245358 - Slow cooking heating formula: Chemical heating using a first reactant, a second reactant and a complexing agent adapted to complex reversibly with the first reactant and, thereby moderate the reaction between the first and second reactants. The heating formula is particularly well suited for heaters that are used to heat materials having relatively high... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080245360 - Tilt assembly for tracking solar collector assembly: A tilt assembly is used with a solar collector assembly of the type comprising a frame, supporting a solar collector, for movement about a tilt axis by pivoting a drive element between first and second orientations. The tilt assembly comprises a drive element coupler connected to the drive element and... Agent: Sunpower Corporation C/o Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080236573 - Campfire chip burner: A campfire burner is a self-container device that holds loosely-packed hardwood chips that function as the main fuel for the burner. The chip container is fabricated from a flammable material so that the entire burner burns to ash when used. A chimney and air vents are provided to direct air... Agent: Fred Zollinger Iii

20080236564 - Wire mesh burner plate for a gas oven burner: A wire mesh burner plate for use in large, gas burners for large ovens is comprised of spaced-apart wire mesh plates. The spacing between the wire mesh plates defines an air/fuel mixture space. The fuel passes through the lower or first mesh, experiences a pressure drop, mixes with air and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080236561 - Combination gas-fired furnace and gas-powered electrical generator: A combination gas-fired furnace and gas-powered electrical generator. The combination includes a furnace and an electrical generator. The furnace is gas-fired and has electrical components necessary to operate the furnace. The electrical generator is gas-powered, is electrically connected to the furnace, and activates automatically when normal electrical power to the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20080236562 - Cooking oven control system and related methods: An oven includes a scanning mechanism that facilitates cooking food items according to cooking recipes/programs associated with the food items. The oven may include a Bluetooth link to facilitate receipt of cooking programs and other information, as well as export of data.... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080236563 - Household appliance: A domestic appliance device with a light signal unit, a control unit, which is designed to interact with the light signal unit for outputting information by means of a light signal, and a carrier unit for supporting the light signal unit.... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080236565 - Hair styling device: A hair styling device includes a styling rod and a handle connected with the styling rod, which features a holding device and a pivoting cap connected to the holding device. The cap can be pivoted between an opening and closing position and serves to close the housing for the gas... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080236566 - Refractory panels with grout-capturing channels: A refractory panel is formed with recesses delineating a pair of adjoining brick relief patterns. One or more depressions are formed in the recesses such that grout or the like placed in the recesses form fingers that harden into position.... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080236567 - System for supporting energy conversion modules: A structure (26) for supporting an array (22) of solar panels (24) in a solar energy collection system (20) includes a support assembly (42) formed from a rigid subassembly (44). The subassembly (44) includes a truss (68), a post (46) downwardly extending from the truss (68) for attachment to a... Agent: Lowell W. Gresham Meschkow & Gresham, P.L.C

20080236568 - Heliostat with integrated image-based tracking controller: A system (100) for directing incident sun light to a receiver (150) based on an integral imager (116) is disclosed. The system includes an imager (116) mounted to a reflector (112); a tracking controller (226) coupled to the imager; and one or more actuators (114) connected to the reflector and... Agent: Michael Blaine Brooks, P.C.

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20080236569 - System and method for concentrating sunlight: A system for concentrating solar energy is provided. The solar concentrating system uses a membrane formed of a flexible material to form either a reflective or refractive surface of a predefined shape. A quantity of fluid disposed on the membrane deforms the membrane into the predefined shape. In one embodiment... Agent: Rocco J. Tuccio

20080236571 - Solar panel system and method utilizing unframed solar panels: A solar panel system and method wherein unframed solar panels are positioned on support beams above a support structure in a configuration that leaves two of the edges of the solar panels unframed. This avoids trapping of water and dirt and the like, which occurs with prior art, framed panels.... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080236572 - Solar heating panel fabricated from multi-wall plastic sheets: A solar panel, through which a fluid is circulated, includes a transparent central panel, with a number of channels extending through the panel from one end to another. A manifold is attached to each end of the transparent central panel so that distributing chambers within the manifolds direct the fluid... Agent: Ronald V. Davidge