Stoves and furnaces inventions 06/09

20090159068 - Fuel-fired barbecue: A barbecue having a manual operating mode and an automatic operating mode. In the manual operating mode a user is required to act affirmatively on the burner or burners of the barbecue in order to light them. In the automatic operating mode, a controller operably controls an igniter and/or a... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.C.

20090159067 - Receiver hitch mounted cooking unit and method of using same: An apparatus that is selectively attachable to a vehicle, for transporting a cooking device and positioning the cooking device so as to also permit access to the vehicle. The apparatus includes a hitch insertion member for insertion into a trailer hitch, and a mounting support for a cooking device, for... Agent: The Matthews Firm

20090159071 - Device and method for a gas burner: A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090159072 - Grilling apparatus with heating means for promoting combustion efficiency of gas bottles: A heating means for gas bottle, the heating means comprises a conduction heat shaft having a first end and a second end, with the first end adjacent to a heat source, a conduction heat plate including a plate body and a pivoting portion formed on the plate body and pivotally... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090159066 - Heat reclaimer device: The instant invention is a heat reclaimer that is positioned within the chimney of an existing outdoor wood stove. The reclaimer is heated by the waste heat leaving the combustion chamber of the outdoor wood stove. This waste heat is captured in the reclaimer by heating water inside the reclaimer... Agent: MckellarIPLaw, PLLC

20090159069 - Dish: A dish includes: a food accommodator which accommodates a food therein; and a heat medium accommodator which is provided in a part of the food accommodator and accommodates a heat medium therein to keep the food accommodated in the food accommodator warm and cool.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090159070 - Muffle oven particularly for cooking food products: The supporting element is adjacent to the abutment and associated with the supporting frame at rigid regions thereof. The supporting element supports the lock in a substantially fixed position, in a stable manner as the temperature of the oven varies, with respect to the corresponding location that the latch, associated... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090159073 - Self-lighting firewood stack with handle: A fire can be easily started by means of igniting the starter material and allowing the base and wood stack to catch fire because of the chimney effect of the wood stack. The entire package will be consumed, except for any staples or nails used to attach the pieces, leaving... Agent: Steven W. Webb

20090159074 - Fresnel solar concentrator with internal-swivel and suspended swivel mirrors: This invention deals with novel method and apparatus for positioning and motion control of the elements (mirrors) of a Fresnel reflector solar concentrator tracking heliostat array wherein the elements are suspended with the center of mass below the swivel point, or have an internal-swivel. This achieves an advantageous natural vertical... Agent: Mario Rabinowitz

20090159075 - Southerly tilted solar tracking system and method: A solar tracking system and method are provided.... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090159076 - Solar energy saving system using gas and electricity as compensation: A solar energy saving system composed of solar collectors, a custom built heat pump and a conventional gas heater, a centralized computer control system, a group of sensors, pumps and valves, and the mechanical and electrical connections, is disclosed herein along with the processes and methods for applying the system.... Agent: Ke Ting Zheng

20090159077 - Device for converting solar energy: The invention relates to a device (10) for converting solar energy, comprising a solar radiation capturing unit (11) comprising at least one lens having a entry surface (11a) for the incident solar radiation and an exit surf ace (11b) for emitting the solar radiation in refracted form to a solar... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090159078 - Closed-cycle thermodynamic engine for generating electrical energy from solar energy and associated method of operation: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for collecting and converting solar energy into electrical energy by using solar collectors with closed-cycle thermodynamic engines. The solar collectors are configured to collect solar energy and to distribute the collected solar energy in a pulsating manner directly into closed-cycle thermodynamic engines, piezoelectric... Agent: Clements Bernard PLLC

20090151711 - Fireplace with exhaust heat exchanger: A heat exchanger system and method for transferring heat from exhaust air from a fireplace to air to be delivered to a living space is described. Heated exhaust air is passed through a heat exchanger before exhaustion from the structure. The heat exchanger couples the exhaust duct and the intake... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (77012)

20090151712 - Apparatus for tracking solar radiation: The tracking apparatus (2) comprises a frame (4) mounted on a rigid stand that is orientated such that the longitudinal axis (6) of the frame is at an angle above horizontal. The frame (4) comprises opposite frame members (8 and 10) between which is mounted reservoirs in the form of... Agent: George A Leone, Sr Citadel Patent Law

20090151713 - Thermal heating system: The system contains a plurality of elongated conduit. A height dimension of the elongated conduit is substantially less than a width dimension of the elongated conduit. A plurality of connecting elements is connected between the elongated conduits establishing a fluid path through the elongated conduit. A fluid is captured within... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20090151714 - Thin film solar collector: A solar collector is provided that is formed from relatively thin polymer sheet(s). The sheet(s) are welded together to integrally define a storage tank, a plurality of fluid flow channel (e.g. risers), and other desired features within the collector. The storage tank is located at a first end of the... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090145418 - Superheated steam grill: A superheated stream grill includes a heating tray to serve as a heat source for heating and cooking the food materials. In addition, it also provides a function of heating food materials by using a superheated stream. The grill has a heating system for generating the superheated stream. The heating... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090145421 - Portable outdoor gas oven and grill: An improved portable gas oven and grill adapted for outdoor use consisting of a metal grill on top of a metal oven comprising an oven chamber, at least one burner positioned at the bottom of the oven chamber, a thermostat operatively connected to the burner for indicating and controlling the... Agent: Robert Yufer, Barbara Yufer, Tricia Yufer

20090145422 - Gas burner for cooking appliances: A gas burner for cooking appliances employing a ring of main flames for cooking, and a ring of simmering flames for heating. A first chamber contains the gas and primary air mixture for feeding the ring of main flames through a circumferential wall with a plurality of radial apertures. The... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20090145419 - Furnace heat exchanger: The present invention provides an alternative single burner heat exchanger combination for a gas-fired furnace for hot air generation to be used to heat spaces in residential and commercial settings. The fuel fired furnace is compiled of the known set-up of a plurality of spaced heat exchangers wherein each heat... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090145420 - Disposable microwaveable food container warmer: A disposable enclosure or sealed envelope packet configured to be used for the purpose of warming objects and utensils intended for use in conjunction with prepared food products. The warming packet incorporates organic material and is shaped and sized to be positioned next to a food container and to thereby... Agent: Kammer Browning PLLC

20090145423 - Solar-panel unit: A solar-panel unit is provided with: an attachment structure; at least one solar panel, which is delimited by an extensive plane surface of incidence of the solar radiation and is connected to the attachment structure; and a hinging assembly, set between the attachment structure and the solar panel, to enable... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090145424 - Solar collector: Disclosed is a solar heater with a primary circuit course in a panel for heating two separate inter connected storage reservoirs.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090145425 - 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

20090139511 - Charcoal restraints: Charcoal Restraints is a device which converts a conventional barbeque grill into a indirect cooker by modifying the grill's heat relocate characteristics. The device blocks the main beaming heat relocate pathway, extends the conductive heat relocate pathways and allows convection heating as the primary means of cooking. The device divides... Agent: Albert Ernest Dalrymple

20090139510 - Biofuel appliance venting system: A venting system for a biomass burning appliance. The system includes at least one pipe element formed of a steel alloy comprising: a maximum of 0.025 weight percent of Carbon, a maximum of 1.0 weight percent of Manganese; a maximum of 0.030 weight percent of Sulfur; a maximum of 0.1.00... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20090139512 - Solar line boiler roof: A solar energy devices comprises a plurality of half cylinder troughs along a slanted roof of a static structure. The sun light entering the trough is reflected onto a secondary collector situated at a focus line of the primary collector. Light is directed onto a boiler tube contain a fluid... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20090139513 - Bivalent water heating system: A bivalent water-heating system includes a water-storage tank having at least one wall defining an interior storage cavity configured for storing water to be heated. The storage cavity includes an upper-cavity and lower-cavity portions. A non-solar heating unit is situated at least partially in the upper-cavity portion and includes a... Agent: Louis J Franco Law Office Of Louis J Franco

20090139514 - Improved solar collector: Apparatus for collection of solar energy includes at least one heat-transfer collector device comprising (i) a hollow core, adapted for passage of heat transfer fluid, and (ii) a preferably detachable laminar metallic cover configured to wrap around the and be in close physical contact with at least part of an... Agent: Robert G. Lev

20090139515 - Solar thermal energy collector: A solar thermal energy collector includes a receptacle and a tube positioned within the receptacle and having a closed end. The tube includes a divider cross-sectionally bifurcating the tube. The divider is spaced apart from the closed end of the tube to allow fluid communication between two bifurcated portions of... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP