Stoves and furnaces inventions 07/09

20090188483 - Oven panel construction: A panel for an oven includes an outer wall, an inner wall, and a rail interconnecting the outer wall and the inner wall. The rail including an outer beam coupled with the outer wall, an inner beam coupled with the inner wall, and a plurality of rungs connecting the outer... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090188484 - Open loop gas burner: A gas burner has an air-gas mixture distribution section with an open loop geometry and a plurality of sides. The air-gas mixture distribution section has a top heating surface and a plurality of ports are disposed on the top heating surface. An inlet is disposed on one of the plurality... Agent: Paul D. Greeley, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090188485 - Fireplace combustion system: A fireplace system having a fireplace cavity and a secondary combustion assembly disposed adjacent to a rear wall of the fireplace cavity. The secondary combustion assembly includes a plurality of combustion chambers configured to facilitate secondary combustion. A plurality of inlets are disposed in the rear wall of the fireplace... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090188486 - Pv water heater with adaptive control: A photovoltaic water heater includes a tank containing water and a heater element, a solar module, and a control circuit coupling the solar module to the heater element. One or more transducers in the system produce signals indicative of water usage. A microprocessor is programmed to produce a model of... Agent: Paul F. Wille

20090188487 - Self ballasted celestial tracking apparatus: The invention is a wind resistant celestial tracking apparatus that uses gravitational forces acting on the moving elements of the structure to provide overturning resistance. A molded self curing compound, such as reinforced concrete, is used as the structural material that provides the mass, and thus the gravitational overturning resistance... Agent: Tilt Solar LLC

20090188488 - Wireless mesh networking of solar tracking devices: An apparatus for networking solar tracking devices 32. The system includes one or more solar tracking devices 32, each comprising tracking controller 16. Tracking controllers 16 form wireless mesh communications network 18 managed by network manager 14. Tracking controller 16 receives operating data from and sends monitoring data to host... Agent: Tilt Solar LLC

20090188489 - Solar element with temperature control device: The present invention relates to a solar element with solar cell carrier, frame and temperature control device, in which, in order to be simply producible, the temperature control device is an integral part of the frame. The invention relates furthermore to a method for the production of such solar element... Agent: Notaro & Michalos P.C.

20090183724 - Cooking device: A cooking device body having a heating chamber for heating an object; a fan for discharging air in the heating chamber; and an exhaust duct for guiding air blown off from said fan to the outside of the cooking device body are provided, an opening is provided at a wall... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090183723 - Multiple oven: A multiple oven, especially a double oven, with at least one lower oven and an upper oven arranged above it, features an upper fan for sucking in air over a surface of the upper oven, which features an upper vapor outlet, and also a lower fan for sucking in air... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090183726 - Barbeque grill having foldable stands: A barbeque grill includes a grill body and two stands foldably mounted on a bottom of the grill body. Each of the stands includes a support bracket, two support legs, two pivot units, two locking members, two fastening units, and two elastic members. Thus, each of the support legs is... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090183727 - Holding construction of barbecue stove: A barbecue stove includes a body with a hole and a grease plate, the hole is formed on the bottom of the body, the body further includes a frame is round the hole and secured with the body for, a receive portion is formed between the frame and the bottom... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090183729 - Temperature control device and method: A temperature control system for safely controlling the rate of flow of a flammable fluid at generally constant pressure is disclosed. The system may include a flow control apparatus that is free of a regulator mechanism, for affecting the flow of the fluid. The flow control apparatus may be operable... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090183725 - Household appliance, in particular a kitchen range: The invention relates to a household appliance (1), in particular a kitchen range with at least one control and/or display circuit board (2) that is set in an appropriate mounting recess (3), said control and/or display board (2), when installed, being tightly pressed against another component (4) (specifically against the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090183728 - Overhead ventilation system incorporating a downwardly configured rear supply plenum with upward configured directional outlet and including baffle plates and dampeners incorporated into the plenum for evenly distributing an inlet airflow through the plen: 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

20090183730 - Spherical heliostat: A heliostat for the collection of solar energy while resting on a surface is disclosed, comprising a rigid disk having an exposed surface, a back surface, and a circular peripheral edge connecting the exposed surface to the back surface. The peripheral edge includes a plurality of wheels each having a... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20090183731 - Parabolic solar trough systems with rotary tracking means: The inventive solar trough field system (A) comprises multiple parabolic reflectors (1), support circles (3) of which the center coincides with the focus of the parabolic reflector (1 ) and which are used in order to support the reflector (1), core mechanisms (2) which are located on the center of... Agent: Indianapolis Office 27879 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090178662 - Water heater gas appliance: An apparatus can have and combine certain aspects of a stove, a water heater and an exhaust system. The apparatus may further have and combine certain aspects of additional appliances such as a dishwasher, a gas oven, an electric oven, a disinfection cabinet and a cabinet. The apparatus can advantageously... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090178664 - Rotisserie oven with lifting wash arm: A rotisserie oven with a self-cleaning mechanism in the form of a lifting wash arm. The wash arm is driven to lift and rotate when washing the oven by the action of the pressure from the wash water used therein. By lifting, the wash arm negates the sealing action of... Agent: Thompson Hine LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090178665 - Rotisserie with directional baffles: A self-cleaning oven includes a cooking compartment and a self-cleaning system for cleaning the cooking compartment. A rotor is centrally located within the cooking compartment. A convection heating system includes an intake which separates the cooking compartment from a heating compartment while allowing air flow between the heating and cooking... Agent: Michael J. Nieberding, Esq. Thompson Hine LLP

20090178666 - Outdoor bar-b-que grill with wind management: An outdoor bar-b-que grill that includes a front hood coupled to a rear hood. The front hood can be rotated to a closed position to create a chimney opening between the rear and front hoods. The grill includes a wind deflector that extends from the rear hood and is located... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20090178663 - Oven with door equipped with push-pull device: The invention is a new kitchen oven with door (P) equipped with a push closing and release device (B1, B2), in such a way as to allow the user to open and close said door by simply pushing it. The closing and release device is provided with a coupling element... Agent: Themis Law

20090178667 - Fireplace fountain apparatus: A fireplace fountain apparatus for a fireplace structure with an aperture for a firebox comprises a distribution pipe superior to the aperture, a reservoir at the base of the fireplace structure, and a pump communicating water from the reservoir through the lateral pipe to the distribution pipe and onto the... Agent: Goodman, Allen & Filetti PLLC

20090178668 - Central receiver solar power systems: architecture and controls methods: The invention provides systems and methods for integrating central receiver solar power systems with existing infrastructure to form multi-purpose structures. The invention also provides arranging heliostats to accommodate shadowing effects. Additionally, improved systems and methods for solar tracking are provided. Such improved solar tracking may enable the heliostats to more... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20090178669 - Stretched membrane solar collector with bearing edge: An improved solar reflector utilizing tensioned reflective membrane, where a bearing edge device is employed to smooth wrinkles in the membrane and limit distortion.... Agent: Jill L. Robinosn

20090178670 - Building panel: Laminated building-panel consisting of a core and core-joined outside lining, which characteristic feature is determined by flow-pipes location under laminated-plate lining (3). Pipes (2) are included into the heat system with the help of headers, supplied to exchangers and directed to the system of rooms heating and thus any heat... Agent: Attention: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke

20090173333 - Burner assembly and cooking appliance: A burner assembly is provided. The burner assembly includes a burner pot, a combustion mat, a pot cover, and a burner frame. The burner pot receives gas and air. A mixed gas of the gas and air supplied into the burner pot is burned in the combustion. The pot cover... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090173332 - Convertible cooking grate assembly with dual cooking surfaces: A convertible cooking grate provides dual cooking surfaces for use with barbecue grills. In a first position, a grate-like cooking surface is formed by a plurality of spaced apart bars that support an item being cooked above the heat source. In a second position, a substantially flat griddle-like cooking surface... Agent: Thompson & Thompson, P.A.

20090173334 - Composite material compositions, arrangements and methods having enhanced thermal conductivity behavior: An arrangement includes a solar energy receiving device and at least one component in thermal communication with the solar energy receiving device, the at least one component formed from a composite material, the composite material may comprise a matrix of carbon-based fibers, the carbon-based fibers comprising one or more of:... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090173335 - Upright-plate type sunlight generator: An upright-plate type sunlight generator comprises up-right-plate type photovoltaic generating tubes capable of automatically cleaning dust, collecting mirrors with the automatic storm-sheltering mechanisms and a collecting carrier, a cooling and radiating system, and an automatic sun-tracking machine and its object carrier. The collecting mirrors are the folding mirrors made up... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090173336 - Active thermal energy storage system and tank for use therein: 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 - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090173337 - Solar heat collector, sunlight collecting reflector, sunlight collecting system and solar energy utilization system: A sunlight collecting system and a solar energy utilization system which collects sunlight with the sunlight collecting system are provided, a sunlight collecting system including a solar heat collector which includes a heat collecting element which is formed by a helically wound heat exchange medium circulation pipe inside which the... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090173338 - Photoenergy heat collector: A photoenergy heat collector including an outer sleeve and multiple condenser lenses. The outer sleeve has a wall formed with multiple perforations passing through the wall of the outer sleeve from inner side to outer side. The condenser lenses are respectively inlaid in the perforations to focus light beams into... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090165769 - Solid fuel stove with improved combustion: The invention relates to a solid fuel stove comprising a combustion chamber (12) for containing combustion fuel and a blower assembly (50) configured to provide airflow entering the combustion chamber in operating condition. When guiding means (40) establish airflow entering the combustion chamber substantially in a downwardly direction the combustion... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090165770 - Baking oven with a vapour channel in which a catalyst and a gas sensor are arranged: A baking oven includes a vapor duct configured to convey vapors generated in the baking oven, and a catalyst disposed in the vapor duct so that the vapors pass through the catalyst. A controller is included, and a humidity sensor is disposed downstream of the catalyst and connected in signal... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090165771 - Foldable and removable side table for bbq grill: Cooking apparatus includes a support structure which supports a cooking area, a side attachment such as a side table removably attached to the support structure and extending laterally alongside the cooking area, and connecting assemblies which enables the foldability and removability of the side table. Each connecting assembly includes two... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090165772 - High efficiency combustion stove: The invention is a stove that is portable, has a double walled external structure for the passage of air used in combustion of the fuel, which air also maintains the external surface at a cool enough temperature that it can be touched, and which air flow prevents the waste of... Agent: Robert J. Van Der Wall

20090165774 - Temperature measurement means for cooking appliances: A cooking appliance having a heating source and a cooking surface disposed above the heating source. A temperature sensing probe is located between the heating source and the cooking surface for indicating to a user the temperature at or near the cooking surface.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090165773 - Vertical hearth barbecue: Barbecue with a vertical hearth, in which the hearth (1) is surmounted by a combustion chamber (2) which is separated from the hearth by a common partition (6) which can be removed.... Agent: Antoine Amory

20090165777 - Gas burner: A gas range has a cook top and a gas burner assembly. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body positioned in the cook top and connected to a source of gas. The burner body has at least one substantially enclosed chamber. The chamber has an inner wall with at... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090165778 - Energy efficient char-broiler: A char-broiler for cooking a food product having a housing, a plurality of burners disposed within housing that defining a cooking zone. The char-broiler also provides for a manifold and at least one valve associated the plurality of burners in the cooking zone; and at least one cover that has... Agent: Paul D. Greeley, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090165775 - Cooking appliance: A cooking appliance, in particular, a cooking appliance which is mounted at an elevated level, comprising at least one muffle which defines a cooking area, and the muffle opening thereof is surrounded by a muffle frame, a door which closes the muffle opening and a drive device which is used... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090165776 - Metal sheet ventilation/smoke duct section and manufacturing method thereof: The invention relates to a metal sheet (15) ventilation/smoke exhaust duct section (10) for incorporation into a metal sheet ventilation/smoke exhaust duct, said metal sheets (15) being covered on the outside by a heat insulating material (20) and said duct section (10) including elongated stiffening bar members (30) located on... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090165779 - Method of adjusting a motorized solar protection installation with no hard end-stop: e

20090165780 - Thermal electric power generation system, heating medium supply system, and temperature fluctuation suppressing device: A temperature fluctuation suppressing device for a heating medium is provided which is capable of sufficiently suppressing temperature fluctuations of the heating medium at the time of supplying collected solar heat for steam generation. The temperature fluctuation suppressing device includes a heating medium mixer provided on a heating medium supply... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20090165781 - Solar cooking system: An easily transportable solar cooking system that is capable of effectively utilizing available sunlight in locations having obstructed views of the sky. A plurality of support members upon which one or more reflective elements may be mounted, may be independently placed adjacent to an object to be heated. A user... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090165782 - Electromagnetic radiation collection device: An electromagnetic radiation collector includes a channeling area having an entry end for receiving the electromagnetic radiation, an exit end, and at least one reflective wall between the entry end and the exit end; and a radiation collection element near the exit end of the channeling area, the radiation collection... Agent: Venable LLP