Stoves and furnaces inventions

20090266351 - Log cartridge burning system: A Log Cartridge Burning System is provided comprising a simple, convenient and manageable wood burning system which can easily be applied for use to cook and heat. The log cartridge is comprised of a flammable body of compressed material and a bore formed and sealed by the use of a... Agent: Ruth Eure

20090266352 - Panel and panel mount system: A hinged panel mount and mounting system advantageously provides wind relief to panels that would otherwise provide an uplifting force that could damage or otherwise stress an underlying building or structure, wherein threshold winds (which at least overcome the weight of the panel and any friction in the hinge) cause... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group

20090266353 - Automatic cleaning system for solar panels and method thereof: An automatic cleaning system for solar panels has a time controller, a detection device, a perfusion device, a driving device and a cleaning device. Based on predetermined time values, execution signals are sent to the perfusion device, the driving device and the detection device to implement prompt assessment of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090266354 - Synchronized solar concentrator array: A solar energy collecting device includes a rotation axis to be mounted parallel to the earth's polar axis, a solar energy collector mounted for rotation around the rotation axis at a predetermined rotation speed, the solar energy collector defining a tilt angle with respect to the rotation axis, and a... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20090266355 - Solar collector and solar heating system using same: A solar collector includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface, a sidewall, a transparent cover, and a heat-absorbing layer. The sidewall is arranged on the periphery of the top surface of the substrate. Thea transparent cover is disposed on the sidewall... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090266356 - Solar collector and solar heating system using same: A solar collector includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface, a sidewall, a transparent cover, and a heat-absorbing layer. The sidewall is arranged on the periphery of the top surface of the substrate. The transparent cover is disposed on the sidewall... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090260614 - Grates with heat shield: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus comprises a cooking surface, at least one grate, and a guard. The cooking surface includes at least one heat source and a control panel. The at least one grate is provided over a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090260615 - warmer for feet: An improved warmer for feet [1000] is described. The device [1000] allows a person [1] to insert both feet [7] into the warmer [1000]. The collective heat of both feet [7] causes air to circulate equalizing the temperature warming toes [9] which are most sensitive to hypothermia. A rigid member... Agent: Charles L. Riddle, Esq.

20090260616 - Ventilating kitchen range subframe: A kitchen range subframe includes air channels for passively directing air to and/or from an element enclosure within the kitchen range, and a range component shelf that is configured to mount one or more range components to the kitchen range subframe. The kitchen range subframe provides improved ventilation for the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090260617 - Stationary, solar-powered boiler for generating steam: A boiler for generating steam has a substantially enclosed housing configured to contain an amount of water to be boiled, the housing having one or more thermally conductive sidewalls which form a substantially enclosed water chamber and a reflection chamber, the reflection chamber including a closed top portion and a... Agent: Mcglinchey Stafford, PLLC Attn:IPGroup

20090260618 - Solar tracking apparatus and solar electric power generation system thereof: The present invention provides a solar tracking apparatus for use with a power driving apparatus. The solar tracking apparatus includes: a memory unit for recording a first solar image; an image capturing unit for capturing a second solar image; and an processing unit for obtaining difference between the first solar... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20090260619 - Autonomous heliostat for solar power plant: Heliostat operation under significantly reduced infrastructure requirements is disclosed. As part of a larger solar power generation system, a heliostat may function autonomously to track the sun and maintain constant reflection of solar radiation to a collection device for conversion to electrical power. The heliostat employs a local independent solar... Agent: Canady & Lortz LLP - Boeing

20090260620 - Inflatable solar energy collector apparatus: An inflatable solar energy collector. The device uses two elongated and pressure-stabilized air chambers with a trough-shaped reflecting surface in between. The curvature of the reflecting surface is adjusted by adjusting the differential pressure between the two air chambers. The device can be configured to provide a focal point outside... Agent: John Wiley Horton, Attorney Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20090260621 - Score and form solar reflector: A curved surface structure for reflecting solar light, heat or electromagnetic radiation is made by scoring two opposing pairs of curved bend lines along one pair of opposing edges of a sheet of bendable material, dividing it into a center section joined by curved bend lines to curved ribs, joined... Agent: Vern Maine & Associates

20090260622 - Solar steam generator having a standby heat supply system: A standby heat supply system is provided for a solar receiver steam generator to maintain the system at a relatively constant temperature during the nocturnal period when solar radiation is unavailable. An exemplary solar steam generator having a standby heat supply system includes a steam loop having at least one... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20090255525 - Grill: A grill with a removable smoker unit comprises a pan, a body, a pan cover, a smoker unit and a socket unit, wherein the smoker unit comprises a smoker box and a heating tube member with two plug terminals. The smoker unit is removably mounted on one side of the... Agent: Kening Li Pinsent Masons LLP

20090255524 - Built-in oven: A built-in oven comprises a door and a ventilation system. The door structure comprises two vertical frame elements and an upper hollow frame element mounted on the vertical elements and on upper edges of two or more glass plates and having a front aperture adapted to be used as an... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090255526 - Cooking appliance: A cooking appliance, in particular, a cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner, which comprises at least one muffle which defines the cooking space, whereby the muffle opening thereof is surrounded by a muffle frame, a door which is used to close said muffle opening and a drive... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090255527 - Solar-powered system and method for providing utilities: A solar-powered system and method for producing a utility, such as electricity, hot water, and/or potable water is disclosed. The system may be configured to produce the utilities alone or in combination. The system may comprise a fluid medium, a converter, one or more solar concentrators, a storage tank, a... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090255528 - Low pressure water-heating solar panel apparatus and method: An improved low-pressure, water-heating solar panel provides easier and safer initial installation because it is more resistant to damage by workmen during that installation. Further, after installation, the solar panel is more resistant to damage by high winds because it has a low profile and does not present a gap... Agent: Terry L. Miller

20090255529 - Solar collector and solar heating system using same: A solar collector includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface, a sidewall, a transparent cover, and a heat-absorbing layer. The sidewall is arranged on the top surface of the substrate. The transparent cover is disposed on the sidewall opposite to the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090255530 - Apparatus for mounting a solar panel and method and apparatus for forming the mounting apparatus: A support member for a solar panel is provided comprising a base member having first and second surfaces and first and second sides, the first surface defining a recess configured to receive the solar panel. The first side of the support member defines a first flange extending therefrom that is... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090250048 - Adjustable burner kit for barbeque grills: An adjustable burner kit for a grill includes an adjustable burner having a burner end telescopically received on a burner inlet. The adjustable burner defines a passageway for receiving gas. The burner inlet has a proximal end for receiving a gas valve. The burner end has a proximal end adjacent... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20090250049 - Gas-supply regulating device for use in a gas burner assembly: A gas-supply regulating device for use in a gas burner assembly, includes a housing defining a first delivery port communicated with a first burner tube, a second delivery port extending radially, and a gas inlet extending radially, a valve member rotatably disposed within the housing and provided with a duct... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090250050 - Firelog tray: A firelog tray comprises a rigid plate and a plurality of log supporting members protruding upwardly from the rigid plate for supporting a firelog on the free top ends of the log supporting members spaced above the plate to provide combustion air beneath the firelog. The plate includes a lowermost... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090250051 - Thin wall header with a variable cross-section for solar absorption panels: f

20090250052 - Solar receiver with energy flux measurement and control: A solar energy collection system has a solar receiver with an external surface configured for high absorption of light incident thereon. The solar receiver also has a plurality of light-reflecting elements arranged on the external surface. The light-reflecting elements produce at least partially diffuse reflection of light energy incident thereon.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090250053 - Active thermal insulation system including evacuated structures and a vacuum sustaining unit: A thermal insulation system includes an evacuated structure including an internal space in which a vacuum is sustained by a vacuum pump operating when it is determined that a pressure within the internal space has risen to a predetermined level. In one embodiment, such a system is used within a... Agent: Norman Friedland