| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 126085000 | Gas | 86 |
| 20100083955 | Burner assembly with integral log set - The burner assembly of the present invention broadly comprises a burner pan having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inlet extending from the lower surface, a burner top complimentarily shaped to the burner pan and having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of ports extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, a gasket disposed about the periphery of the burner pan upper surface and intermediate the upper surface and the burner top inner surface, a cavity defined by the burner pan upper surface, the burner top inner surface, and the gasket, and the burner top outer surface having an appearance of a plurality of logs and an ember bed. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100154789 | Injection Flame Burner and Furnace Equipped With Same Burner and Method for Generating Flame - An injection flame burner in which temperature of the generated flame itself can be sustained around the flame. A plurality of double structure injection nozzles each consisting of an outer tube and an inner tube provided coaxially with the outer tube, are arranged such that hydrogen gas is ejected from one of the outer tubes and the inner tubes and oxygen gas is ejected from the other tubes, and the injection port of each injection nozzle is located on the injection surface. Each injection nozzle includes at least one main injection nozzle having an inner tube formed to spread toward the injection surface side, another sub-injection nozzle arranged around the main injection nozzle, wherein gas is injected from the inner tube of the main injection nozzle under a higher pressure state as compared with gas injected from the sub-injection nozzle. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100170503 | HEATER CONFIGURED TO OPERATE WITH A FIRST OR SECOND FUEL - A heater can be configured to operate with either a first fuel at a first pressure or a second fuel at a second pressure and can include a fluid flow controller. In some embodiments, the fluid flow controller is configured to permit flow of fuel to a first passageway and to direct a first fuel to a first oxygen depletion sensor line when the controller is in a first position and permit the flow of fuel to a second passageway and to direct a second fuel to a second oxygen depletion sensor line when the controller is in a second position. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100236544 | OUTDOOR FLAME HEATER - The present invention is a knock-down design of an outdoor heater. An outdoor heater without resorting to knock-down designs is heavy and bulky. It is costly to ship due to its sheer size and heavy weight. A knock-down design on the other hand resorts to innovative designs in using light weight components with structural reinforcements to increase load bearing capacities thus achieve the same effect as using heavier traditional materials. A knock-down design also resorts to innovative designs in reducing component size so as to occupy a small footprint for ease of packaging and shipment. As a result, a knock-down design heater can be packaged in a footprint many times smaller than a full size heater and it weights much less than a traditional outdoor heater. It provides cost advantages in pre-sale shipment and general distribution, post-sale transportation convenience as well as ease of relocation during subsequent years of consumer usage. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100282244 | Heat Treatment Apparatus for Oxide Superconducting Wire - This invention provides a heat treatment apparatus for an oxide superconducting wire that is easy to control atmosphere during baking and can realize a high manufacturing speed. A heat treatment apparatus ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100313881 | Shutter Having a Swellable Peripheral Seal and Shutting System Comprising It, for a Multiple-Chamber Furnace Port - The invention relates to the field of what are called multiple-chamber ring furnaces, for the baking of carbon blocks, and more particularly to a shutter ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100326430 | DUAL FUEL HEATING SYSTEM AND AIR SHUTTER - A dual fuel heating system can be used in a gas appliance. The system can have an air shutter to regulate an amount of air that can mix with the fuel for combustion. The air shutter can be configured to have different positions depending on the type of fuel to be used. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110048412 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater includes an inner tube having a supply passage for combustion gas in an inner portion, and an outer tube disposed to provide a separated combustion space in an outer periphery of the inner tube. A hole part for ejecting the combustion gas is formed on a tube wall of the inner tube and combustion gas is ejected with ejection characteristics such that circulating flow is formed on the periphery of a stagnation point. According to this combustion heater, a stable flame can be formed without increasing costs and the heating efficiency can be improved. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110114086 | HEATING DEVICE - A heating device, including a gas or oil burner in a cylindrical combustion chamber radially bounded by a heat exchanger, at least one gap for the passage of heating gases through the heat exchanger into an exhaust-gas collection chamber, which is radially outside of the heat exchanger and has a surrounding shell having a connection nozzle for an exhaust gas line, a front cover element for accommodating the burner, a rear cover element as a closure for the combustion chamber, and supply/return connection nozzles. The present system is intended to optimize the heat exchanger so as to achieve the most compact possible dimensions and efficient heat transfer properties. The heat exchanger includes annularly configured heat exchanger tubes that are disposed in parallel to the longitudinal axis of combustion chamber, which each form an axially extending gap between two adjacent heat exchanger tubes for passing heating gases in the radial direction. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110174299 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING AN INTERFERENCE RIB - One aspect of this disclosure provides a heat exchanger that comprises a first panel half coupled to a corresponding second panel half that form a passageway having at least a first chamber adjacent an inlet end of the passageway and a second chamber and overlapping interference patterns formed in each of the first and second panel halves that extend along at least a portion of the length of the passageway and located between at least the first and second chambers. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174300 | SELF-LOCATING NITROGEN OXIDE REDUCTION BAFFLE FOR FURNACE AND GAS FURNACE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A nitrogen oxide reduction baffle for a heat exchanger of a furnace and a gas furnace incorporating at least one such baffle. In one embodiment, the baffle includes: (1) a body having a predetermined length, cross-sectional configuration and longitudinal slot, the longitudinal slot having a predetermined width and position and (2) a locating structure coupled to the body and configured to place the body in a predetermined longitudinal location within a heat exchanger and orient the slot relative to the heat exchanger, the body laterally constrained within the heat exchanger when the body is located at the predetermined longitudinal location. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174301 | Primary Heat Exchanger Design for Condensing Gas Furnace - A compact furnace heat exchanger for a gas furnace is disclosed. The compact furnace heat exchanger may include a first pass having an inlet end, a second pass in fluid communication with the first pass through a first return bend, and a third pass having an outlet end and in fluid communication with the second pass through a second return bend. The third pass may further include a plurality of irregularities for optimizing performance of the compact furnace heat exchanger and the associated gas furnace. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110192395 | AIR DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR PRIMARY AIR IN COKE OVENS - A device for directed introduction of primary combustion air into the primary heating space of a coke oven chamber is shown. Primary air is admitted through entry ports in the top of a coke oven chamber or in the frontal coke oven chamber walls above the coke oven chamber door or in the coke oven chamber door or in several or all of the mentioned positions These entry ports have inserts that are equipped with oven-inwardly directed spouts, with the spouts having an opening-outwardly directed angle through which primary air is conducted at a chamfered angle onto the coke cake so that the primary air from the opening ports in the coke oven chamber top streams to the coke oven at an angle of less than 90° and primary air from the opening ports in the coke oven chamber wall above the coke oven chamber door or in the coke oven chamber door streams to the coke oven at an angle of greater than 0°. Also shown is a method for a directed introduction of primary air with the described device. By implementing this method, the mixing of coking gas and primary air in the primary heating space can be improved substantially. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110203579 | IMPROVED OVEN FOR THE THERMAL CONDITIONING OF PREFORMS MADE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110209698 | Device and Method for Gasification and/or Pyrolysis, or Vaporization of Combustible Materials - The device comprises: an inner chamber ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110247607 | Fuel Selector Valve - Provided is a fuel selector valve comprising a valve body, a flow selector, an inlet aperture, and a plurality of outlet apertures. A flow selector may be adjustable by rotation of a rotatable member. A rotatable member may comprise an engagement surface comprising adaptations to permit operational engagement with a tool. A plurality of outlet apertures may be in selectable fluid communication with the inlet aperture. The selectable fluid communication may be adjusted by adjustment of the flow selector. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120012103 | HEATING SYSTEM - A heating system can include certain pressure sensitive features. These features can be configured to change from a first position to a second position based on a pressure of a fuel flowing into the feature. These features can include, fuel selector valves, pressure regulators, burner nozzles, and oxygen depletion sensor nozzles, among other features. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120024284 | Device for preheating objects, particularly aluminum strands, rods, or pins, as well as a system having such a device - In the case of a device ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120031397 | Fuel Conversion System - Provided is a fuel conversion system adapted for operation engagement with either of a first associated fluid fuel source or a second associated fluid fuel source. The fuel conversion system may comprise a convertible regulator, a fuel distribution, and a transmission. A convertible regulator may be adapted to receive either a first fluid fuel or a second fluid fuel. A fuel distribution valve may be operatively engaged with said convertible regulator. A transmission may be operatively engaged to said fuel distribution valve and operatively engaged with the convertible regulator. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120037153 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ENERGY FROM HYDROGEN, IN PARTICULAR FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - Herein proposed is a system ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120067341 | Dual Fuel Heater - A heater having first and second oxygen depletion sensors and a main burner injector and configurable for the delivery of at least first and second types of fuels. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120090600 | INDUCER FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A FURNACE - An inducer fan assembly includes a flow collector piece having a motor support surface, a toroidal collector, and a discharge region extending tangentially from the collector. A fan rotor is rotatably mounted relative to the motor support surface. The fan rotor includes a hub surface, and an outer circumferential edge. The fan rotor further includes a plurality of blades that extend from the hub surface. The plurality of blades extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge that extends beyond the outer circumferential edge. The plurality of blades include a first height and a second height that define a blade tip revolved contour. The collector is arranged radially outward from and axially off-set from the hub surface. An inlet casing piece is mounted to the flow collector piece. The inlet casing piece includes a contour that is substantially similar to the blade tip revolved contour of the fan rotor. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090601 | CONDENSATE COLLECTOR SYSTEM FOR MULTI-POISE GAS FURNACE SYSTEM - A condensate collector system includes a condensate collector box having at least one condensate outlet port, and a condensate trap fluidly connected to the at least one condensate outlet port. The condensate trap is configured and disposed to be selectively positioned in multiple drain orientations relative to the condensate collector box to accommodate multiple installation configurations of the multi-poise gas furnace. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120097154 | CONTROL PROCESS FOR AN ANODE BAKING FURNACE AND ADAPTED FURNACE USING SUCH PROCESS - Control process for a furnace for baking carbon anodes comprising:
| 04-26-2012 |
| 20120234314 | ROLL-TO-ROLL REACTOR FOR PROCESSING FLEXIBLE CONTINUOUS WORKPIECE - The present invention provides a reactor for preparing thin films of compound semiconductors for photovoltaic devices. The reactor includes a chamber that has a bottom surface that, in some locations, has protrusions that contact the bottom surface of the substrate having the compound semiconductor to provide uniform heating and cooling of the substrate. Interior walls of the chamber can also be lined with high thermal conductivity portions and low thermal conductivity portions interposed between high thermal conductivity portions. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20140299123 | DUAL FUEL HEATING SYSTEM AND AIR SHUTTER - A dual fuel heating system can be used in a gas appliance. The system can have an air shutter to regulate an amount of air that can mix with the fuel for combustion. The air shutter can be configured to have different positions depending on the type of fuel to be used. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140338660 | GAS POWERED HEATER - A gas powered heater ( | 11-20-2014 |
| 20090308381 | WALL THIMBLE WITH OUTSIDE AIR INLET - A wall thimble for use with a heating appliance. Dual functionality is provided in a single wall thimble device by having a vent path for exhausting combustion by-products, and a separate air inlet path to draw in outside combustion air for use by the heating appliance. The wall thimble is formed as a two-part housing such that a first portion can be inserted into a second portion. When an exhaust pipe is routed through end plates on the housing portions, a closed region is formed between the exhaust pipe and the housing portions. A first air vent is formed in the first or outside portion to draw combustion air into the closed region from outside. A second air vent is formed in the second or inside portion to route the combustion air from the closed region to an opening in the housing where a combustion air inlet pipe is connected. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065046 | PASSIVE STREAM REGULATING SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO HEAT EXCHANGERS - A passive stream regulating system applicable to air-flue gas or water-flue gas heat exchangers, preferably natural gas balanced flue or natural flue home heaters and home boilers, which allows to attain non-over oxygenated stoichiometric mixture conditions. The system is included by small diameter tubes or other geometric systems formed by small channels, to produce a strong laminarization of the aerodynamic flow established within the venting tube, which are located in sections of the conduit or passage of incoming cold air to the combustion chamber of the exchanger or in sections of the conduit or passage of hot flue gases released to the environment. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20140034046 | LOW PROFILE VENT TERMINAL WITH VARIABLE EXHAUST ANGLE - Vent terminal apparatus and methods are provided for covering vent pipes in an HVAC system, e.g., air intake and combustion gas exhaust pipes of a furnace or boiler. The vent terminal includes a body defining a shielded air inlet configured to fluidly communicate with an air intake pipe, and an exhaust opening configured to fluidly communicate with an exhaust pipe. The vent terminal also includes a nozzle configured to couple with the body and defining a flowpath therethrough. When the exhaust opening of the body is in fluid communication with the exhaust pipe and the nozzle is coupled with the body, the flowpath is in fluid communication with the exhaust pipe via the exhaust opening and the flowpath is oriented at an acute angle relative to the exhaust pipe. | 02-06-2014 |
| 126091000 | Radiator type | 23 |
| 20100206304 | Apparatus for Supply Mixed Gas for Gas Burners of Radiant Heating Type - Device for supplying mixed gas to gas burners of radiant heating type including a plurality of burner assemblies ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110041837 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20140102440 | AERODYNAMIC RADIANT WALL BURNER TIP - A radiant wall burner apparatus. The apparatus includes an inlet and primary fuel tip for introduction of fuel gas and air mixing in a mixing chamber. The fuel and air mixture are subject to a substantially uniform flow area from the point of discharge from a downstream portion of the mixing chamber up to the exit gap of the burner tip. The fuel gas and combustion air mixture terminate through the burner tip at a substantially uniform velocity. The radiant wall burner apparatus and burner tip allow for the substantially uniform velocity of the fuel gas and air mixture, reducing the potential for flashback of the burner tip. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20150300685 | Balanced High Efficiency Outdoor Heater - A balanced high efficiency outdoor heater is provided to increase the heat radiation area, and to improve the stability of the structure. The heater includes a burner provided at an upper end of a standing column, a bottom base provided at a lower end of the standing column, and a beam is set between the burner and the standing column. The beam and the standing column are connected by pipe fittings. An ignition control device is equipped inside the base and is connected to the burner. An electrode rod and a thermocoupler are connected to the ignition control device under the burner. A first reflector is fixedly connected to the lower end of the burner and a gas valve is equipped in the bottom base. Compared with the prior art, the burner uses sintered felt and a heating surface of the burner faces upside down to improve thermal efficiency. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20090241942 | RADIANT TUBE HEATER AND BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR USE THEREIN - A burner assembly for a radiant tube heater having an air duct portion for passage of combustion air to a radiant tube portion includes a mixing cup for mixing combustible gas and air and delivering the mixture to the tube. This cup has an inlet portion and a larger cylindrical outlet portion. Air inlet holes are formed in an upstream end wall of the outlet portion and air ports are formed in a peripheral wall of the inlet portion. An air diverter mounted at an upstream end of the inlet portion has a set of blade which divert a portion of the air through the ports for initial mixing with the gas while a second portion of the air flows through the inlet holes providing additional primary air for mixing. An airflow restricting plate can be mounted on the cup so as to extend circumferentially around the cup. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090241943 | PITOT TUBE PRESSURE SENSOR FOR RADIANT TUBE HEATER - A pitot tube assembly is provided for a radiant tube heater having a blower for providing combustion air to a burner. The assembly includes a mounting plate for attaching the assembly to a wall of a housing of the blower. First and second, substantially L-shaped pitot tubes extend through the mounting plate and are connected thereto and have respective inner leg sections which are arranged within an outlet section of the blower during use of the radiant tube heater. These leg sections extend in opposite directions to their respective pressure sensing ends. The first pitot tube measures impact pressure created by the blower and the second pitot tube measures static pressure. These tubes are connectible to a differential pressure switch arrangement for controlling operation of the burner. As part of a burner assembly, there is a mixing cup unit mountable within the burner tube of the heater and capable of mixing primary air and combustible gas. A gas valve unit regulates flow of the gas to the cup assembly. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100139650 | BURNER DEVICE - A burner tube ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110056487 | FULL TIME REGENERATIVE TYPE SINGLE RADIANT TUBE BURNER - The present invention relates to a full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner. The full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner includes a radiant tube type burner; a regenerating unit that regenerates exhaust gas heat generated from the burner and is used for preheating the intake combustion air; and an intake and exhaust switching device that passes the intake air and the exhaust gas to the regenerating unit and heat-exchanges them and simultaneously progresses the intake and exhaust processes of the burner to perform the full time combustion. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079218 | RADIANT HEATER - A heater includes a burner housing that houses burners for combusting a fuel and air mixture into heated gas. Heater tubes each extend from and return to the burner housing for radiating heat. The heater tubes each have an inlet end and an outlet end with the inlet ends in communication with the burners for receiving the heated gas from the burners. A collector box is disposed in the burner housing in communication with the outlet ends of the heater tubes for receiving the heated gas from the heater tubes. A fan is in communication with the collector box to move the heated gas from the burners to the collector box. The outlet ends of the heater tubes are adjacent each other at the burner housing and each of the inlet ends of the heater tubes are spaced in different directions from the outlet tubes at the burner housing. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110120453 | Radiant heating arrangement with distortion compensation - A radiant heat tube ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120111320 | HIGH EFFICIENCY RADIANT HEATER - A radiant tube heater with a burner assembly, a radiant tube assembly and a combustion air pre-heater, wherein the burner assembly comprises: a burner fuel nozzle; a plenum chamber and a pre-mixer chamber; the plenum chamber having a combustion air inlet; wherein in use: combustion air flows from said plenum chamber through an orifice to said pre-mixer where said air, is mixed with burner fuel entering said pre-mixer through said nozzle prior to being combusted at a burner head; said pre-mixer being at least partly located within said radiant tube assembly; and where in use at least part of the combustion air supplied to said plenum is preheated in said air pre-heater using residual sensible heat of the hot combustion gas products of the heater. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130014748 | Gas heater with visible flame guiderAANM Jin; WeidongAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Jin; Weidong Shenzhen City CNAANM Jin; WeiqunAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Jin; Weiqun Shenzhen City CN - A gas heater includes a support unit, a burner unit, a venting unit and a frame guider. The burner unit includes an ignition unit, a hollow and transparent radiant unit defining a cavity in which the flame guider is positioned, a heat reflector and a burner top cover. The radiant unit comprises a bottom unit with inlet air passages through which an air flow into the radiant unit cavity is created. Then, the frame guider, which has a preset structure such as a spiral and a cone structure and a plurality of guider through-holes, is arranged for guiding and generating a flame pattern which is visible through the radiant unit. The venting unit, which is connected to the radiant unit in an air-tight manner, then provides an air exit. Accordingly, energy utilization is increased and visible flame pattern assemble to real flame can be seen. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130160759 | WARMING OVEN HAVING LIGHT REFLECTION EFFECT - A warming oven includes a base, a heating unit, a heat conducting unit, and a reflective shield. The base has an accommodating space. The heating unit is disposed within the accommodating space. The heat conducting unit includes a positioning plate, a top plate spaced apart from the positioning plate, a quartz glass tube inserted into the positioning plate and the top plate, and a plurality of upright connecting rods disposed around the positioning plate and the top plate. The reflective shield is formed with a plurality of vent holes, and includes a bottom cover that covers a top end of the heat conducting unit and that has a vertically curved outer mirror surface for reflecting light from a fire flame produced by the heating unit, thereby providing an illumination effect. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130192590 | REFLECTOR FOR RADIANT TUBE HEATER - A reflector for an elongate radiant tube heater having a tubular conduit through which hot combustion gases flow comprises an elongate metal reflecting member that can extend along the length of the tube heater in order to cover the top and sides thereof and a layer of heat resistant insulation extending over the reflecting member. The reflector includes two central panel portions meeting along the longitudinal centerline and forming an outwardly facing angle ranging between 30 and 100 degrees, preferably between 45 and 80 degrees. A bisector of this angle extends substantially vertically and is vertically aligned with a centerline of the tubular conduit during use of the reflector. The reflector has several longitudinal panel sections extending outwardly and downwardly from the central panel portions. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140053826 | RADIANT TUBE - A radiant tube formed of a heat resistant metal includes at least one bent tube ( | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140076307 | INFRARED TUBE HEATER - An infrared tube heater includes at least one burner device and a beam tube. The burner device includes a burner and a fan. The fan is constructed to supply air to the burner and the burner is constructed to emit a flame into the beam tube. The burner is equipped with a mixer and at least one secondary air duct and the burner is constructed in such a way that a portion of the air supplied by the fan is supplied to the mixer and another portion of the air is supplied to the at least one secondary air duct. The mixer is constructed for mixing the air with a fuel, the fuel/air mixture is burned in the flame, and the secondary air duct is constructed to supply the portion of the air supplied to the secondary air duct to the flame without fuel. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140246013 | HIGH PERFORMANCE FIRED HEATER TUBES - Fired heater tubes with improved resistance to corrosion and fouling suitable for use in thermal processing units of petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants are fabricated from a bulk alloy of an alumina-forming alloy which is capable of forming a stable oxide film on the surfaces of the tubes. The bulk alloy comprising about 3 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of Al, about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % Cr and at least one alloying component selected from Fe, Ni, Co, Si, Mn, B, C, N, P, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au and mixtures of these components. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140305428 | RADIANT HEAT LIFTING DEVICE FOR OUTDOOR FLAME HEATER - A radiant heat lifting device for outdoor flame heater comprises a glass tube having a section of heat-resistant net tube made of high-temperature resistant material and mounted on an upper opening thereof; a heat-resistant net tube including countless meshes at a periphery thereof, a top outlet sealed and a bottom outlet connected to the upper opening of the glass tube; and a cover being a bowl-shaped arranged on the heat-resistant net tube and including a multitude of circulation holes at a periphery thereof; whereby a flame emitted from the flame outlet along the glass tube up to the top outlet of the heat-resistant net tube by chimney effect to accumulate the heat and produce infrared to increase the radiation thermal of the glass tube; an exhaust in the glass tube outflows from the meshes of the heat-resistant net tube to the circulation holes of the cover and discharges upward. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150013668 | RADIANT HEATER AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER - An improved radiant heater and combustion chamber for use with radiant heating are described. The combustion chamber is made up of two different materials in different regions, an insulating portion and a conductive portion. Heat transfer is maximized through the conductive portion, whose shape can be altered to modify the radiant energy being emitted. The improved radiant heater radiates substantial amounts of heat in useful directions over large distances without the use of reflectors. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150083116 | OUTDOOR HEATING APPARATUS - An outdoor heating apparatus may include a top cover, a supporting structure including upper supporting members and lower supporting members, protection members and lower panels. The upper supporting members and the lower supporting members are connected together to form the supporting structure for the heating apparatus. In an exemplary embodiment, each upper supporting member is telescopically connected with corresponding lower supporting member, so the lower supporting member can be received in a hollow space provided by the upper supporting member. Thus, the size of the heating apparatus is significantly reduced, so it can be easily stored and transported. In another embodiment, the protection members can be squeezed into a space between two upper supporting members through two positioning units, so the user does not have to use any screws to secure the protection members. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150354808 | RADIANT HEATING PIPE - Provision is made of a radiant heating pipe | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160003482 | COMBUSTION HEATER - The combustion heater includes an inner tube having a supply passage for combustion gas in an inner portion, and an outer tube disposed to provide a separated combustion space in an outer periphery of the inner tube. A hole part for ejecting the combustion gas being formed on a tube wall of the inner tube and a radiation promoting surface is disposed on an outer periphery of the inner tube. This structure suppresses excess temperature increase in the inner tube and improves heating efficiency in the combustion heater. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160047541 | Heater - A radiant heater comprises a generally U-shaped radiative heating element having a first straight section, a second straight section, and an interconnecting U-shaped section. The non-connected end of the first straight section is arranged for communication with a burner and the non-connected end of the second straight section is arranged for communication with an extractor for extracting combustion gases from the tube. A redirecting element comprising opposed helical vanes, each executing a 180° turn about a central, common tube, is arranged within the first straight section so as to redirect, in use, at least a portion of the combusted gases flowing within the upper half of the tube towards the lower half, and gases flowing in the lower half towards the upper half. | 02-18-2016 |
| 126091000 | Elongated radiant tube | 19 |
| 20100206304 | Apparatus for Supply Mixed Gas for Gas Burners of Radiant Heating Type - Device for supplying mixed gas to gas burners of radiant heating type including a plurality of burner assemblies ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110041837 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20140102440 | AERODYNAMIC RADIANT WALL BURNER TIP - A radiant wall burner apparatus. The apparatus includes an inlet and primary fuel tip for introduction of fuel gas and air mixing in a mixing chamber. The fuel and air mixture are subject to a substantially uniform flow area from the point of discharge from a downstream portion of the mixing chamber up to the exit gap of the burner tip. The fuel gas and combustion air mixture terminate through the burner tip at a substantially uniform velocity. The radiant wall burner apparatus and burner tip allow for the substantially uniform velocity of the fuel gas and air mixture, reducing the potential for flashback of the burner tip. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20150300685 | Balanced High Efficiency Outdoor Heater - A balanced high efficiency outdoor heater is provided to increase the heat radiation area, and to improve the stability of the structure. The heater includes a burner provided at an upper end of a standing column, a bottom base provided at a lower end of the standing column, and a beam is set between the burner and the standing column. The beam and the standing column are connected by pipe fittings. An ignition control device is equipped inside the base and is connected to the burner. An electrode rod and a thermocoupler are connected to the ignition control device under the burner. A first reflector is fixedly connected to the lower end of the burner and a gas valve is equipped in the bottom base. Compared with the prior art, the burner uses sintered felt and a heating surface of the burner faces upside down to improve thermal efficiency. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20090241942 | RADIANT TUBE HEATER AND BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR USE THEREIN - A burner assembly for a radiant tube heater having an air duct portion for passage of combustion air to a radiant tube portion includes a mixing cup for mixing combustible gas and air and delivering the mixture to the tube. This cup has an inlet portion and a larger cylindrical outlet portion. Air inlet holes are formed in an upstream end wall of the outlet portion and air ports are formed in a peripheral wall of the inlet portion. An air diverter mounted at an upstream end of the inlet portion has a set of blade which divert a portion of the air through the ports for initial mixing with the gas while a second portion of the air flows through the inlet holes providing additional primary air for mixing. An airflow restricting plate can be mounted on the cup so as to extend circumferentially around the cup. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090241943 | PITOT TUBE PRESSURE SENSOR FOR RADIANT TUBE HEATER - A pitot tube assembly is provided for a radiant tube heater having a blower for providing combustion air to a burner. The assembly includes a mounting plate for attaching the assembly to a wall of a housing of the blower. First and second, substantially L-shaped pitot tubes extend through the mounting plate and are connected thereto and have respective inner leg sections which are arranged within an outlet section of the blower during use of the radiant tube heater. These leg sections extend in opposite directions to their respective pressure sensing ends. The first pitot tube measures impact pressure created by the blower and the second pitot tube measures static pressure. These tubes are connectible to a differential pressure switch arrangement for controlling operation of the burner. As part of a burner assembly, there is a mixing cup unit mountable within the burner tube of the heater and capable of mixing primary air and combustible gas. A gas valve unit regulates flow of the gas to the cup assembly. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100139650 | BURNER DEVICE - A burner tube ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110056487 | FULL TIME REGENERATIVE TYPE SINGLE RADIANT TUBE BURNER - The present invention relates to a full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner. The full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner includes a radiant tube type burner; a regenerating unit that regenerates exhaust gas heat generated from the burner and is used for preheating the intake combustion air; and an intake and exhaust switching device that passes the intake air and the exhaust gas to the regenerating unit and heat-exchanges them and simultaneously progresses the intake and exhaust processes of the burner to perform the full time combustion. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079218 | RADIANT HEATER - A heater includes a burner housing that houses burners for combusting a fuel and air mixture into heated gas. Heater tubes each extend from and return to the burner housing for radiating heat. The heater tubes each have an inlet end and an outlet end with the inlet ends in communication with the burners for receiving the heated gas from the burners. A collector box is disposed in the burner housing in communication with the outlet ends of the heater tubes for receiving the heated gas from the heater tubes. A fan is in communication with the collector box to move the heated gas from the burners to the collector box. The outlet ends of the heater tubes are adjacent each other at the burner housing and each of the inlet ends of the heater tubes are spaced in different directions from the outlet tubes at the burner housing. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110120453 | Radiant heating arrangement with distortion compensation - A radiant heat tube ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120111320 | HIGH EFFICIENCY RADIANT HEATER - A radiant tube heater with a burner assembly, a radiant tube assembly and a combustion air pre-heater, wherein the burner assembly comprises: a burner fuel nozzle; a plenum chamber and a pre-mixer chamber; the plenum chamber having a combustion air inlet; wherein in use: combustion air flows from said plenum chamber through an orifice to said pre-mixer where said air, is mixed with burner fuel entering said pre-mixer through said nozzle prior to being combusted at a burner head; said pre-mixer being at least partly located within said radiant tube assembly; and where in use at least part of the combustion air supplied to said plenum is preheated in said air pre-heater using residual sensible heat of the hot combustion gas products of the heater. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130014748 | Gas heater with visible flame guiderAANM Jin; WeidongAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Jin; Weidong Shenzhen City CNAANM Jin; WeiqunAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Jin; Weiqun Shenzhen City CN - A gas heater includes a support unit, a burner unit, a venting unit and a frame guider. The burner unit includes an ignition unit, a hollow and transparent radiant unit defining a cavity in which the flame guider is positioned, a heat reflector and a burner top cover. The radiant unit comprises a bottom unit with inlet air passages through which an air flow into the radiant unit cavity is created. Then, the frame guider, which has a preset structure such as a spiral and a cone structure and a plurality of guider through-holes, is arranged for guiding and generating a flame pattern which is visible through the radiant unit. The venting unit, which is connected to the radiant unit in an air-tight manner, then provides an air exit. Accordingly, energy utilization is increased and visible flame pattern assemble to real flame can be seen. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130160759 | WARMING OVEN HAVING LIGHT REFLECTION EFFECT - A warming oven includes a base, a heating unit, a heat conducting unit, and a reflective shield. The base has an accommodating space. The heating unit is disposed within the accommodating space. The heat conducting unit includes a positioning plate, a top plate spaced apart from the positioning plate, a quartz glass tube inserted into the positioning plate and the top plate, and a plurality of upright connecting rods disposed around the positioning plate and the top plate. The reflective shield is formed with a plurality of vent holes, and includes a bottom cover that covers a top end of the heat conducting unit and that has a vertically curved outer mirror surface for reflecting light from a fire flame produced by the heating unit, thereby providing an illumination effect. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130192590 | REFLECTOR FOR RADIANT TUBE HEATER - A reflector for an elongate radiant tube heater having a tubular conduit through which hot combustion gases flow comprises an elongate metal reflecting member that can extend along the length of the tube heater in order to cover the top and sides thereof and a layer of heat resistant insulation extending over the reflecting member. The reflector includes two central panel portions meeting along the longitudinal centerline and forming an outwardly facing angle ranging between 30 and 100 degrees, preferably between 45 and 80 degrees. A bisector of this angle extends substantially vertically and is vertically aligned with a centerline of the tubular conduit during use of the reflector. The reflector has several longitudinal panel sections extending outwardly and downwardly from the central panel portions. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140053826 | RADIANT TUBE - A radiant tube formed of a heat resistant metal includes at least one bent tube ( | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140076307 | INFRARED TUBE HEATER - An infrared tube heater includes at least one burner device and a beam tube. The burner device includes a burner and a fan. The fan is constructed to supply air to the burner and the burner is constructed to emit a flame into the beam tube. The burner is equipped with a mixer and at least one secondary air duct and the burner is constructed in such a way that a portion of the air supplied by the fan is supplied to the mixer and another portion of the air is supplied to the at least one secondary air duct. The mixer is constructed for mixing the air with a fuel, the fuel/air mixture is burned in the flame, and the secondary air duct is constructed to supply the portion of the air supplied to the secondary air duct to the flame without fuel. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140246013 | HIGH PERFORMANCE FIRED HEATER TUBES - Fired heater tubes with improved resistance to corrosion and fouling suitable for use in thermal processing units of petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants are fabricated from a bulk alloy of an alumina-forming alloy which is capable of forming a stable oxide film on the surfaces of the tubes. The bulk alloy comprising about 3 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of Al, about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % Cr and at least one alloying component selected from Fe, Ni, Co, Si, Mn, B, C, N, P, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au and mixtures of these components. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140305428 | RADIANT HEAT LIFTING DEVICE FOR OUTDOOR FLAME HEATER - A radiant heat lifting device for outdoor flame heater comprises a glass tube having a section of heat-resistant net tube made of high-temperature resistant material and mounted on an upper opening thereof; a heat-resistant net tube including countless meshes at a periphery thereof, a top outlet sealed and a bottom outlet connected to the upper opening of the glass tube; and a cover being a bowl-shaped arranged on the heat-resistant net tube and including a multitude of circulation holes at a periphery thereof; whereby a flame emitted from the flame outlet along the glass tube up to the top outlet of the heat-resistant net tube by chimney effect to accumulate the heat and produce infrared to increase the radiation thermal of the glass tube; an exhaust in the glass tube outflows from the meshes of the heat-resistant net tube to the circulation holes of the cover and discharges upward. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150013668 | RADIANT HEATER AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER - An improved radiant heater and combustion chamber for use with radiant heating are described. The combustion chamber is made up of two different materials in different regions, an insulating portion and a conductive portion. Heat transfer is maximized through the conductive portion, whose shape can be altered to modify the radiant energy being emitted. The improved radiant heater radiates substantial amounts of heat in useful directions over large distances without the use of reflectors. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150083116 | OUTDOOR HEATING APPARATUS - An outdoor heating apparatus may include a top cover, a supporting structure including upper supporting members and lower supporting members, protection members and lower panels. The upper supporting members and the lower supporting members are connected together to form the supporting structure for the heating apparatus. In an exemplary embodiment, each upper supporting member is telescopically connected with corresponding lower supporting member, so the lower supporting member can be received in a hollow space provided by the upper supporting member. Thus, the size of the heating apparatus is significantly reduced, so it can be easily stored and transported. In another embodiment, the protection members can be squeezed into a space between two upper supporting members through two positioning units, so the user does not have to use any screws to secure the protection members. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150354808 | RADIANT HEATING PIPE - Provision is made of a radiant heating pipe | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160003482 | COMBUSTION HEATER - The combustion heater includes an inner tube having a supply passage for combustion gas in an inner portion, and an outer tube disposed to provide a separated combustion space in an outer periphery of the inner tube. A hole part for ejecting the combustion gas being formed on a tube wall of the inner tube and a radiation promoting surface is disposed on an outer periphery of the inner tube. This structure suppresses excess temperature increase in the inner tube and improves heating efficiency in the combustion heater. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160047541 | Heater - A radiant heater comprises a generally U-shaped radiative heating element having a first straight section, a second straight section, and an interconnecting U-shaped section. The non-connected end of the first straight section is arranged for communication with a burner and the non-connected end of the second straight section is arranged for communication with an extractor for extracting combustion gases from the tube. A redirecting element comprising opposed helical vanes, each executing a 180° turn about a central, common tube, is arranged within the first straight section so as to redirect, in use, at least a portion of the combusted gases flowing within the upper half of the tube towards the lower half, and gases flowing in the lower half towards the upper half. | 02-18-2016 |
| 126090000 | Hot air | 9 |
| 20100175689 | Catalyzed hot gas heating system for pipes - A heating system for heating a fluid pipe in an industrial process system includes at least one gas tank fluidically connected to a first catalyst via a gas supply pipe. A first pipe heating zone is fluidically connected to the first catalyst via a first hot gas pipe. The first pipe heating zone has at least one passage extending along a first portion of the fluid pipe, in thermal contact with the fluid pipe. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110174302 | HEAT EXCHANGER EXPANDED OVERLAP JOINT - A furnace heat exchanger assembly includes first and second heat exchanger halves. The first heat exchanger half includes a first half of an exhaust channel and an inner joint flange half at an end thereof. The second heat exchanger half includes a second half of the exhaust channel and an outer joint flange half at an end thereof having first and second capturing tabs. The first and second heat exchanger halves are coupled together such that the first and second capturing tabs substantially overlap the inner joint flange half to form a joint flange. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20140305427 | COMBUSTION DEVICE FOR OUTDOOR FLAME HEATER - An improvement of combustion device for outdoor flame heater direct to combustion device improvement below a glass tube comprises a burner having a gas distribution room in middle thereof and a plurality of flame holes at top surface thereof. Moreover, a cover covers a top of the burner to delimit an air distribution room therebetween, and has a plurality of airflow holes at a peripheral thereof; the air distribution room is provided for mixing and flaming up the combustion gas with the air, forming a huge flame row, in order to enhance combustion efficiency. Therefore, the flame emitted from the gas flame outlet along the glass tube up to the top outlet of the heat-resistant net tube by chimney effect to enhance the heating, safe and easy maintenance effects. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150345828 | PATIO HEATER WITH REFLECTIVE SHIELD - Patio heater comprising a base portion adapted to accommodate a heat source, a reflector dome, a support system for the reflector dome, a heat generator and a reflective shield, wherein the reflector dome is above the heat generator to reflect heat downwards and a reflective shield coats the reflector dome, wherein the coating is comprised of a layer of stone insulation. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160018131 | VENTURI DISK NON-EXPOSED FLAME AND ELECTRONIC CONTROLS HEATER - A portable heating apparatus includes a housing, a heat source, a fan, and a heat shield. The housing includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. The heat source is located within the housing. The fan creates a flow of fluid from the inlet to the outlet and is disposed between the heat source and the outlet. The heat shield is disposed between the heat source and the fan and is operable to restrict the flow of fluid between the heat source and the fan. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160109157 | FLUID FUEL HEATER TO HEAT AIR AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID HEATER - A movable fluid fuel heater to heat air and to introduce it into an environment to be heated. The heater includes a flow rate variator device for varying the flow rate of oxidizing air introduced in the combustion chamber by a forced ventilation device between a minimum flow rate value and a maximum flow rate value. The heater also includes a reference device comprising a plurality of reference values of a parameter representative of the pressure and a plurality of reference temperature values of the environmental air upstream of the combustion chamber. The reference device is configured to suggest an optimal setting value to set the flow rate variator device, at each pair of values formed by a value of the plurality of reference values of a parameter representative of the pressure and a value of the plurality of reference temperature values. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160131394 | COMBUSTION DEVICE FOR AN OUTDOOR FLAME HEATER - A combustion device for outdoor flame heaters includes an improved structure of a burner disposed below a glass tube thereof. The burner has a gas distribution room therein and a plurality of flame holes at a top surface thereof communicating with the gas distribution room and directed towards the glass tube. The flame holes have a diameter which is at least 10 mm for the flame to be in red and yellow, and a piece of metal wire mesh with a sieve size between 20-30 mesh abuts thereto from under in the gas distribution room, so as to construct a structure with a relatively greater diameter above and a relatively lesser diameter below for the flame to be emitted from the glass tube at an appropriate height by chimney effect to enhance the heating effects. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160146471 | DUAL FUEL HEATING SYSTEM - A dual fuel heating system can be used in a gas appliance. The system can have an air shutter to regulate an amount of air that can mix with the fuel for combustion. The air shutter can be configured to have different positions depending on the type of fuel to be used. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160178237 | TRANSPORTABLE AIR HEATER | 06-23-2016 |
| 126092000 | Incandescent fire grate | 24 |
| 20100147291 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20140230809 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20080202502 | Methods and Apparatus for a Patio Heater - A patio heater that supports an object placed on the patio heater by a user and that provides heat to the user. The patio heater includes a tabletop, a deflector, and a dispersal unit. The tabletop supports the objects placed on the patio heater by the user. The deflector is positioned between the tabletop and a source of heat to regulate a temperature of the tabletop. The dispersal unit is positioned below the deflector, encircles the source of heat, and cooperates with the deflector to regulate the temperature of the tabletop. The tabletop includes an uppermost surface of the patio heater. The deflector deflects a heat from the source of heat away from the tabletop and the dispersal unit disperses the heat away from the deflector and from the source of heat, thereby regulating a temperature of the tabletop and providing the heat to the user. The deflector and the dispersal unit maintain the tabletop at a temperature that does not burn the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090223512 | OUTDOOR PATIO HEATER - An outdoor heater such as an outdoor patio heater may include a number of panels and ribs that securely couple the panels together. The heater may include a coupling assembly that easily and securely couples a support such as a pole to a tabletop, pedestal or base. The tabletop, pedestal and/or base may be formed of a variety of materials, for example, fiber-reinforced plastic, allowing a large variety of aesthetically pleasing effects. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090235922 | INFRARED WOK HEATER - An infrared heater for heating a cooking vessel, such as a Chinese wok. The heater includes a block of refractory material, which emits infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature, forming an inverted frustum-shaped cavity or opening. A gas-fired burner having a burner head which produces a laterally directed flame upon ignition of a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion oxidant supplied to the burner is disposed in the cavity or opening. A planar structure suitable for emitting infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature and forming at least one centralized opening covers the upward oriented base end of the inverted frustum-shaped opening. In accordance with one embodiment, the refractory block is disposed within a cylindrical housing which supports the cooking vessel above the centralized opening during the cooking process. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090308382 | ECCENTRIC TELESCOPIC PORTABLE OUTDOOR HEATER - An eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater includes a burner assembly, a base, and a connecting assembly provided between the burner assembly and the base. The connecting assembly is an arched telescopic curving-arm assembly adjusting the height of the burner assembly, which has a lower curving-arm, an upper curving-arm inserted into the lower curving arm, a lock device and a locating device. The base is a subassembly convenient for a gas bottle to be put in or taken out, which includes a supporting assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly. The base, the connecting assembly, and the burner assembly form the eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater with smooth arched configuration. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065047 | All around radiation heating apparatus - The present invention provides a safer all-around radiation heating assembly than similar traditional heaters. As typical with traditional heaters, a shroud is used to surroundably cover a portable liquid propane tank. To replace the portable liquid propane tank, the shroud must be continuously raised to a predetermined height while a service person accesses the propane tank. There is a danger that if and when the shroud drops, a spark could be created resulting in igniting highly flammable escaped propane gas. The present invention overcomes dangers associated with the traditional heaters by eliminating the spark creation danger and by introducing a ventilation system to allow any leaked propane gas to escape away from the heater. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100288268 | PARASOL HEATER WITH TILTING PARASOL - A parasol heater comprising a moveable dish provided above a gas burner, wherein the dish is pivotably coupled to a first side of the burner, the heater comprising an actuator coupled to the dish and configured in use to effect movement of the dish relative to the gas burner, the actuator extending downwardly from the dish along a second side of the burner, the second side being opposite to the first side. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110094504 | Burner assembly for gas burners of radiant heating type - Burner assembly for a gas burner of radiant heating type including a burner chamber ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120180784 | Gas-Fired Portable Unvented Infrared Heater - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130008434 | Wind Resistant Heater - A radiant gas heater includes one or more gas inlets | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130104878 | Portable gas heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130104879 | Portable Gas Heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130192591 | COMBUSTION HEATER - Provided is a combustion heater ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140116423 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116424 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150083117 | HEAT DISPERSING ELEMENT - A heat dispersing element for a standard propane torch head for the generation of silent heat. This heat dispersing element attaches directly to the head of a propane torch and operates silently. The heat dispersing element accepts the heat of the torch and silently disperses the heat through the burn plate and directs it outward silently. This is done through a series of openings. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20130139810 | OXYGEN TRANSPORT REACTOR-BASED OVEN - The oxygen transport reactor-based oven is an oven for heating articles, such as bread, using oxygen transport reactor-based combustion in order to recycle carbon dioxide, rather than releasing the carbon dioxide into the environment. The oven includes an upper furnace chamber having a plurality of oxygen transport reactors disposed therein. A mixture of fuel and gaseous carbon dioxide is delivered to the interior of each oxygen transport reactor. Pressurized air is then delivered to the upper furnace chamber, so that oxygen from the pressurized air is driven through an ion transport membrane of each oxygen transport reactor to combust with the fuel. This combustion produces carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. The generated heat is used to heat the articles to be heated, which are received within a heating chamber positioned beneath the upper furnace chamber. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20090071468 | HEATING UNIT FOR HEATING A PATIO - A heating unit ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100132698 | TERRACE HEATER - A terrace heater is disclosed, including a base cabinet intended for storage of a supply of gas, which is connected to a burner at the free end of a support part extending upright from the cabinet. On the upwardly-facing free end of the burner, there is a reflector including an annular first screen which has a lower edge and extends outwards and at an angle downwards over the periphery of the burner for an inclined and downwardly-directed reflection of heat emitted from the burner along the edge of the reflector. Along only a part section of the circumference of the lower edge of the first screen and extending downwards from the edge, there is a second screen part oriented in a substantially vertical manner, the part section constituting between 20° and 340° of the circumference of the first screen. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139651 | GAS-FIRED PORTABLE UNVENTED INFRARED HEATER - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110067694 | Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter - A Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter is disclosed. The patio heater dome attachment is attachable to a conventional patio heater so that the dome attachment covers the heater's heat shield, while maintaining an air gap therebetween. There are preferably standoff ridges or other features built into the dome attachment to maintain this air gap and to prevent air from flowing freely between the heat shield and the dome attachment. The dome attachment embodies a very low heat load so that very little heat conduction occurs between the heat shield and the dome attachment, such that more of the heater's energy is reflected towards the usage area. Finally, the perimeter edge of the dome attachment extends downwardly at least until it is essentially horizontally planar with the perimeter edge of the patio heater heat shield. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20130167835 | Heater with Reflector - A heating arrangement includes a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector has a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20160252245 | All around radiation heating apparatus | 09-01-2016 |
| 126092000 | Radiant | 15 |
| 20100147291 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20140230809 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20080202502 | Methods and Apparatus for a Patio Heater - A patio heater that supports an object placed on the patio heater by a user and that provides heat to the user. The patio heater includes a tabletop, a deflector, and a dispersal unit. The tabletop supports the objects placed on the patio heater by the user. The deflector is positioned between the tabletop and a source of heat to regulate a temperature of the tabletop. The dispersal unit is positioned below the deflector, encircles the source of heat, and cooperates with the deflector to regulate the temperature of the tabletop. The tabletop includes an uppermost surface of the patio heater. The deflector deflects a heat from the source of heat away from the tabletop and the dispersal unit disperses the heat away from the deflector and from the source of heat, thereby regulating a temperature of the tabletop and providing the heat to the user. The deflector and the dispersal unit maintain the tabletop at a temperature that does not burn the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090223512 | OUTDOOR PATIO HEATER - An outdoor heater such as an outdoor patio heater may include a number of panels and ribs that securely couple the panels together. The heater may include a coupling assembly that easily and securely couples a support such as a pole to a tabletop, pedestal or base. The tabletop, pedestal and/or base may be formed of a variety of materials, for example, fiber-reinforced plastic, allowing a large variety of aesthetically pleasing effects. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090235922 | INFRARED WOK HEATER - An infrared heater for heating a cooking vessel, such as a Chinese wok. The heater includes a block of refractory material, which emits infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature, forming an inverted frustum-shaped cavity or opening. A gas-fired burner having a burner head which produces a laterally directed flame upon ignition of a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion oxidant supplied to the burner is disposed in the cavity or opening. A planar structure suitable for emitting infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature and forming at least one centralized opening covers the upward oriented base end of the inverted frustum-shaped opening. In accordance with one embodiment, the refractory block is disposed within a cylindrical housing which supports the cooking vessel above the centralized opening during the cooking process. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090308382 | ECCENTRIC TELESCOPIC PORTABLE OUTDOOR HEATER - An eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater includes a burner assembly, a base, and a connecting assembly provided between the burner assembly and the base. The connecting assembly is an arched telescopic curving-arm assembly adjusting the height of the burner assembly, which has a lower curving-arm, an upper curving-arm inserted into the lower curving arm, a lock device and a locating device. The base is a subassembly convenient for a gas bottle to be put in or taken out, which includes a supporting assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly. The base, the connecting assembly, and the burner assembly form the eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater with smooth arched configuration. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065047 | All around radiation heating apparatus - The present invention provides a safer all-around radiation heating assembly than similar traditional heaters. As typical with traditional heaters, a shroud is used to surroundably cover a portable liquid propane tank. To replace the portable liquid propane tank, the shroud must be continuously raised to a predetermined height while a service person accesses the propane tank. There is a danger that if and when the shroud drops, a spark could be created resulting in igniting highly flammable escaped propane gas. The present invention overcomes dangers associated with the traditional heaters by eliminating the spark creation danger and by introducing a ventilation system to allow any leaked propane gas to escape away from the heater. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100288268 | PARASOL HEATER WITH TILTING PARASOL - A parasol heater comprising a moveable dish provided above a gas burner, wherein the dish is pivotably coupled to a first side of the burner, the heater comprising an actuator coupled to the dish and configured in use to effect movement of the dish relative to the gas burner, the actuator extending downwardly from the dish along a second side of the burner, the second side being opposite to the first side. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110094504 | Burner assembly for gas burners of radiant heating type - Burner assembly for a gas burner of radiant heating type including a burner chamber ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120180784 | Gas-Fired Portable Unvented Infrared Heater - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130008434 | Wind Resistant Heater - A radiant gas heater includes one or more gas inlets | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130104878 | Portable gas heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130104879 | Portable Gas Heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130192591 | COMBUSTION HEATER - Provided is a combustion heater ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140116423 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116424 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150083117 | HEAT DISPERSING ELEMENT - A heat dispersing element for a standard propane torch head for the generation of silent heat. This heat dispersing element attaches directly to the head of a propane torch and operates silently. The heat dispersing element accepts the heat of the torch and silently disperses the heat through the burn plate and directs it outward silently. This is done through a series of openings. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20130139810 | OXYGEN TRANSPORT REACTOR-BASED OVEN - The oxygen transport reactor-based oven is an oven for heating articles, such as bread, using oxygen transport reactor-based combustion in order to recycle carbon dioxide, rather than releasing the carbon dioxide into the environment. The oven includes an upper furnace chamber having a plurality of oxygen transport reactors disposed therein. A mixture of fuel and gaseous carbon dioxide is delivered to the interior of each oxygen transport reactor. Pressurized air is then delivered to the upper furnace chamber, so that oxygen from the pressurized air is driven through an ion transport membrane of each oxygen transport reactor to combust with the fuel. This combustion produces carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. The generated heat is used to heat the articles to be heated, which are received within a heating chamber positioned beneath the upper furnace chamber. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20090071468 | HEATING UNIT FOR HEATING A PATIO - A heating unit ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100132698 | TERRACE HEATER - A terrace heater is disclosed, including a base cabinet intended for storage of a supply of gas, which is connected to a burner at the free end of a support part extending upright from the cabinet. On the upwardly-facing free end of the burner, there is a reflector including an annular first screen which has a lower edge and extends outwards and at an angle downwards over the periphery of the burner for an inclined and downwardly-directed reflection of heat emitted from the burner along the edge of the reflector. Along only a part section of the circumference of the lower edge of the first screen and extending downwards from the edge, there is a second screen part oriented in a substantially vertical manner, the part section constituting between 20° and 340° of the circumference of the first screen. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139651 | GAS-FIRED PORTABLE UNVENTED INFRARED HEATER - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110067694 | Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter - A Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter is disclosed. The patio heater dome attachment is attachable to a conventional patio heater so that the dome attachment covers the heater's heat shield, while maintaining an air gap therebetween. There are preferably standoff ridges or other features built into the dome attachment to maintain this air gap and to prevent air from flowing freely between the heat shield and the dome attachment. The dome attachment embodies a very low heat load so that very little heat conduction occurs between the heat shield and the dome attachment, such that more of the heater's energy is reflected towards the usage area. Finally, the perimeter edge of the dome attachment extends downwardly at least until it is essentially horizontally planar with the perimeter edge of the patio heater heat shield. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20130167835 | Heater with Reflector - A heating arrangement includes a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector has a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20160252245 | All around radiation heating apparatus | 09-01-2016 |
| 126092000 | Radiant with reflector | 6 |
| 20100147291 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20140230809 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20080202502 | Methods and Apparatus for a Patio Heater - A patio heater that supports an object placed on the patio heater by a user and that provides heat to the user. The patio heater includes a tabletop, a deflector, and a dispersal unit. The tabletop supports the objects placed on the patio heater by the user. The deflector is positioned between the tabletop and a source of heat to regulate a temperature of the tabletop. The dispersal unit is positioned below the deflector, encircles the source of heat, and cooperates with the deflector to regulate the temperature of the tabletop. The tabletop includes an uppermost surface of the patio heater. The deflector deflects a heat from the source of heat away from the tabletop and the dispersal unit disperses the heat away from the deflector and from the source of heat, thereby regulating a temperature of the tabletop and providing the heat to the user. The deflector and the dispersal unit maintain the tabletop at a temperature that does not burn the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090223512 | OUTDOOR PATIO HEATER - An outdoor heater such as an outdoor patio heater may include a number of panels and ribs that securely couple the panels together. The heater may include a coupling assembly that easily and securely couples a support such as a pole to a tabletop, pedestal or base. The tabletop, pedestal and/or base may be formed of a variety of materials, for example, fiber-reinforced plastic, allowing a large variety of aesthetically pleasing effects. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090235922 | INFRARED WOK HEATER - An infrared heater for heating a cooking vessel, such as a Chinese wok. The heater includes a block of refractory material, which emits infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature, forming an inverted frustum-shaped cavity or opening. A gas-fired burner having a burner head which produces a laterally directed flame upon ignition of a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion oxidant supplied to the burner is disposed in the cavity or opening. A planar structure suitable for emitting infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature and forming at least one centralized opening covers the upward oriented base end of the inverted frustum-shaped opening. In accordance with one embodiment, the refractory block is disposed within a cylindrical housing which supports the cooking vessel above the centralized opening during the cooking process. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090308382 | ECCENTRIC TELESCOPIC PORTABLE OUTDOOR HEATER - An eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater includes a burner assembly, a base, and a connecting assembly provided between the burner assembly and the base. The connecting assembly is an arched telescopic curving-arm assembly adjusting the height of the burner assembly, which has a lower curving-arm, an upper curving-arm inserted into the lower curving arm, a lock device and a locating device. The base is a subassembly convenient for a gas bottle to be put in or taken out, which includes a supporting assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly. The base, the connecting assembly, and the burner assembly form the eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater with smooth arched configuration. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065047 | All around radiation heating apparatus - The present invention provides a safer all-around radiation heating assembly than similar traditional heaters. As typical with traditional heaters, a shroud is used to surroundably cover a portable liquid propane tank. To replace the portable liquid propane tank, the shroud must be continuously raised to a predetermined height while a service person accesses the propane tank. There is a danger that if and when the shroud drops, a spark could be created resulting in igniting highly flammable escaped propane gas. The present invention overcomes dangers associated with the traditional heaters by eliminating the spark creation danger and by introducing a ventilation system to allow any leaked propane gas to escape away from the heater. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100288268 | PARASOL HEATER WITH TILTING PARASOL - A parasol heater comprising a moveable dish provided above a gas burner, wherein the dish is pivotably coupled to a first side of the burner, the heater comprising an actuator coupled to the dish and configured in use to effect movement of the dish relative to the gas burner, the actuator extending downwardly from the dish along a second side of the burner, the second side being opposite to the first side. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110094504 | Burner assembly for gas burners of radiant heating type - Burner assembly for a gas burner of radiant heating type including a burner chamber ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120180784 | Gas-Fired Portable Unvented Infrared Heater - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130008434 | Wind Resistant Heater - A radiant gas heater includes one or more gas inlets | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130104878 | Portable gas heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130104879 | Portable Gas Heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130192591 | COMBUSTION HEATER - Provided is a combustion heater ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140116423 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116424 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150083117 | HEAT DISPERSING ELEMENT - A heat dispersing element for a standard propane torch head for the generation of silent heat. This heat dispersing element attaches directly to the head of a propane torch and operates silently. The heat dispersing element accepts the heat of the torch and silently disperses the heat through the burn plate and directs it outward silently. This is done through a series of openings. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20130139810 | OXYGEN TRANSPORT REACTOR-BASED OVEN - The oxygen transport reactor-based oven is an oven for heating articles, such as bread, using oxygen transport reactor-based combustion in order to recycle carbon dioxide, rather than releasing the carbon dioxide into the environment. The oven includes an upper furnace chamber having a plurality of oxygen transport reactors disposed therein. A mixture of fuel and gaseous carbon dioxide is delivered to the interior of each oxygen transport reactor. Pressurized air is then delivered to the upper furnace chamber, so that oxygen from the pressurized air is driven through an ion transport membrane of each oxygen transport reactor to combust with the fuel. This combustion produces carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. The generated heat is used to heat the articles to be heated, which are received within a heating chamber positioned beneath the upper furnace chamber. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20090071468 | HEATING UNIT FOR HEATING A PATIO - A heating unit ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100132698 | TERRACE HEATER - A terrace heater is disclosed, including a base cabinet intended for storage of a supply of gas, which is connected to a burner at the free end of a support part extending upright from the cabinet. On the upwardly-facing free end of the burner, there is a reflector including an annular first screen which has a lower edge and extends outwards and at an angle downwards over the periphery of the burner for an inclined and downwardly-directed reflection of heat emitted from the burner along the edge of the reflector. Along only a part section of the circumference of the lower edge of the first screen and extending downwards from the edge, there is a second screen part oriented in a substantially vertical manner, the part section constituting between 20° and 340° of the circumference of the first screen. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139651 | GAS-FIRED PORTABLE UNVENTED INFRARED HEATER - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110067694 | Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter - A Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter is disclosed. The patio heater dome attachment is attachable to a conventional patio heater so that the dome attachment covers the heater's heat shield, while maintaining an air gap therebetween. There are preferably standoff ridges or other features built into the dome attachment to maintain this air gap and to prevent air from flowing freely between the heat shield and the dome attachment. The dome attachment embodies a very low heat load so that very little heat conduction occurs between the heat shield and the dome attachment, such that more of the heater's energy is reflected towards the usage area. Finally, the perimeter edge of the dome attachment extends downwardly at least until it is essentially horizontally planar with the perimeter edge of the patio heater heat shield. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20130167835 | Heater with Reflector - A heating arrangement includes a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector has a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20160252245 | All around radiation heating apparatus | 09-01-2016 |
| 126092000 | Radiant enclosed by furnace shell | 1 |
| 20100147291 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20140230809 | Gas-Fired Heater with Environmental Detector - Provided is a portable heater supplied by an associated fuel source, comprising a housing, a fuel connection fitting, an orifice, a burner assembly, a regulator, a controller for selectively switching among operation states including at least a 4000 BTUs and a 9000 BTUs per hour state, a power source adapted to generate electrical power from heat, and a detector system adapted to use the electrical power generated by the power source, detect the level of a particular gas in the atmosphere, and interrupt combustion of the air-fuel mixture. A housing may comprise an air inlet and may define an interior region. A burner assembly may comprise a fuel valve adapted to control communication between the burner assembly and the associated fuel source, a venturi for mixing air and fuel into a fuel-air mixture, a combustion region adapted for the combustion of the air-fuel mixture to produce combustion products and heat. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20080202502 | Methods and Apparatus for a Patio Heater - A patio heater that supports an object placed on the patio heater by a user and that provides heat to the user. The patio heater includes a tabletop, a deflector, and a dispersal unit. The tabletop supports the objects placed on the patio heater by the user. The deflector is positioned between the tabletop and a source of heat to regulate a temperature of the tabletop. The dispersal unit is positioned below the deflector, encircles the source of heat, and cooperates with the deflector to regulate the temperature of the tabletop. The tabletop includes an uppermost surface of the patio heater. The deflector deflects a heat from the source of heat away from the tabletop and the dispersal unit disperses the heat away from the deflector and from the source of heat, thereby regulating a temperature of the tabletop and providing the heat to the user. The deflector and the dispersal unit maintain the tabletop at a temperature that does not burn the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090223512 | OUTDOOR PATIO HEATER - An outdoor heater such as an outdoor patio heater may include a number of panels and ribs that securely couple the panels together. The heater may include a coupling assembly that easily and securely couples a support such as a pole to a tabletop, pedestal or base. The tabletop, pedestal and/or base may be formed of a variety of materials, for example, fiber-reinforced plastic, allowing a large variety of aesthetically pleasing effects. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090235922 | INFRARED WOK HEATER - An infrared heater for heating a cooking vessel, such as a Chinese wok. The heater includes a block of refractory material, which emits infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature, forming an inverted frustum-shaped cavity or opening. A gas-fired burner having a burner head which produces a laterally directed flame upon ignition of a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion oxidant supplied to the burner is disposed in the cavity or opening. A planar structure suitable for emitting infrared radiation upon heating to an elevated temperature and forming at least one centralized opening covers the upward oriented base end of the inverted frustum-shaped opening. In accordance with one embodiment, the refractory block is disposed within a cylindrical housing which supports the cooking vessel above the centralized opening during the cooking process. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090308382 | ECCENTRIC TELESCOPIC PORTABLE OUTDOOR HEATER - An eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater includes a burner assembly, a base, and a connecting assembly provided between the burner assembly and the base. The connecting assembly is an arched telescopic curving-arm assembly adjusting the height of the burner assembly, which has a lower curving-arm, an upper curving-arm inserted into the lower curving arm, a lock device and a locating device. The base is a subassembly convenient for a gas bottle to be put in or taken out, which includes a supporting assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly, a gas bottle cover assembly, a door and sliding track assembly. The base, the connecting assembly, and the burner assembly form the eccentric telescopic portable outdoor heater with smooth arched configuration. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065047 | All around radiation heating apparatus - The present invention provides a safer all-around radiation heating assembly than similar traditional heaters. As typical with traditional heaters, a shroud is used to surroundably cover a portable liquid propane tank. To replace the portable liquid propane tank, the shroud must be continuously raised to a predetermined height while a service person accesses the propane tank. There is a danger that if and when the shroud drops, a spark could be created resulting in igniting highly flammable escaped propane gas. The present invention overcomes dangers associated with the traditional heaters by eliminating the spark creation danger and by introducing a ventilation system to allow any leaked propane gas to escape away from the heater. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100288268 | PARASOL HEATER WITH TILTING PARASOL - A parasol heater comprising a moveable dish provided above a gas burner, wherein the dish is pivotably coupled to a first side of the burner, the heater comprising an actuator coupled to the dish and configured in use to effect movement of the dish relative to the gas burner, the actuator extending downwardly from the dish along a second side of the burner, the second side being opposite to the first side. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110094504 | Burner assembly for gas burners of radiant heating type - Burner assembly for a gas burner of radiant heating type including a burner chamber ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120180784 | Gas-Fired Portable Unvented Infrared Heater - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130008434 | Wind Resistant Heater - A radiant gas heater includes one or more gas inlets | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130104878 | Portable gas heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130104879 | Portable Gas Heater | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130192591 | COMBUSTION HEATER - Provided is a combustion heater ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140116423 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140116424 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150083117 | HEAT DISPERSING ELEMENT - A heat dispersing element for a standard propane torch head for the generation of silent heat. This heat dispersing element attaches directly to the head of a propane torch and operates silently. The heat dispersing element accepts the heat of the torch and silently disperses the heat through the burn plate and directs it outward silently. This is done through a series of openings. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20130139810 | OXYGEN TRANSPORT REACTOR-BASED OVEN - The oxygen transport reactor-based oven is an oven for heating articles, such as bread, using oxygen transport reactor-based combustion in order to recycle carbon dioxide, rather than releasing the carbon dioxide into the environment. The oven includes an upper furnace chamber having a plurality of oxygen transport reactors disposed therein. A mixture of fuel and gaseous carbon dioxide is delivered to the interior of each oxygen transport reactor. Pressurized air is then delivered to the upper furnace chamber, so that oxygen from the pressurized air is driven through an ion transport membrane of each oxygen transport reactor to combust with the fuel. This combustion produces carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. The generated heat is used to heat the articles to be heated, which are received within a heating chamber positioned beneath the upper furnace chamber. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20090071468 | HEATING UNIT FOR HEATING A PATIO - A heating unit ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100132698 | TERRACE HEATER - A terrace heater is disclosed, including a base cabinet intended for storage of a supply of gas, which is connected to a burner at the free end of a support part extending upright from the cabinet. On the upwardly-facing free end of the burner, there is a reflector including an annular first screen which has a lower edge and extends outwards and at an angle downwards over the periphery of the burner for an inclined and downwardly-directed reflection of heat emitted from the burner along the edge of the reflector. Along only a part section of the circumference of the lower edge of the first screen and extending downwards from the edge, there is a second screen part oriented in a substantially vertical manner, the part section constituting between 20° and 340° of the circumference of the first screen. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139651 | GAS-FIRED PORTABLE UNVENTED INFRARED HEATER - A portable radiant heater supplied by an associated fuel source comprises a housing having a handle for transporting the heater. A plenum in the housing receives fuel from the associated fuel source and mixes the fuel with air. A burner assembly includes a radiant surface that communicates with the plenum. A regulator limits the pressure of the associated propane source to approximately eleven inches water column, and an oxygen depletion system associated with the burner assembly automatically shuts off the heater at a predetermined oxygen content. A tank fitting with a position that can be adjusted relative to the regulator facilitates the installation of the associated fuel source to the heater. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110067694 | Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter - A Patio Heater Double Dome Infrared Heat Reflector/Converter is disclosed. The patio heater dome attachment is attachable to a conventional patio heater so that the dome attachment covers the heater's heat shield, while maintaining an air gap therebetween. There are preferably standoff ridges or other features built into the dome attachment to maintain this air gap and to prevent air from flowing freely between the heat shield and the dome attachment. The dome attachment embodies a very low heat load so that very little heat conduction occurs between the heat shield and the dome attachment, such that more of the heater's energy is reflected towards the usage area. Finally, the perimeter edge of the dome attachment extends downwardly at least until it is essentially horizontally planar with the perimeter edge of the patio heater heat shield. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20130167835 | Heater with Reflector - A heating arrangement includes a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector has a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20160252245 | All around radiation heating apparatus | 09-01-2016 |
| 126085000 | Connected to outside | 3 |
| 20100083955 | Burner assembly with integral log set - The burner assembly of the present invention broadly comprises a burner pan having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an inlet extending from the lower surface, a burner top complimentarily shaped to the burner pan and having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of ports extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, a gasket disposed about the periphery of the burner pan upper surface and intermediate the upper surface and the burner top inner surface, a cavity defined by the burner pan upper surface, the burner top inner surface, and the gasket, and the burner top outer surface having an appearance of a plurality of logs and an ember bed. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100154789 | Injection Flame Burner and Furnace Equipped With Same Burner and Method for Generating Flame - An injection flame burner in which temperature of the generated flame itself can be sustained around the flame. A plurality of double structure injection nozzles each consisting of an outer tube and an inner tube provided coaxially with the outer tube, are arranged such that hydrogen gas is ejected from one of the outer tubes and the inner tubes and oxygen gas is ejected from the other tubes, and the injection port of each injection nozzle is located on the injection surface. Each injection nozzle includes at least one main injection nozzle having an inner tube formed to spread toward the injection surface side, another sub-injection nozzle arranged around the main injection nozzle, wherein gas is injected from the inner tube of the main injection nozzle under a higher pressure state as compared with gas injected from the sub-injection nozzle. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100170503 | HEATER CONFIGURED TO OPERATE WITH A FIRST OR SECOND FUEL - A heater can be configured to operate with either a first fuel at a first pressure or a second fuel at a second pressure and can include a fluid flow controller. In some embodiments, the fluid flow controller is configured to permit flow of fuel to a first passageway and to direct a first fuel to a first oxygen depletion sensor line when the controller is in a first position and permit the flow of fuel to a second passageway and to direct a second fuel to a second oxygen depletion sensor line when the controller is in a second position. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100236544 | OUTDOOR FLAME HEATER - The present invention is a knock-down design of an outdoor heater. An outdoor heater without resorting to knock-down designs is heavy and bulky. It is costly to ship due to its sheer size and heavy weight. A knock-down design on the other hand resorts to innovative designs in using light weight components with structural reinforcements to increase load bearing capacities thus achieve the same effect as using heavier traditional materials. A knock-down design also resorts to innovative designs in reducing component size so as to occupy a small footprint for ease of packaging and shipment. As a result, a knock-down design heater can be packaged in a footprint many times smaller than a full size heater and it weights much less than a traditional outdoor heater. It provides cost advantages in pre-sale shipment and general distribution, post-sale transportation convenience as well as ease of relocation during subsequent years of consumer usage. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100282244 | Heat Treatment Apparatus for Oxide Superconducting Wire - This invention provides a heat treatment apparatus for an oxide superconducting wire that is easy to control atmosphere during baking and can realize a high manufacturing speed. A heat treatment apparatus ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100313881 | Shutter Having a Swellable Peripheral Seal and Shutting System Comprising It, for a Multiple-Chamber Furnace Port - The invention relates to the field of what are called multiple-chamber ring furnaces, for the baking of carbon blocks, and more particularly to a shutter ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100326430 | DUAL FUEL HEATING SYSTEM AND AIR SHUTTER - A dual fuel heating system can be used in a gas appliance. The system can have an air shutter to regulate an amount of air that can mix with the fuel for combustion. The air shutter can be configured to have different positions depending on the type of fuel to be used. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110048412 | COMBUSTION HEATER - A combustion heater includes an inner tube having a supply passage for combustion gas in an inner portion, and an outer tube disposed to provide a separated combustion space in an outer periphery of the inner tube. A hole part for ejecting the combustion gas is formed on a tube wall of the inner tube and combustion gas is ejected with ejection characteristics such that circulating flow is formed on the periphery of a stagnation point. According to this combustion heater, a stable flame can be formed without increasing costs and the heating efficiency can be improved. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110114086 | HEATING DEVICE - A heating device, including a gas or oil burner in a cylindrical combustion chamber radially bounded by a heat exchanger, at least one gap for the passage of heating gases through the heat exchanger into an exhaust-gas collection chamber, which is radially outside of the heat exchanger and has a surrounding shell having a connection nozzle for an exhaust gas line, a front cover element for accommodating the burner, a rear cover element as a closure for the combustion chamber, and supply/return connection nozzles. The present system is intended to optimize the heat exchanger so as to achieve the most compact possible dimensions and efficient heat transfer properties. The heat exchanger includes annularly configured heat exchanger tubes that are disposed in parallel to the longitudinal axis of combustion chamber, which each form an axially extending gap between two adjacent heat exchanger tubes for passing heating gases in the radial direction. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110174299 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING AN INTERFERENCE RIB - One aspect of this disclosure provides a heat exchanger that comprises a first panel half coupled to a corresponding second panel half that form a passageway having at least a first chamber adjacent an inlet end of the passageway and a second chamber and overlapping interference patterns formed in each of the first and second panel halves that extend along at least a portion of the length of the passageway and located between at least the first and second chambers. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174300 | SELF-LOCATING NITROGEN OXIDE REDUCTION BAFFLE FOR FURNACE AND GAS FURNACE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A nitrogen oxide reduction baffle for a heat exchanger of a furnace and a gas furnace incorporating at least one such baffle. In one embodiment, the baffle includes: (1) a body having a predetermined length, cross-sectional configuration and longitudinal slot, the longitudinal slot having a predetermined width and position and (2) a locating structure coupled to the body and configured to place the body in a predetermined longitudinal location within a heat exchanger and orient the slot relative to the heat exchanger, the body laterally constrained within the heat exchanger when the body is located at the predetermined longitudinal location. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174301 | Primary Heat Exchanger Design for Condensing Gas Furnace - A compact furnace heat exchanger for a gas furnace is disclosed. The compact furnace heat exchanger may include a first pass having an inlet end, a second pass in fluid communication with the first pass through a first return bend, and a third pass having an outlet end and in fluid communication with the second pass through a second return bend. The third pass may further include a plurality of irregularities for optimizing performance of the compact furnace heat exchanger and the associated gas furnace. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110192395 | AIR DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR PRIMARY AIR IN COKE OVENS - A device for directed introduction of primary combustion air into the primary heating space of a coke oven chamber is shown. Primary air is admitted through entry ports in the top of a coke oven chamber or in the frontal coke oven chamber walls above the coke oven chamber door or in the coke oven chamber door or in several or all of the mentioned positions These entry ports have inserts that are equipped with oven-inwardly directed spouts, with the spouts having an opening-outwardly directed angle through which primary air is conducted at a chamfered angle onto the coke cake so that the primary air from the opening ports in the coke oven chamber top streams to the coke oven at an angle of less than 90° and primary air from the opening ports in the coke oven chamber wall above the coke oven chamber door or in the coke oven chamber door streams to the coke oven at an angle of greater than 0°. Also shown is a method for a directed introduction of primary air with the described device. By implementing this method, the mixing of coking gas and primary air in the primary heating space can be improved substantially. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110203579 | IMPROVED OVEN FOR THE THERMAL CONDITIONING OF PREFORMS MADE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110209698 | Device and Method for Gasification and/or Pyrolysis, or Vaporization of Combustible Materials - The device comprises: an inner chamber ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110247607 | Fuel Selector Valve - Provided is a fuel selector valve comprising a valve body, a flow selector, an inlet aperture, and a plurality of outlet apertures. A flow selector may be adjustable by rotation of a rotatable member. A rotatable member may comprise an engagement surface comprising adaptations to permit operational engagement with a tool. A plurality of outlet apertures may be in selectable fluid communication with the inlet aperture. The selectable fluid communication may be adjusted by adjustment of the flow selector. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120012103 | HEATING SYSTEM - A heating system can include certain pressure sensitive features. These features can be configured to change from a first position to a second position based on a pressure of a fuel flowing into the feature. These features can include, fuel selector valves, pressure regulators, burner nozzles, and oxygen depletion sensor nozzles, among other features. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120024284 | Device for preheating objects, particularly aluminum strands, rods, or pins, as well as a system having such a device - In the case of a device ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120031397 | Fuel Conversion System - Provided is a fuel conversion system adapted for operation engagement with either of a first associated fluid fuel source or a second associated fluid fuel source. The fuel conversion system may comprise a convertible regulator, a fuel distribution, and a transmission. A convertible regulator may be adapted to receive either a first fluid fuel or a second fluid fuel. A fuel distribution valve may be operatively engaged with said convertible regulator. A transmission may be operatively engaged to said fuel distribution valve and operatively engaged with the convertible regulator. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120037153 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ENERGY FROM HYDROGEN, IN PARTICULAR FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - Herein proposed is a system ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120067341 | Dual Fuel Heater - A heater having first and second oxygen depletion sensors and a main burner injector and configurable for the delivery of at least first and second types of fuels. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120090600 | INDUCER FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A FURNACE - An inducer fan assembly includes a flow collector piece having a motor support surface, a toroidal collector, and a discharge region extending tangentially from the collector. A fan rotor is rotatably mounted relative to the motor support surface. The fan rotor includes a hub surface, and an outer circumferential edge. The fan rotor further includes a plurality of blades that extend from the hub surface. The plurality of blades extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge that extends beyond the outer circumferential edge. The plurality of blades include a first height and a second height that define a blade tip revolved contour. The collector is arranged radially outward from and axially off-set from the hub surface. An inlet casing piece is mounted to the flow collector piece. The inlet casing piece includes a contour that is substantially similar to the blade tip revolved contour of the fan rotor. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090601 | CONDENSATE COLLECTOR SYSTEM FOR MULTI-POISE GAS FURNACE SYSTEM - A condensate collector system includes a condensate collector box having at least one condensate outlet port, and a condensate trap fluidly connected to the at least one condensate outlet port. The condensate trap is configured and disposed to be selectively positioned in multiple drain orientations relative to the condensate collector box to accommodate multiple installation configurations of the multi-poise gas furnace. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120097154 | CONTROL PROCESS FOR AN ANODE BAKING FURNACE AND ADAPTED FURNACE USING SUCH PROCESS - Control process for a furnace for baking carbon anodes comprising:
| 04-26-2012 |
| 20120234314 | ROLL-TO-ROLL REACTOR FOR PROCESSING FLEXIBLE CONTINUOUS WORKPIECE - The present invention provides a reactor for preparing thin films of compound semiconductors for photovoltaic devices. The reactor includes a chamber that has a bottom surface that, in some locations, has protrusions that contact the bottom surface of the substrate having the compound semiconductor to provide uniform heating and cooling of the substrate. Interior walls of the chamber can also be lined with high thermal conductivity portions and low thermal conductivity portions interposed between high thermal conductivity portions. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20140299123 | DUAL FUEL HEATING SYSTEM AND AIR SHUTTER - A dual fuel heating system can be used in a gas appliance. The system can have an air shutter to regulate an amount of air that can mix with the fuel for combustion. The air shutter can be configured to have different positions depending on the type of fuel to be used. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140338660 | GAS POWERED HEATER - A gas powered heater ( | 11-20-2014 |
| 20090308381 | WALL THIMBLE WITH OUTSIDE AIR INLET - A wall thimble for use with a heating appliance. Dual functionality is provided in a single wall thimble device by having a vent path for exhausting combustion by-products, and a separate air inlet path to draw in outside combustion air for use by the heating appliance. The wall thimble is formed as a two-part housing such that a first portion can be inserted into a second portion. When an exhaust pipe is routed through end plates on the housing portions, a closed region is formed between the exhaust pipe and the housing portions. A first air vent is formed in the first or outside portion to draw combustion air into the closed region from outside. A second air vent is formed in the second or inside portion to route the combustion air from the closed region to an opening in the housing where a combustion air inlet pipe is connected. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065046 | PASSIVE STREAM REGULATING SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO HEAT EXCHANGERS - A passive stream regulating system applicable to air-flue gas or water-flue gas heat exchangers, preferably natural gas balanced flue or natural flue home heaters and home boilers, which allows to attain non-over oxygenated stoichiometric mixture conditions. The system is included by small diameter tubes or other geometric systems formed by small channels, to produce a strong laminarization of the aerodynamic flow established within the venting tube, which are located in sections of the conduit or passage of incoming cold air to the combustion chamber of the exchanger or in sections of the conduit or passage of hot flue gases released to the environment. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20140034046 | LOW PROFILE VENT TERMINAL WITH VARIABLE EXHAUST ANGLE - Vent terminal apparatus and methods are provided for covering vent pipes in an HVAC system, e.g., air intake and combustion gas exhaust pipes of a furnace or boiler. The vent terminal includes a body defining a shielded air inlet configured to fluidly communicate with an air intake pipe, and an exhaust opening configured to fluidly communicate with an exhaust pipe. The vent terminal also includes a nozzle configured to couple with the body and defining a flowpath therethrough. When the exhaust opening of the body is in fluid communication with the exhaust pipe and the nozzle is coupled with the body, the flowpath is in fluid communication with the exhaust pipe via the exhaust opening and the flowpath is oriented at an acute angle relative to the exhaust pipe. | 02-06-2014 |
