| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 431253000 | COMBINED | 44 |
| 20080220386 | Foldable Ignitor - A foldable lighter that prevents inadvertent ignition by erroneously pressing on the operating button at time of folding the swing-arm to make the lighter compact. A foldable lighter | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080220387 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS TO REDUCE FLUE GAS NOX BY INJECTION OF N-AGENT DROPLETS AND GAS IN OVERFIRE AIR - A combustion apparatus for combusting including: a boiler defining an enclosed flue gas path having a combustion zone and a burnout zone, wherein flue gas is formed in the combustion zone and the combustion flue gas comprising nitrogen oxides; a fuel injector aligned with and introducing fuel into the combustion zone and a combustion air injector aligned with and introducing air into the combustion zone; an overfire air system adjacent the burnout zone comprising an overfire air port adjacent the burnout zone and through which overfire air flows into the burnout zone, and a nitrogen reagent injector having an outlet aligned with the overfire air system and injecting nitrogen reagent gas or small droplets into said overfire air, wherein said small droplets have an average diameter of no greater than 50 microns. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080248434 | MAGNETIC LIGHTER - A magnetic lighter, whereby a lighter and at least one magnet material are combined so as to form a magnetic lighter capable of magnetically engaging objects having magnetic properties as well as various accessories. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090162803 | TWO CHAMBERED ILLUMINATING LIGHTER - A lighter comprises an inner lighter housing and an outer housing that slideably fits over the inner lighter housing to form a two chamber structure. An illumination assembly attaches to the lighter. The illumination assembly comprises a light emitting diode (LED) on an inside portion of the illumination assembly, positioned such that when lit, the LED illuminates the inside portion of inner lighter housing and the outer lighter housing. The inner and outer housings at least somewhat transparent, so as the illuminate an ambient portion of the atmosphere proximate to the lighter. A decorative insert can be provided between the inner lighter hosing and the outer lighter hosing. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090170044 | Decoratively illuminating apparatus using a candle - Disclosed is a decoratively illuminating apparatus using a candle including a candle, a light transparent holder, and a light transparent accommodating seat held in the holder while accommodating the candle. The candle ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090239185 | Power production using grain fractionation products - An energy independent dry corn fractionation ethanol production system which utilizes at least one product of a dry corn fractionation process as fuel to generate power for the production of ethanol. Specifically, power production devices and methods of generating power from dry corn fractionation products for the production of ethanol. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090286192 | DISPOSABLE LIGHTER FOR SIGHT-IMPAIRED USERS - A disposable lighter having a surface comprised of different elevations and different materials, which permit blind or sight-impaired users to know the proper orientation to use the lighter by feel alone and also improve gripping of the lighter. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100062384 | Oil burning system - The present invention is an oil burning system, capable of burning various waste oils with high efficiency burn, reduced emissions, and without producing sludge within the system. Generally, the system operates by pressurizing liquid fuel to a high pressure and delivering the fuel through a two-stage filtration system, pre-heating the fuel, dispensing the fuel through a nozzle and igniting the fuel. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100081101 | Child resistant utility lighter - A disposable gas lighter with advertising flashlight. The lighter has a flashlight unit having a power source, a lamp electrically connected to the power source, a push-button switch to turn on the lamp when pressed down, a sleeve installed in a recess of the body which contains the lamp in one end thereof, a film bearing advertising information and placed in around a middle portion of the sleeve, and a convex lens contained in a free end of the sleeve. The convex lens is located in an opening defined on the surface of the body. When the push-button switch is pressed down, the flashlight unit is able to give off a light beam. When the beam meets a plane in front of the gas lighter, a project of the film comes into being. Viewers then are able to watch the advertising information of the film with the project. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100136494 | COMBINED LIGHTER AND CIGARETTE PAPER DISPENSER - A combined lighter and cigarette paper dispenser comprises an elongated housing having an ignition mechanism fitted to one end. The housing includes a lighter fluid container | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100178624 | Method of Manufacturing Carbon-Rich Product and Co-Products - A method in which a parent hydrocarbon-rich material is processed so as to produce both a carbon-rich solid material that has a higher carbon to hydrogen ratio than that of the parent material and a carbon-deficient combustible gas that has a lower carbon to hydrogen ratio than the parent material. In the process, the material is activated by exposing it to a hot gas stream having elevated levels of one or both of carbon dioxide and water vapor. The combustible gas is combusted to produce heat. At least about 80% of the heat is used in one or more endothermic steps that include drying coal or biomass. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100266971 | FIRE GENERATOR HAVING A CONTROLLABLE VENTING MECHANISM - A combustion device has a controllable venting mechanism, within a piston/plunger or a chamber/housing, to allow the flow of air out of the chamber to enable the piston/plunger to be freely inserted for the purpose of storage or to maintain the air within the chamber to enable the piston/plunger to create a pressure necessary for combustion. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100279240 | Device for Enabling Heat Apparatus to be Ignited Quickly - A device which is cooperable with a heat apparatus and which is effected by heat for rendering the heat apparatus to be ignited in a faster manner includes a catalytic member and a sleeve including a peripheral wall enclosing and contacting with an outer circumferential edge of the catalytic member. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100291497 | ELECTRICAL GAS LIGHTER WHICH IS CONVENIENT TO CARRY AND USE - The electric gas lighter according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a body and a switch which is able to slide relative to the body, and the abovementioned switch comprises a clip part which is able to deform resiliently in such a way as to be inserted into a cigarette packet, the abovementioned clip part comprises a guide part having a width wider than the thickness of the wall surface of a cigarette packet and comprises a securing part having a width narrower than the thickness if the wall surface if the above-mentioned cigarette packet, and it can be carried around inserted in a cigarette packet or the like and can be lit up while it is attached to the cigarette packet. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110183277 | Driving method for solenoid valve, solenoid valve driving apparatus, and combustion apparatus including same - A solenoid valve driving apparatus includes switching means for ON/OFF-controlling application of a direct current voltage to a solenoid of a solenoid valve, and signal outputting means. A first period and a consecutive second period are set as a valve opening operation period of the solenoid valve. When the signal outputting means outputs the PWM signal to the switching means, a duty ratio of the output signal is set to be higher in the second period than in the first period so that a power supplied to the solenoid is larger in the second period than in the first period. As a result, a valve opening operation is performed in the solenoid valve reliably, and loud noise generation during the valve opening operation is suppressed. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110223550 | METHOD OF AFFIXING HEAT-RESISTANT FUEL ACTIVATION SUBSTANCE AND COMBUSTION DEVICE - A heat-resistant fuel-activating substance is affixed to a combustion device such as a boiler in an adequate manner, that is, the substance is affixed in an adequate position over an adequate area, whereby the effect of activating combustion is rapidly, stably, and inexpensively produced. A heat-resistant fuel-activating substance having a spectral emissivity of 0.85 or higher at electromagnetic wavelengths in the range of 3-20 μm is affixed to a combustion device so that the heat-resistant fuel-activating substance is disposed in a position which is located outside or inside the combustion chamber at the back of the flame-generating portion of the burner and rises to at most 300° C. in temperature and that the substance occupies at least 50% of the area of the projected part of the combustion cone. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110300495 | LIGHTER WITH GOLF SCREEN REPAIR TOOL AND GOLF BALL MARKER - This invention presents a cigarette lighter. The cigarette lighter has a lighter body and a golf green repair tool mounted on the lighter body. The golf green repair tool can slide between an extended position and a retracted position. The cigarette lighter also has a golf ball marker seat. A golf ball marker can be removeably mounted in the golfball marker seat. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120045727 | GAS COMBUSTOR - The present invention relates to a gas combustor, which comprises a housing in which a base seat is installed, an engagement pipe at the front of the base seat is connected to a flame device exposed at the front of the housing, wherein the rear portion of the base seat is pivoted with a swing sheet, the inner surface thereof is adjacent to a gas intake control valve fastened in the base seat, and a convey pipe is connected between the gas intake control valve and a pivotal connection device installed at the rear of the housing; and a safety mechanism, installed at the bottom of the housing and including a latch button, a connection rod and a control button; through pressing the latch button, one end of the connection rod is raised, the latch end at the other end of the connection rod is inwardly retracted for releasing the locking state of the control button, so the control button is enabled to be pressed, and the extrusion part extrudes the swing sheet, and the gas intake control valve is formed to an opening state, so the fuel is able to pass through the interior of the base seat for being ejected by the flame device. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120164589 | OPTICAL COMBUSTOR PROBE SYSTEM - The present application provides an optical probe system for use with a combustion flame in a combustion chamber. The optical probe system may include a number of optical probes fixedly attached about the combustion chamber and positioned such that the optical probes collect light generated by the combustion flame in a field of view of each of the optical probes. One or more components external to the combustion chamber may produce and analyze signals indicative of the light generated by the combustion flame in the field of view of each of the optical probes. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120308944 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PERFORATED PIPE FOR GAS GENERATOR, AS WELL AS GAS GENERATOR - A method of manufacturing a perforated pipe for a gas generator, including a pipe-like member forming step of forming a closed-bottom pipe-like member from a plate-like member by press-forming using a rod-like member and a mold; and a hole punching step of inserting a die into the pipe-like member in place of the rod-like member, the die including one or more through holes in a direction intersecting an axial direction thereof, and punching through the pipe-like member formed in the pipe-like member forming step with a punching member aligned with a position of each through hole to form one or more pairs of opposed punch holes; wherein a distance between the paired punch holes is any value selected from 3 mm to 10 mm. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120315589 | REUSABLE MUSICAL CANDLE - A melody candle for reproducing sounds recorded as digital sound files includes a candle having a flammable wick having a free end and at least one optic fiber that is fastened thereto and oriented along a long dimension of said wick; a candle base having an upper surface configured to hold said candle securely; a chip group including at least one flash memory chip configured so that digital sound files can be downloaded thereto or erased therefrom; a photo sensor configured so as to activate said chip group upon receiving light emanating from a source of illumination by means of said optic fiber, said optic fiber being arranged so as to detect light emanating from said candle; and a speaker means for converting electric signals generated by said chip group into audible signals. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120328996 | Reverse Flow Combustor Duct Attachment - A reverse flow combustor has an inlet end. A flowpath extends downstream from the inlet end through a turn. The turn directs the flowpath radially inward and reversing an axial flow direction. A large exit duct (LED) is along the turn. A small exit duct (SED) is along the turn and joined by a joint to a mounting structure to resist separation in a first axial direction. The joint comprises: a first surface on the SED facing partially radially inward; and a mounting feature engaging the first surface. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130022933 | Cigarette Lighter Cover with Bottle Opener - The invention is a lighter cover for use with a cigarette lighter, the cover including a bottle opener for removing crimped crown-type caps from bottles and a pull-tab opener for lifting a pull-tab on a beverage can. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130029274 | Flow Control Device - A flow control device for partitioning a fluid flow from a common supply stream into at least two delivery streams by means of a common reciprocating damper such as a cylindrical sleeve damper. A combustion device using such a flow control device to partition a gas supply thereto and a combustion apparatus such as a boiler incorporating such combustion devices are also described. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130040254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMBUSTOR - A combustor nozzle includes a center body that defines an axial centerline. A shroud circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud. A plenum is inside the center body and aligned substantially parallel to the axial centerline. A sensor extends inside the center body and is generally adjacent to the plenum, wherein the sensor detects a condition proximate to the combustor nozzle. A method for monitoring a combustor includes flowing a fuel through a center body axially aligned in a nozzle and flowing a working fluid through an annular passage substantially parallel to and radially outward of the center body. The method further includes sensing a condition inside the combustor using a sensor located inside the center body. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130224671 | UNITARY IGNITER AND FLAME SENSOR - An integral igniter and flame sensor for a furnace includes a mounting base installable in an access port to a burner in a furnace. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward at least one burner of the furnace, and a flame sensor extends from the same mounting base toward the at least one burner. A furnace includes a housing and a heat exchange portion located in the housing. The heat exchange portion includes a heat exchanger and a burner assembly located to heat the heat exchanger. The burner assembly includes at least one burner and an integral igniter and flame sensor. The integral igniter and flame sensor includes a mounting base installable in an access port to the at least one burner. An igniter extends from the mounting base toward the at least one burner and a flame sensor extends from the same mounting base toward the same burner. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130244191 | Lighter Eyez - A combination cigarette lighter and eye-drop applicator wherein the eye-drop device is secured to the lighter by being press fit secured with plastic clips or secured by hollow housing, a reservoir in the housing adapted to hold a supply of eye-drops and a squeeze bottle for applying the eye-drops in addition to the fire-lighting section of ordinary lighters, such that a person could ease eye irritation and redness due to smoke or allergies without needing anything but a lighter. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140030664 | COMBINATION LIGHTER AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCT DISPENSER - Methods and devices for combining a lighter with a consumable product dispenser are presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the combined dispenser can have a fragrance that matches or compliments the consumable. The lighter portion of the dispenser can be non-disposable, for example, and the consumable portion can be disposable. The consumable portion can be, for example, slidably attached so that it can be readily removed when emptied. The consumable can be, for example, a perfume or fragrance, a mint or candy, a hand sanitizer gel, chewing gum, or an anti-bacterial lotion. The consumable dispensing portion can have a button, for example, that when pressed, allows it to slide into the lighter. When the button is released, the lighter and consumable can, for example, become locked into a single combined unit. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140080076 | RELIABLE CARBON-NEUTRAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - Systems for providing reliable, controllable power without releasing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140127633 | Fire Starter and Survival Tool - A survival tool intended for fire starting with a novel tinder generation element which creates fine, elongated slivers of combustible material which ignite and dry easily even in damp or wet environments. The device combination of a pyrophoric element, striker, ignitable material and other optional elements with the elongated tinder generation component reduces the risk of injury and subsequent infection over bladed alternatives, while also containing all required elements for wilderness fire starting in a small convenient package. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140162199 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN COMBUSTION PRODUCT CONTROL - A combustion product control system includes a first sensing device that measures a concentration of NO | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140170575 | IONIZER FOR A COMBUSTION SYSTEM, INCLUDING FOAM ELECTRODE STRUCTURE - An ionizer mechanism includes a corona electrode and a counter electrode positioned with respect to one another. The counter electrode includes a first layer of a porous, open cell foam material with a medium-to-high intrinsic resistance. The counter electrode has a point contact resistance that is at least two orders of magnitude greater than a broad contact resistance of the counter electrode. Charged particles produced by the ionizer mechanism are introduced to a combustion reaction to impart an electrical charge onto the combustion reaction. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140170576 | CONTAINED FLAME FLARE STACK - A flare stack may be equipped with an electrical energy application system configured to apply electrical energy to a flare stack combustor. The applied electrical energy may be selected to affect flare flame length, flare flame containment, and/or flare flame exhaust gas composition. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140170577 | BURNER HAVING A CAST DIELECTRIC ELECTRODE HOLDER - A burner may include a dielectric body configured to hold one or more electrodes in proximity to a combustion reaction. The dielectric body may be cast from a refractory material. The one or more electrodes may be cast into the dielectric body. The dielectric body and the electrodes may be configured for installation, removal, and replacement as a unit. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140272739 | FLARE STACK WITH INTEGRATED COLLECTOR - A system for removing liquids from a fluid stream having a mixture of gas and liquid phase components comprises a flare stack riser configured to couple to a gas flare module. A liquid collector has an input port, an internal cavity, and an output port. The input port is configured to receive a fluid stream, the fluid stream comprising gas and entrained liquid. The input port being further configured to direct the fluid stream into the internal cavity. The internal cavity being configured to separate at least a portion of the entrained liquid from the fluid stream and to permit the gas to exit through the output port. The output port being formed integrally with the flare stack riser. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140295362 | VACUUM PUMP WITH ABATEMENT FUNCTION - A vacuum pump includes a vacuum pump having a discharge port to which an abatement part for treating an exhaust gas discharged from the vacuum pump to make the exhaust gas harmless is attached. The vacuum pump includes a cylindrical member having an exhaust gas introduction port for introducing the exhaust gas to be treated and a gas outlet port for discharging gases which have been treated, a plurality of fuel nozzles provided at a circumferential wall of the cylindrical member for ejecting a fuel, and a plurality of air nozzles provided at the circumferential wall of the cylindrical member for ejecting air so as to form a swirling flow of air along an inner circumferential surface of the circumferential wall. The air nozzles are disposed at a plurality of stages spaced in an axial direction of the cylindrical member. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150064633 | MULTI-TOOL LIGHTER - A lighter houses tools commonly used in smoking hand rolled cigarettes, pipes, and THC (medicinal marijuana). The tools housed in the lighter may include a poke tool and/or a tweezers and dab combination tool. The tools may swing out from the lighter housing into an open position where they may be used. The lighter housing may act as a handle for the tools while in an open position. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150147706 | ELECTRODYNAMIC BURNER WITH A FLAME IONIZER - An ionizer provides charged particles to charge a combustion reaction. A conductive flame holder cooperates with the charged combustion reaction to hold the combustion reaction away from a fuel nozzle. Dilution and/or premixing of the fuel in the region between the fuel nozzle and the conductive flame holder results in a reduced flame temperature. The reduced flame temperature results in a reduced output of oxides of nitrogen (NOx). | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150308688 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR HORIZONTAL EXTERNAL IGNITION APPARATUS - The invention discloses a positioning device for a horizontal external ignition apparatus. The positioning device comprises a rotating module, an expansion module, a lifting module, and a mounting member fixed at the bottom of a water cooling device of the ignition apparatus. The rotating module drives the mounting member and the external ignition chamber of the ignition apparatus to rotate around the spindle member of the rotating module and adjust the rotation angle. The expansion module adjust the lateral movement of the mounting member and the external ignition chamber along the expansion member of the expansion module. The lifting module adjust the longitudinal movement of the mounting member and the external ignition chamber. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150345780 | ELECTRICAL COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMPLEMENTARY ELECTRODE PAIR - Two or more unipolar voltage generation systems may apply respective voltages to separate but complementary electrodes. The complementary electrodes may be disposed substantially congruently or analogously to one another to provide bipolar electrical effects on a combustion reaction. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150351453 | SMOKING APPARATUS ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A smoking apparatus is provided. The smoking apparatus includes a main body having a first end and a second end, the first end defining a concave interior surface. The smoking apparatus further includes a retaining member coupled to the second end of the main body. The retaining member defines a ring-like frame configured to releasably retain an object therein. The concave interior surface is configured to contact and fluidically seal a top surface of a chamber of a smoking pipe to pack and/or extinguish smoking product within the chamber. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150366298 | STRAP-SECURING DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL FIRE STARTER - A strap-securing device is configured to be able to be used to ignite a fire. The strap-securing device may include at least one strap-retaining body configured to retain at least one strap, and at least one fire-starting component configured to be used to ignite a fire. For example, the at least one strap-retaining body may include a first buckle member, and a second buckle member configured to be removably connected to the first buckle member. Alternatively, the at least one strap-retaining body may include a slider, cord lock, shackle, and/or the like. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160025340 | Carabiner With Fire-Starter - A carabiner having a fire-starter for easily mounting the fire-starter on to a variety of items for quick and easy access and easy carry. The carabiner has a loop to fasten to the variety of items. The fire-starter utilizes a flint that can be scraped across the rasp attached to the body of the carabiner. A light emitting device may also be attached to the body and configured to emit light near the fire-starter so as to illuminate the area where the fire is to be started. The fire-starter may further comprise a lock to prevent unintentional sparks from being created. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160076771 | PACKING LIGHTER - A packing lighter that includes an ignite activation portion and a middle portion that stores an ignitable substance. The packing lighter further includes a tip that removably attaches to the middle portion, or a sleeve that removably slides over the middle portion. The tip and the sleeve are a shape and size that is suited to fit into a smoking device to pack a smokable substance into the smoking device. | 03-17-2016 |
