| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 431258000 | BURNER HAVING ELECTRICAL HEATER OR IGNITER | 39 |
| 20080213713 | Flame Ignition Device For Gas Burners - A flame ignition device for a gas burner is described, comprising at least one ignition circuit and electric switching means that are associated with the gas tap for the respective burner. The electric switching means include at least one electric contact member ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090136883 | LOW COST HIGH SPEED SPARK VOLTAGE AND FLAME DRIVE SIGNAL GENERATOR - A system for generating a high DC voltage for a spark to ignite a flame in a combustion device, and a high AC voltage for a flame rod to sense a flame in the device, from a low voltage for combustion device control. The system may be an inexpensive mechanism. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090233250 | FUEL IGNITION SYSTEMS - Disclosed is a furnace adapted for burning solid materials, including biomass fuels. The furnace comprises an igniter having a heating element carried by a ceramic core and disposed within a ceramic cover tube for directing air at fuel disposed within the furnace for the purpose of igniting the fuel. Also disclosed is an igniter having a heating element carried by a ceramic core and disposed within a ceramic cover tube for directing air at fuel disposed within the furnace for the purpose of igniting the fuel. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090297998 | System for fastening spark plugs of boilers or the like - The invention relates to a system for fastening spark plugs ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100055630 | GAS LIGHTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A COOKING RANGE, HAVING A QUICK CONNECTION SYSTEM TO THE ELECTRODES - An electronic gas lighting device including: a cup-shaped casing, formed by an electrically insulating material; a plurality of high-voltage outputs carried by the casing and each including a chimney-like housing carried by the casing and also formed by an electrically insulating material and a first electric contact carried by the chimney-like housing and arranged therein; and a frame element integrally and protrudingly carrying, on a first face thereof intended in use to face towards the casing, a plurality of second contacts, in number equal to the high-voltage outputs present on the casing and adapted to couple with the first contacts within said chimney-like housings, and provided on a second face thereof, opposite to the first, with a plurality of electric wires each connecting a second contact with a spark generating electrode fastenable to a cooking range; snapping fastening means to the casing being peripherally arranged on the outside of the frame element, along at least one side of the same. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100291498 | SHOCK ABSORBING ASSEMBLY FOR GAS IGNITER - A gas igniter includes a heating element, a bushing and a mounting bracket. The bushing is formed of a generally rigid electrically insulating material and supports the heating element. The bushing includes an elongated slot extending through the bushing. The mounting bracket includes a first connecting portion and a second mounting portion. The first connecting portion is inserted through the elongated slot located on the bushing for connecting the mounting bracket to the bushing. The second mounting portion is configured to attach the gas igniter to an associated support surface. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110003261 | Torch assembly - A torch assembly comprises a rigid elongated burner tube having a distal end with a bend terminating in a fuel discharge nozzle tip directed backwardly toward the elongated burner tube in a J-shape configuration forming an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated burner tube. The nozzle tip is configured to be positioned in hard to reach places for treatment of a part by the ignited fuel. The elongated burner tube rotates 360 degrees about its longitudinal axis. An ignition device may be mounted on the elongated burner tube for igniting the fuel. Alternately, the elongated burner tube may be comprised of a flexible stay put metallic tubing which can be formed into various configurations and which remains in this configuration until it is formed into a different configuration. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110045423 | GAS PILOT BURNER ASSEMBLY - A pilot burner assembly for easy removal of a thermo-electric or other device is disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, a burner tube, thermo-electric device, and/or spark source are retained in a desired position via a bracket and resilient clip. The bracket may include retention features built into the bracket to help aid in the positioning of the burner tube, thermo-electric device, and/or spark source. The burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source may include retention features that are configured to engage corresponding retention features in the bracket, when desired. The resilient clip may bias the retention features of the burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source against corresponding the retention features of the bracket. One or more of the burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source may be removed from the bracket by overcoming the bias force provided by the resilient clip to disengage the retention features of the burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source from the corresponding retention features of the bracket, and sliding the component out of the bracket. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110081620 | OXYGEN DEPLETION SENSOR - In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) includes a thermocouple, a first nozzle configured to direct heat from combustion of a first gas, liquid, or combination thereof to the thermocouple, a second nozzle configured to direct heat from combustion of a second gas, liquid, or combination thereof to the thermocouple, and a first igniter. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20120070790 | APPARATUS METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF UNIDIRECTIONAL PROPAGATION OF GASEOUS DETONATIONS - The detonation propagation in a channel geometry which suppresses detonation propagation in one direction, allows it in another direction, and does not create flow restrictions in the channel. The geometry consists of a series of divergent sections separated by wedges that form a sawtooth shape. The detonation fails to propagate through this geometry in one direction because the detonation front is weakened by diffraction, and reignition centers are isolated from the main channel. In an opposite direction, convergent parts of the geometry support the detonation propagation, because subsequent shock collisions with oblique walls that form convergent sections create powerful transverse waves. These powerful transverse waves help the detonation propagation or reignite it. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120100497 | BURNER USING PLASMA - The present invention relates to a burner using plasma, which uses a mixture fuel in which water and industrial waste oil are mixed at an appropriate ratio. A combustion tank has a positive electrode (+), a rod installed at one side of the combustion tank has a negative electrode (−), and direct current electricity is supplied to the combustion tank and to the rod from a direct current electricity supply unit. A steam supply pipe of a steam generator is installed together with a plasma torch unit which is coupled to the combustion tank, such that high-temperature steam is discharged from the steam supply pipe together with the plasma torch generated by the plasma torch unit. Thus, the high-temperature plasma torch generates a high-temperature plasma flame of 800° C. or higher to heat a combustion chamber at the inner wall of the combustion tank. A mixture fuel supply pipe is wound into a coil on the outer surface of the combustion chamber, such that the mixture fuel supply pipe is preheated by high-temperature heat. The mixture fuel in the mixture fuel supply pipe is supplied at an air pressure of 50 through a high pressure pump, and water in the mixture fuel is decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen and waste oil in the mixture fuel is decomposed into carbons. The mixture fuel is injected or sprayed through a nozzle at a high temperature to effectively and completely burn the mixture fuel. The plasma torch unit operates by means of the direct current electricity supplied by the direct current electricity supply unit if needed, to adjust the temperature of the combustion chamber of the combustion tank, thereby enabling the smooth use of the burner. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120244481 | BIDIRECTIONAL JET FLAME IGNITER FOR AEROSOL FIRE SUPPRESSION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a bidirectional jet flame igniter for aerosol fire suppression apparatus, comprising igniter bracket ( | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120282560 | OFFSET IGNITER ASSEMBLY - A gas burner assembly for connection to a source of gas is provided. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body defining an opening therethrough and a generally circular outer periphery. The outer periphery includes a recess therein. The gas burner additionally includes a bracketing unit secured to the burner body and including a igniter holder and at least one igniter being concentric about a vertical axis and positioned within at least one of the recess and the igniter holder. The igniter includes an ignition element that is adjustably positioned to provide an optimal radial distance from the burner body, and wherein the gas burner assembly is configured to operatively accommodate a variety of igniter styles. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130078585 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ZONE WHERE A COMBUSTION CHAMBER IGNITION PLUG IS TO BE POSITIONED, AND ASSOCIATED COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A method for determining an optimum positioning zone of an ignition plug fitted with a semiconductor element in a combustion chamber, where the method includes:
| 03-28-2013 |
| 20130095439 | Flashlight firestarter - In accordance with the present invention, there is provided . . . a flashlight firestarter that includes an illumination source, an electrically heated ignition source for igniting combustible materials, and a firestarting element protective cap that includes a magnetic insert, all housed in a hollow multi-section cylindrical body. The firestarting element protective cap can be magnetically attached to the base of the invention for storage during operation of the firestarting element. Battery supplied electrons are directed through a component cylinder that works in conjunction with other elements of the invention to form a high current, cylindrical, multi-contact, low friction, auto-isolation switching mechanism. The flashlight firestarter also includes safety and reference channels that are used as both visual and tactile references during operation and are also used to house an onboard safety clip that prevents operation of the flashlight firestarter during storage or transport. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130288187 | MULTIFLAME BURNER WITH FLAME - A multiflame burner with burner nozzles which can be loaded with fuel gas, particularly for thermal material processing methods, in which at least one of the burner nozzles is provided with at least one auxiliary nozzle opening for generating an auxiliary flame arranged laterally to a main nozzle arrangement for generating a working flame and in the direction of at least one adjacent burner nozzle. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130344448 | HIGH PRESSURE COMBUSTOR WITH HOT SURFACE IGNITION - A combustor including a housing, an injector body, insulation, an air/fuel premix injector, a hot surface igniter, a fuel injector and a burner. The housing forms a main combustion chamber. The injector body is coupled within the housing, the injector body includes an initial combustion chamber. The insulation lines the initial combustion chamber. The air/fuel premix injector assembly is configured and arranged to dispense a flow of air/fuel mixture into the initial combustion chamber. The hot surface igniter is configured and arranged to heat up and ignite the air/fuel mixture in the initial combustion chamber. The fuel injector dispenses a flow of fuel and the burner dispenses a flow of air. The flow of fuel from the fuel injector and the flow of air from the burner are ignited in the main combustion chamber by the ignition of the air/fuel mixture in the initial combustion chamber. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140038117 | IGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD - An ignition device for a combustible material can include an infrared radiation source in a housing structured to direct the infrared radiation to the combustible material. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140051030 | SYSTEM AND SACRIFICIAL ELECTRODE FOR APPLYING ELECTRICITY TO A COMBUSTION REACTION - A sacrificial electrode and sacrificial electrode feeder are configured to apply electricity to a combustion reaction. The electricity can be applied as a voltage, charge, and/or electric field. The sacrificial electrode may be consumed by the combustion reaction. The sacrificial electrode can optionally include a reactant or catalyst selected to interact with the combustion reaction. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140080077 | AUTOMOTIVE IGNITION COIL HAVING A CORE WITH AT LEAST ONE EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNET - In a spark plug ignition assembly for a spark plug, an ignition coil assembly has a steel laminated core, said core having a first core portion and a second core portion, and a primary winding around the first core portion and a secondary winding around the primary winding. A spark plug connecting member is provided for connecting the coil assembly to the spark plug. At least one of the first and second core portions has a slot therein with a magnet located in the slot. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140199645 | GAS LIGHTING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A COOKING RANGE, HAVING A QUICK CONNECTION SYSTEM TO THE ELECTRODES - An electronic gas lighting device including: a cup-shaped casing, formed by an electrically insulating material; a plurality of high-voltage outputs carried by the casing and each including a chimney-like housing carried by the casing and also formed by an electrically insulating material and a first electric contact carried by the chimney-like housing and arranged therein; and a frame element integrally and protrudingly carrying, on a first face thereof intended in use to face towards the casing, a plurality of second contacts, in number equal to the high-voltage outputs present on the casing and adapted to couple with the first contacts within said chimney-like housings, and provided on a second face thereof, opposite to the first, with a plurality of electric wires each connecting a second contact with a spark generating electrode fastenable to a cooking range; snapping fastening means to the casing being peripherally arranged on the outside of the frame element, along at least one side of the same. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140377711 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH AN ELECTRODE CHAMBER - A home cooking appliance having an electrode chamber for a burner assembly is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a burner rail, maintop surface, burner assembly including a burner electrode, igniter box below the burner rail and maintop surface, and an electrode chamber on the burner rail. The electrode chamber includes a body having a cavity and a first opening at a first end of the body, wherein a portion of the burner electrode is disposed in the cavity, an electrical contact surface in the cavity that engages and electrically connects the electrical contact surface to the portion of the burner electrode, and an electrical connector at a second end of the body, the electrical connector being electrically connected to the electrical contact surface and to the igniter box, thereby electrically connecting the igniter box to the portion of the burner electrode. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20160040877 | ELECTRONIC CANDLE LIGHTER - A battery powered electronic candle lighter that generates an arc of electricity across electrodes to ignite a candle wick. The candle wick is positioned within the arc gap and the lighter is activated to generate an arc. The arc can be maintained by holding the arc generation button depressed. The very high temperature of the electrical arc ignites the materials within the candle wick to cause combustion. The electronic candle lighter of the present invention also has safety functionality to prevent accidents and misuse. | 02-11-2016 |
| 431259000 | Igniter and separate heater | 1 |
| 20120328997 | EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY UNIT, ESPECIALLY FOR A VEHICLE HEATER - An evaporator assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes an evaporator medium carrier ( | 12-27-2012 |
| 431260000 | Adjacent exposed liquid fuel surface on fuel support | 1 |
| 20120196235 | IGNITION DEVICE - An ignition device that ignites a mixture including an oxidizer and fuel includes a heating element ( | 08-02-2012 |
| 431263000 | Igniter in shelter chamber | 2 |
| 20140099585 | Igniter Shield Device and Methods Associated Therewith - An igniter shield for use in combination with an igniter includes a substantially cylindrical-shaped body that includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first longitudinally oriented support and a second longitudinally oriented support wherein the first and second longitudinally oriented supports extend between and are connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion, the substantially cylindrical-shaped body further including a longitudinally oriented baffle circumferentially spaced apart from the first and second longitudinally oriented supports, wherein the baffle extends between and is connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion, and wherein the baffle includes a radially outward facing convex surface and a radially inward facing concave surface, the radially inward facing concave surface having a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of at least one of the proximal or distal portions. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140248570 | INFRARED RAY GAS BURNER - An infrared ray gas burner comprises an ignition valve, a nozzle, an ejector, a furnace chamber, a porous combustion radiant panel and an ignition needle. An ignition nozzle is placed in the furnace chamber, a sundries baffle is provided in the furnace chamber below the porous combustion radiant panel and above the ignition nozzle and the ignition needle is set above the porous combustion radiant panel, so the gas for ignition ejected from the ignition nozzle quickly mixes with the air inside the furnace chamber, and the gas-air mixture escapes from fire holes of the porous combustion radiant panel above the ignition nozzle. The gas concentration of the mixed gas is relatively high and suitable for igniting, the main burner can be quickly ignited, there is no black smoke, obviously incomplete combustion, and it brings a high ignition rate. | 09-04-2014 |
| 431264000 | Spark electrode in front of or adjacent fuel discharger | 12 |
| 20080248435 | Devices For High Voltage Ignition of Combustible Gas - High voltage gas igniters are described, including a hand held portable gas torch igniter of the piezoelectric-type which includes a finger grip housing body actuated by inward depression of the push button igniter to generate a spark-producing voltage when held near the combustible gas exiting the bum tube of a torch or combustible gas exit of a heating device. The igniter has a tube electrode for easy construction, and deflector shield for user protection and gas mixing. Other igniters have multiple spark gaps for increased effective spark length. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090098495 | DEVICE FOR LIGHTING BURNERS IN A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A COOKING OR BARBECUE RANGE - A device including high voltage generating means accommodated in an electrical insulating casing, spark generating means adapted to be arranged near respective burners of a household appliance to be ignited and electrical connection means between the high voltage generating means and the spark generating means; the high voltage generating means include a single secondary winding of a transformer provided with a single high voltage output contact and a single return contact, connectable to ground; the spark generating means include for each burner a pair of electrodes reciprocally insulated and arranged side-by-side at a predetermined distance such that to allow in use the generation of sparks between the same; the electrical connection means include a single electrical wire connected to a single output of the high voltage generating means connecting in series together all the existing electrode pairs and divided by the electrodes of each pair of a plurality of segments reciprocally and electrically insulated by means of the electrodes of each electrode pair, to form a chain of electrodes coupled two-by-two. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090104576 | FURNACE USING PLASMA IGNITION SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION - An apparatus and method for the creation, placement and control of an area of electrical ionization within an internal combustion engine combustion chamber or a fuel burner for a furnace is disclosed. A furnace includes a fuel source, a fuel burner, a plasma nozzle and igniter assembly, and the associated housing and flue structures. The plasma nozzle and igniter assembly is arranged so that the fuel sprayed out from the nozzle into the combustion area passes through or in close proximity to the area of plasma ionization. A fuel burner equipped with this electrical ionization device has its fuel efficiency enhanced by the complete and immediate combustion of substantially all of the fuel that passes through the area of plasma ionization. Exhaust gas recirculation using this system is also disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100003626 | Ceramic Gas Collector With Electrode - Various embodiments of a gas burner igniter assembly are shown, described, and claimed herein. One embodiment of an igniter comprises an electrode at least partially encapsulated in an insulating body. The body of the igniter includes a sleeve portion and a hood portion, whereby the hood portion is disposed in close proximity to an outlet port of a gas burner. The body of the igniter, including the hood portion, is made from a non-conductive and heat and corrosion resistant material to withstand the harsh conditions to which it is subjected. The hood portion is configured to at least partially surround and cover a tip of the electrode, thereby facilitating an accumulation of a combustible gas/air mixture near the electrode. The sleeve portion is an elongated tubular member which is connected to a lead wire at a first end and the hood portion at the second end. The gas burner igniter assembly includes a bracket for holding the igniter in close proximity to the gas burner. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100261128 | Pellet fuel combustion device - This invention discloses a pellet fuel combustion device, which comprises an electric arc ignition pin installed in the combustion chamber to generate high-voltage electric arc. The pellet fuels transported by the feeding mouth start burning once they touch the electric arc. High-voltage electric arc is generated by electric arc ignition pin the moment the pellet fuel combustion device starts up, which accelerates igniting speed greatly and reduces power consumption. Furthermore, the fuel pellets can achieve full burning by scattering and touching electric arc without bringing on smeek. Hence, this invention has great advantages over conventional ignitions which produce heat and fire by resistance wire. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110027734 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRIC FIELD TO A COMBUSTION VOLUME - According to an embodiment, combustion in a combustion volume is affected by at least two sequentially applied non-parallel electric fields. According to an embodiment, a combustion volume is equipped with at least three individually modulatable electrodes. According to an embodiment, an electric field application apparatus for a combustion volume includes a safety apparatus to reduce or eliminate danger. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110217662 | IGNITION SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE LPG BURNER - A gas-fired heat gun is ignited using an electrode tip located downstream of a flame holder such that the electrode tip is in the path of the flowing gas. The electrode is connected to a voltage source that causes a spark to jump from the electrode tip to another part of the heat gun, such as the flame holder or a casing of the heat gun, when a trigger is pulled, thereby igniting the flowing gas. The electrode is typically a thin wire extending through a portion of a diffuser defining a portion of the gas flow path upstream of the flame holder. The electrode may be continuous from the diffuser to a terminal end downstream of the flame holder. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110236840 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR AN IGNITER ELECTRODE FOR A GAS BURNER - System for attaching the flame igniter electrode to a burner for gas hobs, boilers or the like. The system comprises a deformable seal of substantially annular shape mounted in a groove in the electrode which makes it possible to attach the electrode reversibly to a seat attached to the body of the burner. Attachment takes place through the application of an axial force inserting the electrode into the seat. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20130004905 | FURNACE USING PLASMA IGNITION SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION - An apparatus and method for the creation, placement and control of an area of electrical ionization within an internal combustion engine combustion chamber or a fuel burner is disclosed. A furnace includes a fuel source, a fuel burner, a plasma nozzle and igniter assembly, and the associated housing and flue structures. The plasma nozzle and igniter assembly is arranged so that the fuel sprayed out from the nozzle into the combustion area passes through or in close proximity to the area of plasma ionization. A fuel burner equipped with this electrical ionization device has its fuel efficiency enhanced by the complete and immediate combustion of substantially all of the fuel that passes through the area of plasma ionization. Exhaust gas recirculation using this system is also disclosed. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130078586 | LANCE FOR HEATING HAND TOOL WITHOUT TEMPERATURE RISES ALONG THE NOZZLE - The invention relates to a lance ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140370449 | Dual Fuel Pilot Light Burner - A dual pilot light burner assembly suitable for working with a first type of gas or a second type of gas. According to one implementation the assembly includes a support, a regulating sleeve having a first nozzle, an air and gas mixing and intake chamber, and an injector having a second nozzle. The regulating sleeve is moveable with respect to the injector for placing the first supply nozzle in a first position with respect to the second supply nozzle for the delivery of the first type of gas to the pilot nozzle. The regulating sleeve moveable with respect to the injector for placing the first supply nozzle in a second position with respect to the second supply nozzle for the delivery of the second type of gas to the pilot nozzle. The regulating sleeve including structure accessible by an external tool and capable of receiving an end of the tool for use in moving the regulating sleeve between the first and second positions. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20160116165 | IGNITOR - An ignitor has a main body forming a support for insulators, a center electrode, an outer electrode and a spark controller electrically connected to the center electrode, a sleeve extending upward from the main body that incorporates the outer electrode, the center electrode extending through the sleeve to a position adjacent the outer electrode to provide a spark gap between the center electrode and outer electrode, and a barrier between the sleeve and main body to prevent condensation from entering the main body and contacting the insulators. | 04-28-2016 |
