Patents by Inventor Gordon A. Gillis

Gordon A. Gillis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4383517
    Abstract: The combination stove has a fire chamber that is partially cylindrical including a side loading door for loading wood or other combustible material such as coke or coal into the fire chamber. The front of the stove may be opened to enable viewing of the wood or coal burning in the stove by means of an arcuate sliding door that is operable to substantially totally close the chamber or open a section of the front thereof for viewing purposes. The sliding door is covered by a window construction including a tempered glass face. The stove is provided with an open base for supporting the chamber in a shroud covering the top and back of the chamber, preferably including blower means associated therewith. Particularly for wood combustion, the chamber is provided with a top draft extending longitudinally of the chamber and has supported therein a grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Inventors: Gordon A. Gillis, Richard Lucier
  • Patent number: 4263885
    Abstract: The stove is of the cylindrical firechamber-type having a side loading door for loading wood or other combustible material such as coke or coal into the chamber. The front of the stove chamber may be opened to enable viewing of the wood burning in the stove by means of an arcuate sliding door that is operable to substantially totally close the chamber or open a section of the front thereof for viewing purposes. The sliding door is covered by a shield (window) construction including a tempered glass face. The stove is provided with an open base for supporting the chamber and a shroud covering the top and back of the chamber and preferably having blower means associated therewith. The drafting of the chamber is provided by a side door draft and a top draft extending longitudinally of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Inventors: Gordon A. Gillis, Richard D. Lucier