Director Passageways Leading To Flame Zone Patents (Class 431/313)
  • Patent number: 8702419
    Abstract: An automatic candle blower having a main housing with a base and a back member. The back member has a plurality of vent holes therethrough, each of the vent holes providing an air flow path from the interior of the main housing. A candle support surface is formed adjacent to the back member to support a candle. A blower is positioned to direct air to the vent holes. An air channel is formed within the main housing between the blower and the vent holes. An alternative embodiment of the invention further includes a control circuit, which has a processor, a timer, and a processor-readable medium, is electrically connected to the blower. A user input device is electrically connected to the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Rickey Simpson
  • Patent number: 8641413
    Abstract: A device for producing a stable and augmented flame includes a fluid-inducing assembly and a shield. The fluid-inducing assembly includes a flow-diverting mechanism defining a flow-intake end and a flow-accelerating end and includes a plurality of vanes extending from the flow-intake end to the flow-accelerating end. The plurality of vanes is circumferentially disposed and spaced from one another. Furthermore, two vanes include a space defined therebetween, and the space defines a passage which is spiral-shaped. The flow-diverting mechanism further includes a covering member with an enclosed circumferential edge circumferentially surrounded. Thus, each vane in the flow-accelerating end is encircled by the covering member, and each vane in the flow-intake end is exposed to outside and not covered by the covering member. In addition, the shield is hollow and is disposed above the fluid-inducing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pro-Iroda Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Long Chen, Jan-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 4904181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combustion equipment to be employed for heating in domestic use or the like. The combustion equipment is provided with an air control cylinder having a closed bottom surface inwards of an inner flame cylinder, and an outer control cylinder inwards of a vaporizing portion, and accordingly, radical deterioration of the CO/CO.sub.2 characteristic can be prevented. Furthermore, the air control cylinder is divided into plural stages one above the other and has a through aperture in the lowermost stage connecting said lowermost stage with an inner air path, and at the same time, the outer control cylinder is formed with through holes. Therefore, the combustion equipment of the present invention has a large range of adjustment the combustion volume, and is safe and comfortable in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Uno, Katsuhiko Ishikawa, Shojiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 4846672
    Abstract: A combustion cylinder structure for an oil burner capable of decreasing in the number of used parts to simplify its construction and assembling. A flame spreading cylinder arranged in an inner cylindrical member downwardly extends through a partition plate arranged in a lower end of the inner cylindrical member into a wick receiving cylinder structure. The flame spreading cylinder is concentratedly formed with a plurality of vent holes at a portion thereof in proximity to a flame spreading plate mounted on the cylinder. The partition plate is formed with a plurality of small through-holes and an inner top plate mounted on the inner cylindrical member is formed with a plurality of small through-holes. The flame spreading cylinder, outer top plate and inner top plate cooperate together to define a space to which air is supplied via the small through-holes of the partition plate and inner top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Toyotomi Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Kawamura, Takashi Kawai
  • Patent number: 4557687
    Abstract: A fuel element for open burning installations, such as a fireplace, containing a shell-like, elongated housing, in which a supply of fuel may be filled and refilled. In addition, at least one flat burner body, such as a flat wick, is arranged in the housing and immersed with its lower part in the fuel supply, while its upper edge is protruding in a height adjustable manner from the top side of the housing. A fireplace suitable for fuel elements of this type contains an exhaust hood in which is positioned a filter in the form of an absorber to purify and regenerate the air rising from the fuel elements, in particular removing suspended particles and eliminating unpleasant odors. The fireplace does not require outside connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Inventor: Hans-Ludwig Schirneker
  • Patent number: 4261695
    Abstract: A candle lamp comprises a reservoir base in which there is a quantity of combustible fuel. A cover over the base supports a structure on which is mounted coaxially with a passage through the structure two spaced apart concentric tubular members. The outer tubular member is formed as an ordinary wax candle or in other desireable shape. The inner tubular member supports at its upper end an adapter. Through the adapter passes a wick that extends into the reservoir base. The wick forms with the wall of the bore through the adapter at least one axial channel.A decorative chimney of translucent substance is supported on the top of the reservoir and surrounds the concentric tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1981
    Inventor: James D. Reninger