Patents Assigned to Alco-Brite, Inc.
  • Gelled fuel heating system and method
    Publication number: 20010030006
    Abstract: A system and method for heating an elongate metal item to cause thermal expansion thereof. The system includes a tubular container having a nozzle and a moveable piston, with gelled fuel disposed between the piston and the nozzle. An advancing mechanism moves the piston toward the nozzle to force the gelled fuel to flow out of the nozzle onto the elongate metal item. The method includes the steps of applying the gelled fuel to a surface of the item, and igniting the gelled fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Applicant: Alco-Brite, Inc.
    Inventors: Erwin C. Fischer, Lorin Dee Fisher, Leroy Fischer, Ron Darger, Lloyd L. Wall