Patents Assigned to American General Products, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6095133
    Abstract: A gas-air flexible tubing assembly for use for interconnecting a supply of gas, such as bottled gas, to the burner of a cooking grill, the flexible tubing formed of helical coiled wire, and coated with a flexible and expandable polymer, interconnects with, at one end, and air-gas intake tube, by means of a threaded connection, and connects, at its opposite end, by means of a threaded connection with the downward extension of an adapter, for securement of the assembly to the underface of the burner element of a gas grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: American General Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon Scott Walters
  • Patent number: 5635898
    Abstract: A fire sound simulator includes a random sequencer which produces random signals. The sequencer is connected to a sound synthesizer which transforms the sequencer's signals into random sounds. The synthesizer is in turn connected to a speaker which receives the sounds from the synthesizer for outputting the sounds. The simulator alternatively includes a recording stored on a ROM chip. The simulator may be activated by a light sensitive switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: American General Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon S. Walters, James Blackford
  • Patent number: 4867191
    Abstract: A self-contained gas light control module is disclosed as including a tubular housing with a main tubular gas line extending through the housing and a normally open electro-mechanical valve in the gas line to permit flow of gas therethrough at night. During day light hours, a solar cell is activated to close the normally open electro-mechanical valve and shut-off the main tubular gas line; however, a smaller by-pass gas passageway or line is connected around the electro-mechanical valve to permit a smaller amount of continuous gas flow around the electro-mechanical valve, when closed, for low pilot flame burning of the gas light during day light hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: American General Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon S. Walters
  • Patent number: 4836180
    Abstract: A gas fired cooking grill having a twin burner element initially adapted for dual gas supply lines is disclosed as including an adaptor manifold for converting the twin burner element to a single burner element for a single gas supply line source. The adaptor manifold includes an enclosed chamber which is mounted in sealed engagement to the burner element and has an adjustable mounting for connection to a single gas supply line source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: American General Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon S. Walters, Neil Boatwright
  • Patent number: 4827899
    Abstract: An adjustable gas tube assembly is disclosed for use with gas consumption means (including gas barbecue grills) and includes a gas delivery tube having a tubular air regulator member mounted therein at one end. The tubular air regulator member includes at least one elongated lateral opening which is selectively exposed, as desired, as the tubular air regulator member is inserted or withdrawn from the gas delivery tube. The tubular air regulator member is preferably provided with a restricted throat for gripping and retaining a gas supply tube section connected to a gas supply source. The tubular air regulator member is also preferably used with a flexible and expandable gas delivery tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: American General Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon S. Walters, Neil Boatwright
  • Patent number: D326031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: American General Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon S. Walters, Neil Boatwright