Patents Assigned to Masterson Enterprise Inc.
  • Patent number: 11408608
    Abstract: A solid fuel burning system and method with an electronic ignition circuit is provided having a filament. The filament is attached to the filament support. The filament is adjacent the wick. The electronic ignition circuit is configured to direct power to the filament to cause the filament to generate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Masterson Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Masterson
  • Patent number: 10451272
    Abstract: A solid fuel burning system and method with a wick having a bridge is provided. The system has a melted wax reservoir, a melting grate, and the wick. The melting grate is configured to receive a solid wax. The melting grate located above at least a portion of the melted wax reservoir so that wax melted on the melting grate can be received into the melted wax reservoir. The wick has a perimeter wall, a hollow core, the bridge, and an upper exit opening in communication with the hollow core. The bridge extends across the hollow core between a first portion and a second portion of the perimeter wall. A solid fuel burning system and method with an electronic ignition system is also provided having a power source, a filament, and a filament support. The filament support positions the filament adjacent the wick or bridge within the hollow core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Masterson Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Masterson
  • Patent number: 9890950
    Abstract: A fuel management system provides a burning system to melt solid fuel and supply the fuel to a wick for producing a larger flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Masterson Enterprises Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Masterson, Dipan Surati
  • Patent number: 9885475
    Abstract: A wax burning system is disclosed. The system has a melted wax reservoir, a solid wax, a melting grate, a hollow core wick, and a wick sheath. The solid wax has a priming section. The melting grate is configured to receive the solid wax. The melting grate is located above at least a portion of the melted wax reservoir so that the solid wax melted on the melting grate is received into the melted wax reservoir. The melting grate has one or more apertures to allow a melted wax to flow through the melting grate and into the melted wax reservoir. The hollow-core wick extends above the melting grate and is configured to receive fuel from the melted wax reservoir. The priming section is located above a top of the hollow-core wick to prime the hollow-core wick for ignition. The wick sheath surrounds the hollow-core wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Masterson Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Masterson, Dipan Surati, Daniel Namie
  • Patent number: 9879854
    Abstract: A method of fueling a flame, a fuel, and a fuel burning system is provided. The system has a melted wax reservoir, a fuel, a melting grate, and a wick. The fuel has a body, a priming section, a front wall, and a bottom surface. The priming section is vertically spaced from the bottom surface and extending from the front wall to create an overhang. The priming section extends along less than the entire length of the front wall. The melting grate is configured to support the fuel. The melting grate extends above the melted wax reservoir so that fuel melted on the melting grate can be received into the melted wax reservoir. The wick has an at least partially hollow core forming a burn chamber extending above the melting grate. The fuel is configured to be positioned so the overhang is located over or adjacent to the wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Masterson Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Masterson, Dipan Surati
  • Patent number: 9709263
    Abstract: A method of preventing clogging of a reusable wick, a method of fueling a reusable wick, and a fuel burning system are provided. The fuel burning system has a melted fuel reservoir, a melting grate, and at least one wick. The melted fuel reservoir is configured to receive a solid fuel. The melting grate is located above at least a portion of the melted fuel reservoir so that fuel melted on the melting grate can be received into the melted fuel reservoir. The at least one wick has an at least partially hollow core forming a burn chamber extending above the melting grate. The wick is spaced from the reservoir so that melted fuel in the reservoir is spaced apart from a bottom of the wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Masterson Enterprise Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Masterson