Patents by Inventor Andrew D. Babington
Andrew D. Babington 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).
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Patent number: 11796171Abstract: An atomizing burner and corresponding method for turning an atomizing burner from an ON state to an OFF state. The burner has independently controllable flows of atomizing air, combustion air, and fuel flow, the burner in the ON state having flow values of burner parameters including flow of atomizing air, flow of combustion air, and fuel flow. The method includes: changing, in response to an OFF instruction, flow of at least one of the flow of atomizing air, combustion air and/or fuel to a lower non-zero value; first discontinuing, after a first period of time since the changing, flow of fuel and flow of atomizing air; maintaining, for a second period of time since the first period of time, flow of combustion air; second discontinuing, after the maintaining, flow of combustion air; wherein the maintaining prevents buildup of excess heat inside the burner during the transition to the OFF state.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Babington Technology, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Publication number: 20210356121Abstract: An atomizing burner and corresponding method for turning an atomizing burner from an ON state to an OFF state. The burner has independently controllable flows of atomizing air, combustion air, and fuel flow, the burner in the ON state having flow values of burner parameters including flow of atomizing air, flow of combustion air, and fuel flow. The method includes: changing, in response to an OFF instruction, flow of at least one of the flow of atomizing air, combustion air and/or fuel to a lower non-zero value; first discontinuing, after a first period of time since the changing, flow of fuel and flow of atomizing air; maintaining, for a second period of time since the first period of time, flow of combustion air; second discontinuing, after the maintaining, flow of combustion air; wherein the maintaining prevents buildup of excess heat inside the burner during the transition to the OFF state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Andrew D. BABINGTON, Juan Carlos LEMUS, Nigel JONES, Robert L. BABINGTON, Robert S. BABINGTON
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Patent number: 11105504Abstract: An atomizing burner and corresponding method for turning an atomizing burner from an ON state to an OFF state. The burner has independently controllable flows of atomizing air, combustion air, and fuel flow, the burner in the ON state having flow values of burner parameters including flow of atomizing air, flow of combustion air, and fuel flow. The method includes: changing, in response to an OFF instruction, flow of at least one of the flow of atomizing air, combustion air and/or fuel to a lower non-zero value; first discontinuing, after a first period of time since the changing, flow of fuel and flow of atomizing air; maintaining, for a second period of time since the first period of time, flow of combustion air; second discontinuing, after the maintaining, flow of combustion air; wherein the maintaining prevents buildup of excess heat inside the burner during the transition to the OFF state.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Babington Technology, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Patent number: 10845053Abstract: A burner with a flame detector is provided. An atomizing chamber has an aperture. A flame tube is in front of the atomizing chamber, adapted to direct combusting fuel introduced by the atomizing chamber along an interior of the flame tube. A photodiode circuit is located behind the atomizing chamber. A filter is adapted to filter out signals from the photodiode outside of a predetermined bandwidth. Light from combusting fuel in the flame tube reaches the photodiode through the aperture. The output of the filter indicates the presence or absence of the flame in the flame tube based on at least whether enough light received and converted by the photodiode has a flicker rate within the predetermined bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BABINGTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Publication number: 20200096195Abstract: A burner includes an atomizing chamber, a flame tube in front of the atomizing chamber adapted to direct combusting fuel introduced by the atomizing chamber along an interior of the flame tube, and a controller. The controller is programmed to independently control rate of fuel flow to the atomizing chamber, rate of atomizing air flow to the atomizing chamber, and rate of combustion air to the flame tub. The controller is also programmed to perform operations including regulating, based on output of a gas sensor, at least the rate of combustion air to the flame tube to substantially maintain a first predetermined amount of excess air in the flame tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: BABINGTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Andrew D. BABINGTON, Nigel Andrew JONES, Andrew J. HAMER, Carlos J. LEMUS, Per EDMAN
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Publication number: 20190249867Abstract: An atomizing burner and corresponding method for turning an atomizing burner from an ON state to an OFF state. The burner has independently controllable flows of atomizing air, combustion air, and fuel flow, the burner in the ON state having flow values of burner parameters including flow of atomizing air, flow of combustion air, and fuel flow. The method includes: changing, in response to an OFF instruction, flow of at least one of the flow of atomizing air, combustion air and/or fuel to a lower non-zero value; first discontinuing, after a first period of time since the changing, flow of fuel and flow of atomizing air; maintaining, for a second period of time since the first period of time, flow of combustion air; second discontinuing, after the maintaining, flow of combustion air; wherein the maintaining prevents buildup of excess heat inside the burner during the transition to the OFF state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Patent number: 10302299Abstract: An atomizing burner and corresponding method for turning an atomizing burner from an ON state to an OFF state. The burner has independently controllable flows of atomizing air, combustion air, and fuel flow, the burner in the ON state having flow values of burner parameters including flow of atomizing air, flow of combustion air, and fuel flow. The method includes: changing, in response to an OFF instruction, flow of at least one of the flow of atomizing air, combustion air and/or fuel to a lower non-zero value; first discontinuing, after a first period of time since the changing, flow of fuel and flow of atomizing air; maintaining, for a second period of time since the first period of time, flow of combustion air; second discontinuing, after the maintaining, flow of combustion air; wherein the maintaining prevents buildup of excess heat inside the burner during the transition to the OFF state.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: BABINGTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Publication number: 20190145624Abstract: A burner with a flame detector is provided. An atomizing chamber has an aperture. A flame tube is in front of the atomizing chamber, adapted to direct combusting fuel introduced by the atomizing chamber along an interior of the flame tube. A photodiode circuit is located behind the atomizing chamber. A filter is adapted to filter out signals from the photodiode outside of a predetermined bandwidth. Light from combusting fuel in the flame tube reaches the photodiode through the aperture. The output of the filter indicates the presence or absence of the flame in the flame tube based on at least whether enough light received and converted by the photodiode has a flicker rate within the predetermined bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Patent number: 10197276Abstract: A burner with a flame detector is provided. An atomizing chamber has an aperture. A flame tube is in front of the atomizing chamber, adapted to direct combusting fuel introduced by the atomizing chamber along an interior of the flame tube. A photodiode circuit is located behind the atomizing chamber. A filter is adapted to filter out signals from the photodiode outside of a predetermined bandwidth. Light from combusting fuel in the flame tube reaches the photodiode through the aperture. The output of the filter indicates the presence or absence of the flame in the flame tube based on at least whether enough light received and converted by the photodiode has a flicker rate within the predetermined bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: BABINGTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Patent number: 9822982Abstract: A modular cooking apparatus is provided. A base unit is configured to direct heat to a recess, the recess having a ledge therein configured to receive a stockpot. A griddle has a top griddle cooking surface, and a downward extending wall configured to engage the recess of the base unit. An oven has a substantially open bottom, and is configured to engage the top griddle cooking surface of the griddle, where the griddle cooking surface acts as the heat source for the oven. The base unit individually defines a stockpot cooker configuration, a combination of the griddle mounted on the base unit defines a griddle configuration, and a combination of the griddle mounted on the base unit and the oven mounted on the griddle defines an oven configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: BABINGTON TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Robert S. Babington, Ramiro Andrade, Andrew D. Babington
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Publication number: 20170198903Abstract: A method for turning an atomizing burner from an ON state to an OFF state is provided. The burner has independently controllable flows of atomizing air, combustion air, and fuel flow, the burner in the ON state having flow values of burner parameters including flow of atomizing air, flow of combustion air, and fuel flow. The method includes: changing, in response to an OFF instruction, flow of at least one of the flow of atomizing air, combustion air and/or fuel to a lower non-zero value; first discontinuing, after a first period of time since the changing, flow of fuel and flow of atomizing air; maintaining, for a second period of time since the first period of time, flow of combustion air; second discontinuing, after the maintaining, flow of combustion air; wherein the maintaining prevents buildup of excess heat inside the burner during the transition to the OFF state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Andrew D. BABINGTON, Juan Carlos LEMUS, Nigel JONES, Robert L. BABINGTON, Robert S. BABINGTON
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Publication number: 20170191660Abstract: A burner with a flame detector is provided. An atomizing chamber has an aperture. A flame tube is in front of the atomizing chamber, adapted to direct combusting fuel introduced by the atomizing chamber along an interior of the flame tube. A photodiode circuit is located behind the atomizing chamber. A filter is adapted to filter out signals from the photodiode outside of a predetermined bandwidth. Light from combusting fuel in the flame tube reaches the photodiode through the aperture. The output of the filter indicates the presence or absence of the flame in the flame tube based on at least whether enough light received and converted by the photodiode has a flicker rate within the predetermined bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Andrew D. Babington, Juan Carlos Lemus, Nigel Jones, Robert L. Babington, Robert S. Babington
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Publication number: 20160061455Abstract: A modular cooking apparatus is provided. A base unit is configured to direct heat to a recess, the recess having a ledge therein configured to receive a stockpot. A griddle has a top griddle cooking surface, and a downward extending wall configured to engage the recess of the base unit. An oven has a substantially open bottom, and is configured to engage the top griddle cooking surface of the griddle, where the griddle cooking surface acts as the heat source for the oven. The base unit individually defines a stockpot cooker configuration, a combination of the griddle mounted on the base unit defines a griddle configuration, and a combination of the griddle mounted on the base unit and the oven mounted on the griddle defines an oven configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Robert S. Babington, Ramiro Andrade, Andrew D. Babington