Patents by Inventor Edward G. Phlaum

Edward G. Phlaum 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).

  • Ignition enhancer for starting pilot burners
    Patent number: 3938946
    Abstract: A gas diffuser screen surrounding a pilot burner and with one of the perforated walls of the screen slanted outwardly at an angle approximately forty-five degrees from the vertical and overlying an electrode spark igniter to ignite the gas supplied to the burner. The slanted wall forms a pocket of gas beneath the wall thereby permitting greater latitutde in placement in any direction of the electrode igniter outside the screen with respect to the pilot burner without adversely affecting the spark ignition of the gas supplied to the pilot burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: A. O. Smith Corporation
    Inventor: Edward G. Phlaum