Patents by Inventor Ivan L. Smith

Ivan L. Smith 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).

  • Pilot light system for lighting a main burner for heating high velocity high pressure turbulent air
    Patent number: 3947231
    Abstract: A means for lighting a main burner with a new pilot system comprises inserting and utilizing precisely formed restrictive orifices in the gas and air supply lines for providing a gas-air combustible mixture for flowing downstream to an orifice-diffuser pilot for instantaneous lighting thereof and for insuring steady burning with no flame-out when heating high pressure high velocity turbulent air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1976
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventor: Ivan L. Smith