Patents by Inventor Mark W. Klein

Mark W. Klein 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).

  • Ethanol-burning hearth apparatus
    Patent number: 9086220
    Abstract: An apparatus having a substantially air-sealed, transparent, front through which a flame within the firebox may be viewed. The apparatus may include a burner configured to hold and burn a liquid fuel and positioned so as to cause a flame from the burning fuel to appear within the firebox. The liquid fuel may be ethanol. The apparatus may include an igniter that has a user-operated igniter control that may be operated by a user from outside of the firebox that, upon operation, causes the liquid fuel within the burner to be ignited. The apparatus may include an extinguisher that has a user-operated extinguisher control that may be operated by a user from outside of the firebox that, upon operation, causes the flame to be extinguished. The apparatus may include a fuel inlet located outside of the firebox, and a fuel channel between the fuel inlet and the burner. A fuel tank may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: IHP Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Martin D. Husted, Mark W. Klein
  • PRE-ENGINEERED BRICK PANEL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING SAME
    Publication number: 20120073230
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pre-engineered brick panel formed of first and second adjacent bricks, spaced apart by a grout joint. The surface of the first brick is adjacent to a surface of the second brick. Each of the adjacent surfaces includes a grout channel and the grout channels in adjacent surfaces are aligned with one another. Grout is disposed in both of the grout joint and the aligned grout channels. Also disclosed are methods for making and installing such pre-engineered panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FMI PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Klein, Leo Litonjua
  • ETHANOL-BURNING HEARTH APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090241936
    Abstract: An apparatus having a substantially air-sealed, transparent, front through which a flame within the firebox may be viewed. The apparatus may include a burner configured to hold and burn a liquid fuel and positioned so as to cause a flame from the burning fuel to appear within the firebox. The liquid fuel may be ethanol. The apparatus may include an igniter that has a user-operated igniter control that may be operated by a user from outside of the firebox that, upon operation, causes the liquid fuel within the burner to be ignited. The apparatus may include an extinguisher that has a user-operated extinguisher control that may be operated by a user from outside of the firebox that, upon operation, causes the flame to be extinguished. The apparatus may include a fuel inlet located outside of the firebox, and a fuel channel between the fuel inlet and the burner. A fuel tank may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Martin D. Husted, Mark W. Klein