Abstract: Compositions for wood pellets including grape vine and methods of making wood pellet compositions including grape vine are described. The wood pellets include wood particles, grape vine particles, and a lubricant. The method includes mixing wood particles and grape vine particles with a lubricant, heating the mixture, and forming the mixture into pellets.

Abstract: Compositions for wood pellets including grape vine and methods of making wood pellet compositions including grape vine are described. The wood pellets include wood particles, grape vine particles, and a lubricant. The method includes mixing wood particles and grape vine particles with a lubricant, heating the mixture, and forming the mixture into pellets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flavored wood pellets and a method of making flavored wood pellets. The wood pellets of this invention include wood particles, lubricant, and wood oil. Another aspect of the invention is a method that includes mixing wood particles with lubricant and wood oil, heating the mixture, and forming the mixture into pellets.

Abstract: A method of setting a pole in the ground. A cavity is prepared in the ground extending down from ground level. The pole has an end placed in the cavity. Organic fiber pellet material, expansible with the addition of water thereto, is introduced to the cavity and the cavity filled. Water is then added to produce a porous organic cake firmly holding the post in place.

Abstract: A pellet-fired cooking grill which includes a housing having a grill chamber defined within it. Tubular structure extends downwardly from the base of the chamber and defined within this structure is a burning zone. A hopper holding pellet fuel disposed above and adjacent the burning zone supplied pellets through a gravity operated chute to the burning zone.

Abstract: A pellet fuel burning apparatus which includes a housing and a display chamber defined within the housing. Window structure enables viewing of the interior of the chamber from outside the housing. Pellet fuel is burned in a zone remote from the display chamber. Flames and gaseous combustion products from the pellet fuel fire are channel upwardly into the display chamber against simulated logs.

Abstract: A gravity operated burner for particulate fuel. Fuel held in a hopper drops downwardly through a fuel tube to fall on an inclined chute. The chute feeds a shelf where burning takes place in a high heat zone. Material on the shelf stops unhindered flow of fuel down the chute.

Abstract: A pellet-fired barbecue including an elevated barbecue pan fired by a pellet-burning pot mounted below the bottom of the barbecue. A heat baffle plate is disposed within the pan above the top of the pot, and forced-air mechanism produces movement of hearted air within the barbecue.

Abstract: A furnace which includes a furnace chamber and a fire pot within the chamber for burning solid fuel fed into the fire pot. The fuel is introduced to the fire pot by traveling through a feed tube which extends into the furnace chamber. An air flow is produced for supporting combustion which flows from a chamber defined about the fire pot into the fire pot and also flows through the feed tube effectively to prevent smoke back flow. A metering wheel supplies the solid fuel which is burned from a hopper and this metering wheel, together with an auger which moves fuel through the feed tube, are organized and arranged in such a manner as to eliminate hazardous back burning of fuel.