Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Backus

Thomas R. Backus 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).

  • Oil burner
    Patent number: 4125358
    Abstract: An oil burner which operates on all grades of fuel oil, even dirty oil, has a rotating burner element spinning in a hollow container, with the fuel oil being fed to the burner element. Air is fed in from below. The burner element is of fan-like form with radially extending vanes, and causes forcible recirculation of the burning gases through the fire zone repeatedly, so as to ensure complete combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1978
    Inventor: Thomas R. Backus