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Class Number: 431
Class Title: COMBUSTION
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
1 COMBUSTION BURSTS OR FLARE-UPS IN PULSES OR SERIAL PATTERN
2 PROCESS OF COMBUSTION OR BURNER OPERATION
3 .Decarbonizing, cleaning or purging
4 .Feeding flame modifying additive
5 .Burning waste gas, e.g., furnace gas, etc.
6 .Starting or shutdown procedure
7 .In a porous body or bed, e.g., surface combustion, etc.
8 .Flame shaping, or distributing components in combustion zone
9 ..Whirling, recycling material, or reversing flow in an enclosed
flame zone
10 ..Oxidizer added to region of incomplete combustion
11 .Heating feed
12 .Controlling or proportioning feed
13 WITH INDICATOR OR INSPECTION MEANS
14 .Correlated with action of condition responsive burner control
15 ..Shutdown or aborted start attempt indicated
16 ...Responsive to gas leakage, overflow, abnormal pressure or
electrical component malfunction
17 .Burner component position indicator
18 TIMER, PROGRAMMER, RETARDER OR CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL
19 .Responsive to combustion chamber pressure
20 .Of or by exhaust damper or exhaust pump
21 .By combustion destructible element, e.g., fusible plug, etc.
22 .By sensing of gas leakage, flashback or escaped flame
23 .Of means protecting burner component from combustion heat
24 .With test circuit checking or analyzing flame sensing circuit
for malfunction
25 ..Utilizing unidirectional electrical conducting effect of
flame
26 ..Test circuit activated, then inactivated in starting
27 .Providing repeated start attempts prior to shutdown upon
failure to establish combustion
28 .Actuation sequence of electric feed heater and feed flow
controller or igniter
29 .Control of purger, of scavenger or of combustion start-up delay
period
30 ..Of scavenging or purging pump
31 ...Scavenging or purging period started by combustion demand
32 .Of cleaning means
33 .Of extinguishing means
34 ..Wick cover actuated in response to tilting of burner
35 ..By candle length or fuel quantity
36 .Of or by burner feed supply heating structure
37 ..By controlling admittance of feed to structure
38 ...By pressure of feed in structure
39 ...By level of liquid feed in structure
40 ...By linear expansion of feed holder
41 ..Supply of heat to heating structure controlled
42 .Sensor of first burner controls second burner, e.g., pilot and
main, etc.
43 ..With electrical igniter
44 ...Igniter deenergized by fuel pressure variation in startt
effort
45 ...Igniter deenergized by timer, programmer or retarder
46 ...Igniter deenergization responsive to first burner ignition
47 ...With manual igniter actuation
48 ..Sensor of second burner controls third burner
49 ..And an igniting burner for first burner
50 ..Sensing of flame at both burners required for continued
operation of second burner
51 ..Both burners cut off upon sensed extinguishment of first
burner
52 ...First burner manual reset valve cut off
53 ....Single valve cuts off branched flow
54 .....Reset includes structure preventing feed to second burner
prior to sensed combustion at first burner
55 ....Burners independently controlled by reset valves
56 ...Having cut-off valve by-pass or additional supply to first
burner
57 ..Manual reset of second burner required upon first burner
extinguishment
58 ..Sensor controls diaphragm motor of second burner valve
59 ..Electrical or magnetic sensor controls second burner
60 .Of sequential operation of plural burners, e.g., pilot and
main, etc.
61 ..By fuel feed pressure variation
62 .Of diverse feed or feed rate in starting, e.g., enriching fuel
mixture in starting, etc.
63 ..Combustion sensor establishes "run" feed
64 .Level responsive means controls fuel level in wick pot or pot
type burner
65 .Fuel feed cut off by collected fuel over-flow
66 .Sensor of electrical condition or temperature of electrical
igniter controls fuel feed
67 .Igniter heat up and fuel feed sequence controlled by timer or
retarder
68 .Sensing of hot combustion zone condition blocks restart
attempt
69 .Shutdown by sensed absence of flame in proving period
70 ..Recycle through proving period on sensing of failure of
established flame
71 ..Igniter cut off when flame establishment proved
72 .Of igniter and feed controlled sequence
73 ..By timer or retarder
74 ..Combustion zone sensor controls igniter
75 .By combustion or combustion zone sensor
76 ..Combustion product composition sensor
77 ..Of shutdown by response to sensed combustion failure or
overheat
78 ...By electrical control circuit
79 ....Photoelectric sensor
80 ....Thermoelectric generator sensor
81 ...Manual setting means for biased valve released upon sensed
combustion
82 ...With fuel feed means downstream of shutdown valve
83 ...Sensor movement losses means holding shutdown valve open
against bias
84 ....Held by latch, latch released by sensor
85 .....Expanding fluid sensor
86 .By manually started timer or retarder, or by time of dayy
device
87 ..Of combustion initiating means, e.g., match striker, etc.
88 .By tilting, jarring, or mechanical damage
89 .By condition of burner feed or feed means
90 ..Sensor of one feed controls another feed
91 PROJECTOR AND IGNITER FOR LIQUID OR GELLED FUEL SLUG OR ROD,
E.G., FLAME THROWER, ETC.
357 ILLUMINATING FLASH DEVICE, E.G., PHOTOGRAPHIC BULB, ETC.
358 .Fuel charge within sealed transparent casing, e.g., bulb
359 ..Plurality of bulbs associated for sequential ignition
360 ..Coated casing
361 ..Percussive ignition means ignites charge
362 ..Electrically ignited primer ignites charge
363 .Having fuel charge feeding means
364 .Having protective shield
365 .Electrical means ignites charge
99 MAGNESIUM STRIP
100 INCANDESCENT MANTLE
101 .Resiliently supported
102 .Wick feeds vapor to mantle
103 .Heated feed line section
104 ..Discrete flame holder heats section, e.g., auxiliary jet,
etc.
105 ..Within mantle
106 ..Above upwardly fed mantle
107 ..Heated by downwardly fed mantle
108 .Distinct means increases pressure at mantle
109 .Depends below downwardly facing fuel discharger
110 .Supported above upwardly facing fuel discharger
111 .Supporting or protecting means external of mantle
112 ..Extending within mantle
113 ..On upwardly opening mantle
114 WITH MEANS ATTENUATING SOUND OR PULSATION
115 COMBUSTION PRODUCTS RETURN STRUCTURE
116 .Recirculation about mixing or combustion chamber wall or
baffle
117 WITH EXTERNAL DRAIN FOR SURPLUS LIQUID FUEL DISCHARGED INTO
VAPORIZATION OR COMBUSTION ZONE
118 .Drained collecting basin spaced from zone
119 WITH DRIP OR LEAKAGE COLLECTOR
120 WITH WICK TRIMMING, TREATING, INSERTING, OR REMOVING MEANS
121 WITH APPARATUS CLEANING, PURGING OR SCAVENGING MEANS
122 .Scraping or clearing member
123 ..Feed orifice penetrating
124 WITH RESERVE FLINT HOLDER
125 WITH SIMULATION FEATURE
126 WITH ORNAMENTATION OR FLAME COLORING ADDITIVE
127 BURNER ASSEMBLY INCLUDES IGNITER ELEMENT AND REMOVABLE HAND
MANIPULATABLE TORCH
128 .Electrical igniter
129 BURNER HEAD COVER OPERATIVELY INTERRELATED WITH IGNITER
130 .Interconnected with valve in fuel feed passage
131 ..By movably mounted burner nozzle
132 .Electrical igniter
133 .Solid ignition charge dispenser and striker
134 .Actuation of ignition member releases biased open cover
135 .Cover, latched closed, biased open; igniter actuated on
releasee
136 ..Abrasive wheel moves with cover about a common axis
137 .Cover actuator cocks and releases abrasive member drive
138 .Common axis for cover and abrasive wheel
139 ..Actuator (e.g., finger piece) engaged with cover for relative
movement
140 ...Gear drive between cover and actuator
141 .One way drive means between cover and abrasive wheel
142 BURNER HEAD OR IGNITER REMOVABLY SECURED TO FUEL TANK BY
ENCIRCLING FRAME OR CASING
143 .Burner head on tank and igniter on frame or casing
144 BURNER CAP, COVER OR EXTINGUISHER
145 .Fluid
146 .Movably or removably mounted cover for flame holder
147 ..Cover bars oxidizer from catalyst
148 ..Connected to lamp chimney or its support
149 ..And distinct snuffer within cover
150 ..Cover operatively interconnected with feed controller or feed
pump
151 ..And windshield within covered zone
152 ..Pivotally mounted
153 CORRELATION OF FUEL OR POWER SUPPLY WITH COMPONENT MOVEMENTS IN
A DISABLING AND ENABLING SEQUENCE
154 WITH REPAIR, ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY ADJUNCT
155 .Slide or roller
156 CONVERTIBLE
157 MEANS AT CHAMBER OUTLET ESTABLISHING COMBUSTION PRESSURE
DISTINCT FROM AMBIENT
158 .Chamber outlet forms jet nozzle
159 FUEL DISPERSER INSTALLED IN FURNACE
160 .Disperser cooled by fluid additional to furnace feed
161 .Furnace heated feed line section
162 ..Distinct sections feeding disparate fluids to furnace
163 ..Section feeds steam to disperser
164 ..Section feeds oxidizer through furnace wall opening spaced
from that for disperser
165 ...Oxidizer fed at spaced points along combustion path
166 ..Section feeds oxidizer to disperser or through disperser
furnace wall opening
167 ...Section is furnace wall cavity leading to disperser
168 .Rotary disperser projects at surrounding flange surface
169 ..Mixing ring or group of deflectors overhangs flange surface
170 .Disperser feeds into permeable mass, e.g., checkerwork, etc.
171 .With discrete flame directing baffle
172 ..Baffle means forms flame ring around combustion chamber
173 .Feed projected tangential to wall of circular combustion
chamber
174 .Spaced fuel dispersing orifices within furnace
175 ..Intersecting fuel streams
176 ...Opposed rows of streams of radially directed streams in a
common plane
177 ..Annular arrangement with fuel directed on surrounding
combustion chamber wall
178 ..Row with parallel discharge through combustion chamber wall
179 ...Longitudinally adjacent rows
180 ..Row across combustion chamber
181 .Plural feed means extending to common wall opening of furnace
182 ..Duct with air whirling means surrounds disperser
183 ...Row of stationary blades coaxial with disperser whirls airr
184 ....Pivotally adjustable blades
185 ..Feed whirling means at wall
186 ..Shiftably mounted disperser; or flame shaper
187 ..Feeds discharged coaxially
188 ...Air chamber with inlet control surrounds disperser at wall
189 .Disperser adjustably mounted for movement relative to furnace
wall opening
190 .Water, air or steam feeder spaced from disperser
191 BURNER IGNITED BY FLASH FLAME THROUGH CONDUIT
192 .Conduit feed means spaced from ignited burner
193 .Unique burner manifold orifice feeds conduit
194 ..Nipple forms orifice and anchors conduit
195 FUEL DISTRIBUTOR UNDERLYING COMBUSTION ANNULUS HAVING AIR
FEEDING PERFORATIONS
196 .With pilot burner, primer, or electric combustion starter
197 .Annulus movably mounted for access to distributor
198 .Distributor annulus feeds combustion annulus through coaxial
throat or row of orifices
199 .Distributor receives heated fuel from annulus heated line
section
200 .Coaxial combustion chambers with intermediate air space
201 .Structure surrounding annulus guides combustion air to
perforations
202 STRUCTURAL INSTALLATION
203 FLAME HOLDER MOUNTED ON HEATED SINGLE CHARGE FUEL TANK
204 .Fuel jet from heated tank traverses wick burner
205 .Priming cup heats tank
206 .Having heat conductor between spaced flame holder and tank
207 HEATED LINE SECTION FEEDS FLAME HOLDER
208 .Electrically heated section
209 .Section and its heat source mounted for relative movement,
e.g., to vary thermal effect, etc.
210 .Heated section supplied by separate diverse feeds, e.g., water
and fuel, etc.
211 ..One feed heated before being fed to section
212 ...Another feed heated before being fed to section
213 .Air from section discharged downwardly toward fuel surface
214 ..Fuel surface is film descending from elevated structure
215 .Distinct exhaust products line heats feed line
216 .Lines for diverse feeds heated
217 ..With mixing upstream of combustion zone
218 .Basin for burning liquid fuel heats feed line section
219 ..Heated line feeds steam to fuel basin area
220 ..Separate basin and flame holder fuel lines
221 ...Valved branch of flame holder feed line feeds basin
222 ..Basin receives fuel from terminus of heated fuel line
223 ...With selective deflector directing fuel to basin
224 ...Horizontally extending cavity of basin forms heated section
225 ...Basin mounted on valve housing
226 ...Heated fuel drum above basin
227 ...Basin encompasses vertical heated line section
228 ....Line passes through basin to surrounding, descending
discharge structure
229 ....Elongated basin parallel to fuel line
230 .Auxiliary burner heats wick within heated section
231 .Fuel container having means feeding gas to a separate line
heating burner and liquid to heated section
232 .Section heated by distinct flame holders, one fed by heatedd
section
233 .Heated line supplies its heater and an external structure,
e.g., flame holder
234 ..One of a group of similar burners heats section
235 ..Heated line supplies generated gas to main of distributing
system
236 .Section heated by auxiliary burner
237 ..Main fuel line branch feeds auxiliary burner
238 .Unheated fuel supply to flame holder
239 ..Heated feed aspirates or atomizes fuel
240 .Insert in heated fuel line, e.g., packing, etc.
241 ..Lifts fuel from tank to heated section by capillary action
242 .Housing encloses heated section and flame area
243 .Flame enclosure comprises, or conducts heat to heated section
244 .Discrete jet section of flame holder heats its fuel line
245 .Unheated oxidizer supply to line between heated section and
feed discharger
246 ..Feed discharger wall cavity forms heated section
247 .Fuel conduit within flame or combustion products zone
248 ..Distinct baffle directs flame at or around conduit
249 WITH FEATURE FOR ACCESS TO OR EXPOSURE OF FLAME HOLDER
250 .With match scratching surface within enclosure
251 .Enclosure movably mounted for access
252 WITH ADJUNCTIVE MEANS TO EXTEND OR DEFLECT FLAME BY AIR BLAST OR
ASPIRATION
253 COMBINED
254 ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL IGNITER CORRELATED WITH BURNER FEED
255 .Having electric current producer
256 .Switch or electrode of igniter moved by valve element or
operator
257 ..Make and break electrode moved
258 BURNER HAVING ELECTRICAL HEATER OR IGNITER
259 .Igniter and separate heater
260 .Adjacent exposed liquid fuel surface on fuel support
261 ..Capillary fuel holder
262 ...Resistance type heater or igniter
263 .Igniter in shelter chamber
264 .Spark electrode in front of or adjacent fuel discharger
265 ..Gun type burner with electrode supported in air blast conduit
266 ..Spark circuit includes feed terminus
267 FRICTIONAL, CHEMICAL OR PERCUSSIVE TYPE IGNITER
268 .Catalytic
269 .Cap, match or pellet igniting charge holding and firing means
270 ..Externally accessible operator fires charge within flame
enclosure
271 ..Plural charge holder with presenting structure
272 ...Serially connected charges
273 .Spark projecter, e.g., flint and abrasive striker, etc.
274 ..Mechanical movement operated abrasive member
275 ...Stored energy actuated; detent, latch or overcenter release
276 ..Advancing type flint holder
277 ..Mounted on fuel tank adjacent flame holder
278 SEPARATELY SUPPLIED OR CONTROLLED, PHYSICALLY RELATED FLAME
HOLDERS, E.G., DIVERSE FUELS, PILOT AND MAIN, ETC.
279 .Relatively movable
280 .By multiway valve
281 .Correlated controls
282 .Adjustable wickk
283 .Three mounted in cross igniting relationship
284 .Coaxial
285 .Having common flame chamber or shield means
286 DISCRETE MEANS TRANSMITTING FLAME BETWEEN SEPARATE FLAME HOLDING
SECTIONS
287 HAVING COMBUSTION STARTING ASSISTANT
288 CANDLE, E.G., TAPER, ETC.
289 .Having structure additional to wax and wick
290 ..Height adjuster or maintained flame level
291 ..Fuel body totally within casing, e.g., vigil light, etc.
292 ..Melt handler or receiver
293 ...Follower cap
294 ...Drained or openwork candle grip mounted on melt receiver
295 ..Holder for plural candles
296 ..Hook, clamp or spike supported candle holder
297 ..Candle mounting attachment for socket type support
298 FIBROUS WICK TYPE FLAME HOLDER
299 .Having feeder or holder for disparate fluid
300 .Means forcing air into flame area
301 .Wick movement limiting structure
302 .Tubular wick having central supporting and air supplying
structure
303 ..Having lateral air inlet passage through wick
304 ..Having wick raiser
305 ...Screw thread on wick carrier
306 ...Rotatable threaded rod and follower
307 ...Rack and pinion
308 ...Reciprocated bar
309 ..Having air guide or distributor
310 .Having air or flame director, air distributor, or windguard
311 ..Transparent director surrounding wick support or guide
312 ..Director passageways, each surrounding wick or flame zone
313 ..Director passageways leading to flame zone
314 ..Air annulus leads to flame zone
315 .Having adjustable wick exposure, position, or porosity setting
structure
316 ..Rotatable projection means engages wick
317 ...Transmission mechanism rotates means
318 ...Opposed rotatable wick engaging means
319 .Having distinct fuel line between reservoir and wick guide or
support means
320 .Liquid fuel container carries wick guide or support
321 ..Having distinct container filling or venting structure
322 ..Means supporting displaced wick guide or support on fuel
container
323 ..Having absorbing, baffling or additional wick supporting
structure in container
324 ..Detachable closure securing guide to container
325 .Coated, impregnated, layered, coupled or reinforced wick
326 POROUS, CAPILLARY, PARTICULATE OR SIEVELIKE FLAME HOLDER, E.G.,
RADIANT SURFACE BURNER, ETC.
327 .Capillary mass having handle
328 .Means supplying fuel for passage through the flame holding
structure, e.g., radiant surface burner
329 ..Woven screen holds flame
330 DRIP, TRICKLER, OR SHELF-TO-SHELF TYPE BURNER
331 POT TYPE BURNER
332 .Having feeder or holder for disparate fluidd
333 .Having means for continuously feeding fuel
334 ..With pot or fuel reservoir elevating means
335 ..Air feed passage through bottom of pot
336 ..Ring structure at pot outlet forms central vertical discharge
throat
337 ...Structure includes radial air feed passages discharging at
throat
338 ..Having baffling means within pot confines
339 ...Forms separate zones of combustion at fuel surface
340 ...Horizontally extending partition having central passage
341 .Including exhaust flue having air feed passages
342 ..And baffling means within pot
343 WITH SUPPORTING BRACKET, LEG, HOOK, STRAP OR CLIP
344 FLAME HOLDER AND FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY
345 FLAME HOLDER HAVING ATTACHED HANDLE
346 FLASH-BACK CONTROLLING OR PREVENTING STRUCTURE
347 INCANDESCING OR REFLECTING COMPONENT, E.G., REIGNITING HOT SPOT,
ETC.
348 .Flame sweeps dished incandescing surface
349 ADJUNCTIVE, RELATIVELY LOW VELOCITY, FLAME MAINTAINING FUEL
PASSAGE
350 FLAME HOLDER HAVING PROTECTIVE FLAME ENCLOSING OR FLAME
STABILIZING STRUCTURE
351 .Including means feeding air axially spaced points of the flame
352 ..Axial perforations along combustion tube
353 .Tubular member delineates flame
354 MIXER AND FLAME HOLDER
355 .Bunsen burner type
356 MISCELLANEOUS