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US 2025/0180230 A1Published application
Patio Heater with Misting Capability
AssigneeSolaronics, Inc.
InventorsRichard Rush, III, Thomas A. Martelle, Peter J. Gross, Gregory K. Dery
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Abstract
A temperature control appliance adapted for installation over an outdoor gathering area provides infrared, radiant heat or evaporative cooling modes. The radiant burner has a semi-cylindrical porous foam metal radiator element mounted in a housing to direct infrared heat to the gathering area. Evaporative cooling is provided by misting nozzles mounted on the burner housing.
Claims11
An overhead mountable temperature-control appliance comprising:
- a housing;
- a fuel-fired infrared radiator heater disposed within the housing;
- a series of water supplied misting nozzles mounted on the housing;
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- control means for selectively activating only one of said radiator heater and misting nozzles at a given time.
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A fuel fired patio heating appliance with misting capability for evaporative cooling comprising:
- a housing mountable over a gathering area;
- a burner assembly disposed within the housing for directing radiant heat from the housing toward the gathering area and comprising a burner element having a foam metal burner element oriented to radiate heat downwardly toward the gathering area;
- an ignitor device associated with the foam metal burner element for igniting a fuel air mixture supplied to said burner;
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- an array of misting nozzles carried by the housing;
- a fuel supply for the burner;
- a water supply for the misting nozzles;
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- control means for selectively operating one of said burn and missing nozzles at any given time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.