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Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,846 · App. 17/580,373 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Portable oven configured for multiple different fuel types

Inventors: Garold H. Williams (Logan, UT); Konel S. Banner (Ogden, UT)
Assignee: INSTAFIRE, LLC
A47J37/0658A47J37/0763F24B1/022F24B1/202
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Patent No.
US 12,262,846
App. No.
17/580,373
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heating device having a burn chamber that includes at least one opening, a conduction chamber adjacent to the burn chamber and including at least one aperture, a heat manifold including a first port and a second port, and at least one source vent extending between and coupling the first port of the heat manifold to the at least one opening of the burn chamber, and at least one exhaust vent, protruding from a surface of the heat manifold and extending between and coupling the second port of the heat manifold to the at least one aperture of the conduction chamber.

Claims (35)

1. An oven comprising:

a burn chamber, the burn chamber including at least one opening;

a conduction chamber, the conduction chamber being adjacent to the burn chamber and including at least one aperture;

a heat manifold, the heat manifold including a first port and a second port;

at least one source vent extending between and coupling the first port of the heat manifold to the at least one opening of the burn chamber;

at least one exhaust vent, the at least one exhaust vent protruding from a surface of the heat manifold and extending between and coupling the second port of the heat manifold to the at least one aperture of the conduction chamber; and

a movable tray positioned below the burn chamber and conduction chamber.

2. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the conduction chamber includes an upper surface and a lower surface, the at least one aperture being positioned on the upper surface of the conduction chamber, wherein the at least one exhaust vent protrudes through the at least one aperture of the conduction chamber and includes a cutout extending between the upper surface and the lower surface of the conduction chamber.

3. The oven of claim 1 , wherein either the at least one source vent or the at least one exhaust vent, or both, comprise an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein gas can travel within the outer surface or between the inner surface and the outer surface.

4. The oven of claim 3 , wherein the inner surface and outer surface include one or more cutouts.

5. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the heat manifold includes at least one notch, cutout, hole, slit, or combination thereof extending from an interior surface of the heat manifold through to an exterior surface of the heat manifold.

6. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the heat manifold includes at least one wall partitioning the heat manifold.

7. The oven of claim 6 , wherein the at least one wall includes at least one notch, cutout, hole, slit, or combination thereof.

8. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the heat manifold includes a top and a bottom surface, wherein the first port is positioned at the bottom surface, and the heat manifold further comprises a third port positioned at the top surface, wherein the at least one source vent extends through the first and third ports and includes a cutout extending between the top and bottom surfaces of the heat manifold.

9. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising at least one flap cover positioned over an end of either the at least one source vent, the at least one exhaust vent, or both.

10. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the burn chamber is dimensioned to accept and position below the at least one source vent a prepackaged can of liquid fuel.

11. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the at least one source vent includes a screen configured to support a solid fuel positioned between the burn chamber and the heat manifold.

12. An oven comprising:

a burn chamber, the burn chamber including at least one opening;

a conduction chamber, the conduction chamber being adjacent to the burn chamber and including at least one aperture;

a heat manifold, the heat manifold including a plurality of ports and at least one wall partitioning the heat manifold into an elongated path between the plurality of ports;

at least one source vent extending between and coupling a first port of the plurality of ports of the heat manifold to the at least one opening of the burn chamber;

at least one exhaust vent extending between and coupling a second port of the plurality of ports of the heat manifold to the at least one aperture of the conduction chamber; and

a movable tray positioned below the burn chamber and conduction chamber.

13. The heating device of claim 12 , wherein the heat manifold includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a third port, the first port being positioned at the bottom surface and the third port positioned at the top surface, wherein the at least one source vent extends through the first and third ports and includes a cutout extending between the top surface and the bottom surface of the heat manifold.

14. The heating device of claim 12 , wherein the conduction chamber includes an upper surface and a lower surface, the at least one aperture being positioned on the upper surface of the conduction chamber, and wherein the at least one exhaust vent protrudes through the at least one aperture of the conduction chamber and includes a cutout extending between the upper surface and the lower surface of the conduction chamber.

15. A method of making an oven, the method comprising:

forming at least one opening in a first chamber;

forming at least one aperture in a second chamber, the second chamber being adjacent and fixed to the first chamber, wherein the second chamber includes an upper surface and a lower surface and the at least one aperture is positioned on the upper surface of the second chamber;

forming at least one port in a heat manifold;

forming at least one wall inside the heat manifold to partition the heat manifold;

coupling at least one source vent to the heat manifold and the first chamber, wherein the at least one source vent extends between and couples the at least one port of the heat manifold to the at least one opening of the first chamber, wherein coupling the at least one source vent to the heat manifold and the first chamber further comprises coupling the at least one source vent to a first port of the heat manifold

coupling at least one exhaust vent to the heat manifold to thereby protrude from a surface of the heat manifold, wherein the heat manifold includes a second port, and a first end of the at least one exhaust vent couples to the second port of the heat manifold, and wherein coupling the at least one exhaust vent to the heat manifold further comprises coupling a second end of the at least one exhaust vent to the at least one aperture of the second chamber, the at least one exhaust vent protruding through the at least one aperture of the second chamber and including a cutout extending between the upper surface and the lower surface of the second chamber.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the heat manifold includes a top surface and a bottom surface and further comprises a third port positioned at the top surface and the first port positioned at the bottom surface, wherein coupling at least one source vent to the heat manifold and the first chamber, further comprises:

the at least one source vent extending through the first and third ports of the heat manifold and including a cutout extending between the top surface and the bottom surface of the heat manifold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: WILLIAMS, GAROLD H.; BANNER, KONEL S.
To: INSTAFIRE, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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