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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
J Timothy French, Anaheim, CA (US);
Samir E Barudi, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Superior Fireplace Company, Fullerton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126502 ; 126 / ; 126512 ; 431125 ;
Abstract
An artificial log is provided for use in a gas fireplace combustion chamber. A portion of the log outer surface has a charred appearance. When the fireplace is turned on and the log is heated, the log rotates to bring the charred surface in view from an open end of the fireplace combustion chamber so as to provide the appearance of a real wood log being burned. When the fireplace is turned off, the log rotates back to a position hiding the charred surface from view so as to have the appearance of a brand new log.