US PATENT SUBCLASS 431 / 3
.~ Decarbonizing, cleaning or purging


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431 /   HD   COMBUSTION

2  DF  PROCESS OF COMBUSTION OR BURNER OPERATION {8}
3.~ Decarbonizing, cleaning or purging


DEFINITION

Classification: 431/3

(under subclass 2) Processes involving (1) the addition of a cleansing or decarbonizing substance to the fuel; (2) a procedure that eliminates or prevents the formation of carbon and other deposits in the burner; or (3) clearing residual or undesired matter (e.g., vapor) out of a burner assembly.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

29+, for the automatic control of scavenger means.

32, for the automatic control of cleaning means.

121+, for combustion apparatus with cleaning, purging or scavenging means.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

44, Fuel and Related Compositions, 300+, for a liquid fuel admixed with anti-oxidants, corrosion inhibitors, gum inhibitors, stabilizers, preservatives in general etc.

137, Fluid Handling,

15, for a process of cleaning a fluid handling system of general utility.

239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing,

9, for a fluid sprinkling, spraying or diffusing process not requiring combustion involving dissolving or mixing a material in a flowing liquid stream and combining the stream with air, gas or steam.