Patent ID: 7479008

Claim:
A burner apparatus comprising a) A burner tube means for distributing a fuel/air mixture throughout the burner apparatus i) The burner tube means comprising at least one tube loop ii) The burner tube means further comprising a top tube portion and a bottom tube portion iii) The burner tube means further comprising at least one group of one or more fuel/air exit holes through the bottom tube portion; each group of one or more fuel/air exit holes adapted to allow the fuel/air mixture to flow into a corresponding fuel/air dissipation means iv) The burner tube means not being located within the fuel/air dissipation means b) An ignition and control system means for controlling the flow of fuel into the burner tube means and for controlling ignition of the fuel/air mixture c) The ignition and control system means further comprises silicon carbide igniters positioned in each fuel/air dissipation means d) Each fuel/air dissipation means comprises a metal cup; the metal cup comprising cup wall portions and a cup base portion e) The ignition and control system means further comprises at least one thermocouple probe; each thermocouple probe adapted to sense temperature using a thermocouple module; each thermocouple module adapted to communicate with an electronic gas valve; the thermocouple module further adapted to open and close the electronic gas valve f) Each fuel/air dissipation means further comprises non-combustible materials; each fuel/air dissipation means further comprising at least one corresponding screen, each screen adapted to keep the corresponding silicon carbide igniter from contacting the non-combustible materials; each fuel/air dissipation means further comprising a drain hole in the cup base portion.