Patent ID: 7177535

Claim:
A hybrid fuel vaporizing system for use in an apparatus for combusting fuel from a source of liquid fuel, comprising: (a) at least one capillary flow passage, said at least one capillary flow passage positioned so as to not be directly exposed to combustion gases and having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end in fluid communication with the source of liquid fuel; (b) a heat source arranged along said at least one capillary flow passage, said heat source operable to electrically heat the liquid fuel in said at least one capillary flow passage to a level sufficient to change at least a portion thereof from a liquid state to a vapor state; and (c) a vaporizing member positioned downstream of said at least one capillary flow passage having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface exposed to heat produced by the apparatus for combusting fuel, said vaporizing member positioned so that fuel exiting said outlet end of said at least one capillary flow passage impinges on said second surface whereby a stream of substantially vaporized fuel is delivered for combustion.