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Tim Kirk — 14 Patents

ZEZeeco: 12 patents #3 of 31Top 10%
Morris, OK: #1 of 3 inventorsTop 35%
Oklahoma: #688 of 12,736 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Tim Kirk has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Zeeco. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in October 2025. Tim Kirk ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Tim Kirk in Morris, OK, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2002.peak 31999: 1 patents19992002: 3 patents20022003: 1 patents20032005: 1 patents20052010: 1 patents20102017: 1 patents20172021: 1 patents20212022: 2 patents20222023: 2 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12449122 Free-jet burner and method for low CO2, NOx, and CO emissions Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, Eric G Pratchard, John Petersen, Austin White +1 more 2025-10-21
11754282 Lean pre-mix radiant wall burner apparatus and method Darton J. Zink, Austin White, Rex K. Isaacs, John Petersen 2023-09-12
11578865 Plugging resistant free-jet burner and method Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John Petersen, Austin White 2023-02-14
11506381 Plug-resistant burner tip and method Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John Petersen, Austin White 2022-11-22
11353212 Low NOxburner apparatus and method Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John Petersen, Cody Little 2022-06-07
10920979 Low NOx burner and flow momentum enhancing device Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John Petersen, Cody Little 2021-02-16
9593848 Non-symmetrical low NOx burner apparatus and method Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, Parker Imel, Seth Marty, Jonathon Barnes +3 more 2017-03-14
7670135 Burner and method for induction of flue gas Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John McDonald, Cody Little 2010-03-02
6979191 Combustion apparatus and method for radiating wall heating system Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John McDonald, Cody Little 2005-12-27
6626661 Fuel ejector and method for reduced NOx emissions Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John McDonald, Cody Little 2003-09-30
6499990 Low NOx burner apparatus and method Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John McDonald 2002-12-31
6394792 Low NoX burner apparatus John McDonald, David J. Surbey, Darton J. Zink 2002-05-28
6379146 Flow divider for radiant wall burner Darton J. Zink, Rex K. Isaacs, John McDonald 2002-04-30
5980243 Flat flame David J. Surbey, John McDonald, Rex K. Isaacs, Darton J. Zink 1999-11-09