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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122855 | Boiler The invention relates to a boiler comprising a combustion chamber which is surrounded at least in part by a combustion gas flue that is embodied as a primary heat exchanger. The combustion gas flue is enclosed at least in part by a water-conducting housing while a w... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8087388 | Water heater The object is to provide a water heater capable of efficiently transmitting radiation heat of a burner to hot water in a hot water storage chamber with improved thermal efficiency. In the water heater, a second restriction part having a shallower depth than a first ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8042495 | Device for preventing initial hot water supplying in concentric tube type heat exchanger and its control method A device for preventing initial hot water from being discharged from a double pipe heat exchanger and a method of controlling the same, which can temporarily mix cold water with hot water so as to decrease the temperature of the discharged hot water when the high te... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7878158 | Forward combustion type condensing gas water heater A forward combustion type condensing gas water heater is provided including a burner, a primary heat exchanger, a drain pipe for condensation water, a gathering and discharge device for condensation water, a secondary heat exchanger. The gathering and discharge devi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7832364 | Heat transfer unit for steam generation and gas preheating The present invention discloses a heat transfer unit which integrates a boiler and a gas preheater for steam generation and gas preheating. In one embodiment, the heat transfer unit of the present invention may be used in fuel processing applications. In this embodi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7617802 | Condensation heat exchanger The invention relates to a condensation heat exchanger. The inventive heat exchanger consists of two co-axial helicoidal tube bundles which are positioned end-to-end, one of said bundles (2a) serving as a primary exchanger and the other (2b | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614366 | High efficiency water heater An application for a method of heating water includes burning fuel to produce hot gases and heating a first mass of water with a first heat exchanger coupled to the hot gases. Heat remaining after the hot gases pass through the first heat exchanger is used by a seco... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7597066 | Circulation type hot water supply device There is provided a circulation type hot water supply device in which a downstream end of a hot water delivering channel 6 connected to a heat exchanger 4 of a water heater 1 is connected to a water supply channel 5 upstream of the heat e... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7415943 | Single pass fuel-fired fluid heating/storage device A fuel-fired water heater has a single pass condensing-type heat exchanger disposed within its water storage tank portion. The heat exchanger includes a primary non-condensing portion defined by a combustion chamber positioned in an upper interior portion of the tan... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7353781 | Arrangement structure of heat exchanger in condensing gas boiler An arrangement structure of heat exchangers in a condensing gas boiler is provided, which includes a casing provided with a combustion chamber therein, and a gas burner provided in the lower portion of the combustion chamber. The arrangement structure of heat exchan... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337752 | Instantaneous fuel-fired water heater with low temperature plastic vent structure An instantaneous type fuel-fired water heater has a variable speed blower that discharges combustion air into a fuel burner utilized to heat water flowing through a heat exchanger portion of the water heater. A portion of the air discharged from the blower bypasses ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337753 | Water heater The water heater includes a burner and a water tank. Combustion products flow upwardly around the tank through a combustion products path where heat transfer to water in the tank occurs, the path being defined between the outer wall of the tank and a surrounding hea... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337517 | Method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for a water heater A method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for use in a water heater is provided. A skirt is formed, and an edge portion of a plate is spot welded to the skirt. The edge portion of the plate is circumferentially welded to the skirt, thereby forming a seal betwee... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327950 | Semi-instantaneous water heater system A water heater system includes a boiler having a supply port, an output port and a recirculation input port. A heat exchanger includes first input and output ports, and second input and output ports. An averaging tank has an inlet and an outlet. A first fluid flow s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322532 | Hot-water supply apparatus, anti-freezing method thereof, and anti-freezing program thereof A hot-water supply apparatus is an apparatus which has a primary heat exchanger absorbing sensible heat of combustion exhaust and a secondary heat exchanger absorbing latent heat of the combustion exhaust, and improves a freezing prevention function of the hot-water... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316206 | Water heater with noise attenuation A water heater comprising a tank defining a water chamber, a water inlet and a water outlet communicating with the water chamber, and a combustion tube extending generally vertically through the water chamber and having an upper end. The water heater also comprises ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311064 | Gas water heater damper/baffle Apparatus for improving the efficiency of a water heater includes a combination damper assembly and heat transfer baffle. The damper assembly includes a plurality of movable damper with each damper leaning outwardly from one another when the dampers are in a closed ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302916 | Condensation heat exchanger with a gas/air heat collector A condensation heat exchanger adapted to interface with a gas or fuel-oil burner, the condensation heat exchanger including two coaxial tube bundles placed end-to-end, one of which acts as primary exchanger and the other of which acts as secondary exchanger. Each of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299768 | Gas-fired water heating apparatus The water heating apparatus has an upright cylindrical thermally insulated storage tank, an axially extending exhaust gas pipe passing centrally through the storage tank and a combustion chamber under the storage tank. An atmospheric gas burner, which has a complete... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291010 | Combustion light-emitting device and corresponding method of fabrication A light-emitting device comprises a structure defining an orderly and periodic series of cavities of nanometric dimensions, in which a process of catalytic combustion is confined. The dimensions and/or the distance between the micro-cavities are selected to obtain a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290503 | High efficiency, wet-base, downfired multi-pass water heater A fuel-fired water heater has a three-pass condensing type heat exchanger disposed within its tank and having a central vertical first pass flue pipe separated into upper and lower portions by an internal dividing structure. Respectively coupled to the upper and low... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275504 | Water heater The water includes a tank 10 which includes dual cold water inlets 21a, 21b. One or other of the cold water inlets 21a, 21b is in use connected to a cold water supply line. The cold water inlets 21 | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258080 | Fuel-fired dual tank water heater having dual pass condensing type heat exchanger A fuel-fired commercial water heater has upper and lower communicated tank portions which are separated by a plenum forming a vertically intermediate portion of a dual pass condensing type heat exchanger. A lower portion of the heat exchanger is defined by a series ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7097210 | Method and apparatus for providing a transition connector to introduce outside air and vent flue for boiler combustion A method and apparatus for sealing a combustion intake for a boiler from inside air is provided. A method and apparatus for providing a transition piece for venting fresh air to and combusted gas away from a boiler is also provided. A method of connecting a transiti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7044124 | Heating apparatus having insulation-contacted fuel burners A fuel-fired heating appliance has multiple premix type fuel burners horizontally disposed in a row in its combustion chamber and operable in a staged manner. The burners are upwardly spaced apart from a rigid fiberboard insulation panel structure extending along th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013841 | Differently configured fuel-fired water heaters constructed from identical production platforms A specially configured fuel-fired water heater production platform may be used as a natural draft water heater. Alternatively, by modifying an upper end portion of the production platform using associated conversion apparatus, the same platform may be converted to a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6945197 | Water heater A water heater which includes a heat exchanger having a first passage and a second passage connected with the first passage, a gas burner mounted within the first passage, a push blower having an outlet conmected with the gas burner for forcing air into the gas burn... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938582 | Heat exchanging type boiler The present invention relates to a heat exchanging type boiler that includes: a water retaining reservoir 10 in which a predetermined amount of water is charged; and a combustion chamber 33 for emitting heating gas at a high temperature to the water in... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923148 | Combustion chamber with high temperature protective coating A combustion chamber for a gas-fired hot water heater comprises a top wall which is defined by a bottom wall of an inner tank. A flue extends through the inner tank bottom wall. A circumferential skirt is disposed about the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907846 | Condensing gas boiler having structure of preventing corrosion caused by using heterogeneous metal A condensing gas boiler having a corrosion prevention structure of preventing corrosion caused by using heterogeneous metal is provided, which includes a casing provided with a combustion chamber therein; a present heat exchanger arranged in the casing, which includ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877461 | Portable instant hot water heater A portable instant water heater. Water is delivered to a base unit of the instant hot water heater by a pump that draws water from a reservoir through a flow control valve. The water flows into a pre-heater that wraps around a base of the burner and that is heated b... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6763786 | Equipment for water heater The invention relates to an equipment to be used in a gas-fired water heater which equipment contains a combustion chamber (2) and a heat exchanger (1). Accordingly the combustion chamber (2) is made of a ceramic material and provided with slots... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6694926 | Water heater with continuously variable air and fuel input A water heater apparatus includes a water conduit having an inlet and an outlet. A primary heat exchanger has a water side defining a portion of the water conduit. A burner is operatively associated with the primary heat exchanger for heating water in the... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668762 | Indirect fired process heater An indirect fired process heater apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a toroidal shell having an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder forming a fluid tight enclosure. A plurality of helical heat transfer coils have transfer fluid passing therethro... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666173 | Hot gas liquid heater A hot gas water heater has a housing, and at least a pair of concentric coils in the housing through which liquid to be heated is sequentially passed. Each coil has a helical tube with adjacent turns connected by a web member such that the tube and web me... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662758 | Condensing gas boiler for recollecting condensed latent heat using uptrend combustion A condensing gas boiler, which recollects condensed latent heat by uptrend combustion, is provided. Latent heat exchangers are disposed in the same area as that of a combustion chamber, and perpendicular with the combustion chamber. An exhaust gas guiding... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6640753 | Steam generator of a water-tube type A steam generator of water-tubes type for burn fossil fuel where instead of the convective heat transfer of the present day boilers, the water-tubes are heated by means of the mechanism of heat conduction in solids. The water-tubes are embedded in a large... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6619951 | Burner A burner apparatus includes a mounting head having a fuel inlet opening defined in the mounting head for receiving combustion air and fuel gas through the opening. An inner support structure is attached to the mounting head. The inner support structure de... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612267 | Combined heating and hot water system A combination domestic hot water and space heating system has an instantaneous domestic hot water heat exchanger and a low mass boiler-type heat generator connected in a series by a boiler water flow circuit containing a circulating pump. The boiler-type ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6606968 | Water heater unit There is provided a water heater unit realizing antifreezing of a water tube and the like of a heat exchanger without providing a backwind stopper on an exhaust tube. The water heater unit comprises a heat exchanger for heating water by a combustion heat ... | 08/19/2003 |
