| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 237056000 | WATER | 24 |
| 20090289125 | Thermanator Radiator - A heating system for heating an interior room may include a radiator member for generating heat, a wall member being positioned in a space relationship to the radiator member; and a panel member being positioned between the radiator member and the wall member. The panel member may include an inclined surface, and the panel member may include a horizontal surface. The inclined surface may extend to an edge of the horizontal surface, and the panel member may include a substantially flat back surface. The panel member may be attached to the wall member by a first attachment device, and the panel member may be attached to the radiator member by a second attachment device. The second attachment device may be a hook device, and the second attachment device may detachably connect the radiator member to the panel member. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100193595 | THE HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING ENERGY - This invention relates to a heating control system for saving energy and its heating control method, in which system energy for heating rooms in a housing is reduced by separately heating individual rooms only during particular time periods in time/day selected by considering each room user's everyday living patterns. For this purpose, in the system, a plurality of saving time periods in time/day are stored in advance into a storage. If the user selects and sets at least one of the plurality of saving time periods for heating a room, a valve adjuster output valve control signals to a valve controller to open or close an auto valve corresponding to the room. The valve adjuster may be adapted of stand-alone type or of integrated type, in which integrated type the valve adjuster and a boiler adjuster are incorporated into a integrated adjuster. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100200665 | Emergroom - One relatively small room, to be located in any new or existing Building/, Living unit/, this room is to be well insulated and equipped with an outdoor fresh air supplier system and shall be heated or cooled independent of the main unit. This room shall be used in the case of an electric outage or any other type of emergency situation. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110049253 | RADIANT HEAT REFLECTOR AND HEAT CONVERTER - A system may include a tube through which hot fluid is transported from one end to another, wherein the tube radiates heat energy and transfers heat energy to surrounding air by convection. The system may also include a reflector that reflects the radiated heat and a hood that captures the heat energy from the surrounding air through convection, wherein the hood radiates the captured heat energy. The reflector may include a bi-involute curved surface. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120061481 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING REVERSE HEATING AND METHOD OF REVERSE HEATING - A method of reverse heating using intermittent temperature zones at normal pressure, including: 1) introducing hydrothermal water or steam to a heating coil inside intermittent temperature zones of cabinets of a heating device via a duct along a first direction; 2) introducing combusted high temperature flue gas to a hydrothermal radiation coil inside the cabinets of the heating device via a gas duct along a second direction which is a reverse direction of the first direction; and 3) at normal pressure, heating the hydrothermal water or steam by the flue gas and a heat transfer medium inside the cabinets of the heating device. A heating device for use in the method is also provided. The method and device feature high thermal efficiency at low cost. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20130284818 | HEATING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND HEATING SYSTEM - A method of controlling a heating system includes: obtaining, from a power supply source, information specifying an output modulation period during which power consumption by a heat pump unit is to be reduced; and controlling, based on the information obtained in the obtaining, an amount of heat generated by the heat pump unit. In the controlling, the heat pump unit is caused to generate a first amount of heat per unit time in a period other than the output modulation period, and generate a second amount of heat per unit time during the output modulation period, the second amount of heat being less than the first amount of heat. | 10-31-2013 |
| 237057000 | Fluid fuel | 1 |
| 20130186966 | HIGHLY-EFFICIENT, HOT-WATER GENERATING, CAR-MOUNTED HEATER WITH INTERNAL LIQUID FLOW PATH - A highly-efficient, hot-water generating, car-mounted heater with an internal liquid flow path includes a heater unit and a case. The heater unit includes a PTC element, an electrode plates, an insulating sheet, a tube body, a seal, and a radiator. The radiator is provided on the radiation faces of the tube body. The radiator has a plurality of fins, and a plurality of flow paths that are partitioned by the plurality of fins and extend in a direction that intersects with the longitudinal direction of the tube body. The heater unit is housed in the case with one ends of the flow paths of the radiator made to oppose the flow inlet and the other ends of the flow paths made to oppose the flow outlet. | 07-25-2013 |
| 237059000 | Circulation | 15 |
| 20100237156 | Heating system and method using a fireplace - A heating system and method includes a water circulation system for heating the interior of a building. The system further includes a boiler for storing and alternatively heating the water, and a fireplace jacket positioned in a fireplace of the building. The fireplace jacket includes a serpentine shaped length of pipe for circulating water. Fireplace jacket inlet and outlet ports communicate with the boiler for circulating the water in a closed system. A heating system control system manages the circulation of the water in the circulation system. The control system includes a safety unit having a thermometer, and the control system automatically circulates the water when the water is heated to a specified temperature. The control system automatically switches between using fossil fuel to heat the water in the boiler and using the fireplace jacket to heat the water in the boiler. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110168794 | PREFABRICATED HEAT-INSULATION PANEL WITH TWO HOT WATER FLOW PATHS - The present invention relates to a prefabricated heat-insulation panel with two hot water flow paths. The prefabricated heat-insulation panel comprises a panel; primary and secondary hot water supply pipes which are installed separately inside the panel to provide at least two hot water flow paths; and primary and secondary connection parts which are provided in the panel and connected to a boiler or primary and secondary hot water supply pipes installed in another panel to allow hot water to circulate in the primary and secondary hot water supply pipes. Therefore, the present invention improves heating efficiency because the two hot water pipes which provide different hot water flow paths in the panel are both used for heating, simplifies formation of a double structure of hot water supply pipes with superior resistance to heat and corrosion and arranges the hot water supply pipes free in interval and shape because a polybutene layer with rosin as an activator is formed on the inner surface of the hot water supply pipe made of thermoplastic elastomer, and reduces the diameter and the length of the hot water supply pipes installed in the panel to reduce the panel thickness and minimizes the boiler load. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110290896 | CONTROLLING A HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM - In a hydronic heating/cooling system, liquid is led along a main supply pipe ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120043389 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A CONSTANT FLOW BY CONSIDERING A HEATING LOAD THE SPECIFICATION OF WHICH - Provided is an apparatus for automatically controlling a constant flow by considering a heating load in which a necessary request heat amount necessary for optimum heating is calculated by considering a heating load per room to find a optimum flow in proportion to the heat amount and reduce a total constant flow of the household by the optimum flow corresponding to the heating-stopped room, and thereby to save fuel cost in proportion to the heating-stopped flow and decrease tube noise due to cavitation. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120312886 | DEVICE FOR HEATING A FLUID - The invention relates to a device ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20160138810 | HEATER SYSTEM - A heater having a combustion chamber. The heater includes a hopper and a chute extending from an outlet of the hopper to the combustion chamber. The heater includes a chute extending from the hopper to the combustion chamber, a screw extending through the chute into the hopper, and a drive connected to the screw for turning the screw in a direction in which the flight would, but for downward forces, lift the fuel. The heater has a vane rotatably attached to the screw that rotates downward along the screw in absence of upward forces counteracting gravity. The vane is cambered to produce upward forces when turning with the screw beneath an upper surface of the fuel. The vane is biased toward the upper surface of the fuel to level the upper surface of the fuel and prevent the fuel from rat holing and arching. | 05-19-2016 |
| 237060000 | Geyser boiler | 1 |
| 20090001185 | STRUCTURAL WALL PANELS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING INTERIOR CLIMATES - Structural wall panels and methods and systems for controlling the interior temperature of a building are provided. The structural wall panels advantageously include a fluid conduit disposed within an interior concrete layer of the structural wall panel where the conduit is adapted to convey a thermal transfer fluid through the interior concrete layer. A thermal insulation layer is provided between the first concrete layer and a second concrete layer, which can be disposed on an exterior surface of the wall. The thermal transfer fluid can be heated and/or cooled to regulate the temperature of the interior concrete layer and thereby control the temperature of the interior of the building. The first concrete layer can have a high thermal mass to increase the efficiency of the system. | 01-01-2009 |
| 237062000 | Boiler loop | 2 |
| 20130068847 | BOILER LOOP SYSTEM - A boiler loop system including a primary-secondary piping loop interface apparatus having unitary construction including a flow diversion device, and a drain valve and a drain port in branches from a circumferential sidewall. In an embodiment, supply branch piping and return branch piping connect the primary-secondary piping loop interface apparatus to a boiler and provide attachment points for auxiliary plumbing equipment. In an embodiment, the boiler loop is integrated into the primary loop. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20150028120 | BOILER LOOP SYSTEM - A boiler loop system including a primary-secondary piping loop interface apparatus including a flow diversion device, and a drain valve, and a drain port in branches from a circumferential sidewall. In an embodiment, supply branch piping and return branch piping connect the primary-secondary piping loop interface apparatus to a boiler and provide attachment points for auxiliary plumbing equipment. In an embodiment, the boiler loop is integrated into the primary loop. | 01-29-2015 |
| 237063000 | Pump | 6 |
| 20090057434 | FLUID HEATER - Disclosed is a fluid heater that can be used as a heater in a residence or an industrial facility or that can be used to heat water in fishery, agricultural, and transportation industries. In particular, a fluid heater heats a fluid using a multi-channel structure of the flow of fluid passing through a branching system, instead of using additional fossil fuels. The generation of vibration and noise while heating the fluid is suppressed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100019053 | HEATING SYSTEMS UTILIZING STORED ENERGY AS A POWER SOURCE - Disclosed is a heating system. The heating system includes a heating element configured to heat a working fluid and a circulation system configured to circulate the working fluid through a circulation loop. The heating system further includes an energy storage device configured to store and discharge energy. The discharged energy comprises electricity delivered to the heating element and the circulation system. In addition, a recharging element is configured to charge the energy storage device. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100059599 | CLOSED LOOP HEATING SYSTEM - A heating system comprising a first flow pipe and a second flow pipe which are interconnected at ends thereof to form a closed loop fluid flow circuit. A housing having a passage extending therethrough for passage of water through the housing is interconnected with the fluid flow circuit, and a pump is utilized to circulate water through the fluid flow circuit. The housing provides at least one opening defined therein separate from the passage, and at least one heating element is inserted therein, projecting into the housing, so as to be in direct contact with the water therein. The heating element is powered by a power source for enabling the heating element to heat the water and operate the pump. Radiator panels are connected to the fluid flow circuit, to radiate the heat from the heated water flowing in the fluid flow circuit to a space heated by the heating system. A thermostatic safety control is provided in association with the heating element, which is adapted to turn the heating element off when a temperature of the water exceeds a pre-determined level. In another embodiment, a remote device can be used to selectively activate, or deactivate, the power source in heating the heating element. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110163171 | PRIMARY/SECONDARY PIPING LOOP INTERFACE APPARATUS - A primary-secondary loop piping system includes at least one boiler in fluid communication with a primary piping loop and at least one primary loop pump in the primary piping loop. At least one secondary piping loop branches away from the primary loop and returns downstream to the primary loop via a pair of closely spaced tees in a primary/secondary piping loop interface apparatus. The primary/secondary piping loop interface apparatus is of unitary construction and includes a secondary loop shut-off valve, drain valve and drain port in each branch of each secondary loop in which it is installed. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110168795 | PRIMARY/SECONDARY LOOP PIPING SYSTEM - A primary-secondary loop piping system includes at least one boiler in fluid communication with a primary piping loop and at least one primary loop pump in the primary piping loop. At least one secondary piping loop branches away from the primary loop and returns downstream to the primary loop via a pair of closely spaced tees in a primary/secondary piping loop interface apparatus. The primary/secondary piping loop interface apparatus is of unitary construction and includes a secondary loop shut-off valve, drain valve and drain port in each branch of each secondary loop in which it is installed. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20130181060 | HOT-WATER STORAGE TYPE HEATING UNIT - In a hot-water storage type heating unit | 07-18-2013 |
| 237066000 | Expansion tanks | 2 |
| 20100019054 | FLUID CONTAINMENT AND TRANSFER VESSEL - A fluid containment and transfer vessel having a chamber defining a fluid inlet for receiving fluid from a primary heater and a separate fluid outlet for delivery of fluid at least to be circulated via a circulated fluid central heating system, the chamber adapted to contain fluid in use to such a level as to define a header region surmounting the fluid therein, wherein the inlet is provided into the header region, the outlet is provided at a base portion of the chamber, and a conduit is provided within the chamber open at either end and with a first end in the vicinity of and generally above the outlet and a second end venting out of the vessel at a higher point thereto in use. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20140103130 | BRACKET FOR MOUNTING EXPANSION TANKS AND OTHER PLUMBING DEVICES TO A BUILDING SURFACE - An expansion tank is fastened to a support using a bracket with a U-shaped cross-section formed by a back and two sidewalls. The edges of the sidewalls each have a notch mating with a weld bead on the tank. Fasteners hold the back of the bracket to the support. First and second hose clamps pass through the sidewalls by the back to encircle the tank and clamp it to the edges of the sidewall when the hose clamps are tightened. | 04-17-2014 |
