Patents by Inventor Frank Stiebel
Frank Stiebel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11662122Abstract: A tankless water heater system (100), with a heat exchanger device (20) comprising at least one hollow chamber (21, 22, 23, 24) and at least one electrical heating element (52, 53, 54), and a controller device (30) with a temperature control unit (35), a tap event counter unit (32), a down-time counter unit (33) and a time delay unit (34); an electrical switching element (41, 42, 43) for connecting or is connecting one or several heating elements (52, 53, 54) to/from a power supply; an outlet temperature sensor (27) linked with the temperature control unit (35); a flow rate sensor (29); wherein: the tap counter unit (32) is connected to the flow rate sensor (29) and is triggered when water flow rate exceeds a tap indication threshold the down-time counter unit (33) is triggered and retriggered by the tap counter unit (32) and both provide a down-time event signal after any inactivity period with no water flow and records the duration of inactivity; the time delay unit (34) is connected to and triggered by theType: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Michael Dion, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20230142979Abstract: The invention relates to an air blower apparatus, in particular a jet air hand dryer, comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet, at least one air duct extending inside the housing between the inlet and the outlet, for guiding an air stream, a fan unit for producing a directed stream of air in the air duct, and a UV treatment unit arranged inside a section of the air duct, said UV treatment unit having a treatment chamber for at least parts of the stream passing through the air duct, characterised in that the treatment chamber is at least part of a receiving chamber for a fan impeller in the fan unit, wherein a plurality of lighting adapted to emit UV light are arranged inside the receiving chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Hubert NOLTE, Frank STIEBEL
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Patent number: 11536464Abstract: A tank water heater assembly is provided including a tank water heater and a drain pan provided with a sensor holder for mounting a sensor. The sensor holder accommodates a leak detection sensor at predefined distance above an inner surface of a bottom wall of the drain pan. In this way the presence of harmless small amounts of water in the drain pan do not trigger an alarm. A transport assembly is presented for facilitating transportation of the tank water heater assembly to an installation site and subsequent installation. Finally, a method for installation of a tank water heater assembly is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel, Michael Dion
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Publication number: 20220196288Abstract: A tankless water heater, comprising: a flow channel with a cold-water inlet pipe, a heating unit with an heating element configured to heat water flowing through the heating unit and a hot-water outlet pipe, and a control unit configured to control the tankless water heater, wherein the control unit is configured to receive a power limitation signal of an external facility management system and to control a heating output of the heating element depending on the power limitation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20210063053Abstract: A method of controlling a heat up of a hot water tank, comprising a tank, which contains water and receives incoming cold-water at a cold-water inlet and outputs heated water through a heated water outlet, the method comprising: heating the water in the tank depending on a thermal energy content calculated as a function of an actual incoming cold-water temperature measured by a cold-water temperature sensor, when a tapping event is identified. A water tank heating device and a controller system for controlling a heat up of a hot water tank depending on a thermal energy content calculated as a function of an actual incoming cold-water temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20210018221Abstract: A tankless water heater system (100), with a heat exchanger device (20) comprising at least one hollow chamber (21, 22, 23, 24 ) and at least one electrical heating element (52, 53, 54), and: a controller device (30) with a temperature control unit (35), a tap event counter unit (32), a down-time counter unit (33) and a time delay unit (34); an electrical switching element (41, 42, 43) for connecting or disconnecting one or several heating elements (52, 53, 54) to/from a power supply; an outlet temperature sensor (27) linked with the temperature control unit (35); a flow rate sensor (29); wherein: the tap counter unit (32) is connected to the flow rate sensor (29) and is triggered when water flow rate exceeds a tap indication threshold {dot over (V)}0 the down-time counter unit (33) is triggered and retriggered by the tap counter unit (32) and both provide a down-time event signal after any inactivity period with no water flow and records the duration of inactivity; the time delay unit (34) is connecteType: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Michael Dion, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20200025417Abstract: A method of controlling a heat up of a domestic hot water tank, whereby tank temperatures are measured. The tank temperatures are fed into a control unit and a heating device is activated to heat up water in the tank when the control unit calls for heat. The method comprises a step of feeding an incoming cold-water temperature value into the control unit and generating a parameter effected by this incoming cold-water temperature. The tank temperature is measured and is related to the thermal energy content of the tank, whereby the tank temperature is measured with an integral water temperature sensor mounted to the tank, further effecting the parameter. It processes then a call for heat depending on a comparison of a set point value with the parameter generated from the tank temperature and the measured cold-water temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20200003432Abstract: A tank water heater assembly is provided including a tank water heater and a drain pan provided with a sensor holder for mounting a sensor. The sensor holder accommodates a leak detection sensor at predefined distance above an inner surface of a bottom wall of the drain pan. In this way the presence of harmless small amounts of water in the drain pan do not trigger an alarm. A transport assembly is presented for facilitating transportation of the tank water heater assembly to an installation site and subsequent installation. Finally, a method for installation of a tank water heater assembly is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel, Michael Dion
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Patent number: 9657965Abstract: A water heater is provided which comprises a water storage tank made of enameled metal, an anode electrode (e.g. an anode rod) at least partly inside the water storage tank and a corrosion protection unit configured to impress current into the anode to provide a corrosion protection for the water storage tank. The corrosion protection unit further comprises a microprocessor configured to control the impressing of the current to the anode electrode during impression process cycles and to control the operation of the corrosion protection. The corrosion protection unit furthermore comprises a battery unit or an accumulator unit configured to supply energy to the microprocessor during grid power outages. The microprocessor is configured to activate the power saving mode during grid power outages during which an amount of impressed current and/or an impression process cycle is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20170051946Abstract: A water heating device which includes a thermally insulated water storage tank having a side wall and being configured to receive drinking water, a water inlet as an inlet for drinking water, a water outlet as an outlet for hot water, and a heating unit arranged inside the water storage tank adapted to heat water inside the water storage tank. The heating unit is inclined with respect to the side wall of the water storage tank, in particular at an angle other than 90° with respect to the side wall of the water tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co.KGInventors: Hubert NOLTE, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20160258652Abstract: A water heater is provided which comprises a water storage tank made of enameled metal, an anode electrode (e.g. an anode rod) at least partly inside the water storage tank and a corrosion protection unit configured to impress current into the anode to provide a corrosion protection for the water storage tank. The corrosion protection unit further comprises a microprocessor configured to control the impressing of the current to the anode electrode during impression process cycles and to control the operation of the corrosion protection. The corrosion protection unit furthermore comprises a battery unit or an accumulator unit configured to supply energy to the microprocessor during grid power outages. The microprocessor is configured to activate the power saving mode during grid power outages during which an amount of impressed current and/or an impression process cycle is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Hubert NOLTE, Frank Stiebel