Patents by Inventor Gregory Brinsden

Gregory Brinsden 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).

  • Patent number: 7806345
    Abstract: In an in-wall heater, in which control equipment 11, 12 is disposed in a side space 10 on one lateral side of a combustion housing 2 within an outer case 1 and an exhaust duct 15 is disposed in a side space 13 on the other lateral side of the combustion housing 2, the cooling performance of each of the side spaces is increased and noise due to a sucked-in sound of room air can be reduced. In a side plate portion of the outer case 1 on both lateral sides, an air intake opening 7, which is vertically long, is provided in a position in a front side portion exposed to a front of a room wall. Each side space 10, 13 within the outer case 1 is formed in a ventilation flue on the suction side where the room air from each of the air intake openings 7 is conducted into the warm air fan 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignees: Rinnai Corporation, Rinnai New Zealand Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Tsunekawa, Minoru Oguri, Satoshi Kaneiwa, Brian Smith, Gregory Brinsden
  • Publication number: 20060137678
    Abstract: In an in-wall heater, in which control equipment 11, 12 is disposed in a side space 10 on one lateral side of a combustion housing 2 within an outer case 1 and an exhaust duct 15 is disposed in a side space 13 on the other lateral side of the combustion housing 2, the cooling performance of each of the side spaces is increased and noise due to a sucked-in sound of room air can be reduced. In a side plate portion of the outer case 1 on both lateral sides, an air intake opening 7, which is vertically long, is provided in a position in a front side portion exposed to a front of a room wall. Each side space 10, 13 within the outer case 1 is formed in a ventilation flue on the suction side where the room air from each of the air intake openings 7 is conducted into the warm air fan 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicants: RINNAI CORPORATION, RINNAI NEW ZEALAND LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Tsunekawa, Minoru Oguri, Satoshi Kaneiwa, Brian Smith, Gregory Brinsden