Patents by Inventor Lars HANNIBALSEN

Lars HANNIBALSEN 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: 9612036
    Abstract: A housing unit (22) for a heating device with two heating circuits, one for space heating and another for service water heating, includes a pump housing (23) for a recirculation pump (8). The housing unit (22) encompasses a switching valve for switching the heating circuits, and in its rear installation position exhibits at least one port to directly connect a plate heat exchanger (6) for heating service water. An opening (29) for the return of the space heater is arranged on one side of the housing unit. The housing unit incorporates an inlet chamber (28), which is adjoined by the inlet mouth (26) of the pump (8), and into which two channels empty, of which one or the other can be optionally closed by a valve body (32), and of which one channel leads to the line port (30) for the return, and the other channel leads to a port of the plate heat exchanger (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Grundfos Management a/s
    Inventor: Lars Hannibalsen
  • Publication number: 20110308767
    Abstract: A housing unit (22) for a heating device with two heating circuits, one for space heating and another for service water heating, includes a pump housing (23) for a recirculation pump (8). The housing unit (22) encompasses a switching valve for switching the heating circuits, and in its rear installation position exhibits at least one port to directly connect a plate heat exchanger (6) for heating service water. An opening (29) for the return of the space heater is arranged on one side of the housing unit. The housing unit incorporates an inlet chamber (28), which is adjoined by the inlet mouth (26) of the pump (8), and into which two channels empty, of which one or the other can be optionally closed by a valve body (32), and of which one channel leads to the line port (30) for the return, and the other channel leads to a port of the plate heat exchanger (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: GRUNDFOS MANAGEMENT A/S
    Inventor: Lars HANNIBALSEN