Patents by Inventor Michael C. Swinton

Michael C. Swinton 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).

  • Draft-assisting chamber
    Patent number: 4730598
    Abstract: A draft-assisting chamber is positioned between the combustion chamber and the flue pipe of a heating appliance so as to capture combustion gases in a quantity sufficient to initiate gas flow through the flue pipe. By use of the chamber, gas flow is initiated in the flue pipe during conditions that would otherwise delay such initialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Inventor: Michael C. Swinton