Patents by Inventor Steven S. Rodgers

Steven S. Rodgers 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: 4628696
    Abstract: A self contained heating system comprises a closed circuit containing a refrigerant. The closed circuit includes a heat exchange portion, a condensing portion, an evaporator portion and a compressing portion. Superheated, evaporated gas is introduced into the compressing zone to raise the temperature of the evaporated gas discharged therefrom and introduced back into the heat exchange portion. The amount of heat energy contained by the refrigerant is increased while it is in a heat transfer zone. The additional heat energy is released from the refrigerant in a condensing zone. A smaller volume of evaporated gas is exposed to the higher heat being transferred from the condensing zone and is saturated with the heat energy within the evaporator zone before being directed to the inlet side of the compressor. The heat generating system does not require drawing any heat from any other source outside the heat generating system of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Lord & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven S. Rodgers
  • Patent number: 4216660
    Abstract: A heat generator is provided that includes a compressor driven by electricity that increases the temperature and pressure of a FREON composition which passes through a heat exchanger to generate heat for other uses, a flow restrictor which feeds a fluid expansion tank which, in turn, feeds the compressor. The system is characterized such that no significant heat transfer is made to the generator from ambient conditions and a limited change of FREON is used in the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Assignee: T.E.S., Inc.
    Inventor: Steven S. Rodgers