Patents by Inventor Timothy Mitchell Smith

Timothy Mitchell Smith 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).

  • WATER HEATER INCLUDING A DIP TUBE
    Publication number: 20110247572
    Abstract: A water heater includes a storage tank, a heat source for heating water stored in the storage tank, and a dip tube extending into the tank. The dip tube includes upper and lower ends, a restriction between the upper and lower ends so as to create back pressure in the dip tube above the restriction, the restriction positioned in an upper portion of the storage tank, a lower opening below the restriction for providing cold water to a lower portion of the storage tank, and an upper opening above the restriction for providing cold water to the upper portion of the storage tank due to the first restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Mitchell Smith, J. Eric Arnold, Ramin K. Rahmani, Mark Allan Murphy