Patents Assigned to Cotherm
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Patent number: 7971796Abstract: The control device for conserving energy for heating water contained in a water heater (30) comprises an electronic detection device (21) for measuring the quantity of hot water remaining in the tank (2), the electronic detection device (21) consisting of a capillary tube (10) containing a heat transfer fluid and an amplification device (15) placed outside the tank (2) of the water heater (30) and connected to an electronic control card (26), the amplification device (15) being suitable for transmitting a variation in resistance to the electronic control card (26) under the effect of the expansion of the fluid contained in the capillary tube (10) and control means (50) connected to the electronic control card (26) for determining the hot water consumption profile of the users in order to control the period or periods of resumption of the heating of the water in the tank (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: CothermInventor: Bernard Roques
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Patent number: 7930937Abstract: The detection device for measuring the quantity of hot water remaining inside a storage reservoir and more particularly inside a tank (2) of a water heater (3, 30), comprises a capillary tube (10) containing a heat-carrying fluid which is placed either inside, or outside the tank (2) of the water heater (3, 30) and an indicator device (12) coupled to said capillary tube (10), said indicator device (12) comprising an amplifying device (15) disposed outside said tank (2) and making it possible to transmit under the effect of the expansion of the fluid contained in the capillary tube (10) either a motion to a member (16), or a variation in resistance to an electronic measurement card (24) in such a way as to continuously indicate the quantity of hot water available remaining in the tank (2) of the water heater (3, 30).Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: CothermInventors: Bernard Roques, Jean-Marc Riondy
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Patent number: 7886537Abstract: A power generation system comprises a turbine and a fluid warming device in communication with the turbine. The fluid warming device may comprise a housing, an inlet pipe carried by the housing, an outlet pipe carried by the housing, and a plurality of solar collection members carried by the housing between the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe. The plurality of solar collection members may have a plurality of channels to receive fluid. The inlet pipe, the plurality of solar collection members, and the outlet pipe are in fluid communication with one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: CoTherm of America CorporationInventors: Tadeusz Frank Jagusztyn, Donald James Hay
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Patent number: 7712326Abstract: An energy transfer system includes an energy transfer device, a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe. The water inlet pipe may be connected to a water inlet of the transfer device to extract water from a water source. The water outlet pipe may be connected to a water outlet on the energy transfer device to discharge water to the water source. The water inlet pipe may extract water from a predetermined extraction depth, and the water outlet pipe may discharge water into the water source at a predetermined discharge depth.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Cotherm of America CorporationInventors: Tadeusz Frank Jagusztyn, Donald James Hay, Don Franklin Murphy
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Patent number: 7658082Abstract: A heat transfer system includes a water line for carrying water having a first predetermined flow direction and a refrigerant line for carrying a refrigerant and having a second predetermined flow direction opposite the first predetermined flow direction. The heat transfer system includes a refrigerant evaporator, a vapor compressor, a condenser, and an expansion device. Refrigerant is passed through the refrigerant evaporator as a liquid and is warmed to a cooled gas. The refrigerant is heated to a superheated gas in the vapor compressor, and cooled to a warm liquid in the condenser. The refrigerant is cooled to a bi-phase liquid in the expansion device and is then passed to the refrigerant evaporator. Water enters the refrigerant condenser and heat is exchanged between the refrigerant and the water to warm the water to a predetermined water temperature. The water exits the refrigerant condenser and is passed to the water storage member at a predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Cotherm of America CorporationInventor: Tadeusz Frank Jagusztyn
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Publication number: 20090090788Abstract: A control device for conserving energy for heating water contained in a water heater (30) includes: an electronic detection device (21) for measuring the quantity of hot water remaining in the tank (2), the electronic detection device (21) including a capillary tube (10) containing a heat transfer fluid and an amplification device (15) placed outside the tank (2) of the water heater (30) and connected to an electronic control card (26), the amplification device (15) being suitable for transmitting a variation in resistance to the electronic control card (26) under the effect of the expansion of the fluid contained in the capillary tube (10), and control elements (50) connected to the electronic control card (26) for determining the hot water consumption profile of the users in order to control the period or periods of resumption of the heating of the water in the tank (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: COTHERMInventor: Bernard ROQUES
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Publication number: 20090019931Abstract: The detection device for measuring the quantity of hot water remaining inside a storage reservoir and more particularly inside a tank (2) of a water heater (3, 30), comprises a capillary tube (10) containing a heat-carrying fluid which is placed either inside, or outside the tank (2) of the water heater (3, 30) and an indicator device (12) coupled to said capillary tube (10), said indicator device (12) comprising an amplifying device (15) disposed outside said tank (2) and making it possible to transmit under the effect of the expansion of the fluid contained in the capillary tube (10) either a motion to a member (16), or a variation in resistance to an electronic measurement card (24) in such a way as to continuously indicate the quantity of hot water available remaining in the tank (2) of the water heater (3, 30).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: COTHERMInventors: Bernard ROQUES, Jean-Marc RIONDY
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Publication number: 20080230617Abstract: The safety and control device for a domestic electrical appliance according to the present invention comprises an electronic card (2) which comprises an insulating plate (4) comprising a printed circuit (15) supplying an electronic control system (5) for driving a domestic electrical appliance and an electromechanical safety device (3) connected to the printed circuit (15) and comprising an insulating body (8) joined to a capillary or to a safety bimetallic disk (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: COTHERM SAInventor: Bernard Roques
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Patent number: 5578982Abstract: The temperature limiter comprises a ceramic box (3) communicating with at least one ceramic tube (1) which comprises a pellet (2) of alloy with determined Curie temperature, a magnet (6) fast with a plunger (7) comprising adjustment means (7a, 7b, 8) for recovering the functional clearances, said means cooperating inside the box (3) with an elastic blade (5) stressed so as to perform the role of a return spring to exert a force of pressure capable of controlling opening and closure of the contacts (4a, 5a).Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1995Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: CothermInventor: Jean Serigny