Patents by Inventor Abigail McMonigal

Abigail McMonigal 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 tank with thermally insulating partition
    Patent number: 11971195
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a liquid storage tank having a heating element, an inlet for receiving unheated liquid, an outlet for outputting heated liquid, and a partition configured to divide the tank into a first portion and a second portion. The partition can have an aperture such that the first portion and the second portion are in fluid communication. The liquid storage tank can include an actuator in mechanical communication with the partition and configured to linearly move at least a portion of the partition based at least in part on the temperature of liquid within the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Harsha Satyanarayana, Christopher M. Hayden, Abigail McMonigal
  • WATER TANK WITH THERMALLY INSULATING PARTITION
    Publication number: 20220082296
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a liquid storage tank having a heating element, an inlet for receiving unheated liquid, an outlet for outputting heated liquid, and a partition configured to divide the tank into a first portion and a second portion. The partition can have an aperture such that the first portion and the second portion are in fluid communication. The liquid storage tank can include an actuator in mechanical communication with the partition and configured to linearly move at least a portion of the partition based at least in part on the temperature of liquid within the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Harsha Satyanarayana, Christopher M. Hayden, Abigail McMonigal