Patents by Inventor Alexander John Moncrieff-Yeates

Alexander John Moncrieff-Yeates 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).

  • Fireplace unit with sloping bed plate
    Patent number: 4096849
    Abstract: A fireplace unit wherein room air is circulated under the firebox bed plate has the bed plate sloped upwardly toward the rear to assist in convective flow of the room air.To accommodate ash discharge, a chute depends from the elevated rear portion of the bed plate in registry with the conventional fireplace ash chute, and has its upper walls spaced from the bed plate at its front and rear portions to provide a cooling effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Inventor: Alexander John Moncrieff-Yeates
  • Vortical flow aerothermodynamic fireplace unit
    Patent number: 4056091
    Abstract: A heat exchanger particularly for use in a circulating hot air fireplace is constructed to induce vorticity in the flame and/or hot combustion gases at a position in proximity to a heat exchange surface to enhance residence time and thermal transfer to the circulating air.The vorticity pattern acts as a self-adjusting flow controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Inventor: Alexander John Moncrieff-Yeates