Patents by Inventor Arash Jafari

Arash Jafari 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).

  • Frustoconical combustion chamber for a fluid heating device and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 11906159
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a fluid heating device including a frustoconical combustion chamber and a heat exchanger that can include heating tubes. The combustion chamber can have a first end and a second end that is in fluid communication with the heating tubes. The surface area of the second end of the combustion chamber can be larger than the surface area of the first end of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Amin Monfared, Leonard E. Chambers, Miguel Mendoza, Arash Jafari, Babak Bagheri, Bruce Hotton
  • Baffles for thermal transfer devices
    Patent number: 11754318
    Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
  • FRUSTOCONICAL COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A FLUID HEATING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220146091
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a fluid heating device including a frustoconical combustion chamber and a heat exchanger that can include heating tubes. The combustion chamber can have a first end and a second end that is in fluid communication with the heating tubes. The surface area of the second end of the combustion chamber can be larger than the surface area of the first end of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Amin MONFARED, Leonard E. CHAMBERS, Miguel MENDOZA, Arash JAFARI, Babak BAGHERI, Bruce HOTTON
  • Baffles For Thermal Transfer Devices
    Publication number: 20220057110
    Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
  • Frustoconical combustion chamber for a fluid heating device and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 11236902
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a fluid heating device including a frustoconical combustion chamber and a heat exchanger that can include heating tubes. The combustion chamber can have a first end and a second end that is in fluid communication with the heating tubes. The surface area of the second end of the combustion chamber can be larger than the surface area of the first end of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Amin Monfared, Leonard E. Chambers, Miguel Mendoza, Arash Jafari, Babak Bagheri, Bruce Hotton
  • Baffles for thermal transfer devices
    Patent number: 11162709
    Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger
  • FRUSTOCONICAL COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A FLUID HEATING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210332976
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a fluid heating device including a frustoconical combustion chamber and a heat exchanger that can include heating tubes. The combustion chamber can have a first end and a second end that is in fluid communication with the heating tubes. The surface area of the second end of the combustion chamber can be larger than the surface area of the first end of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Amin MONFARED, Leonard E. CHAMBERS, Miguel MENDOZA, Arash JAFARI, Babak BAGHERI, Bruce HOTTON
  • Baffles For Thermal Transfer Devices
    Publication number: 20210190376
    Abstract: A baffle for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a multiple first apertures that traverse therethrough, where each first aperture has a first outer perimeter that includes a first base shape and at least one first protrusion extending from the first base shape. Each of the first apertures is configured to receive a tube. The first base shape of each first aperture has a first shape and a first size that is configured to be substantially the same as the first shape and the first size of an end of a tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Bruce Hotton, Amin Monfared, Lee Chambers, Babak Bagheri, Arash Jafari, Tim Shellenberger