Patents by Inventor Bradley S. Yon

Bradley S. Yon 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 with thermal break
    Patent number: 10094592
    Abstract: A water heater including a thermal break in the form of an air pocket that moves into an air trap segment of the cold water pipe to reduce heat loss during standby. The air pocket is pushed back into the tank by incoming cold water during a hot water and reforms at the top of the tank. During standby, the air pocket moves into the air trap via an anti-siphon hole communicating with the cold water inlet. The anti-siphon hole can be, for example, in the top of the dip tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: A. O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Lowdermilk, Donald Irvin Pridemore, Jr., Bradley S. Yon, Steven Lawrence Tilson
  • WATER HEATER WITH THERMAL BREAK
    Publication number: 20170115030
    Abstract: A water heater including a thermal break in the form of an air pocket that moves into an air trap segment of the cold water pipe to reduce heat loss during standby. The air pocket is pushed back into the tank by incoming cold water during a hot water and reforms at the top of the tank. During standby, the air pocket moves into the air trap via an anti-siphon hole communicating with the cold water inlet. The anti-siphon hole can be, for example, in the top of the dip tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: John Robert Lowdermilk, Donald Irvin Pridemore, JR., Bradley S. Yon, Steven Lawrence Tilson