Patents by Inventor Bruce George Yates

Bruce George Yates 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).

  • Publication number: 20140287369
    Abstract: Two UV tubes are contained in one ultraviolet sensor to monitor one burner flame. Each UV tube is powered during a different time cycle to eliminate interference between the two UV tubes. This is made possible by two rectifier circuits being powered by two transformers that are 180° out of phase with each other. Self check is accomplished by the redundancy of two amplifiers providing output to two flame relays so that if one UV tube was to fail in the conducting mode, the combustion safeguard control will continue to safely monitor the flame by powering the fuel valve when the flame is present and removing power to the fuel valve when the flame goes out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce George Yates