Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Farrell

Christopher C. Farrell 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).

  • Patent number: 8910880
    Abstract: A heating system comprising a fuel burner in co-operation with a primary heat exchanger, a reservoir for storing warmed water in, and a blending valve, and a controller wherein in use a user can signal to the controller to warm the water in the water store using a heater or by the primary heat exchanger, and when hot water is required water is removed from the water store and mixed with water from a cold main prior to being or after the water from the cold main has been admitted to a further heat exchanger for heating the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Patent number: 8893981
    Abstract: A heating system comprises a heater and a local heat exchange system in which the local heat exchange system comprises: a primary heat exchanger; a heat store having a secondary heat exchanger; a cold water inlet; and a hot water outlet, in which the local heat exchange system is remotely located from the heater, the primary heat exchanger and the heat store are arranged so as to be heated by the heater, and the primary and secondary heat exchangers are in fluid-flow communication with the cold water inlet and the hot water outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Publication number: 20140182521
    Abstract: A fluid heating system, comprising: a heater having an inlet and an outlet; a storage vessel; a fluid mixer having a first inlet for receiving fluid stored in or passing through the storage vessel, a second inlet for receiving fluid from a cold fluid supply, and an outlet for supplying fluid to the heater inlet; wherein in a first mode the heater is operable to heat fluid in the storage vessel, and in a second mode the fluid mixer is mixes fluid from or passing through the storage vessel with fluid from the cold fluid supply at a predefined volumetric ratio to provide mixed fluid to the inlet of the heater to be heated further to an output temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Patent number: 8480004
    Abstract: A fluid system is provided comprising: a heater having an inlet and an outlet; a storage vessel; storage vessel heating means for heating the fluid in the storage vessel; a mixing valve having a first inlet for receiving fluid to be heated from a fluid supply, a second inlet for receiving fluid from the storage vessel, and an outlet for supplying fluid to the inlet of the heater; and a controller wherein the controller is arranged to monitor the heater's performance and to operate the mixing valve to blend the fluid from the fluid supply with fluid from the storage vessel, for example, when a demand on the heater exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Publication number: 20120125269
    Abstract: A heater, comprising a fuel burner, a primary heat exchanger, and an enclosure around the fuel burner and primary heat exchanger and defining a gas flow path, wherein the enclosure further comprises a secondary heat exchanger and/or heat storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Patent number: 8136485
    Abstract: A flue offering reduced pluming is provided, the flue comprising a flue pipe for carrying flue gas and a liquid collector adapted to collect condensation from the interior of the flue pipe and to shield it from the flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Publication number: 20090277618
    Abstract: A condensate heat exchanger is provided for recovering heat from condensate draining from a condensate boiler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Christopher C. Farrell, Robert A. Billett
  • Publication number: 20090272340
    Abstract: A flue offering reduced pluming is provided, the flue comprising a flue pipe for carrying flue gas and a liquid collector adapted to collect condensation from the interior of the flue pipe and to shield it from the flue gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell
  • Publication number: 20090090310
    Abstract: A heating system comprising a fuel burner in co-operation with a primary heat exchanger, a reservoir for storing warmed water in, and a blending valve, and a controller wherein in use a user can signal to the controller to warm the water in the water store using a heater or by the primary heat exchanger, and when hot water is required water is removed from the water store and mixed with water from a cold main prior to being or after the water from the cold main has been admitted to a further heat exchanger for heating the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Zenex Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Christopher C. Farrell