Patents by Inventor Earnest R. Watkins

Earnest R. Watkins 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).

  • Heat conductor for pump system
    Patent number: 7638741
    Abstract: A thermal conductor for a heat-generating liquid pump system of a pool containing liquid and including a pipe. The conductor is adapted for conducting heat from the pump system to liquid circulated by the pump system. The conductor includes a body in thermal communication with a heat generating portion of the pump system and in thermal communication with only an outside surface of the pipe and not in direct contact with the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Donald E. Morgan, Bret S. Clark, Earnest R. Watkins
  • HEAT CONDUCTOR FOR PUMP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070273222
    Abstract: A thermal conductor for a heat-generating liquid pump system of a pool containing liquid and including a pipe. The conductor is adapted for conducting heat from the pump system to liquid circulated by the pump system. The conductor includes a body in thermal communication with a heat generating portion of the pump system and in thermal communication with only an outside surface of the pipe and not in direct contact with the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
    Inventors: Donald E. Morgan, Bret S. Clark, Earnest R. Watkins