Patents by Inventor Edward W. Dittell

Edward W. Dittell 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: 5575159
    Abstract: A heat energy transfer system including a refrigeration loop with a heat transfer engine connected in series with a condenser, a thermal expansion valve and an evaporator has associated with the evaporator a heat exchanger that is coupled in circuit with a container of water or other-suitable heat transfer fluid. The warmer fluid proximate the top of the container is drawn off and fed through the heat exchanger and returned to the bottom of the container. The thus chilled fluid can be pumped to utilization devices again with the colder fluid at the bottom of the buffer or container being pumped to the utilization device and returned, after warming, to the top of the container. An auxiliary closed exchange loop may also be incorporated to supply heat energy needs to the evaporator of the refrigeration loop in the event that the cold buffer contents are chilled to the point where insufficient heat energy is contained in it to provide evaporization of the refrigerant before being fed to the heat transfer engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Inventor: Edward W. Dittell
  • Patent number: 4633676
    Abstract: An energy transfer apparatus transfers energy from and to a source liquid, such as well water. The apparatus includes a refrigeration system having an evaporator, a compressor, a thermal expansion valve, a main condenser and a superheated condenser. The well water is provided through conduit into heat exchange relationship with the evaporator and then transported into a first set of cooling coils for cooling air. First and second storage tanks have a heat-absorbable fluid. Suitable conduit is used to transport the heat absorbable fluid into heat transfer relationship with the superheated condenser and the main condenser, respectively. The heated absorbable fluid is stored in the first and second storage tanks for use as an energy source. The heat-absorbable fluid is then transferred through conduit to a heating unit which transfers heat to air conveyed over the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Inventor: Edward W. Dittell
  • Patent number: 4382368
    Abstract: Geothermal hot water system including a hot water tank and a warm water tank which are heated independently of each other by a close loop freon system. The closed loop freon system includes a main condenser which heats water for the warm water tank and a super-heated condenser which heats water for the hot water tank, and where the freon passes through a water evaporator which is heated by water such as from a well or other suitable source. The water evaporator in the closed loop freon system passes the water through but no environmental change to the water. An electrical circuit including aquastats in the warm water tank connected therethrough controls operation of the closed loop freon system including respective pumps on the super-heated condenser and main condenser for pumping water. Pumps pump water through the main condenser for the warm tank and through the super-heated condenser for the hot tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Inventor: Edward W. Dittell