Patents by Inventor Garry D. Statzer

Garry D. Statzer 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).

  • ULTRA LOW NOx WATER HEATER
    Publication number: 20100154723
    Abstract: A low NOx water heater including a water container, a combustion chamber adjacent the water container, a burner associated with the combustion chamber and arranged to combust fuel to heat water in the water container, the burner comprising a plenum chamber having a combustion surface and a fuel/air conduit adapted to receive fuel and air, and a fuel nozzle positioned to supply fuel into the fuel/air conduit at an angle that is between about 1.5° and about 2.5° out of horizontal relative to a horizontal plane extending along a central axis of the fuel/air conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Michael A. Garrabrant, Thomas A. Edds, Gregory A. Ruston, Garry D. Statzer, Roger D. Veen, Mingde Song
  • Water heater with lint collection detection
    Patent number: 7261061
    Abstract: A low NOx water heater including a water container; a combustion chamber adjacent the water container; and a burner associated with the combustion chamber and arranged to combust fuel to heat water in the water container, the burner comprising a plenum chamber having a combustion surface and a device to detect the presence of the collection of lint, dirt and/or oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: American Water Heater Company
    Inventors: Timothy J. Shellenberger, Thomas A. Edds, Garry D. Statzer