Patents by Inventor H. Kenneth Siefers, Jr.

H. Kenneth Siefers, Jr. 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: 5429150
    Abstract: The application discloses a continuous flow steam condensate removal device for use in a steam condensate removal system of a type which includes a steam condensate line, a Y-strainer for removing debris from the steam condensate line, and a condensate return line. The condensate removal device is an elongated unitary one-piece body having an entrance end, an entrance passageway, an intermediate passageway, an exit passageway, and an exit end. The intermediate passageway includes a cylindrical venturi tube, which is adjacent an exit of the entrance passageway, and a downstream cylindrical discharge-transition passageway which is adjacent an exit of the venturi tube. The downstream cylindrical discharge-transition passageway has a diameter larger than a diameter of the venturi tube and a length larger than a length of the venturi tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Inventor: H. Kenneth Siefers, Jr.