Patents by Inventor Herman D. Rowe

Herman D. Rowe 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).

  • Solar rock fireplace heating system
    Patent number: 4248204
    Abstract: A solar rock fireplace, to be connected to a forced air heating system, includes an enclosed heating chamber, a firebox where wood or other combustible material may be burned, a flue extending from the firebox along the length of the heating chamber, and a plurality of solar rocks positioned interiorly of the heating chamber and exteriorly of the firebox and flue. When material is burned in the firebox, the solar rocks are heated. When the air is circulated by the forced air heating system, the air flowing through the heating chamber is heated by the solar rocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Inventor: Herman D. Rowe