Patents by Inventor Hugh L. Allen-Magande

Hugh L. Allen-Magande 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for heating air with hot water
    Patent number: 9810449
    Abstract: A method controls an air handler that generates heated air from hot water generated by a water heater. The method includes generating a signal in the presence or absence of an indicia of water flow associated with the water heater; initiating operation of a pump associated with the air handler when the signal indicates that water flow associated with the water heater is at least at a selected level to supply hot water to the air handler sufficient to generate heated air; and/or terminating operation of the pump and/or a blower/fan associated with the air handler when the presence or absence signal indicates that the water flow associated with the water heater is less than the selected level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Rinnai America Corporation
    Inventors: James York, Hugh L. Allen-Magande
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING AIR WITH HOT WATER
    Publication number: 20150053198
    Abstract: A method controls an air handler that generates heated air from hot water generated by a water heater. The method includes generating a signal in the presence or absence of an indicia of water flow associated with the water heater; initiating operation of a pump associated with the air handler when the signal indicates that water flow associated with the water heater is at least at a selected level to supply hot water to the air handler sufficient to generate heated air; and/or terminating operation of the pump and/or a blower/fan associated with the air handler when the presence or absence signal indicates that the water flow associated with the water heater is less than the selected level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Rinnai America Corporation
    Inventors: James York, Hugh L. Allen-Magande
  • Methods and apparatus for heating air with hot water
    Patent number: 8662404
    Abstract: A method controls an air handler that generates heated air from hot water generated by a water heater. The method includes generating a signal in the presence or absence of an indicia of water flow associated with the water heater; initiating operation of a pump associated with the air handler when the signal indicates that water flow associated with the water heater is at least at a selected level to supply hot water to the air handler sufficient to generate heated air; and/or terminating operation of the pump and/or a blower/fan associated with the air handler when the presence or absence signal indicates that the water flow associated with the water heater is less than the selected level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Rinnai America Corporation
    Inventors: James Stuart York, Hugh L. Allen-Magande
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING AIR WITH HOT WATER
    Publication number: 20130186967
    Abstract: A method controls an air handler that generates heated air from hot water generated by a water heater. The method includes generating a signal in the presence or absence of an indicia of water flow associated with the water heater; initiating operation of a pump associated with the air handler when the signal indicates that water flow associated with the water heater is at least at a selected level to supply hot water to the air handler sufficient to generate heated air; and/or terminating operation of the pump and/or a blower/fan associated with the air handler when the presence or absence signal indicates that the water flow associated with the water heater is less than the selected level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: James York, Hugh L. Allen-Magande