Patents by Inventor J. Francis Cummings

J. Francis Cummings 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: 4295461
    Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to heating systems, and more particularly to a new and improved friction heat generator apparatus for converting electrical energy into heat without the use of fossil fuels. The heat generator apparatus comprises a housing which interiorly mounts a heat exchange unit which contains a heat transfer medium (i.e. water) and a fly-force friction drive unit mounted for rotation with a drive shaft for frictionally engaging said heat exchange unit in response to centrifugal force imparted to a fly-weight mechanism upon rotational movement of the drive shaft to provide a rapid and efficient development and transfer of heat to the heat transfer medium for various heating applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Inventors: J. Francis Cummings, Alfred O. Werner