Patents by Inventor Janice Arline Fitzgerald

Janice Arline Fitzgerald 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).

  • Water heater and pressure probe for a water heater
    Patent number: 10281351
    Abstract: A pressure probe assembly for attachment to a venturi of a gas-fired appliance, where the venturi includes a body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a wall defining a mixing chamber extending from the inlet end to the outlet end about an axis. A support member is detachably coupled to the mixing chamber. A first pressure probe is coupled to the support member and has a first pressure tap disposed substantially adjacent the axis. A second pressure probe is coupled to the support member and has a second pressure tap disposed substantially adjacent the mixing chamber wall. Also disclosed is a gas-fired appliance, such as a water heater, including the pressure probe assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian T. Branecky, Janice Arline Fitzgerald
  • WATER HEATER AND PRESSURE PROBE FOR A WATER HEATER
    Publication number: 20140137812
    Abstract: A pressure probe assembly for attachment to a venturi of a gas-fired appliance, where the venturi includes a body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a wall defining a mixing chamber extending from the inlet end to the outlet end about an axis. A support member is detachably coupled to the mixing chamber. A first pressure probe is coupled to the support member and has a first pressure tap disposed substantially adjacent the axis. A second pressure probe is coupled to the support member and has a second pressure tap disposed substantially adjacent the mixing chamber wall. Also disclosed is a gas-fired appliance, such as a water heater, including the pressure probe assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: A. O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Brian T. Branecky, Janice Arline Fitzgerald