Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Ogan

Jeffrey T. Ogan 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).

  • Tankless water heater having integrated scale control module
    Patent number: 11624512
    Abstract: A tankless water heater includes a scale control module (SCM). The SCM is mounted inside or outside of a cabinet which encloses a heat exchanger and source of heat of the water heater. The SCM may include a connector and a cartridge removably attaching to the connector or may only include a cartridge permanently affixed to the tankless water heater. The tankless water heater includes a continuous water pathway inside the cabinet to supply water to all components of the tankless water heater, including the SCM. The tankless water heater receives supply water at its inlet, treats the supply water in the SCM to generate treated water having reduced scale-forming characteristics compared to the supply water, and heats the treated water in the heat exchanger to generate heated treated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: A.O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Ogan, Jason F. Janz, Crawford G. Arrington
  • TANKLESS WATER HEATER HAVING INTEGRATED SCALE CONTROL MODULE
    Publication number: 20220034522
    Abstract: A tankless water heater includes a scale control module (SCM). The SCM is mounted inside or outside of a cabinet which encloses a heat exchanger and source of heat of the water heater. The SCM may include a connector and a cartridge removably attaching to the connector or may only include a cartridge permanently affixed to the tankless water heater. The tankless water heater includes a continuous water pathway inside the cabinet to supply water to all components of the tankless water heater, including the SCM. The tankless water heater receives supply water at its inlet, treats the supply water in the SCM to generate treated water having reduced scale-forming characteristics compared to the supply water, and heats the treated water in the heat exchanger to generate heated treated water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Ogan, Jason F. Janz, Crawford G. Arrington