Patents by Inventor Larry Kent Broadway

Larry Kent Broadway 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: 7493877
    Abstract: A jacket for a water tank comprises a sheet of water-containing material such as plastic. A closure is provided to draw together two opposed edges of the sheet. A fastener, such as a strap clamp extends along a third edge of the sheet. The jacket may be retrofitted to an existing tank, such as a domestic hot water tank, by clamping the fastener around a drain pan under the tank and closing the closure so that the jacket wraps around the tank. Any water leaking from the tank is caught by the jacket and directed into the drain pan from where it can escape safely into a drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Inventors: Michael James Broadway, Larry Kent Broadway
  • Publication number: 20080017135
    Abstract: A jacket for a water tank comprises a sheet of water-containing material such as plastic. A closure is provided to draw together two opposed edges of the sheet. A fastener, such as a strap clamp extends along a third edge of the sheet. The jacket may be retrofitted to an existing tank, such as a domestic hot water tank, by clamping the fastener around a drain pan under the tank and closing the closure so that the jacket wraps around the tank. Any water leaking from the tank is caught by the jacket and directed into the drain pan from where it can escape safely into a drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Michael James Broadway, Larry Kent Broadway