Patents by Inventor Matthew Critchley

Matthew Critchley 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 having thermal displacement conduit
    Patent number: 10139129
    Abstract: A water heater includes a tank containing water to be heated and a thermal displacement conduit communicating between a portion of the tank and a receptacle. Water is displaced out of the portion of the tank, through the conduit, and to the receptacle during thermal expansion of the water during heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: A. O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Jianmin Yin, Matthew Critchley
  • WATER HEATER HAVING THERMAL DISPLACEMENT CONDUIT
    Publication number: 20170167752
    Abstract: A water heater includes a tank containing water to be heated and a thermal displacement conduit communicating between a portion of the tank and a receptacle. Water is displaced out of the portion of the tank, through the conduit, and to the receptacle during thermal expansion of the water during heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Jianmin Yin, Matthew Critchley