Patents by Inventor Nathan Rivard

Nathan Rivard 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).

  • Real-time heated water supply measurement systems for water heaters and methods thereto
    Patent number: 11828493
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water heating system including a water heater having a tank, and a first temperature sensor disposed toward a top end of the tank to measure a first temperature and a second temperature sensor disposed toward a bottom end of the tank to measure a second temperature. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on one or more algorithms and measurements made by the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Piyush Porwal, Ashwin Rao, Nathan Rivard
  • REAL-TIME HEATED WATER SUPPLY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR WATER HEATERS AND METHODS THERETO
    Publication number: 20220221193
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water heating system including a water heater having a tank, and a first temperature sensor disposed toward a top end of the tank to measure a first temperature and a second temperature sensor disposed toward a bottom end of the tank to measure a second temperature. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on one or more algorithms and measurements made by the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Piyush Porwal, Ashwin Rao, Nathan Rivard
  • Real-time heated water supply measurement systems for water heaters and methods thereto
    Patent number: 11293667
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water heating system including a water heater having a tank, and a first temperature sensor disposed toward a top end of the tank to measure a first temperature and a second temperature sensor disposed toward a bottom end of the tank to measure a second temperature. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on one or more algorithms and measurements made by the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Piyush Porwal, Ashwin Rao, Nathan Rivard
  • REAL-TIME HEATED WATER SUPPLY MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR WATER HEATERS AND METHODS THERETO
    Publication number: 20210356172
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water heating system including a water heater having a tank, and a first temperature sensor disposed toward a top end of the tank to measure a first temperature and a second temperature sensor disposed toward a bottom end of the tank to measure a second temperature. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, where the controller determines an amount of heated water in the tank based on one or more algorithms and measurements made by the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Piyush M. Porwal, Ashwin Rao, Nathan Rivard