Patents by Inventor Philip Eadie
Philip Eadie 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).
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Patent number: 11940147Abstract: A blown air heating system has a housing having an upstream air inlet and a downstream air outlet and a forced-air device configured to draw air into the housing via the air inlet and force the air out of the housing via the air outlet, wherein the air follows an airflow path from the air inlet to the air outlet. A gas burner is configured to heat the air as it passes through the housing. A gas valve is configured to provide a fuel gas to the gas burner, and the gas valve is located between the air inlet and the air outlet and in the airflow path. A baffle is in the airflow path, and the baffle is configured to divert the flow of air away from at least part of the gas valve.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Stuart C. Black, David M. Hopley, Philip Eadie
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Publication number: 20230408084Abstract: A blown air heating system has a housing having an upstream air inlet and a downstream air outlet and a forced-air device configured to draw air into the housing via the air inlet and force the air out of the housing via the air outlet, wherein the air follows an airflow path from the air inlet to the air outlet. A gas burner is configured to heat the air as it passes through the housing. A gas valve is configured to provide a fuel gas to the gas burner, and the gas valve is located between the air inlet and the air outlet and in the airflow path. A baffle is in the airflow path, and the baffle is configured to divert the flow of air away from at least part of the gas valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Stuart C. Black, David M. Hopley, Philip Eadie
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Publication number: 20230400180Abstract: A gas burner has a burner deck having a first face and an opposite second face and a plurality of ports extending therethrough. A burner skin is coupled to the second face of the burner deck and covers the plurality of ports. The gas burner includes an igniter, and part of the igniter is located on the second face of the burner deck adjacent the burner skin. A burner tube extends from the second face of the burner deck and surrounds the plurality of ports, the burner skin, and the part of the igniter that is on the second face of the burner deck. The ports are arranged such that a perimeter thereabout formed tangent to each outermost port has a non-circular shape having a first dimension and a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension, the first dimension being greater than the second dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Stuart C. Black, Philip Eadie
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Patent number: 11608983Abstract: A gas burner system and corresponding methods include a gas burner through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device that forces air through the gas burner; a control valve that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; an electrode configured to ignite the air-gas mixture and produce a flame, wherein the electrode is further configured to measure an actual flame strength of the flame; a controller; and an input device for inputting a calibration command to the controller. Upon receipt of the calibration command, the controller is configured to automatically calibrate and save the target flame strength set point and thereafter automatically regulate a speed of the variable-speed forced-air device to cause the actual flame strength to achieve the target flame strength set point.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Thomas James Colin Hunniford, Stuart C. Black, Philip Eadie
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Patent number: 11608984Abstract: A gas burner system has a gas burner with a conduit through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device that forces air through the conduit; a control valve that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; and an electrode configured to ignite the air-gas mixture so as to produce a flame. The electrode is further configured to measure a flame ionization current associated with the flame. A controller is configured to actively control the variable-speed forced-air device based on the flame ionization current measured by the electrode so as to automatically avoid a flame harmonic mode of the gas burner. Corresponding methods are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Philip Eadie, Stuart C. Black
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Patent number: 11441772Abstract: A forced-draft pre-mix burner device has a housing that conveys air from an upstream cool air inlet to a downstream warm air outlet. A heat exchanger warms the air prior to discharge via the warm air outlet. A gas burner burns an air-gas mixture to thereby warm the heat exchanger. A fan mixes the air-gas mixture and forces the air-gas mixture into the gas burner. The fan has a plurality of blades having sinusoidal-modulated blade spacing.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Stuart C. Black, Philip Eadie, Michael J. Biel
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Publication number: 20220170635Abstract: A gas burner system includes a gas burner through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device that forces air through the gas burner; a control valve that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; an electrode configured to ignite the air-gas mixture and produce a flame, wherein the electrode is further configured to measure an actual flame strength of the flame; a controller; and an input device for inputting a calibration command to the controller. Upon receipt of the calibration command, the controller is configured to automatically calibrate and save the target flame strength set point and thereafter automatically regulate a speed of the variable-speed forced-air device to cause the actual flame strength to achieve the target flame strength set point. Corresponding methods are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Thomas James Colin Hunniford, Stuart C. Black, Philip Eadie
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Patent number: 10718518Abstract: A gas burner system has a gas burner with a conduit through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device that forces air through the conduit; a control valve that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; and an electrode configured to ignite the air-gas mixture so as to produce a flame. The electrode is further configured to measure a flame ionization current associated with the flame. A controller is configured to actively control the variable-speed forced-air device based on the flame ionization current measured by the electrode so as to automatically avoid a flame harmonic mode of the gas burner. Corresponding methods are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Philip Eadie, Stuart C. Black
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Publication number: 20200025368Abstract: A forced-draft pre-mix burner device has a housing that conveys air from an upstream cool air inlet to a downstream warm air outlet. A heat exchanger warms the air prior to discharge via the warm air outlet. A gas burner burns an air-gas mixture to thereby warm the heat exchanger. A fan mixes the air-gas mixture and forces the air-gas mixture into the gas burner. The fan has a plurality of blades having sinusoidal-modulated blade spacing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Stuart C. Black, Philip Eadie, Michael J. Biel
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Publication number: 20190162408Abstract: A gas burner system has a gas burner with a conduit through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device that forces air through the conduit; a control valve that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; and an electrode configured to ignite the air-gas mixture so as to produce a flame. The electrode is further configured to measure a flame ionization current associated with the flame. A controller is configured to actively control the variable-speed forced-air device based on the flame ionization current measured by the electrode so as to automatically avoid a flame harmonic mode of the gas burner. Corresponding methods are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Philip Eadie, Stuart C. Black