Patents by Inventor Ronald SHAFFER, JR.

Ronald SHAFFER, JR. 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).

  • Hot water tank
    Patent number: 10921025
    Abstract: A water heater includes a water tank and a flow-through heating element. The water tank contains heated water. The flow-through heating element is located in the lower portion of the water tank and heats water as water is passed through an interior channel of the heating element. In another configuration, the water heater further includes a recirculation line and the heating element further includes an input end external of the water tank to receive water to be heated and an output end to output heated water into the water tank. The recirculation line transports water from the water tank to the input end of the heating element that is external of the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL MACHINE GROUP
    Inventors: Ronald Shaffer, Jr., Samuel Chrisant, Robert William Hyde
  • HOT WATER TANK
    Publication number: 20180209692
    Abstract: A water heater includes a water tank and a flow-through heating element. The water tank contains heated water. The flow-through heating element is located in the lower portion of the water tank and heats water as water is passed through an interior channel of the heating element. In another configuration, the water heater further includes a recirculation line and the heating element further includes an input end external of the water tank to receive water to be heated and an output end to output heated water into the water tank. The recirculation line transports water from the water tank to the input end of the heating element that is external of the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald SHAFFER, JR., Samuel CHRISANT, Robert William HYDE