Patents by Inventor Scott Gilman Humphrey

Scott Gilman Humphrey 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).

  • Publication number: 20160265810
    Abstract: The present invention is a system for tank recovery comprising a tankless having an outlet and a storage tank that is operatively connected to the tankless. A pump is operatively connected to the tankless and the pump is operatively connected to the storage tank. A first thermistor is in thermal communication with the outlet of the tankless. The first thermistor measures a first temperature of the outlet of the tankless when the pump is active. A second thermistor is in thermal communication with the storage tank. The second thermistor measures a second temperature of the storage tank. A controller has a stored default temperature for the tankless. The controller receives the measured second temperature from the second thermistor. The controller compares the stored default temperature for the tankless to the measured second temperature from the second thermistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Rinnai America Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Gilman Humphrey, Jason William Siler
  • Patent number: 9335066
    Abstract: A water heating system including a water container having a cold water inlet that connects to a water supply, a hot water outlet, a water heater outlet and a water heater inlet; an instantaneous water heater mounted to the water container and having a tank supply inlet connected to the water heater outlet, a tank supply outlet connected to the water heater inlet, a burner, and a heat exchanger located adjacent the burner between the tank supply inlet and the tank supply outlet; a pump connected between the water container and the instantaneous water heater that moves water between the water container and the instantaneous water heater; and a controller that operates the pump and the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Rinnai America Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Gilman Humphrey, Timothy J. Shellenberger, James Stuart York
  • Publication number: 20080216770
    Abstract: A water heating system including a water container having a cold water inlet that connects to a water supply, a hot water outlet, a water heater outlet and a water heater inlet; an instantaneous water heater mounted to the water container and having a tank supply inlet connected to the water heater outlet, a tank supply outlet connected to the water heater inlet, a burner, and a heat exchanger located adjacent the burner between the tank supply inlet and the tank supply outlet; a pump connected between the water container and the instantaneous water heater that moves water between the water container and the instantaneous water heater; and a controller that operates the pump and the burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Rinnai America Corporation, a corporation of Georgia
    Inventors: Scott Gilman Humphrey, Timothy J. Shellenberger, James Stuart York