Patents by Inventor Stephen Gerrard Wooden

Stephen Gerrard Wooden 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 controller or system
    Patent number: 10295199
    Abstract: A method of measuring the amount of energy consumed from a water heater having a tank with two or more temperature sensors located a predetermined heights on or in the tank, the method including the step of; for each sensor, determining a corresponding volume of a segment of the tank, measuring the change of temperature at each temperature sensor, calculating the energy for the corresponding volume for each sensor, and summing the energy changes for all the sensors to determine the amount of energy consumed. The energy usage can be recorded with chronological information to construct a usage pattern which can be used for controlling the heater and for providing the user with details of energy usage. The system does not require the use of data derived from a flow meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: RHEEM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Brendan Vincent Bourke, Bruce Graham Kemmis, Stephen Gerrard Wooden, Yue-Xin Peng, Charles Harry Finch
  • Water Heater Controller or System
    Publication number: 20180128502
    Abstract: A method of measuring the amount of energy consumed from a water heater having a tank with two or more temperature sensors located a predetermined heights on or in the tank, the method including the step of; for each sensor, determining a corresponding volume of a segment of the tank, measuring the change of temperature at each temperature sensor, calculating the energy for the corresponding volume for each sensor, and summing the energy changes for all the sensors to determine the amount of energy consumed. The energy usage can be recorded with chronological information to construct a usage pattern which can be used for controlling the heater and for providing the user with details of energy usage. The system does not require the use of data derived from a flow meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Rheem Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Brendan Vincent Bourke, Bruce Graham Kemmis, Stephen Gerrard Wooden, Yue-Xin Peng, Charles Harry Finch
  • Water heater controller or system
    Patent number: 9897334
    Abstract: A method of measuring the amount of energy consumed from a water heater having a tank with two or more temperature sensors located a predetermined heights on or in the tank, the method including the step of; for each sensor, determining a corresponding volume of a segment of the tank, measuring the change of temperature at each temperature sensor, calculating the energy for the corresponding volume for each sensor, and summing the energy changes for all the sensors to determine the amount of energy consumed. The energy usage can be recorded with chronological information to construct a usage pattern which can be used for controlling the heater and for providing the user with details of energy usage. The system does not require the use of data derived from a flow meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: RHEEM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Brendan Vincent Bourke, Bruce Graham Kemmis, Stephen Gerrard Wooden, Yue-Xin Peng, Charles Harry Finch
  • Water Heater Controller or System
    Publication number: 20140343888
    Abstract: A method of measuring the amount of energy consumed from a water heater having a tank with two or more temperature sensors located a predetermined heights on or in the tank, the method including the step of; for each sensor, determining a corresponding volume of a segment of the tank, measuring the change of temperature at each temperature sensor, calculating the energy for the corresponding volume for each sensor, and summing the energy changes for all the sensors to determine the amount of energy consumed. The energy usage can be recorded with chronological information to construct a usage pattern which can be used for controlling the heater and for providing the user with details of energy usage. The system does not require the use of data derived from a flow meter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: RHEEM AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Brendan Vincent Bourke, Bruce Graham Kemmis, Stephen Gerrard Wooden, Yue-Xin Peng, Charles Harry Finch