Patents by Inventor Troy Trant
Troy Trant 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: 11953210Abstract: A tankless water heater including a water inlet, a water outlet, a conductivity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a heating chamber connected to the water inlet and the water outlet wherein the heating chamber is configured to heat a flow of water received from the water inlet and output the flow of water to the water outlet. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the conductivity sensor and the temperature sensor, where the controller calculates an adjusted conductivity of a flow of water through the water heater.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Patent number: 11952753Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a valve assembly having a valve, an actuating system, and a trigger. The trigger can be in mechanical communication with the actuating system and the actuating system can be in mechanical communication with the valve. The trigger can be positioned such that the trigger can interact with liquid resulting from a leak in a plumbing system, and upon interaction with liquid, the trigger can release the actuating system such that the actuating system can cause the valve to transition from an open position to a closed position. In the closed position, the valve can restrict the passage of liquid through the plumbing system such that the leak can be mitigated or stopped.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Raheel A. Chaudhry, Michael C. Mitchell, Michael C. Ezell, Troy Trant
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Patent number: 11866915Abstract: A liquid dosing system is disclosed and can include a cartridge comprising a reservoir configured to store an additive, an output vessel in fluid communication with the reservoir, and a cartridge outlet in fluid communication with the output vessel. The liquid dosing system can include a housing that includes a water passage configured to direct water though the liquid dosing system and a receiving portion configured to at least partially receive the cartridge when the cartridge is connected to the housing. The receiving portion can include a receiving port in fluid communication with the water passage, and the receiving port can be configured to receive at least some of the additive from the cartridge outlet when the cartridge is connected to the housing. The receiving portion can include a motor configured to engage in mechanical communication with the output vessel when the cartridge is connected to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Taylor Leigh, Jason Lye, Atilhan Manay, Stephen Phelps, Troy Trant, Jon Thomas, Prudhvi Amaravadhi, Edward Holman, Fahira Sangare
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Patent number: 11626750Abstract: A water heater can include a housing and a heating system disposed within the housing, where the heating system is configured to heat a fluid. The water heater can also include a switch coupled to the heating system, where the switch operates between a first position during normal operations and a second position during an outage. The water heater can further include a primary power source coupled to the switch, where the primary power source is configured to provide primary power to the heating system through the switch during the normal operations. The water heater can also include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) coupled to the switch, where the UPS is configured to provide reserve power to the heating system through the switch during the outage, and where the UPS is integrated with the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown
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Patent number: 11428438Abstract: The disclosed technology includes carryover burner systems and methods for use with water heating system. The water heating system can include a burner unit having an outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve. The water heating system can also include an ignitor. The outer sleeve can include a carryover region having a first plurality of apertures and a combustion region which can be adjacent to the carryover region, the combustion region including a second plurality of apertures. The inner sleeve can comprise a dispersion region having a third plurality of apertures. The inner sleeve can be located substantially within the outer sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Sina Jasteh, Troy Trant, Ashwin Rao, Jason Hall
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Publication number: 20220239145Abstract: A water heater can include a housing and a heating system disposed within the housing, where the heating system is configured to heat a fluid. The water heater can also include a switch coupled to the heating system, where the switch operates between a first position during normal operations and a second position during an outage. The water heater can further include a primary power source coupled to the switch, where the primary power source is configured to provide primary power to the heating system through the switch during the normal operations. The water heater can also include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) coupled to the switch, where the UPS is configured to provide reserve power to the heating system through the switch during the outage, and where the UPS is integrated with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown
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Publication number: 20220221163Abstract: A tankless water heater including a water inlet, a water outlet, a conductivity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a heating chamber connected to the water inlet and the water outlet wherein the heating chamber is configured to heat a flow of water received from the water inlet and output the flow of water to the water outlet. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the conductivity sensor and the temperature sensor, where the controller calculates an adjusted conductivity of a flow of water through the water heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Publication number: 20220178117Abstract: A liquid dosing system is disclosed and can include a cartridge comprising a reservoir configured to store an additive, an output vessel in fluid communication with the reservoir, and a cartridge outlet in fluid communication with the output vessel. The liquid dosing system can include a housing that includes a water passage configured to direct water though the liquid dosing system and a receiving portion configured to at least partially receive the cartridge when the cartridge is connected to the housing. The receiving portion can include a receiving port in fluid communication with the water passage, and the receiving port can be configured to receive at least some of the additive from the cartridge outlet when the cartridge is connected to the housing. The receiving portion can include a motor configured to engage in mechanical communication with the output vessel when the cartridge is connected to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Taylor Leigh, Jason Lye, Atilhan Manay, Stephen Phelps, Troy Trant, Jon Thomas, Prudhvi Amaravadhi, Edward Holman, Fahira Sangare
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Publication number: 20220177338Abstract: A liquid dosing system is disclosed and can include an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The inlet and outlet conduits can each be configured to fluidly communicate a heat exchanger of a water heater. The liquid dosing system can include one or more connector conduits configured to fluidly connect the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit to define a fluid circuit by at least the inlet conduit, the heat exchanger, the outlet conduit, and the one or more connector conduits. The liquid dosing system can include a pump configured to pump water through the fluid circuit, a reservoir configured to store an additive, and a dosing device configured to dispense the additive into the fluid circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Taylor Leigh, Jason Lye, Atilhan Manay, Stephen Phelps, Troy Trant, Jon Thomas, Prudhvi Amaravadhi, Edward Holman, Fahira Sangare
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Publication number: 20220178362Abstract: A peristaltic pump system is disclosed and can include a rigid backing and a rotor assembly comprising a central hub. The central hub can rotate along a central axis extending in an axial direction. The central hub can include one or more ball bearings or one or more rollers that are configured to rotate about a respective roller axis that intersects a central axis of the central hub. Located between the rigid backing and the rotor assembly can be tubing or a flow channel that is defined by the rigid backing and an elastomeric sheet. As the central hub rotates, the one or more rollers or ball bearings are configured to push against the tubing or the flow channel in the axial direction and can move along the tubing or the flow channel to move fluid through the tubing or the flow channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Taylor Leigh, Jason Lye, Atilhan Manay, Stephen Phelps, Troy Trant, Jon Thomas, Prudhvi Amaravadhi, Edward Holman, Fahira Sangare
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Patent number: 11303148Abstract: A water heater can include a housing and a heating system disposed within the housing, where the heating system is configured to heat a fluid. The water heater can also include a switch coupled to the heating system, where the switch operates between a first position during normal operations and a second position during an outage. The water heater can further include a primary power source coupled to the switch, where the primary power source is configured to provide primary power to the heating system through the switch during the normal operations. The water heater can also include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) coupled to the switch, where the UPS is configured to provide reserve power to the heating system through the switch during the outage, and where the UPS is integrated with the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown
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Publication number: 20220064916Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a valve assembly having a valve, an actuating system, and a trigger. The trigger can be in mechanical communication with the actuating system and the actuating system can be in mechanical communication with the valve. The trigger can be positioned such that the trigger can interact with liquid resulting from a leak in a plumbing system, and upon interaction with liquid, the trigger can release the actuating system such that the actuating system can cause the valve to transition from an open position to a closed position. In the closed position, the valve can restrict the passage of liquid through the plumbing system such that the leak can be mitigated or stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Raheel A. Chaudhry, Michael C. Mitchell, Michael C. Ezell, Troy Trant
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Patent number: 11231182Abstract: A tankless water heater including a water inlet, a water outlet, a conductivity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a heating chamber connected to the water inlet and the water outlet wherein the heating chamber is configured to heat a flow of water received from the water inlet and output the flow of water to the water outlet. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the conductivity sensor and the temperature sensor, where the controller calculates an adjusted conductivity of a flow of water through the water heater.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Publication number: 20210403354Abstract: An automated descaling system can be integrated into a tankless water heater or can be a separate system that is connected to a tankless water heater. The automatic descaling system comprises a cleaning media chamber and a valve with a motor. The descaling system can be set on an automatic cleaning schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Publication number: 20210333017Abstract: The disclosed technology includes carryover burner systems and methods for use with water heating system. The water heating system can include a burner unit having an outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve. The water heating system can also include an ignitor. The outer sleeve can include a carryover region having a first plurality of apertures and a combustion region which can be adjacent to the carryover region, the combustion region including a second plurality of apertures. The inner sleeve can comprise a dispersion region having a third plurality of apertures. The inner sleeve can be located substantially within the outer sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Sina Jasteh, Troy Trant, Ashwin Rao, Jason Hall
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Patent number: 11117820Abstract: An automated descaling system can be integrated into a tankless water heater or can be a separate system that is attached to a tankless water heater. The automatic descaling system comprises a cleaning media chamber and a four way valve with a motor. The descaling system can be set on an automatic cleaning schedule.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Publication number: 20200308036Abstract: An automated descaling system can be integrated into a tankless water heater or can be a separate system that is attached to a tankless water heater. The automatic descaling system comprises a cleaning media chamber and a four way valve with a motor. The descaling system can be set on an automatic cleaning schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Publication number: 20200220378Abstract: A water heater can include a housing and a heating system disposed within the housing, where the heating system is configured to heat a fluid. The water heater can also include a switch coupled to the heating system, where the switch operates between a first position during normal operations and a second position during an outage. The water heater can further include a primary power source coupled to the switch, where the primary power source is configured to provide primary power to the heating system through the switch during the normal operations. The water heater can also include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) coupled to the switch, where the UPS is configured to provide reserve power to the heating system through the switch during the outage, and where the UPS is integrated with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown
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Publication number: 20200200397Abstract: A tankless water heater including a water inlet, a water outlet, a conductivity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a heating chamber connected to the water inlet and the water outlet wherein the heating chamber is configured to heat a flow of water received from the water inlet and output the flow of water to the water outlet. The water heating system can further include a controller communicably coupled to the conductivity sensor and the temperature sensor, where the controller calculates an adjusted conductivity of a flow of water through the water heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Patent number: 9048634Abstract: A direct spark igniter for a fuel-fired heating appliance is provided with enhanced ignition performance in environments having substantial levels of both moisture and pollution. Such enhanced ignition performance is representatively achieved by the combination of (1) forming external annular ribs on the ceramic body portion of the igniter; (2) extending a top end of the igniter electrode rod into the body portion; (3) bending the igniter electrode and ground rods and angling them toward one another; and (4) knurling external side surfaces on lower end portions of the igniter electrode and ground rods.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Raheel A. Chaudhry, Troy Trant, Timothy D. Scott, Rodney K. Pugh