Patents by Inventor Victor William Johnson

Victor William Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 11273685
    Abstract: An auxiliary heater with a casing enclosing internal components which components include a heat exchanger separate from and outside the coolant tank and wherein two coolant loops each have their own coolant pumps and wherein a potable water loop exchanges heat with coolant within the heat exchanger. A control circuit provides enhanced coolant flow through the heat exchanger when the call for hot water is significant without significantly reducing the temperature of the hot water being used. A level switch within the coolant tank prevents coolant pumps from running without pump coolant and a filling and air purging operation improves the initial filling operation of the auxiliary heater with coolant and also prevents the coolant pump from running dry. A user switch may dedicate the hot coolant from the coolant tank to either the production of hot potable water or it may share both hot water and space heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL THERMAL INVESTMENTS LTD.
    Inventors: Nader Kiarostami, Victor William Johnson, Reza Sonavi
  • Publication number: 20180056751
    Abstract: An auxiliary heater with a casing enclosing internal components which components include a heat exchanger separate from and outside the coolant tank and wherein two coolant loops each have their own coolant pumps and wherein a potable water loop exchanges heat with coolant within the heat exchanger. A control circuit provides enhanced coolant flow through the heat exchanger when the call for hot water is significant without significantly reducing the temperature of the hot water being used. A level switch within the coolant tank prevents coolant pumps from running without pump coolant and a filling and air purging operation improves the initial filling operation of the auxiliary heater with coolant and also prevents the coolant pump from running dry. A user switch may dedicate the hot coolant from the coolant tank to either the production of hot potable water or it may share both hot water and space heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL THERMAL RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: NADER KIAROSTAMI, VICTOR WILLIAM JOHNSON, REZA SONAVI
  • Publication number: 20150114317
    Abstract: A diesel heater has two compartments with the components which are frequently serviced being located in one of the compartments which is easily accessible to the user. The heater is of reduced size and weight for smaller coaches and boats and the control system allows for maximum safety and flexibility in operating from AC power, engine power or burner combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL THERMAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: VICTOR WILLIAM JOHNSON, NADER KIAROSTAMI
  • Patent number: 5806090
    Abstract: A diving suit has an upper torso portion and a lower torso portion. The upper and lower torso portions are connected and one is layered and folded upon itself in the waistband area. A stretchable waistband is connected to the upper and lower torso portions about the circumference of the diving suit on the inside of the diving suit over the layered area and allows the upper torso portion to move relative to the lower torso portion while the user is entering the diving suit and during operation thereafter. A recess in the waistband area accommodates the bottom of the zipper which extends diagonally across the forward torso portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: FitzWright Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Victor William Johnson