Patents by Inventor Wayne Edward Bailey

Wayne Edward Bailey 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: 20220379254
    Abstract: Listed are some of this invention's unique features for producing a healthier home and a safer clothes dryer vent within the same housing system, which may be installed within a typical wall system or as a free-standing unit in a laundry room. Included are two airflow receiving ports that accepts airflow from a clothes dryer or optionally from a house's interior rooms and two airflow exhaust ports that discharge the same airflow into an exhaust pipe to the outside or optionally into the building interior as recycled airflow. A drainage device removes water derived from condensate which forms in the exhaust pipe and otherwise flows back into the housing. Two (2) receiving ports and the two (2) exiting ports combine to provide four (4) combinations of airflow management. The choice of which of the four (4) airflow ports are activated for airflow passage is subject to a selection from a control system which contains switches for the desired airflow management thru the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Publication number: 20220266185
    Abstract: Listed are some of this invention's unique features for producing a healthier home and a safer clothes dryer vent within the same housing system, which may be installed within a typical wall system or as a free-standing unit in a laundry room. Included are two airflow receiving ports that accepts airflow from a clothes dryer or optionally from a house's interior rooms and two airflow exhaust ports that discharge the same airflow into an exhaust pipe to the outside or optionally into the building interior as recycled airflow. A drainage device removes water derived from condensate which forms in the exhaust pipe and otherwise flows back into the housing. Two (2) receiving ports and the two (2) exiting ports combine to provide four (4) combinations of airflow management. The choice of which of the four (4) airflow ports are activated for airflow passage is subject to a selection from a control system which contains switches for the desired airflow management thru the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Patent number: 10975516
    Abstract: A housing as part of a clothes dryer's gaseous fluid exhaust system containing components for maintaining an open restriction-free airflow channel for maintaining the dryer's efficiency and sized to fit within a typical wall cavity of a building. A removable airflow filter for filtering and removing excess clothes lint, preventing entry of lint particulate into the upper exhaust vent pipe that may block exhaust airflow or blend with down falling condensate, which is generated from a clothes dryer's warm moist exhaust airflow. A diverter constructed to direct the exhaust airflow to a primary exterior location or to a secondary interior location. A condensate drain to separate falling condensate from exhaust airflow and dispose the condensate into an exclusive disposal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Publication number: 20190054407
    Abstract: A housing apparatus, as part of a clothes dryer's gaseous fluid exhaust system containing components for maintaining an open restriction free airflow passageway for maintaining the dryer's efficiency and sized to fit within a typical wall cavity of a building. A means for filtering and removing excess clothes lint, preventing entry of lint particulate into an upper exhaust vent pipe or blend with down falling condensate, both being derived from a clothes dryer's warm moist exhaust airflow. A diverter to direct the exhaust airflow to a primary exterior location or to a secondary interior location. A means to separate falling condensate from exhaust airflow and dispose the condensate into an exclusive disposal destination. The elements of this invention combine to increase the efficiency, longer life and safety of a clothes dryer and its exhaust system by removing lint particulate and separate exhaust airflow from falling condensate within the clothes dryer exhaust system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Patent number: 9605869
    Abstract: A radon exhaust system comprising a cylindrical shaped vent housing, diagnostic filter fan housing, inline fan with redirecting vanes, ice filter, observation windows, access opening and closure cap, air flow indicators, water gutter, drain spout and an enlarged elliptical bulge area for additional air passage through the fan housing. The inline fan, located within the elliptical bulge, pumps radon laced air into redirecting vanes, which directs same air through exhaust side and out through expanded exhaust openings of the vent housing. Additionally, redirecting vanes protect the fan from falling ice which may be formed on the ice filter located above the fan. Water is prevented from entering the fan by a water gutter and drain. Observation windows allow visual interior monitoring without entering the fan housing. An access opening with closure cap allows interior maintenance, testing and off venting. These embodiments combine to protect radon systems from damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Publication number: 20150276248
    Abstract: A radon exhaust system comprising a cylindrical shaped vent housing, diagnostic filter fan housing, inline fan with redirecting vanes, ice filter, observation windows, access opening and closure cap, air flow indicators, water gutter, drain spout and an enlarged elliptical bulge area for additional air passage through the fan housing. The inline fan, located within the elliptical bulge, pumps radon laced air into redirecting vanes, which directs same air through exhaust side and out through expanded exhaust openings of the vent housing. Additionally, redirecting vanes protect the fan from falling ice which may be formed on the ice filter located above the fan. Water is prevented from entering the fan by a water gutter and drain. Observation windows allow visual interior monitoring without entering the fan housing. An access opening with closure cap allows interior maintenance, testing and off venting. These embodiments combine to protect radon systems from damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Publication number: 20130295837
    Abstract: A radon exhaust system comprising an exhaust side with a vent housing, a diagnostic bypass filter apparatus providing observation windows, a removable observation window, internal ice and object filter, internal ribbon flow indicators, internal water gutter with drain spout, an exhaust fan and a suction side coupled together to form a conduit through which gaseous fluid may be conveyed. The diagnostic bypass filter apparatus provides an enlarged elliptical air passage bulge and angular bend configuration having three observation windows, a fourth removable observation window, an internal ice and object filter, ribbon flow indicators, and an internal water gutter with drain spout for providing protection of the exhaust fan from falling ice, water and objects and visual inspection for flow in the exhaust system and access to the filter for cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Patent number: 8496515
    Abstract: This apparatus protects a radon fan from damage due to falling water, ice, birds and animals and debris and is installed above the radon fan and protects the fan in several ways. It is installed just above the radon fan, thus taking advantage of warm “Earth Temperature” air to reduce ice build-up. Its screen replaces the birds and animals screen often installed at the top of the exhaust pipe where ice is formed. The screen additionally prevents ice and debris from falling into the fan. The water bypass catches back-flowing water and directs it around the fan. The access port serves as an opening for testing, observations and cleaning of any debris that is collected by the screen and the access port is sealed with a removable plug. This apparatus protects and extends the life of a radon fan and is made part of the radon mitigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey
  • Publication number: 20120294708
    Abstract: This apparatus protects a radon fan from damage due to falling water, ice, critters and debris and is installed above the radon fan and protects the fan in several ways. It is installed just above the radon fan, thus taking advantage of warm “Earth Temperature” air to reduce ice build-up. Its screen replaces the critter screen often installed at the top of the exhaust pipe where ice is formed. The screen additionally prevents ice and debris from falling into the fan. The water bypass catches back-flowing water and directs it around the fan. The access port serves as an opening for testing, observations and cleaning of any debris that is collected by the screen and the access port is sealed with a removable plug. This apparatus protects and extends the life of a radon fan and is made part of the radon mitigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Wayne Edward Bailey