CA2243797C - Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency - Google Patents

Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2243797C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: water; temperature; heating element; resistance heating; set point
Prior art date: 1997-08-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

CA 2243797

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English (en)

French (fr)

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CA2243797A1 (en

Inventor

Kenneth A. Bradenbaugh

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

AOS Holding Co

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Individual

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1997-08-19

Filing date

1998-07-24

Publication date

2005-12-06

1997-08-19 Priority claimed from US08/914,638 external-priority patent/US5831250A/en

1998-07-24 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1999-02-19 Publication of CA2243797A1 publication Critical patent/CA2243797A1/en

2005-12-06 Application granted granted Critical

2005-12-06 Publication of CA2243797C publication Critical patent/CA2243797C/en

2018-07-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B1/00—Details of electric heating devices
- H05B1/02—Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus ; Control of heating devices
- H05B1/0202—Switches
- H05B1/0213—Switches using bimetallic elements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B1/00—Details of electric heating devices
- H05B1/02—Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus ; Control of heating devices
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
- H05B3/78—Heating arrangements specially adapted for immersion heating
- H05B3/82—Fixedly-mounted immersion heaters

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Control Of Resistance Heating (AREA)
Control Of Temperature (AREA)
Heat-Pump Type And Storage Water Heaters (AREA)
Cookers (AREA)
Instantaneous Water Boilers, Portable Hot-Water Supply Apparatuses, And Control Of Portable Hot-Water Supply Apparatuses (AREA)

CA 2243797 1997-08-19 1998-07-24 Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency Expired - Fee Related CA2243797C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/914,638		1997-08-19
US08/914,638 US5831250A (en)	1997-08-19	1997-08-19	Proportional band temperature control with improved thermal efficiency for a water heater
US09/118,720		1998-07-17
US09/118,720 US5948304A (en)	1997-08-19	1998-07-17	Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2243797A1 CA2243797A1 (en)	1999-02-19
CA2243797C true CA2243797C (en)	2005-12-06

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA 2243797 Expired - Fee Related CA2243797C (en)	1997-08-19	1998-07-24	Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1005784B1 (zh)
JP (1)	JP2001518600A (zh)
CN (1)	CN1219416C (zh)
AU (1)	AU8686598A (zh)
BR (1)	BR9811322A (zh)
CA (1)	CA2243797C (zh)
DE (1)	DE69823036T2 (zh)
WO (1)	WO1999009789A1 (zh)

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US6363216B1 (en) *	1999-07-27	2002-03-26	Kenneth A. Bradenbaugh	Water heater having dual side-by-side heating elements
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CN109497828B (zh) *	2018-11-21	2022-07-05	浙江绍兴苏泊尔生活电器有限公司	电水壶的温度控制方法及装置、电水壶
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NL7610563A (nl) *	1976-09-22	1978-03-29	Thorn Domestic Appliances Ltd	Luchtdroogtoestel.
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US4978833A (en) *	1989-01-27	1990-12-18	Bunn-O-Matic Corporation	Hot water dispenser having improved water temperature control system

1998
- 1998-07-24 CA CA 2243797 patent/CA2243797C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-08-05 BR BR9811322-4A patent/BR9811322A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-08-05 DE DE69823036T patent/DE69823036T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-08-05 EP EP98938315A patent/EP1005784B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-08-05 AU AU86865/98A patent/AU8686598A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-08-05 JP JP2000510315A patent/JP2001518600A/ja active Pending
- 1998-08-05 WO PCT/US1998/016175 patent/WO1999009789A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-08-05 CN CN 98808281 patent/CN1219416C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related

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Publication number	Publication date
DE69823036D1 (de)	2004-05-13
BR9811322A (pt)	2001-10-16
DE69823036T2 (de)	2005-03-10
WO1999009789A1 (en)	1999-02-25
AU8686598A (en)	1999-03-08
CN1219416C (zh)	2005-09-14
EP1005784A1 (en)	2000-06-07
JP2001518600A (ja)	2001-10-16
CA2243797A1 (en)	1999-02-19
EP1005784A4 (en)	2002-10-09
EP1005784B1 (en)	2004-04-07
CN1267446A (zh)	2000-09-20

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2015-09-05	MKLA	Lapsed	Effective date: 20150724