Inventor
HOTTON BRUCE A
US17 patents
⚠️ This page may combine multiple inventors who share the name “HOTTON BRUCE A”. Patents are grouped by organization below to help distinguish them — per-person disambiguation is on the roadmap.
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
11 patentsUS6776125B2Aug 17, 2004
Methods of operating a fuel-fired heating apparatus
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM17 citations92
US6766771B1Jul 27, 2004
Fuel-fired water heater with dual function combustion cutoff switch in its draft structure
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM24 citations92
US6715451B2Apr 6, 2004
Fuel-fired heating appliance with combustion air shutoff system having frangible temperature sensing structure
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM20 citations92
US6622661B1Sep 23, 2003
Fuel-fired heating appliance with dilution air/flammable vapor bypass tube and elevated combustion air inlet
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM22 citations92
US6497200B2Dec 24, 2002
Fuel-fired heating appliance with combustion chamber temperature-sensing combustion air shutoff system
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM39 citations92
US6412447B1Jul 2, 2002
Fuel-fired water heater with flammable vapor sensor and associated induced flow tube
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM36 citations91
US6964248B2Nov 15, 2005
Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM13 citations83
US6854428B1Feb 15, 2005
Water heater with normally closed air inlet damper
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM18 citations83
US6893253B2May 17, 2005
Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM8 citations73
US6814031B2Nov 9, 2004
Combustion air shutoff apparatus for a fuel-fired heating appliance
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM9 citations73
US6957628B2Oct 25, 2005
Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system
WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM7 citations72
RHEEM MFG CO
3 patentsUS7242310B2Jul 10, 2007
Control techniques for shut-off sensors in fuel-fired heating appliances
RHEEM MFG CO24 citations91
US7818095B2Oct 19, 2010
Water heater monitor/diagnostic display apparatus
RHEEM MFG CO15 citations83
US7996182B2Aug 9, 2011
Water heater monitor/diagnostic display apparatus
RHEEM MFG CO2 citations61