161 |
Hand held flow-through steam system |
US15171995 |
2016-06-02 |
US10139104B2 |
2018-11-27 |
Gregory Sharp; Lloyd Starks |
A hand held steamer having a housing with an opening for injecting steam into an interior of the housing. A core is positioned in the interior of the housing. The core has holes for receiving the steam into an interior of the core. Spacers center the core within the interior of the housing, thereby forming a chamber in the interior of the housing around an exterior of the core. A device in need of sanitization can be placed in the interior of the core. A source of dry vapor steam is attached to the opening in the housing and the steam is injected into the interior of the housing, around the exterior of the core, and into the interior of the core. The steam sanitizes the surface of the device without damaging the rest of the device, as a result of uniform distribution of steam around the device. |
162 |
SNOW MELTING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD |
US15947174 |
2018-04-06 |
US20180291578A1 |
2018-10-11 |
Paul Webster; Colin Dunn; George Dunn |
A system, method, and apparatus for melting snow. The snow melting system may include a container having a cavity that is at least partially filled with a liquid. There should be a sufficient amount of liquid in the container to submerge a heating section of a heating assembly that is located within the cavity. The heating assembly is operably coupled to a source of steam, such as the steam generated from a boiler or steam generator in an existing building. The heating assembly may also include a condensate recovery section that is configured to flow condensate from the steam back into the liquid in the cavity of the container. The snow melting system also includes a spray assembly that pumps the heated liquid to a plurality of sprayers that then spray the heated liquid back down onto snow placed within the cavity of the container. |
163 |
PORTABLE AND CONTAINERIZED MULTI-STAGE WASTE-TO-ENERGY RECOVERY APPARATUS FOR USE IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS |
US15408524 |
2017-01-18 |
US20180202687A1 |
2018-07-19 |
Jean Lucas; Jun Xiao |
Embodiments described provide a mobile containerized waste-to-energy recovery apparatus which enables a multi-stage gasification/oxidation of a solid waste and provide an energy source from a plurality of releasably couple technologies including at least a heat exchanger, a thermoelectric generator, an organic Rankine cycle unit, and chiller/heat pump. The apparatus includes an integrated slide rail mechanism that allows each of the plurality of iso containers to be releasably attached to one another and attach a variety of interchangeable and universally coded part types therein to enable a multi-stage gasification/oxidation in at least the primary and secondary chambers n and provide a recovered energy at the heat recovery module. |
164 |
Heat source apparatus |
US15598453 |
2017-05-18 |
US10006660B2 |
2018-06-26 |
Takashi Ojiro |
In a heat source apparatus in which an electric component having an electrode and an insulator is mounted on a side plate of a combustion box, in a state in which a packing is interposed between a flange portion of the insulator and the side plate, by fastening a clamp which overlaps with an outer surface of the flange portion, to the side plate, the temperature rise in the clamp is restrained.Upper and lower water tubes constituting a part of a water jacket are disposed on the side plate on upper and lower sides of the position of mounting the electrode component. In case the upper and lower water tubes are disposed on an inside surface of the side plate, the upper and lower parts of the clamp are brought into contact with those disposed positions of the water tubes which are in upper and lower portions of the side plate and, in case the upper and lower water tubes are disposed on an outside of the side plate, the upper and lower parts of the clamp are brought into contact with the upper and lower water tubes. |
165 |
HAND HELD FLOW-THROUGH STEAM SYSTEM |
US15171995 |
2016-06-02 |
US20170350587A1 |
2017-12-07 |
Gregory Sharp; Lloyd Starks |
A hand held steamer having a housing with an opening for injecting steam into an interior of the housing. A core is positioned in the interior of the housing. The core has holes for receiving the steam into an interior of the core. Spacers center the core within the interior of the housing, thereby forming a chamber in the interior of the housing around an exterior of the core. A device in need of sanitization can be placed in the interior of the core. A source of dry vapor steam is attached to the opening in the housing and the steam is injected into the interior of the housing, around the exterior of the core, and into the interior of the core. The steam sanitizes the surface of the device without damaging the rest of the device, as a result of uniform distribution of steam around the device. |
166 |
Heater with telescoping tower |
US14320513 |
2014-06-30 |
US09829213B2 |
2017-11-28 |
Scott S. Cook; Jose M. Pereira; Jeff K. Pruitt |
The present invention provides a large-scale water heater with a telescoping tower having a tower with a storage area proximal to the bottom of the tower; a portion of the tower that telescopes vertically that is pre-filled with a packing media; a nozzle designed to distribute a fluid that is located above the packing media; a firing chamber with a proximal end in fluid communication with the tower; and a burner in fluid communication with the distal end of the firing chamber for combusting fuels. |
167 |
Circulating hot water nursing machine |
US15301588 |
2015-04-03 |
US09814645B2 |
2017-11-14 |
Shuhua Sang; Weidong Lu; Jianjun Tan; Qiang Song; Zhouen Li |
A circulating hot water nursing machine includes a main unit and a working head, wherein a water tank support, a clean water tank, a small water pump and a PTC heater are arranged on the main unit; a heating tank is arranged at a lower part of the water tank support, the clean water tank is arranged at an upper part of the water tank support, a shunt valve is arranged on the water tank support, a water inlet of the shunt valve is connected with the heating tank and the clean water tank, and a water outlet of the shunt valve, the small water pump, the PTC heater and the heating tank are connected successively; a control system and a main power supply are arranged on the main unit, and the small water pump, the PTC heater and the shunt valve are connected with the main power supply. |
168 |
Portable device to improve the connection of plastic tubing to fittings |
US13540228 |
2012-07-02 |
US09797621B2 |
2017-10-24 |
Charles Parzick |
The present invention relates generally to a portable device for heating the ends of plastic tubing to enlarge the diameter and increase the flexibility of the tubing to more easily connect with various fittings. |
169 |
CIRCULATING HOT WATER NURSING MACHINE |
US15301588 |
2015-04-03 |
US20170172831A1 |
2017-06-22 |
Shuhua Sang; Weidong Lu; Jianjun Tan; Qiang Song; Zhouen Li |
A circulating hot water nursing machine includes a main unit and a working head, wherein a water tank support, a clean water tank, a small water pump and a PTC heater are arranged on the main unit; a heating tank is arranged at a lower part of the water tank support, the clean water tank is arranged at an upper part of the water tank support, a shunt valve is arranged on the water tank support, a water inlet of the shunt valve is connected with the heating tank and the clean water tank, and a water outlet of the shunt valve, the small water pump, the PTC heater and the heating tank are connected successively; a control system and a main power supply are arranged on the main unit, and the small water pump, the PTC heater and the shunt valve are connected with the main power supply. |
170 |
Portable Solar Heating Apparatus |
US15361518 |
2016-11-28 |
US20170153042A1 |
2017-06-01 |
Garth Robert PLOWMAN |
A solar powered portable water heating apparatus using extra low voltage (ELV) components including a recirculating pump that is controlled by a control system to recirculate a contained body of water past a heating element. Over a period of time, the temperature of the water in the contained body of water is increased. The apparatus stops when either there is insufficient electrical power generated by the solar panel(s), or the temperature of the water is sensed to have reached a set temperature. |
171 |
APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SUPPLYING NATURAL GAS TO A FRAC WATER HEATER |
US14897820 |
2014-06-10 |
US20160138826A1 |
2016-05-19 |
Christopher La Porte |
Apparatuses and methods for heating well fracturing fluid using natural gas supplied to a frac water heater are provided. In some embodiments, portable separators can be tied into an existing, on-site, natural gas source and supply the heating unit's burner system with the producer's own produced natural gas (for example, sweet fuel gas). By using on-site sweet fuel gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or diesel consumption and associated cartage costs can be reduced or eliminated. As such, the apparatuses and methods can also reduce the associated carbon footprint on the environment. In some embodiments, the apparatuses and methods can comprise a drying element to dry or condition the gas prior to use. |
172 |
Heater with Telescoping Tower |
US14320513 |
2014-06-30 |
US20150377510A1 |
2015-12-31 |
Scott S. Cook; Jose M. Pereira; Jeff K. Pruitt |
The present invention provides a large-scale water heater with a telescoping tower having a tower with a storage area proximal to the bottom of the tower; a portion of the tower that telescopes vertically that is pre-filled with a packing media; a nozzle designed to distribute a fluid that is located above the packing media; a firing chamber with a proximal end in fluid communication with the tower; and a burner in fluid communication with the distal end of the firing chamber for combusting fuels. |
173 |
Water Supply and Heating System Comprising Flexible Tank and Heating Unit |
US14758478 |
2014-01-07 |
US20150345825A1 |
2015-12-03 |
Alex Harel |
A water supply system comprises a flexible water tank and a water heating unit. The flexible water tank comprises an outer layer, an inner layer, and an isolating layer in between the two The outer layer is made of a strong and flexible material and the inner layer is made of a food-safe material. The water heating unit comprises a mechanism for connection to the power source and electrical heating strips that are attached to the inner layer of the flexible water tank. |
174 |
Indirect fired heater with inline fuel heater |
US13221366 |
2011-08-30 |
US09157634B2 |
2015-10-13 |
David Mencel; Joe Grinwald; Jason Fu; Brandon Nickolas |
A heater and a method of its use are configured for use at cold operating temperatures. The heater has a supply line for transporting a volume of fuel between a fuel tank and burner. An inline heater is supplied in a supply line for the burner. The heater also has a return line that normally returns unused fuel from the burner to the heater, hence reducing the volume of fuel that needs to be heated by the heater and reducing system power requirements. The heater may be thermostatically controlled to maintain the temperature of the heated fuel to a value that is at or above a temperature required for good fuel atomization but below a flashpoint of the fuel. A valve is provided in the return line to permit diversion of the returned fuel to the fuel tank during a purge operation at initial startup. |
175 |
ENERGY SUPPLY MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME |
US14192111 |
2014-02-27 |
US20150241085A1 |
2015-08-27 |
Charles Robert Justus |
An energy supply module is configured to provide at least one of electricity and hot water to at least one load coupled thereto. The energy supply module includes a plurality of frame members that define an upper level and a lower level. The energy supply module also includes an engine positioned on the upper level and a generator coupled to the engine and also positioned on the upper level. The generator is configured to generate a supply of electricity for distribution to the at least one load. The energy supply module further includes a hot water heater positioned on the upper level, wherein the hot water heater is configured to provide a supply of hot water to the at least one load. |
176 |
Barbeque Apparatus |
US14004666 |
2012-03-09 |
US20140345594A1 |
2014-11-27 |
Timothy Adam Rhodes; Karen Katrina Jenkins |
A portable barbecue apparatus (1) comprises a base unit (2) adapted to contain a source of heat, a support structure (6) for the base unit by which the base unit (2) can be mounted outdoors for use, and a plurality of cooking units (3, 4, 5) selectively mountable on the base unit for achieving different types of cooking. A user of the barbecue apparatus (1) is able to attach one or more cooking units (3, 4, 5) to the base unit (2) depending on the required cooking activity. One of the selectively mountable cooking units is a kettle unit (3) capable of holding and dispensing water which is heated by the source of heat until it is boiling. |
177 |
MOBILE WATER HEATING APPARATUS |
US14303529 |
2014-06-12 |
US20140345544A1 |
2014-11-27 |
James Alan Cooper; Jeffery K. Cooper; Gerald Wayne Lind; Justin Lydell Mason; Noland Harper Critchfield |
A system for heating water used to produce hydraulic fracturing fluid (“fracing fluid”). The system includes a mobile water heating system, and first and second pumps. The heating system is configured to heat water at a first flow rate from a first temperature to a second temperature. The first pump pumps water having the first temperature from a water source to the heating system at the first flow rate. The second pump pumps the heated water from the heating system at a second flow rate. Both the first and second flow rates are at least 20 barrels per minute. The second pump pumps the heated water to a location (e.g., one or more tanks) whereat a proppant and/or a chemical may be added to the heated water to produce fracing fluid. The fracing fluid may be pumped to one or more wells and used to hydraulically fracture an underground formation. |
178 |
Portable boiler for a hot mat |
US13145533 |
2010-02-11 |
US08893708B2 |
2014-11-25 |
Ho Yong Cho |
The present invention relates to a portable boiler for a hot mat, which comprises: a water reservoir, one side of which has an inlet pipe for introducing water circulating through the hot mat, and which stores the water; a heat transfer unit in which the water discharged from the water reservoir flows along a flow channel pipe to be heat exchanged, wherein the water is discharged to the hot mat via an outlet pipe formed at one side thereof; a heating unit which burns the fuel gas fed from a fuel tank to heat the water in the heat transfer unit; and a housing which forms the outer appearance of the boiler. |
179 |
HYDRONIC SURFACE HEATING SYSTEM |
US13759845 |
2013-02-05 |
US20140216437A1 |
2014-08-07 |
Jeff M. Martian; Travis G. Welle |
A mobile surface heater is disclosed having a heat generation loop and a heat dissipation loop. The heat generation loop can include a heat generating device, a storage tank, and a first pump for circulating a fluid. The heat dissipation loop can be placed in fluid communication with the heat generation loop and includes a ground heating system having at least one heat transfer conduit extending between a supply manifold and a return manifold. A control valve can also be provided to deliver a mixed fluid flow stream to the ground heating system by selectively mixing fluid from the heat generation loop with fluid returning from the ground heating system return manifold. In one embodiment, an electronic controller is provided that operates the mixing valve to maintain a temperature setpoint of the mixed fluid flow stream and to maintain a minimum entering fluid temperature setpoint of the atmospheric water heater. |
180 |
FRAC WATER HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURING A WELL |
US14169823 |
2014-01-31 |
US20140144641A1 |
2014-05-29 |
Ronald L. Chandler |
The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior art mobile oil field heat exchange systems by providing an improved frac water heating system. The present invention is a self-contained unit which is easily transported to remote locations. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a single-pass tubular coil heat exchanger contained within a closed-bottom firebox having a forced-air combustion and cooling system. In another embodiment, the present invention includes multiple, single-pass heat exchanger units arranged in a vertically stacked configuration. The rig also includes integral fuel tanks, hydraulic and pneumatic systems for operating the rig at remote operations in all weather environments. In a preferred embodiment, the improved frac water heating system is used to heat water on-the-fly (i.e., directly from the supply source to the well head) to complete hydraulic fracturing operations. The present invention also includes systems for regulating and adjusting the fuel/air mixture within the firebox to maximize the combustion efficiency. The system includes a novel hood opening mechanism attached to the exhaust stack of the firebox. |