Billy A Batey

US Patent:

20180195717, Jul 12, 2018

Filed:

Jan 11, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/403952

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Billy Anthony Batey - Watertown TN, US
Benjamin Bolton - Milwaukee WI, US

International Classification:

F23D 14/02
F23D 14/46

Abstract:

A burner apparatus for burning a gas and air mixture may include a burner wall. The burner wall may have a plurality of ridges and a plurality of grooves. Each groove may be defined between adjacent ridges. Each groove may also include a pair of slopes. Each slope may have an area of permeability having openings defined therein from which flames can project. Each ridge may define an area of reduced permeability relative to the areas of permeability of the slopes.

US Patent:

20180172316, Jun 21, 2018

Filed:

Dec 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/845686

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Benjamin J. Bolton - Elm Grove WI, US
Billy A. Batey - Watertown TN, US

International Classification:

F24H 9/20
F24H 1/18
F24H 9/18
F23N 1/02

Abstract:

A water heater including a tank configured to hold a fluid, a burner configured to manipulate a temperature of the fluid within the tank, one or more sensors configured to sense one or more characteristics of the burner, a fuel injector position upstream of the burner, and a controller. The controller includes an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive one or more signal from the one or more sensors corresponding to the one or more characteristics, and control the fuel injector based on the one or more signals.