John E Funk

US Patent:

20080006227, Jan 10, 2008

Filed:

Apr 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/742472

Inventors:

Raymond G. Ziehm - Littleton CO, US
John Funk - Evergreen CO, US

Assignee:

Evergreen Innovation Partners I, LP - Evergreen CO

International Classification:

F24H 9/12
F24H 1/10
F24H 9/00

US Classification:

122 191, 137564, 392465

Abstract:

A water heater unit is described for providing convective water flow through a water circulatory system. In one embodiment, the water heater unit has an outer housing, a water tank disposed within the housing, and a first cold water inlet coupled to the tank and connectable to a cold water supply line. A hot water outlet is coupled to the tank and connectable to a hot water supply line. A connection chamber adjacent to the tank has a second cold water inlet connectable to the cold water line, and a chamber outlet connected to the first cold water inlet of the tank. The connection chamber has at least one return inlet connectable to the hot water return line at a position to allow a substantially continuous flow of return hot water driven by convection forces without the benefit of a recirculation pump.

US Patent:

20100263604, Oct 21, 2010

Filed:

Jun 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/826523

Inventors:

Raymond G. Ziehm - Littleton CO, US
John Funk - Evergreen CO, US

International Classification:

F24H 9/12

US Classification:

122 191

Abstract:

A water heater unit is described for providing convective water flow through a water circulatory system. In one embodiment, the water heater unit has an outer housing, a water tank disposed within the housing, and a first cold water inlet coupled to the tank and connectable to a cold water supply line. A hot water outlet is coupled to the tank and connectable to a hot water supply line. A connection chamber adjacent to the tank has a second cold water inlet connectable to the cold water line, and a chamber outlet connected to the first cold water inlet of the tank. The connection chamber has at least one return inlet connectable to the hot water return line at a position to allow a substantially continuous flow of return hot water driven by convection forces without the benefit of a recirculation pump.

US Patent:

59371625, Aug 10, 1999

Filed:

Sep 24, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/710964

Inventors:

John T. Funk - Denver CO
Curtis C. Generous - Alexandria VA
Bryan Costales - Laramie WY
Daniel Casson - Denver CO

Assignee:

Exactis.com, Inc. - Denver CO

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

39520036

Abstract:

A high volume e-mail "newspaper" delivery system contains, for each customer, a personal configuration file containing the information resources that the customer would like e-mailed to his desktop. The configuration file is highly customizable, allowing the end-user detailed control over the content, format, and timing of the delivered e-mails. The e-mail messages to be sent are hashed to multiple, parallel transmission queues based on their destination MX hosts. This arrangement of transmission queues significantly increases total e-mail output because multiple queues are simultaneously processing the e-mail transmissions. A unique job number is appended to each e-mail message as it is created. The job number is used by the system to identify and track the e-mail message through the system before it is transmitted, and if the message bounces, when it returns to the system.

US Patent:

20140161372, Jun 12, 2014

Filed:

Nov 27, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/092694

Inventors:

- Englewood CO, US
John Funk - Denver CO, US
Ian Barclay - Marion NY, US

Assignee:

Evergreen Innovation Partners I, LP - Englewood CO

International Classification:

B65F 1/14
B65D 33/00

US Classification:

383 34, 383 33

Abstract:

Expandable bag assemblies and associated methods are disclosed herein. Certain aspects of the invention are directed toward an expandable bag assembly that includes a flexible bag with closed and open ends and collapsible sidewalls disposed between the ends. The assembly beneficially includes an integrated support structure provided with stiffeners and a mechanism for attachment to help hold a mouth of the bag in an open position while filling the bag. The assembly can be compressed for easy packaging and storage and be expanded into a self-supported, open position without memory folds. The assembly is also configured to retract during closure of the open end of the bag.