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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jozef Boros, Montgomery, AL (US);
Christopher M. Hayden, Waterbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 4/04 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); F24H 4/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 4/04 (2013.01); F24D 19/1015 (2013.01); F24H 4/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed technology includes an on-demand water heater which uses a heat pump to heat the fluid. The on-demand heat pump water heater can have a low fluid capacity heating chamber which has an inlet and an outlet, a heat pump for heating the fluid, and a controller to control the heat pump and maintain the temperature of the fluid at a predetermined temperature. The on-demand heat pump water heater can include one or more temperature sensors, flow sensors, fluid mixing valves, or supplemental heat sources.