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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur H Anderson, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas E Murray, Quincy, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
236 42 ;
Abstract
An auxiliary heating element acts on a steam trap connected to the return outlet of a radiator. A check valve placed between the trap and the radiator prevents dissipation of the steam generated by the auxiliary heating element into the radiator. A thermostat provides automatic control over the operation of the heating element and the radiator.