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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicant:
William M Murray, Enola, PA (US);
Inventor:
William M Murray, Enola, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 3/02 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for automatically initiating the flow of fluid in a pipe that may be blocked by frozen fluid in a portion of the pipe includes urging the flow of fluid through the pipe and energizing a heater disposed in and extending the pipe portion if no flow is detected in the pipe.