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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.:

US 9599365 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2014

Companion water heater jacket

Applicant:

Weil-mclain, Michigan City, IN (US);

Inventors:

Ryan Hardesty, Valparaiso, IN (US);

Dan Karch, La Porte, IN (US);

David King, Michigan City, IN (US);

Aaron Smith, La Porte, IN (US);

Assignee:

The Marley-Wylain Company, Michigan City, IN (US);

Attorney:

Baker Hostetler LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gregory Huson

Assistant Examiner:

Eric Gorman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 1/18 (2006.01); F24H 1/20 (2006.01); F24H 1/00 (2006.01); F24H 1/08 (2006.01); F24H 1/12 (2006.01); F24H 1/22 (2006.01); F24H 1/44 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2006.01); F24H 1/50 (2006.01); F24D 3/00 (2006.01); F24H 9/12 (2006.01); F24H 9/14 (2006.01); F24D 17/00 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 1/186 (2013.01); F24D 17/0026 (2013.01); F24D 17/0089 (2013.01); F24D 19/1051 (2013.01); F24H 1/18 (2013.01); F24H 1/208 (2013.01); F24H 1/22 (2013.01); F24H 9/124 (2013.01); F24H 9/148 (2013.01); F24H 9/2007 (2013.01); G05D 23/1931 (2013.01); F24H 1/182 (2013.01);
Abstract

A jacket for a hot water heater appliance includes a top, bottom, front, back, and a fastener. The top is configured to insulate an upper portion of a hot water tank. The bottom is configured to insulate a lower portion of the hot water tank. The front is configured to insulate a front portion of the hot water tank. The back is configured to insulate a back portion of the hot water tank. The fastener is configured to releaseably fasten the front to the back. The top, bottom, front and back include expanded polypropylene (EPP) configured to provide insulation to the hot water tank.

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