Patents
US 9958184 B2: Vent proving system
- Granted
- 2018-05-01
- Filed
- 2010-11-16 application 12947392
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
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Abstract
A vent proving system is described for use with a gas fired appliance. The gas fired appliance includes a gas burner, a vent damper for selectively opening or closing an exhaust vent from the gas fired appliance and a relay control for operatively controlling the vent damper and the gas burner to open the damper if the gas burner is on. The vent proving system comprises a sensor for sensing a variable in the vent representing air flow direction in the vent. An electrical switch is connected in series between the relay control and the vent damper. A controller is operatively connected to the sensor, the electrical switch and to the relay control. The controller determines if a back draft condition is present in the vent when the gas burner is on and selectively operates the electrical switch to open the connection between the relay control and the vent damper if a back draft condition is present in the vent when the gas burner is on.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180501.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Controls, LLC 20 patents | US company or organization | Kinston, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James L. Aycock | Kinston, NC | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24H | Fluid heaters, e.g. water or air heaters, having heat-generating means, e.g. heat pumps, in general | F24H9/2042 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F23L | Supplying air or non-combustible liquids or gases to combustion apparatus in general ; valves or dampers specially adapted for controlling air supply or draught in combustion apparatus ; inducing draught in combustion apparatus; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts; terminals for flues | F23L11/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F23N | Regulating or controlling combustion | F23N5/245 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AYCOCK, JAMES L. signed 2010-11-16 | FIELD CONTROLS, LLC KINSTON, NC | 25380/444 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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