Liquid heaters and vaporizers inventions 10/07

20070245980 - Water heating systems and methods: A water heater controller for a water heating system comprises a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, a relay, and logic. The relay an controls an activation state of a heating element. The logic is configured to receive temperature data from the first temperature sensor, and the temperature data... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070245981 - Water heater and method of operating the same: A gas water heater device includes a combustion chamber for providing a gas flow, a pipe assembly, and a heat exchanger disposed over the combustion chamber including a plurality of thermal conductors disposed in parallel with each other, each of the plurality of thermal conductors further comprising a base, a... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070240648 - Systems and methods for multi-level optimizing control systems for boilers: Systems and methods for multi-level optimization of emission levels and efficiency for a boiler system that includes creating both boiler-level models and burner-level models and receiving a plurality of boiler-level system variables. The received system variables are used along with boiler system constraints to optimize boiler-level setpoints. Once the boiler-level... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070234974 - Fired heater and flue gas tunnel therefor: An improved fired heater having one or more flue gas tunnels installed in the firebox floor such that at least most of the lateral cross section of the flue gas tunnel is below the firebox floor.... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20070227469 - Steam generator: A steam generator has a pressure casing formed in the shape of a drum. The longitudinal axis of this pressure casing is oriented horizontally or largely horizontally. A hollow tube (1) is formed in such a way that at least two hollow tube sections (1′) are provided, preferably a plurality... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP

20070227467 - Apparatus and method for delivering water into a water heater: A water heater inlet conduit having a top end portion configured to be coupled to an inlet port of a water heater is provided. The bottom end portion of the inlet conduit is configured to extend into an interior of the water heater. A passage within the inlet conduit is... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070227468 - Apparatus and method for introducing and drawing water in a water heater: A water heater having a water storage tank an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit is provided. The inlet conduit has a top end portion coupled to an inlet of the water storage tank, a bottom end portion extending into an interior of the water storage tank, and a passage... Agent: Ratnerprestia