Troy E. Trant
30Patents
6h-index
38Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 12, 2001 → Jul 13, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6412447B1 | Fuel-fired water heater with flammable vapor sensor and associated induced flow tube | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US6761134B1 | Water heater having self-powered low NOx burner/fuel-air delivery system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US6854428B1 | Water heater with normally closed air inlet damper | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US8069013B2 | Water heater monitor/diagnostic display apparatus | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US7040258B2 | Low NOx water heater with serpentined air entry | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US7818095B2 | Water heater monitor/diagnostic display apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US6418882B1 | Power vented, fuel fired water heater with soft ignition system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US11231182B2 | Water heater with hardness detection system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US10458678B2 | Apparatus and methods for heating water with refrigerant and phase change material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10914491B2 | Heat pump water heater | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US11117820B2 | Automatic descaling system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10837673B2 | Cathodic corrosion and dry fire protection apparatus and methods for electric water heaters | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11129918B1 | Air sanitation devices and systems | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12139429B2 | Scaling treatment systems for water heaters | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
| US10508830B2 | High efficiency gas-fired water heater | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US9048634B2 | Water resistant direct spark igniter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US9803887B2 | Cathodic corrosion and dry fire protection apparatus and methods for electric water heaters | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11732905B2 | Heat pump water heater systems and methods thereto | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11428438B2 | Carryover burners for fluid heating systems and methods thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11953210B2 | Water heater with hardness detection system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
| US11415327B2 | Hybrid heat pump water heater systems and methods involving electric current, water temperature, and ambient temperature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11626750B2 | Integrated uninterruptible power supplies for appliances | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11698209B2 | Cathodic corrosion and dry fire protection apparatus and methods for electric water heaters | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11835307B2 | Applying coatings to the interior surfaces of heat exchangers | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11975994B2 | Automatic descaling system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.