Inventor · Montgomery, AL, US

Troy E. Trant

30Patents
6h-index
38Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 12, 2001 → Jul 13, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.