Charles T Post

US Patent:

7036498, May 2, 2006

Filed:

Dec 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/732642

Inventors:

Matthew S. Riepenhoff - Flower Mound TX, US
Floyd E. Cherington - Carrollton TX, US
Glenn W. Kowald - Carrollton TX, US
Charles T. Post - Mesquite TX, US
Randy D. Smith - Marshalltown IA, US

Assignee:

Lennox Manufacturing Inc. - Richardson TX

International Classification:

F24H 3/02

US Classification:

126110R, 126116 R

Abstract:

A multi-position furnace is provided that can be positioned for downflow operation, upflow operation, left horizontal flow operation, or right horizontal flow operation without major modifications in the field. The furnace includes a multi-position condensate draining system which facilitates draining of condensate fluid regardless of the orientation of the furnace. The condensate draining system includes a header box and an exhaust manifold, each of which includes a number of drain ports that allow fluid condensing from combustion gasses to be drained regardless of furnace orientation. A trap is configured for attachment to the furnace in any one of four different positions, and receives condensate fluid from the header box and from the exhaust manifold. An air intake manifold is specially configured to maintain a low profile, thereby facilitating use of the multi-position condensate draining system.

US Patent:

20180259179, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

Mar 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/456058

Inventors:

- Richardson TX, US
Charles Post - Mesquite TX, US
Ian Burmania - Rockwall TX, US

Assignee:

Lennox Industries Inc. - Richardson TX

International Classification:

F23D 14/02
B01F 3/02
B01F 5/04
B01F 15/00
B01F 5/06
B01F 15/02
B23P 15/24

Abstract:

A gas-air mixer assembly is described that helps mix fuel and air within an HVAC system. The mixer assembly can also achieve lower pressure drops than seen in other solutions. A mixer assembly can comprise a mixer body through which air is supplied. An orifice body can extend into the stream of air within the mixer body and then point upstream. A tip of the orifice body, disposed in the airstream, can provide fuel through one or more orifices. The flow of air around the orifice body helps to cause mixing, as does an elbow bend in the mixer body, downstream of the orifice body.

Author:

Charles Johnson Post

ISBN #:

0803287577

Author:

Charles G. Post

ISBN #:

0306716100