Mohsen SarfehjooFranklin, TN

6619951, Sep 16, 2003

Jan 2, 2001

09/753016

Timothy J. Bodnar - Nashville TN
David C. Baese - Antioch TN
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Brentwood TN

Lochinvar Corporation - Lebanon TN

F23D 1414

431329, 431350, 122 181, 122 171

A burner apparatus includes a mounting head having a fuel inlet opening defined in the mounting head for receiving combustion air and fuel gas through the opening. An inner support structure is attached to the mounting head. The inner support structure defines an interior zone communicated with the fuel inlet opening of the head. An exterior layer of flexible woven heat resistant material is received about the inner support structure and defines an exterior flame attachment surface. The mounting head may include a radial opening defined therethrough. An igniter is located outside of the mounting head adjacent the radial opening so that the igniter is proximally spaced from a combustion zone surround the burner apparatus. The burner apparatus may include a plurality of foraminous back pressure plates located in the interior zone distal of the igniter for balancing the pressure of the fuel gas/combustion air mixture along the length of the burner.

6694926, Feb 24, 2004

Jan 2, 2001

09/753209

David C. Baese - Antioch TN
Barry A. Collins - Lebanon TN
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Brentwood TN
Timothy J. Bodnar - Nashville TN

Lochinvar Corporation - Lebanon TX

F24H 920

122 142, 122 1422, 122 181, 122 182

A water heater apparatus includes a water conduit having an inlet and an outlet. A primary heat exchanger has a water side defining a portion of the water conduit. A burner is operatively associated with the primary heat exchanger for heating water in the water side of the primary heat exchanger. A variable flow blower provides pre-mixed combustion air and fuel gas to the burner at a controlled blower flow rate within a blower flow rate range. This apparatus allows the heat output of the water heater to be continuously varied within a substantial flow rate range having a turn down ratio of as much as four to one.

7997189, Aug 16, 2011

Sep 4, 2007

11/849854

Matthew J. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Patrick D. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Franklin TN, US

Nieco Corporation - Windsor CA

F24C 15/32
F23D 14/12
A47J 37/00

99386, 99467, 126 21 A, 126 41 R

An oven and broiler for cooking foods using convection and radiant heat, including a housing defining a cooking chamber with an inlet for introducing uncooked foods into the cooking chamber, an outlet for discharging cooked foods and a conveyor for conveying food product from the inlet to the outlet, an array of heating elements, and a compressed air injection system for providing a bank of moving air over the food product during the early stages of cooking so as to break up the blanket of cold air over the food product.

8076614, Dec 13, 2011

Mar 24, 2009

12/410284

Edward D. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Matthew J. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Patrick D. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Franklin TN, US
Erik Magner - Fort Wayne IN, US

Nieco Corporation - Windsor CA

F27B 9/12
F27B 9/36

219388, 219400, 219411, 219601, 99443 C

A cooking system for cooking foods using a combination of magnetic induction, convection and radiant heat, including a magnetic induction stage proximate the inlet end of a cooking chamber in which food is cooked by convention and radiant heating. A conveyor system, either continuous or configured in stages, passes food from the magnetic induction heating stage to and through the radiant and convention heating stages.

2005027, Dec 15, 2005

Jul 22, 2003

10/624374

David Baese - Antioch TN, US
Barry Collins - Lebanon TN, US
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Brentwood TN, US
Timothy Bodnar - Nashville TN, US

F24H009/20

122014100

A water heater apparatus includes a water conduit having an inlet and an outlet. A primary heat exchanger has a water side defining a portion of the water conduit. A burner is operatively associated with the primary heat exchanger for heating water in the water side of the primary heat exchanger. A variable flow blower provides premixed combustion air and fuel gas to the burner at a controlled blower flow rate within a blower flow rate range. This apparatus allows the heat output of the water heater to be continuously varied within a substantial flow rate range having a turn down ratio of as much as four to one.

2009017, Jul 16, 2009

Mar 24, 2009

12/410012

Edward Baker - Winsor CA, US
Matthew Baker - Winsor CA, US
Patrick Baker - Winsor CA, US
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Franklin TN, US
Erik Magne - Fort Wayne IN, US

NIECO CORPORATION - WINDSOR CA

A47J 37/04
A47J 37/06

99401, 99385, 99447, 126 41 R, 126 15 R

A cooking system using a pressurized air system combined with one or more gas or electric heating elements, including an air plenum connected to a source of pressurized air and having one or more arrays of air outlets that produce focused forced air curtains to confine and guide heat from the heating element to the food product.

2011029, Dec 8, 2011

Aug 15, 2011

13/210181

Matthew J. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Patrick D. Baker - Windsor CA, US
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Franklin TN, US

NIECO CORPORATION - Windsor CA

F24C 3/08

126 41 R

An oven and broiler for cooking foods using convection and radiant heat, including a housing defining a cooking chamber with an inlet for introducing uncooked foods into the cooking chamber, an outlet for discharging cooked foods and a conveyor for conveying food product from the inlet to the outlet, an array of heating elements, and a compressed air injection system for providing a bank of moving air over the food product during the early stages of cooking so as to break up the blanket of cold air over the food product.

4793800, Dec 27, 1988

Aug 7, 1987

7/083515

William L. Vallett - Old Hickory TN
Mohsen Sarfehjoo - Nashville TN

Lochinvar Water Heater Corporation - Nashville TN

F23D 1412

431328

There is disclosed a gas-fired water heater/boiler apparatus with a unique burner assembly that provides high levels of BTU/hour input making it suitable for commercial installations. The gas burner includes a pair of superimposed tubes, each having evenly distributed perforations of a different uniform size, that are rolled flush together and provide a thick walled burner with greatly increased strength and resistance to premature failure while furnishing an optimum flame pattern. The gas burner projects into the interior of a vertical, cylindrical array of finned heat exhanger tubes through which the fluid to be heated is circulated. The water heater/boiler apparatus is compact and thermally insulated by a pressurized forehearth and may be installed on combustible floors or in closets with zero clearance.