Water heater and method of operating the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9435565
APP PUB NO 20100155386A1
SERIAL NO

12338355

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A storage-type water heater includes a tank for supporting water to be heated, a first heating bank including a first heating surface disposed within the tank, a first contactor connected to the first heating bank, a second heating bank including a second heating surface disposed within the tank, a second contactor connected to the second heating bank, and a controller for selectively operating the first contactor and the second contactor.

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A O SMITH CORP11270 W PARK PLACE MILWAUKEE WI 53224

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Branecky, Brian Thomas Oconomowoc, US 33 499
Caves, Andrew Robert Hartsville, US 5 38
Mehlhorn, William Louis Menomonee Falls, US 14 379
Niu, Zhongsheng Columbia, US 3 17
Olson, Robert Eugene Milton, US 2 5
Phillips, Andrew William Columbia, US 19 171
Van, Sistine Thomas G Hartsville, US 7 76

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