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US 12,435,530 · App. 17/816,475 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Pool heating system with baffles to generate heat

Inventor: Carl Benton (St. George, UT)
Assignee: Friction Flow, LLC
E04H4/129
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Patent No.
US 12,435,530
App. No.
17/816,475
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pool heating system has a housing, a water inlet, a plurality of pipes comprising baffles, and a water outlet. The baffles create turbulence in the flow of the water, increasing kinetic energy and pressure (compression). As a result of the compression and kinetic energy, the temperature of the water increases. The water then passes to the outlet, where it exits at a higher temperature than when it entered.

Claims (18)

1. A pool heating system, comprising:

a pump housing, comprising:

a pool inlet,

a pool outlet,

at least one pump configured to draw water from a pool through the pool inlet,

a pump system outlet,

a heater inlet, and

at least one fan;

a heater housing, comprising:

a water inlet,

a plurality of pipes coupled to the water inlet, each pipe comprising a baffle, each baffle comprising:

a plurality of upward tabs,

a plurality of downward tabs, and

a plurality of apertures, wherein each of the plurality of upward tabs is separated from each of the plurality of downward tabs by a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures,

wherein the plurality of upward tabs and the plurality of downward tabs each comprise an arcuate distal end;

a water outlet coupled to the plurality of pipes;

wherein the water inlet of the heater housing is coupled to the pump system outlet, and the heater inlet of the pump housing is coupled to the water outlet of the heater housing,

wherein water is configured to flow from the pool into the pool inlet via the at least one pump, the water exiting the pump housing via the pump system outlet and flowing into the heater housing via the water inlet, the water passing through the plurality of pipes comprising baffles therein to increase a temperature of the water, the water exiting the heater housing via the water outlet and entering the pump housing via the heater inlet, the water then exiting the pump housing and back to the pool via the pool outlet.

Assignments (1)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 22, 2025
From: BENTON, CARL
To: FRICTION FLOW, LLC
Reel/Frame 072094/0204 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63244531 · Sep 15, 2021
Provisional Application 63227506 · Jul 30, 2021
Related Publication 20230035093A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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