Patents by Inventor Nathan Allan Hoffmann

Nathan Allan Hoffmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Static plate heating arrangement
    Patent number: 11649057
    Abstract: A static plate heating arrangement includes a faceplate including a port extending from an exterior surface of the faceplate to an interior surface of the faceplate, a fixed resistance heater in thermal communication with the interior surface and surrounding the port, and a self-regulating heater in thermal communication with the interior surface and surrounding the fixed resistance heater. The fixed resistance heater and the self-regulating heater are electrically connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander N. Reid, Nathan Allan Hoffmann, William B. Krueger, Brian Alan Gilkison, Robert J. Johnson
  • STATIC PLATE HEATING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20210179277
    Abstract: A static plate heating arrangement includes a faceplate including a port extending from an exterior surface of the faceplate to an interior surface of the faceplate, a fixed resistance heater in thermal communication with the interior surface and surrounding the port, and a self-regulating heater in thermal communication with the interior surface and surrounding the fixed resistance heater. The fixed resistance heater and the self-regulating heater are electrically connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander N. Reid, Nathan Allan Hoffmann, William B. Krueger, Brian Alan Gilkison, Robert J. Johnson