Patents by Inventor Christopher Hertzberg

Christopher Hertzberg 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).

  • Optimized burners for boiler applications
    Patent number: 11603991
    Abstract: A boiler can have a combustion chamber, a burner, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, and a flue for removing a combustion product from the boiler. The burner has a protruding taper shape such as a cone or similar shape. The protruding taper shape of the burner distributes heat to the heat exchanger more evenly than a cylindrical shaped burner thereby reducing heat losses at the combustion chamber wall and increasing the thermal efficiency. The protruding taper shape of the burner also reduces noise associated with the operation of the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Amin Akbarimonfared, Timothy J. Shellenberger, Leonard E. Chambers, Christopher Hertzberg, Juan Cervantes
  • Optimized Burners for Boiler Applications
    Publication number: 20200116351
    Abstract: A boiler can have a combustion chamber, a burner, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, and a flue for removing a combustion product from the boiler. The burner has a protruding taper shape such as a cone or similar shape. The protruding taper shape of the burner distributes heat to the heat exchanger more evenly than a cylindrical shaped burner thereby reducing heat losses at the combustion chamber wall and increasing the thermal efficiency. The protruding taper shape of the burner also reduces noise associated with the operation of the burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Amin Akbarimonfared, Timothy J. Shellenberger, Leonard E. Chambers, Christopher Hertzberg, Juan Cervantes