Patents by Inventor Jörg KEEFER

Jörg KEEFER 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).

  • Patent number: 11305612
    Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly unit for a fuel-operated vehicle heater includes a combustion chamber housing, a combustion chamber formed in the combustion chamber housing, an evaporator medium for the absorption of liquid fuel and for the discharge of fuel vapor into the combustion chamber, and a heating/ignition device for heating the evaporator medium or/and for igniting a mixture of fuel and combustion air formed in the combustion chamber. The heating/ignition device includes at least one radiation source for the emission of electromagnetic radiation into the combustion chamber and at least one absorption body for the absorption of electromagnetic radiation emitted into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: EBERSPÄCHER CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Jörg Keefer
  • Publication number: 20200148034
    Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly unit for a fuel-operated vehicle heater includes a combustion chamber housing (14), a combustion chamber (18) formed in the combustion chamber housing (14), an evaporator medium (28) for the absorption of liquid fuel and for the discharge of fuel vapor into the combustion chamber (18), and a heating/ignition device (36) for heating the evaporator medium (28) or/and for igniting a mixture of fuel and combustion air formed in the combustion chamber (18). The heating/ignition device (38) includes at least one radiation source (38) for the emission of electromagnetic radiation into the combustion chamber (18) and at least one absorption body (29, 46) for the absorption of electromagnetic radiation emitted into the combustion chamber (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Jörg KEEFER