Patents by Inventor Klaus MOESL

Klaus MOESL 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).

  • Publication number: 20230072592
    Abstract: A burner for a mobile fuel-operated heating device, in particular for a vehicle heating device, comprising: —an evaporator receiving body for receiving an evaporator assembly for distributing and evaporating liquid fuel and—at least one fuel supply line for supplying liquid fuel to the evaporator assembly, wherein the burner has a circumferential wall with a plurality of air supply openings, and the circumferential wall has an increased thickness at least in a first region which surrounds one of the air supply openings in comparison to the thickness in a second region which lies between two air supply openings. The invention additionally relates to a mobile heating device and to a method for producing the evaporator receiving assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: KLAUS MÖSL, MARKUS BECKERS, CHRISTIAN SCHWEYER, ANDREAS RUTSCHE, THORSTEN PANNWITZ, CHRISTOPH HAMPEL
  • Publication number: 20230036286
    Abstract: A burner for a mobile fuel-operated heating device, in particular for a vehicle heating device, comprising:—an evaporator receiving body for receiving an evaporator assembly for distributing and evaporating liquid fuel and—at least one fuel supply line for supplying liquid fuel to the evaporator assembly, wherein the burner has a circumferential wall with a plurality of air supply openings, and the air supply openings are arranged in at least one row, said row extending in particular in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: VITALI DELL, CHRISTOPH HAMPEL, KLAUS MOESL
  • Patent number: 11530813
    Abstract: An evaporator subassembly for mobile heating devices, in particular for a motor vehicle, having the following: an evaporator, an evaporator receptacle which is constructed to receive the evaporator, a glow plug and a combustion chamber, wherein the glow plug extends or is constructed to be extensible obliquely relative to a main surface of the evaporator into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Bengt Meier, Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Andreas Rutsche, Thorsten Pannwitz, Verena Arends
  • Patent number: 11365881
    Abstract: Burner (10), in particular for a vehicle heater (12), having an orifice plate (14) separating an inner combustion region (16) from an outer region (18), wherein a photosensitive sensor (20) is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein at least two separate air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being provided in the orifice plate (14), wherein one of the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) is additionally formed as a light opening (28) which also allows light to pass from the inner combustion region (16) to the photosensitive sensor (20) that is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being shaped such that the same combustion air quantities flow into the internal combustion region (16) per unit time, respectively, and wherein the orifice plate (14) is transparent and/or the light opening (28) has a shape different from the air inlet openings (22, 24, 26) that are not formed as light opening such that an illumination area defined by th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Klaus Mösl, Björn Smigiel, Paul Leinsle, Vitali Dell, Matthias Pfau, Marcus Gowitzke
  • Patent number: 11198347
    Abstract: An evaporator assembly (10), in particular for a fuel-operated vehicle heater (12), comprising a pot-like evaporator reception (14), an evaporator body (16) inserted into the pot-like evaporator reception (14), a plate-like designed hold-down element (18), which is fixed to the evaporator reception (14) and fixes the evaporator body (16) in the evaporator reception (14), and wherein the plate-like designed hold-down element (18) has at least one retaining claw (22), which has an upper part (26) on an upper side (24) of the plate-like designed hold-down element (18) and a lower part (30) on a lower side (28) of the plate-like designed hold-down element (18), wherein the upper part (26) and the lower part (30) point away from the plate-like designed hold-down element (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Klaus Mösl, Bengt Meier, Vitali Dell, Jan Steffens
  • Publication number: 20210215335
    Abstract: An evaporator subassembly for mobile heating devices, in particular for a motor vehicle, having the following: an evaporator, an evaporator receptacle which is constructed to receive the evaporator, a glow plug and a combustion chamber, wherein the glow plug extends or is constructed to be extensible obliquely relative to a main surface of the evaporator into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Bengt Meier, Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Andreas Rutsche, Thorsten Pannwitz, Verena Arends
  • Publication number: 20200384832
    Abstract: An evaporator assembly (10), in particular for a fuel-operated vehicle heater (12), comprising a pot-like evaporator reception (14), an evaporator body (16) inserted into the pot-like evaporator reception (14), a plate-like designed hold-down element (18), which is fixed to the evaporator reception (14) and fixes the evaporator body (16) in the evaporator reception (14), and wherein the plate-like designed hold-down element (18) has at least one retaining claw (22), which has an upper part (26) on an upper side (24) of the plate-like designed hold-down element (18) and a lower part (30) on a lower side (28) of the plate-like designed hold-down element (18), wherein the upper part (26) and the lower part (30) point away from the plate-like designed hold-down element (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: KLAUS MÖSL, BENGT MEIER, VITALI DELL, JAN STEFFENS
  • Patent number: 10823397
    Abstract: A burner arrangement (1), for a mobile heater operated with liquid fuel, is provided; having a combustion chamber (2) for converting fuel with combustion air in a flaming combustion, which combustion chamber (2) extends along a longitudinal axis (Z) in a main flow direction (H); a pre-mixing chamber (3), which is arranged fluidicly upstream of the combustion chamber (2), for generating a fuel-combustion air-mixture, which pre-mixing chamber (3) comprises a side wall (4); a fuel evaporation surface (O) arranged in the pre-mixing chamber; a fuel supply (10) for supplying liquid fuel; and a first combustion air supply (6) having a swirl body (7) for supplying a combustion air flow into the pre-mixing chamber (3) with a swirl such that the combustion air is guided along the fuel evaporation surface (O) with a tangential flow component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Volodymyr Ilchenko, Vitali Dell, Martin Zoske, Klaus Mösl
  • Patent number: 10544935
    Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporator burner (100) for a mobile heating device operated with liquid fuel, comprising: a mixture-preparing region (2) for mixing fuel with combustion air to form an air-fuel mixture, a fuel supply (1) for supplying liquid fuel to the mixture-preparing region (2), a combustion-air supply (B) for supplying combustion air to the mixture-preparing region (2), a reaction region (3) arranged downstream of the mixture-preparing region (2) for reacting the air-fuel mixture, heat thus being released, and an evaporator body (9) for evaporating the liquid fuel, which evaporator body extends in an axial direction in the mixture-preparing region (2) at a distance from a side wall and has an outer peripheral surface designed as a fuel-evaporating surface, which outer peripheral surface is arranged in such a way that the supplied combustion air flows around the outer peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Stefan Sommerer, Thomas Kerscher
  • Publication number: 20200023713
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric heater, in particular auxiliary heating system, for a motor vehicle, comprising a volume (15) for receiving and conducting a liquid, in particular water, as well as a liquid inlet (13) and a liquid outlet (14) in such a manner that liquid can flow into the volume (15) via the liquid inlet (13) and can flow out via the liquid outlet (14), wherein at least one heating element (16), in particular a heating resistor, and a flow-conducting device (12) is disposed in the volume (15), wherein the flow-conducting device (12) comprises at least one flow-deflecting and/or turbulence-generating device (25) for deflecting the flow and/or for generating turbulence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: KLAUS MÖSL, PAUL LEINSLE, VITALI DELL, PATRICK SPIELBERGER
  • Publication number: 20200011527
    Abstract: Burner (10), in particular for a vehicle heater (12), having an orifice plate (14) separating an inner combustion region (16) from an outer region (18), wherein a photosensitive sensor (20) is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein at least two separate air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being provided in the orifice plate (14), wherein one of the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) is additionally formed as a light opening (28) which also allows light to pass from the inner combustion region (16) to the photosensitive sensor (20) that is arranged in the outer region (18), wherein the at least two air inlet openings (22, 24, 26, 28) are being shaped such that the same combustion air quantities flow into the internal combustion region (16) per unit time, respectively, and wherein the orifice plate (14) is transparent and/or the light opening (28) has a shape different from the air inlet openings (22, 24, 26) that are not formed as light opening such that an illumination area defined by th
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: KLAUS MÖSL, BJÖRN SMIGIEL, PAUL LEINSLE, VITALI DELL, MATTHIAS PFAU, MARCUS GOWITZKE
  • Patent number: 10408447
    Abstract: An evaporator arrangement (1) for evaporating liquid fuel for a mobile fuel-operated heating device, comprising: an evaporator unit (5) for distributing and evaporating liquid fuel; and at least one fuel supply line (6) for delivering liquid fuel to the evaporator unit (5). The evaporator unit (5) has at least one first section (B1) made of a metal wire mesh (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Klaus Moesl, Bengt Meier, Volodymyr Ilchenko, Michael Poehner
  • Patent number: 10302298
    Abstract: An evaporator burner arrangement (100) for a mobile heater operated with liquid fuel having: a mixture preparation region (2) for generating a fuel-air-mixture, a fuel evaporation surface (8) arranged in the mixture preparation region (2) for evaporating the liquid fuel, a combustion air supply (B) for supplying combustion air to the mixture preparation region (2), a fuel supply (1) for supplying liquid fuel to the fuel evaporation surface (8), a conversion region (3) being arranged fluidically downstream of the mixture preparation region (2) for converting the fuel-air mixture in order to release heat, and a heat conductor body (7) extending spaced from a sidewall (25) of the mixture preparation region (2) through the mixture preparation region (2) to the conversion region (3) for feeding-back heat from the conversion region (3) to the mixture preparation region (2) by thermal conductance
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Volodymyr Ilchenko, Martin Zoske, Michael Poehner, Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Stefan Sommerer, Thomas Kerscher
  • Patent number: 10234136
    Abstract: An evaporator burner (100) for a mobile heating unit which is operated using liquid fuel is provided, said evaporator burner having: a mixture preparation region (2) for the mixing of fuel with combustion air to form a fuel-air mixture; a fuel feed (1) for feeding liquid fuel to the mixture preparation region (2); a combustion air feed (B) for feeding combustion air to the mixture preparation region (2); at least one evaporation surface (8) to which the liquid fuel is fed and which serves for the evaporation of the liquid fuel; a conversion region (3), positioned downstream of the mixture preparation region (2) in terms of flow, for the conversion of the fuel-air mixture into combustion exhaust gases (A) with a release of heat; and an exhaust-gas recirculation means (10; 210) for the recirculation of combustion exhaust gases (A) into the mixture preparation region (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Stefan Sommerer, Thomas Kerscher
  • Patent number: 10113742
    Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporator burner (1; 101) for a mobile heating device, comprising: a combustion chamber (3), a fuel feed line (4) for feeding liquid fuel, and an evaporator for evaporating fed fuel. The evaporator has a support body (6; 106) made of a nonporous material, comprising a fuel preparation surface (6a; 106a) which faces the combustion chamber (3) and which comes into contact with the liquid fuel. A surface structuring (11) with a plurality of depressions (11a) and elevations (11b) is introduced into the fuel preparation surface (6a; 106a) and/or into a support body (6; 106) rear face (6b; 106b) facing away from the fuel preparation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Vitali Dell, Klaus Moesl, Stefan Sommerer, Thomas Kerscher
  • Publication number: 20180236847
    Abstract: A porous fuel treatment element (5) for an evaporation burner is provided, said porous fuel treatment element (5) having at least one first tier (8) of a textile planar structure which is formed from a plurality of fibers. The fibers in the first tier (8) comprise at least two different fiber types (10, 11) which differ in terms of the material, of the cross-sectional profile, of the surface structure, and/or of the thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: KLAUS MOESL, BENGT MEIER, PETER NEIDENBERGER, VITALI DELL
  • Publication number: 20180202651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a porous fuel treatment element for an evaporation burner, comprising at least one layer (8) formed by fibers (10). Said fibers (10) comprise basalt fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: KLAUS MOESL, PETER NEIDENBERGER, VOLODYMYR ILCHENKO, BENGT MEIER
  • Publication number: 20180180283
    Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporator burner (1; 101) for a mobile heating device, comprising: a combustion chamber (3), a fuel feed line (4) for feeding liquid fuel, and an evaporator for evaporating fed fuel. The evaporator has a support body (6; 106) made of a nonporous material, comprising a fuel preparation surface (6a; 106a) which faces the combustion chamber (3) and which comes into contact with the liquid fuel. A surface structuring (11) with a plurality of depressions (11a) and elevations (11b) is introduced into the fuel preparation surface (6a; 106a) and/or into a support body (6; 106) rear face (6b; 106b) facing away from the fuel preparation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: VITALI DELL, Klaus MÖSL, Stefan SOMMERER, Thomas KERSCHER
  • Publication number: 20180172268
    Abstract: An evaporator burner arrangement (100) for a mobile heater operated with liquid fuel is described, having: a mixture preparation region (2) for generating a fuel-air-mixture, a fuel evaporation surface (8) arranged in the mixture preparation region (2) for evaporating the liquid fuel, a combustion air supply (B) for supplying combustion air to the mixture preparation region (2), a fuel supply (1) for supplying liquid fuel to the fuel evaporation surface (8), a conversion region (3) being arranged fluidically downstream of the mixture preparation region (2) for converting the fuel-air-mixture in order to release heat, and a heat conductor body (7) extending spaced from a sidewall (25) of the mixture preparation region (2) through the mixture preparation region (2) to the conversion region (3) for feeding-back heat from the conversion region (3) to the mixture preparation region (2) by thermal conductance
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: VOLODYMYR ILCHENKO, Martin ZOSKE, Michael PÖHNER, Vitali DELL, Klaus MÖSL, Stefan SOMMERER, Thomas KERSCHER
  • Patent number: D898172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Klaus Mösl, Christoph Jörg