Patents by Inventor Martin Knostmann

Martin Knostmann 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: 20230143249
    Abstract: A furnace heating device is provided for the heating a furnace chamber, comprising: at least one radiant tube, configured to heat the furnace chamber and which can be heated using a burner, which can be operated in a first operating mode with a flame and in a second operating mode with flameless combustion, a burner control device, configured to control on and off states and operating mode setting for the burner of the radiant tube, wherein said burner control device is configured to determine when a temperature (T) of the furnace chamber lies above a critical temperature (Tk), which must at least be present in a combustion chamber for safe operation of flameless combustion, wherein there is a single safety monitor for monitoring the temperature within said furnace chamber and communicating said temperature to said burner control device and wherein said burner control device is configured to send a signal to not send a signal to start said flameless combustion when it is determined that said temperature (T) o
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Heinz-Peter Gitzinger, Thomas Huning, Martin Knostmann