ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,607, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Munich).

"Method and device for controlling the combustion in furnace systems" was invented by Mohammadshayesh Aleysa (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relates to a method for controlling the combustion in furnace systems, wherein an oxygen coefficient is determined from the temperature in a combustion chamber area and/or in the waste-gas flues of the furnace system and on the basis of an energy balance of the combustion process in the furnace system, the combustion air and the waste gas, and...