ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,817, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to A.J. Wells & Sons Ltd. (Newport, Great Britain).

"Stove, control system, and method for controlling the same" was invented by Alexander Wells (Newport, Great Britain) and Paul Wells (Newport, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stove (1) having a combustion chamber (2) supplied by one or more air supply paths (9, 14, 16). One or more valves (11, 15, 17) are provided for controlling airflow through the one or more air supply paths (9, 14, 16). A temperature sensor (4) is used to determine the air temperature associated with the combustion chamber (2), and a flame sensor (3) is used to d...