Patents by Inventor Kevin Donald Krebs

Kevin Donald Krebs 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).

  • Bypass line for refrigerant
    Patent number: 11592212
    Abstract: A vapor compression system includes a first conduit fluidly coupling a liquid collection portion of a condenser and an evaporator, where the first conduit is configured to direct a first flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a first inlet of the evaporator and a second conduit fluidly coupling the liquid collection portion of the condenser and the evaporator, where the second conduit is configured to direct a second flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a second inlet of the evaporator via gravitational force, and where the first inlet is disposed above the second inlet relative to a vertical dimension of the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls TYCO IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Jeb William Schreiber, Seth Kevin Gladfelter, Kevin Donald Krebs
  • BYPASS LINE FOR REFRIGERANT
    Publication number: 20210156602
    Abstract: A vapor compression system includes a first conduit fluidly coupling a liquid collection portion of a condenser and an evaporator, where the first conduit is configured to direct a first flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a first inlet of the evaporator and a second conduit fluidly coupling the liquid collection portion of the condenser and the evaporator, where the second conduit is configured to direct a second flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a second inlet of the evaporator via gravitational force, and where the first inlet is disposed above the second inlet relative to a vertical dimension of the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jeb William Schreiber, Seth Kevin Gladfelter, Kevin Donald Krebs
  • Bypass line for refrigerant
    Patent number: 10697674
    Abstract: A vapor compression system includes a first conduit fluidly coupling a liquid collection portion of a condenser and an evaporator, where the first conduit is configured to direct a first flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a first inlet of the evaporator and a second conduit fluidly coupling the liquid collection portion of the condenser and the evaporator, where the second conduit is configured to direct a second flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a second inlet of the evaporator via gravitational force, and where the first inlet is disposed above the second inlet relative to a vertical dimension of the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jeb William Schreiber, Seth Kevin Gladfelter, Kevin Donald Krebs, Cameron Stuart Nelson
  • BYPASS LINE FOR REFRIGERANT
    Publication number: 20200018529
    Abstract: A vapor compression system includes a first conduit fluidly coupling a liquid collection portion of a condenser and an evaporator, where the first conduit is configured to direct a first flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a first inlet of the evaporator and a second conduit fluidly coupling the liquid collection portion of the condenser and the evaporator, where the second conduit is configured to direct a second flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a second inlet of the evaporator via gravitational force, and where the first inlet is disposed above the second inlet relative to a vertical dimension of the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb William Schreiber, Seth Kevin Gladfelter, Kevin Donald Krebs, Cameron Stuart Nelson