Patents by Inventor Pete J. Den Boer

Pete J. Den Boer 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).

  • System pressure actuated charge compensator
    Patent number: 9163866
    Abstract: A system pressure actuated charge compensator for use with a heat pump having a liquid service valve and a vapor service valve. The charge compensator comprises a holding tank having first and second ports, a first pressure tap coupled to the first port and removeably coupleable to the vapor service valve, and a second pressure tap coupled to the second port and removeably coupleable to the liquid service valve. A heat pump system and a method of manufacturing a charge compensator are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Paul K. Buckley, Pete J. Den Boer, Robert B. Noll
  • SYSTEM PRESSURE ACTUATED CHARGE COMPENSATOR
    Publication number: 20080127667
    Abstract: A system pressure actuated charge compensator for use with a heat pump having a liquid service valve and a vapor service valve. The charge compensator comprises a holding tank having first and second ports, a first pressure tap coupled to the first port and removeably coupleable to the vapor service valve, and a second pressure tap coupled to the second port and removeably coupleable to the liquid service valve. A heat pump system and a method of manufacturing a charge compensator are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Lennox Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Paul K. Buckley, Pete J. Den Boer, Robert B. Noll