Patents Examined by Christopher R Zerphey
  • Patent number: 12291082
    Abstract: An embodiment compression module for a vehicle includes a compression unit configured to compress a refrigerant introduced into the compression unit, a control unit having a first surface separably assembled to the compression unit to control the compression unit, and an accumulator unit separably mounted on a second surface of the control unit in a direction opposite to the compression unit, the accumulator unit being configured to supply the refrigerant to the compression unit in a gaseous state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Wan Son, Seong-Bin Jeong, Dong Seok Oh, Wan Je Cho
  • Patent number: 12264857
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid reservoir for a refrigeration system, and a refrigerator. The liquid reservoir comprises: a drum body, a gas-liquid separation chamber being defined therein; and an air intake pipe, used for connecting to an evaporating pipe of an evaporator of the refrigeration system, and extending into the gas-liquid separation chamber from one end of the drum body, the end of the air intake pipe extending into the gas-liquid separation chamber being provided with a baffle opposite to a mouth of the air intake pipe, such that a mixture discharged from the air intake pipe hits the baffle and is discharged into the gas-liquid separation chamber from an interval between the baffle and the air intake pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER SPECIAL REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD, QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianquan Chen, Jianru Liu, Dongqiang Cao
  • Patent number: 12257877
    Abstract: Provided are a vehicle thermal management system of an electric vehicle and a control method thereof. The vehicle thermal management system of an electric vehicle includes a refrigeration assembly, a cabin heat exchanger, a motor-drive-side heat exchange assembly, a battery heat exchanger, and a radiator tank. The outlet of the cabin heat exchanger communicates with one of the heat exchange inlet of a chiller or the heat exchange inlet of a cabin evaporator. The inlet of the motor-drive-side heat exchange assembly communicates with at least one of the outlet of the cabin heat exchanger, the heat exchange outlet of the chiller, or the heat exchange outlet of a water-cooled condenser. The outlet of the motor-drive-side heat exchange assembly communicates with at least one of the heat exchange inlet of the water-cooled condenser or the inlet of the cabin heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kelvin New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haijun Xie, Yujun Dong, Xinding Guan, Henry Xiaoli Huai, Gangping Fu
  • Patent number: 12259158
    Abstract: An air cleaner not susceptible to a decrease in effect. The air cleaner includes: a storage tank that stores a liquid; and an air blowing unit. In the air cleaner, the storage tank has an air receiving region and a dust retention region formed therein, and the air blowing unit blows air to the air receiving region. The dust retention region is a region partitioned by a wall in which an opening is formed toward an upstream side of a flow of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: KRONGTHIP INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Fujikura, Yoko Shiraishi, Takeshi Hattori
  • Patent number: 12247760
    Abstract: An energy recovery ventilation unit includes an energy recovery ventilation core and a dehumidification system comprising an evaporation unit and a condensing unit. The energy recovery ventilation core receives a first and second airflow and discharges the first and second airflow after the first and second airflow experience heat and mass transfer. The evaporation unit generates a first output airflow comprising a lower relative humidity than the first airflow and directs the first output airflow into a building. The condensing unit generates a second output airflow at a higher temperature than the second airflow and discharges the second output airflow to an unconditioned space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: THERMA-STOR LLC
    Inventors: Weizhong Yu, David Treleven, Todd R. DeMonte, Kevin Lawrence Askling, Timothy S. O'Brien, Jenee LaPlace Mobley, Robert John Motiff
  • Patent number: 12247759
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing dehumidification to an enclosed space can include a dehumidification unit in a supply air plenum that receives return air and a regeneration unit in a scavenger air plenum that receives outdoor air. The system can operate in a wet mode and a dry mode, depending on outdoor air conditions and a relative humidity setpoint for the enclosed space. The dehumidification unit and regeneration unit are both operational in the wet mode to dehumidify the return air and regenerate dilute desiccant. In the dry mode, the dehumidification unit and regeneration unit are not needed, and dry outdoor air can be supplied to the enclosed space. A heat recovery system utilizes waste heat from either return air or scavenger air, depending on the operating mode, to heat the outdoor air before it is supplied to the enclosed space or before it is used for regenerating desiccant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Nortek Air Solutions Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaoming Ge, Philip Paul LePoudre
  • Patent number: 12239248
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved open vertical display case (OVDC) which utilizes radiant cooling to cool and/or maintain food products at a target temperature. The radiant cooling is performed using a plurality of piping routed through the walls and containing a first refrigerant stream. The plurality of piping may be cooled using a refrigeration circuit. In some embodiments, a phase change material may be used for thermal energy storage and positioned between the plurality of piping and the refrigeration circuit. In some embodiments, the refrigeration circuit may be connected to heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and water heating systems within the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Ramin Teimouri Faramarzi, Sammy Houssainy, Jason David Woods, Eric Kozubal
  • Patent number: 12235024
    Abstract: A deflector for a condenser, the condenser has an inlet communicated with exhaust pipes of a compressor, and the deflector is provided at the inlet, the deflector includes: a flow guiding structure having a first tube section and a second tube section of increasing diameter, the second tube section being positioned below the first tube section and extending into the condenser when mounted in place; and a support assembly for fixing the flow guiding structure at the inlet, at least a part of the refrigerant gas flow flows through the interior of the first tube section, and at least another part of the refrigerant gas flow flows through the outer side of the first tube section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dongsheng Yang, Kai Deng, Yuling Shi, Hongyi Li, Keli Dong
  • Patent number: 12228135
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon-type refrigerants tend to dissolve in refrigerating machine oils, which may result in a decrease in the viscosity of the refrigerating machine oils and cause excessive wear of the sliding portions inside the compressors. An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger are sequentially connected and a refrigerant is circulated. The compressor includes a sliding portion including a first bearing metal or an Oldham ring. At least one of two members slidable with each other in the sliding portion is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit is a hydrocarbon-type refrigerant. A refrigerating machine oil used in the compressor has a refrigerant solubility of 30% or less at a pressure of 1.9 MPa and at a temperature of 60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Arisa Kawae, Hideki Matsuura, Masaru Tanaka, Haruka Terai
  • Patent number: 12215908
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided. The air conditioning system includes an air compressor, a battery, a generator, a blower, and a turboexpander. The air compressor generates pressurized air from ambient air. The battery is for powering the air compressor motor. The generator is electrically connected to the battery. The turboexpander includes a drive shaft, a turbine wheel coupled to the drive shaft, and an expander coupled to the drive shaft. The pressurized air provides a source of kinetic energy to directly cause the turbine wheel to rotate and generate boosted air from the pressurized air, and the boosted air from the turbine wheel is configured to be received in the expander wheel and directly cause the expander wheel and the drive shaft to rotate together with the turbine wheel, thereby generating expanded and cooled air in the expander wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: THEVU LLC
    Inventor: George Primbas
  • Patent number: 12203683
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating water has a tank for storing water and an air conditioning system that defines a refrigerant flow path through which refrigerant flows. The refrigerant flow path passes through the heat exchanger so that refrigerant heat is contributed to the tank. A control system controls operation of the water heating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy B. Hawkins, Jeremy L. Babb
  • Patent number: 12193188
    Abstract: An immersion cooling system includes a tank, a first condenser, an enclosure, a second condenser and a connecting pipe. The tank has a first space. The first space is configured to accommodate a cooling liquid for at least one electronic equipment to immerse therein. The first condenser is disposed inside the tank. The enclosure is disposed outside the tank. The enclosure forms a second space together with the tank. The second condenser is disposed in the second space. The connecting pipe includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is connected with the second condenser. The second end is communicated with the first space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Yi Lin, Wei-Chih Lin, Ren-Chun Chang, Yan-Hui Jian, Hsuan-Ting Liu, Li-Hsiu Chen, Wen-Yin Tsai
  • Patent number: 12173910
    Abstract: A multi-function heating and cooling device, comprising components for an ambient air-coupled sorption heat pump cycle and vapor compression cooling cycle integrated together inside a single enclosure is proposed. The sorption heat pump portion is configured to provide very high heating efficiency, while the vapor compression portion is configured to provide high cooling efficiency. The evaporator coil for the sorption cycle and the condenser coil for the vapor compression cycle are configured to share a common ambient-air fan, saving space and cost. By combining the two heating-cooling systems into a single enclosure with shared components, the total installed cost and outdoor space required is reduced compared to installing separate heating and cooling systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Stone Mountain Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Garrabrant
  • Patent number: 12150282
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a plurality of rack-mountable servers containing heat generating electronic components in a server room including a dielectric liquid cooling apparatus located inside the tank and a secondary cooling apparatus comprising a remote heat exchanger and at least one pump. The volume of dielectric liquid coolant comprises at least one passage in the tank that is outside of the vertically oriented rack-mountable servers. When the at least one pump is operated to move the dielectric liquid coolant vertically across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers, a circuit is formed in which a first portion of dielectric liquid coolant is moved vertically upward across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers and then downward outside of the rack mountable servers in the at least one passage, while a second portion of the dielectric liquid coolant flows out of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Patent number: 12135150
    Abstract: A heat transfer system includes first (62) and second (64) electrocaloric module with aligned first and second sides. First and second prime movers (80,82) are arranged to direct a working fluid in opposite directions along flow paths through the electrocaloric modules. A rotary fluid control device (92,98) including a plurality of openings (94,96,100,102) is disposed around the electrocaloric modules, and is configured to rotate between positions relative to the modules. In a first position, the first module is in operative fluid communication through the openings with the first prime mover, and the second module is in operative fluid communication through the openings with the second prime mover. In a second position, the first module is in operative fluid communication through the openings with the second prime mover, and the second module is in operative fluid communication through the openings with the first prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Subramanyaravi Annapragada, Aritra Sur, Craig R. Walker, Parmesh Verma, Hayden M. Reeve
  • Patent number: 12130027
    Abstract: A condenser assembly is disclosed. The condenser assembly can include a condenser coil having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can be configured to fluidly communicate with a first refrigerant line of a heat pump, and the first portion can have a plurality of windings defining an internal volume. The second portion can be configured to fluidly communicate with a second refrigerant line of the heat pump. The condenser coil can be configured to at least partially insert into an internal volume of a water heater tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Hongchu Chen, Atilhan Manay, Vishwanath Ardha, Divakar Mantha
  • Patent number: 12130028
    Abstract: A radiation heat exchanging air conditioning system and a radiation heat exchanging ceiling thereof are disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a heat pump system (7) and a water circulation system (8), and water circulation system (8) includes a heat exchanging device (11) for water, a pump (9), a heat exchanging device (10) for air, a radiation heat exchanging ceiling (20) and air outlets (15). The heat is exchanged between the heat exchanging device (11) for water and the heat pump system (7). The radiation heat exchanging ceiling (20) includes a metal ceiling panel (1) and a heat exchanging coil (2), said heat exchanging coil (2) is installed on the poor thermal-conductivity coil brackets (4) mounted on the upper surface of the metal ceiling panel (1), thus leading to the short distance and no direct contact between the heat exchanging coil (2) and the metal ceiling panel (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Jiguang Yan
  • Patent number: 12129969
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for temporary fluid commodity transfer stations. A fluid commodity transfer structure can include a base member, a casing, and a fluid commodity transfer system. The fluid commodity transfer system can be configured to dispense a commodity for transloading from opposite sides of the fluid commodity transfer structure. A modular fueling station system can include one or more receptacles operably coupled to a fluid commodity transfer structure to allow a fluid commodity transfer system to utilize each receptacle as a fuel reservoir. The fluid commodity transfer structure can be loaded onto an intermodal transport vehicle, unloaded at a location, deposited at the location, and be operably coupled with one or more receptacles and/or other fluid commodity transfer structures to provide fueling infrastructure for fleet vehicles or allow for the commercial transfer of fluid from one receptable to another as a mobile fluid transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Darrell Krueger, Joshua Soles
  • Patent number: 12123602
    Abstract: An air-conditioner having a fluid tank configured to connect an indoor unit of the air-conditioner with an outdoor unit of the air-conditioner. The fluid tank comprises a first chamber, and a second chamber. The first chamber comprises a high-pressure inlet and a high-pressure outlet. The second chamber comprises a low-pressure inlet, a low-pressure outlet and a low-pressure filling opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Pedro Zemborain, Artur Daugela
  • Patent number: 12103354
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided. The system includes an air compressor configured to pull in ambient air and generate pressurized air from the ambient air, a blower, a generator, and a turboexpander. The turboexpander is coupled to the air compressor, the blower, and the generator. The turboexpander includes a turbine wheel configured to generate boosted air from the pressurized air from the air compressor, and an expander wheel coupled to the turbine wheel and configured to: a) generate expanded and cooled air from the boosted air, and b) create mechanical work in the generator in order to generate electricity for powering the air compressor and/or an electrical apparatus. The blower is configured to receive the expanded and cooled air from the turboexpander and deliver the expanded and cooled air to an environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: THEVU LLC
    Inventor: George Primbas