Patents by Inventor Benoit Bombard

Benoit Bombard 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).

  • Accumulator heat exchanger
    Patent number: 12392532
    Abstract: An accumulator heat exchanger comprising an accumulator vessel with an internal volume for accumulation of refrigerant fluid. The accumulator vessel has a first inlet conduit for gaseous refrigerant and a first outlet conduit for superheated gaseous refrigerant; a heat exchange coil disposed within the accumulator vessel. The heat exchange coil has a second inlet conduit for subcooled refrigerant fluid and a second outlet conduit for subcooled refrigerant fluid. The second inlet conduit and second outlet conduit provide an inlet and outlet flow path for the heat exchange coil. A separator plate covers a cross-section of the inner volume of the heat exchange coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabien Talhouarn, Benoit Bombard, Mark Hooker, David Vericel
  • ACCUMULATOR HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20230392839
    Abstract: An accumulator heat exchanger comprising an accumulator vessel with an internal volume for accumulation of refrigerant fluid. The accumulator vessel has a first inlet conduit for gaseous refrigerant and a first outlet conduit for superheated gaseous refrigerant; a heat exchange coil disposed within the accumulator vessel. The heat exchange coil has a second inlet conduit for subcooled refrigerant fluid and a second outlet conduit for subcooled refrigerant fluid. The second inlet conduit and second outlet conduit provide an inlet and outlet flow path for the heat exchange coil. A separator plate covers a cross-section of the inner volume of the heat exchange coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Fabien Talhouarn, Benoit Bombard, Mark Hooker, David Vericel