Patents by Inventor Birkelund Michael

Birkelund Michael 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).

  • Publication number: 20220154726
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor unit (200) for a refrigeration system using a refrigerant. The compressor (200) unit includes a centrifugal compressor (201) for compressing the refrigerant, wherein the compressor (201) has a discharge outlet (204) for discharging the compressed refrigerant, and a check valve (1; 100; 301a). An inlet (83) of the check valve (1; 100; 301a) is in fluid connection with the discharge outlet (204) of the compressor (201). In order to provide a more reliable and more quite compressor unit (200), the check valve (1; 100; 301a) is a nozzle check valve including a damping mechanism (41, 50; 50, 141), wherein a closing parameter of the check valve (1; 100; 301a) is between 50 s/m2 and 2000 s/m2, wherein the closing parameter is a closing time of the check valve (1; 100; 301a) divided by a port area of the check valve (1; 100; 301a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Bruce Busby, Birkelund Michael, Van Beek Johan