Patents by Inventor Brian Angel

Brian Angel 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).

  • Patent number: 12553437
    Abstract: A scroll compressor including a hermetic casing provided with a suction inlet; a compression unit; a drive shaft configured to drive an orbiting scroll of the compression unit in an orbital movement; an electric motor coupled to the drive shaft; an oil sump; a refrigerant guiding device configured to force a main part of a refrigerant, entering the scroll compressor through the suction inlet, to flow downwardly through the electric motor, before reaching the compression unit; and an oil sump fairing arranged between a lower end of the electric motor and a free surface of oil stored in the oil sump, the oil sump fairing being configured to prevent a refrigerant flow, emerging from the lower end of the electric motor, to directly impact the free surface of the oil stored in the oil sump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Danfoss Commercial Compressors
    Inventors: Patrice Bonnefoi, Florent Bergeon, Gabriel Streda, Brian Angel, Gang Yao, Qian Hu
  • Publication number: 20250052242
    Abstract: A scroll compressor including a hermetic casing provided with a suction inlet; a compression unit; a drive shaft configured to drive an orbiting scroll of the compression unit in an orbital movement; an electric motor coupled to the drive shaft; an oil sump; a refrigerant guiding device configured to force a main part of a refrigerant, entering the scroll compressor through the suction inlet, to flow downwardly through the electric motor, before reaching the compression unit; and an oil sump fairing arranged between a lower end of the electric motor and a free surface of oil stored in the oil sump, the oil sump fairing being configured to prevent a refrigerant flow, emerging from the lower end of the electric motor, to directly impact the free surface of the oil stored in the oil sump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Patrice BONNEFOI, Florent BERGEON, Gabriel STREDA, Brian ANGEL, Gang YAO, Qian HU
  • Patent number: 11668301
    Abstract: The scroll compressor (2) includes a hermetic casing (3) comprising a mid shell (4) provided with a suction inlet (7); a compression unit (11) arranged within the hermetic casing (3); a drive shaft (27) configured to drive an orbiting scroll (13) of the compression unit (11); an electric motor (21) coupled to the drive shaft (27) and configured to drive in rotation the drive shaft (27) about its rotational axis, the electric motor (21) including a rotor (22) and a stator (23) which includes a stator stack (24), wherein the stator stack (24) is press-fitted in the mid shell (4), the suction inlet (7) is facing the stator stack (24), and the compression unit (11) includes a single suction opening (34) arranged at an opposite position in relation to the suction inlet (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss Commercial Compressors
    Inventors: Patrice Bonnefoi, Yann Even, Yves Rosson, Brian Angel, Meldener Gael
  • Publication number: 20210131432
    Abstract: The scroll compressor (2) includes a hermetic casing (3) comprising a mid shell (4) provided with a suction inlet (7); a compression unit (11) arranged within the hermetic casing (3); a drive shaft (27) configured to drive an orbiting scroll (13) of the compression unit (11); an electric motor (21) coupled to the drive shaft (27) and configured to drive in rotation the drive shaft (27) about its rotational axis, the electric motor (21) including a rotor (22) and a stator (23) which includes a stator stack (24), wherein the stator stack (24) is press-fitted in the mid shell (4), the suction inlet (7) is facing the stator stack (24), and the compression unit (11) includes a single suction opening (34) arranged at an opposite position in relation to the suction inlet (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Patrice Bonnefoi, Yann Even, Yves Rosson, Brian Angel, Meldener Gael