Patents by Inventor Clifford A. Jacobs

Clifford A. Jacobs 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).

  • Temperature control system
    Patent number: 4172493
    Abstract: In a temperature control system for container vehicles, a refrigerant circuit has the customary compressor, condenser, expansion valve and evaporator. The compressor and condenser are together in one module while the expansion valve and evaporator are together in another module. The compressor is hydraulically driven. Heat for temperature control purposes can be obtained from the energy of the hydraulic fluid by means of a restrictor in the hydraulic fluid circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: Petters Limited
    Inventor: Clifford A. Jacobs