Patents by Inventor Clifford Keith Rice

Clifford Keith Rice 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).

  • Super energy saver heat pump with dynamic hybrid phase change material
    Patent number: 7757508
    Abstract: A heat pump has a refrigerant loop, a compressor in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, at least one indoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, and at least one outdoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop. The at least one outdoor heat exchanger has a phase change material in thermal communication with the refrigerant loop and in fluid communication with an outdoor environment. Other systems, devices, and methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Moonis Raza Ally, John Jager Tomlinson, Clifford Keith Rice
  • Nitrous oxide compositions
    Patent number: 6254798
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions that include nitrous oxide and at least one of trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, tetrafluoroethane, pentafluoroethane, perfluoroethane or ethane. These compositions are useful as refrigerants, cleaning agents, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethanes, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, heat transfer media, electronic gases, plasma etchants, gaseous dielectrics, fire extinguishing agents, power cycle working fluids, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, and displacement drying agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Clifford Keith Rice, James Richard Sand
  • Nitrous oxide compositions
    Patent number: 6156225
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions that include nitrous oxide and at least one of trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, tetrafluoroethane, pentafluoroethane, perfluoroethane or ethane. These compositions are useful as refrigerants, cleaning agents, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethanes, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, heat transfer media, electronic gases, plasma etchants, gaseous dielectrics, fire extinguishing agents, power cycle working fluids, polymerization media, particulate removal fluids, carrier fluids, buffing abrasive agents, and displacement drying agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: E. I du Pont de Nemours and Company.
    Inventors: Barbara Haviland Minor, Donald Bernard Bivens, Clifford Keith Rice, James Richard Sand