Patents by Inventor Collin Reformat

Collin Reformat 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).

  • Electric compressor with scroll backpressure system
    Patent number: 12577951
    Abstract: An electric compressor includes a housing, refrigerant inlet port, a refrigerant outlet port, an inverter section, a motor section, a compression device and a front cover. The housing defines an intake volume and a discharge volume. The refrigerant inlet port is coupled to the housing and is configured to introduce the refrigerant to the intake volume. The compression device is a scroll-type compression device configured to compress the refrigerant. The refrigerant outlet port is coupled to the housing and is configured to allow compressed refrigerant to exit the scroll-type electric compressor from the discharge volume. The electric compressor including a scroll backpressure system, located at least partially, within a compression device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Brent Haseley, Collin Reformat, Corey Van Auken, James Rogers
  • THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250381823
    Abstract: A thermal management module is provided. The thermal management module includes a housing that encloses a compressor, the housing fixedly retaining a condenser, an expansion device, and a chiller. The housing integrally forms a plurality of flowpaths within the housing that are configured for refrigerant to flow therethrough, including a first flow path from a discharge of the compressor to an inlet of the condenser, a second flow path from the expansion device to an inlet of the chiller, and a third flow path from the chiller to a suction of the compressor, wherein each of the first flow path, the second flow path, and the third flow path are each integrally formed within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Tobias ISERMEYER, Felipe ASTORRI, Markus BOGER, Robin WANKE, Dominik BEHNERT, Collin REFORMAT, Lawrence P. SCHERER, Jonathan K. HAMMOND
  • ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR WITH SCROLL BACKPRESSURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250297607
    Abstract: An electric compressor includes a housing, refrigerant inlet port, a refrigerant outlet port, an inverter section, a motor section, a compression device and a front cover. The housing defines an intake volume and a discharge volume. The refrigerant inlet port is coupled to the housing and is configured to introduce the refrigerant to the intake volume. The compression device is a scroll-type compression device configured to compress the refrigerant. The refrigerant outlet port is coupled to the housing and is configured to allow compressed refrigerant to exit the scroll-type electric compressor from the discharge volume. The electric compressor including a scroll backpressure system, located at least partially, within a compression device body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Brent Haseley, Collin Reformat, Corey Van Auken, James Rogers