Patents by Inventor Don SHAPIRO

Don SHAPIRO 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).

  • Sorption system in a transport refrigeration system
    Patent number: 10571165
    Abstract: A transport refrigeration system (TRS) and method of operating a TRS having a sorption subsystem are disclosed. The TRS includes a refrigeration subsystem and a sorption subsystem. The refrigeration subsystem includes a refrigerant, a compressor, a refrigerant condenser, a refrigerant expansion device, and a refrigerant evaporator in fluid communication such that the refrigerant can flow therethrough. The sorption subsystem includes a heat transfer fluid, a heat source, a boiler, a sorption condenser, a sorption expansion valve, a sorption evaporator, and a pump in fluid communication such that the heat transfer fluid can flow therethrough. The sorption evaporator is in thermal communication with the refrigeration subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Panayu Robert Srichai, Robert Michael Lattin, Vladimir Sulc, Jeffrey B. Berge, Clay A. Rohrer, Don Shapiro
  • SORPTION SYSTEM IN A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180149393
    Abstract: A transport refrigeration system (TRS) and method of operating a TRS having a sorption subsystem are disclosed. The TRS includes a refrigeration subsystem and a sorption subsystem. The refrigeration subsystem includes a refrigerant, a compressor, a refrigerant condenser, a refrigerant expansion device, and a refrigerant evaporator in fluid communication such that the refrigerant can flow therethrough. The sorption subsystem includes a heat transfer fluid, a heat source, a boiler, a sorption condenser, a sorption expansion valve, a sorption evaporator, and a pump in fluid communication such that the heat transfer fluid can flow therethrough. The sorption evaporator is in thermal communication with the refrigeration subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Panayu Robert SRICHAI, Robert Michael LATTIN, Vladimir SULC, Jeffrey B. BERGE, Clay A. ROHRER, Don SHAPIRO