Patents by Inventor Frank D. Croce

Frank D. Croce 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: 4672817
    Abstract: There is disclosed by the present invention a device for increasing the efficiency of the condenser unit of an air conditioner which consists of a predetermined length of copper tubing having perforations punched into it at regular intervals of approximately two inches, and which is covered by a sleeve made up of a woven textile material which is of the length equal to that length of tubing having perforations punched into it. The perforated length of tubing, ensheathed in the sleeve of woven textile material is laid atop the fins, of a condenser unit, which have been bent to accommodate this portion of the device resting on top of the condenser unit. When ambient atmospheric temperature rises above a certain temperature a thermostat causes a valve to allow water to flow into the device, when it flows out of the perforations in the copper tubing and is diffused by the wicking material along the length of the device until the wicking material is saturated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Inventor: Frank D. Croce