Patents by Inventor Gordon Ted Boyd

Gordon Ted Boyd 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).

  • Method and valve for arresting liquid at intake of refrigeration compressor
    Patent number: 6354092
    Abstract: A liquid arresting valve for a refrigeration compressor having a refrigerant intake, including a housing having an inlet end to receive liquid and vapor phase refrigerant from an evaporator and an outlet end for connection to the refrigerant intake of the compressor, and a valve body movable in the housing between an open position permitting substantially unrestricted flow of vapor phase refrigerant between the inlet and outlet ends of the housing, and a flow restricting position to cause liquid containing refrigerant entering the inlet end of the housing to exit through the outlet end of the housing as vapor phase refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: York International Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Young, Gordon Ted Boyd, John Richard Walters, Scott Garrison Hix