Patents by Inventor Gunar Neto

Gunar Neto 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).

  • Fixed orifice refrigerant distribution system
    Patent number: 11946676
    Abstract: An HVAC system having a fixed orifice expansion device coupled to an evaporator coil is provided. In one embodiment, an expansion device coupled to an evaporator coil includes a flow restrictor and an evaporator inlet manifold. The flow restrictor includes multiple fixed orifices aligned with the refrigerant distribution tubes to restrict flow of refrigerant from the evaporator inlet manifold into the refrigerant distribution tubes through the multiple fixed orifices. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael F. Taras, Gunar Neto, Kazuo Fujisaki
  • FIXED ORIFICE REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230314052
    Abstract: An HVAC system having a fixed orifice expansion device coupled to an evaporator coil is provided. In one embodiment, an expansion device coupled to an evaporator coil includes a flow restrictor and an evaporator inlet manifold. The flow restrictor includes multiple fixed orifices aligned with the refrigerant distribution tubes to restrict flow of refrigerant from the evaporator inlet manifold into the refrigerant distribution tubes through the multiple fixed orifices. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Michael F. Taras, Gunar Neto, Kazuo Fujisaki