Patents by Inventor Ian A. N. McGregor

Ian A. N. McGregor 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).

  • Accumulator with deflector
    Patent number: 7716946
    Abstract: A deflector for an accumulator for an air conditioning system acts as a barrier to substantially prevent incoming liquid from entering a conduit which is primarily for gas. Fluid entering the accumulator comprises gas and liquid. The deflector also assists with the separation of gas from liquid, with reduced turbulence, to decrease the likelihood of liquid becoming re-entrained within the gas. An initial contact surface of the deflector receives the incoming fluid. The initial contact surface is substantially convex, so that liquid reflecting off the surface will be travel in a direction away (or different) from the flow of incoming fluid. The initial contact surface is also angled to direct liquid reflecting off it (or flowing down it) downward and outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Marie Fralick, Jennifer Lynn Dexter, Daniel Leonard Corrigan, Ian A. N. McGregor, Nicholas McDonagh Cristello, Timothy Russell Dickson
  • Accumulator with deflector
    Patent number: 7461519
    Abstract: A deflector for an accumulator for an air conditioning system acts as a barrier to substantially prevent incoming liquid from entering a conduit which is primarily for gas. Fluid entering the accumulator comprises gas and liquid. The deflector also assists with the separation of gas from liquid, with reduced turbulence, to decrease the likelihood of liquid becoming re-entrained within the gas. An initial contact surface of the deflector receives the incoming fluid. The initial contact surface is substantially convex, so that liquid reflecting off the surface will be travel in a direction away (or different) from the flow of incoming fluid. The initial contact surface is also angled to direct liquid reflecting off it (or flowing down it) downward and outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Halla Climate Control Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Marie Fralick, Jennifer Lynn Dexter, Daniel Leonard Corrigan, Ian A. N. McGregor, Timothy Russell Dickson, Nicholas McDonagh Cristello
  • ACCUMULATOR WITH DEFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20080223073
    Abstract: A deflector for an accumulator for an air conditioning system acts as a barrier to substantially prevent incoming liquid from entering a conduit which is primarily for gas. Fluid entering the accumulator comprises gas and liquid. The deflector also assists with the separation of gas from liquid, with reduced turbulence, to decrease the likelihood of liquid becoming re-entrained within the gas. An initial contact surface of the deflector receives the incoming fluid. The initial contact surface is substantially convex, so that liquid reflecting off the surface will be travel in a direction away (or different) from the flow of incoming fluid. The initial contact surface is also angled to direct liquid reflecting off it (or flowing down it) downward and outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Lisa Marie Fralick, Jennifer Lynn Dexter, Daniel Leonard Corrigan, Ian A.N. McGregor, Timothy Russell Dickson, Nicholas McDonagh Cristello