Patents by Inventor James D. Nye

James D. Nye 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).

  • Cooling circuit apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7093460
    Abstract: A cooling circuit through which coolant flows, for use with a refrigerated cabinet. The cooling circuit includes a compressor and a condenser with a flow path extending there between. The cooling circuit also includes an evaporator and a second flow path that extends between the evaporator and the condenser. The cooling circuit additionally includes a suction accumulator and a flow path extending between the evaporator and the suction accumulator, while a fourth flow path extends between the suction accumulator and the compressor. The cooling circuit also includes a coolant bypass and a switch that switches the cooling circuit between a cycling mode and a non-cycling mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Kendro Laboratory Products, LP
    Inventors: Brian Darling, Chaun Weng, James D. Nye
  • Cooling circuit apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6845632
    Abstract: A cooling circuit through which coolant flows, for use with a refrigerated cabinet. The cooling circuit includes a compressor and a condenser with a flow path extending there between. The cooling circuit also includes an evaporator and a second flow path that extends between the evaporator and the condenser. The cooling circuit additionally includes a suction accumulator and a flow path extending between the evaporator and the suction accumulator, while a fourth flow path extends between the suction accumulator and the compressor. The cooling circuit also includes a coolant bypass and a switch that switches the cooling circuit between a cycling mode and a non-cycling mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Kendro Laboratory Products, LP
    Inventors: Brian Darling, Chuan Weng, James D. Nye