Patents by Inventor John Paul Frechette

John Paul Frechette 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: 6190146
    Abstract: A scroll member for scroll compressor contains a phenol aralkyl resin and a glass fiber and has feature that the dimensional change rate of the member is 0.05% or below under a chemical stability test condition conducted in an atmosphere in which a refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil coexist at a high temperature and a high pressure, thereby making the resin scroll member practical and chemically stable. The scroll member may further contain a phenol resin and/or glass beads. The scroll member may be formed by a heat treatment having stepwise temperature increase of a molded material from an initial temperature range of 120 to 140° C. to a final temperature range of 170 to 177° C. The heat treatment can be implemented sequentially, e.g., for four hours or more at a temperature range of 120 to 140° C., for four hours or more at a temperature range of 140 to 170° C., and for four hours or more at a temperature range of 170 to 177° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Zexel Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Paul Heggs, John Paul Frechette, Takao Hasegawa