Patents by Inventor Kevin James Brohl

Kevin James Brohl 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).

  • Refrigerant hammer arrestor and refrigerant loop incorporating that refrigerant hammer arrestor
    Patent number: 10591100
    Abstract: A refrigerant hammer arrestor includes a housing having an internal compartment communicating with a refrigerant line, a piston received in the housing and dividing the internal compartment into a first chamber and a second chamber and a damping mechanism to dampen displacement of the piston within the housing. Various refrigerant loops are also described incorporating a refrigerant hammer arrestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin James Brohl, Trent Greear Sutherland
  • REFRIGERANT HAMMER ARRESTOR AND REFRIGERANT LOOP INCORPORATING THAT REFRIGERANT HAMMER ARRESTOR
    Publication number: 20190143789
    Abstract: A refrigerant hammer arrestor includes a housing having an internal compartment communicating with a refrigerant line, a piston received in the housing and dividing the internal compartment into a first chamber and a second chamber and a damping mechanism to dampen displacement of the piston within the housing. Various refrigerant loops are also described incorporating a refrigerant hammer arrestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin James Brohl, Trent Greear Sutherland