Patents by Inventor Kim Carl Kolstad

Kim Carl Kolstad 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).

  • Publication number: 20100083679
    Abstract: A temperature control system includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and an accumulator. A liquid level sensor is associated with the accumulator tank generates a signal indicative of the level of the liquid heat transfer fluid inside the accumulator. A valve is in fluid communication with the condenser, the compressor, and the evaporator and is operable in a first position and a second position. The first position directs the heat transfer fluid from the compressor to the condenser, and the second position directs the heat transfer fluid from the compressor to the evaporator without passing through the first heat exchanger. A controller is in electrical communication with the liquid level sensor and the valve and is operable to receive the signal and move the valve from the first position to the second position based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kim Carl Kolstad, Panayu Robert Srichai, William Francis Mohs, YoungChan Ma, Robert Lattin