Patents by Inventor Kuo-mei Chen

Kuo-mei Chen 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).

  • Atomized Liquid Jet Refrigeration System
    Publication number: 20070062205
    Abstract: A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporate while lowering the temperature of its immediate surrounding. The reduced pressure in the chamber delays the freezing of the refrigerant droplets to below 0° C. at about at least one of a heterogeneous nucleation temperature and a homogenous nucleation temperature of the refrigerant droplets at their size. The atomizer includes a pump that forces a hydrogen-bonded liquid refrigerant through a nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Kuo-mei Chen
  • Atomized liquid jet refrigeration system
    Patent number: 7159407
    Abstract: A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporate while lowering the temperature of its immediate surrounding. In one embodiment, the atomizer includes a pump that forces a hydrogen-bonded liquid refrigerant through a nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Kuo-mei Chen
  • Atomized liquid jet refrigeration system
    Publication number: 20050274130
    Abstract: A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporate while lowering the temperature of its immediate surrounding. In one embodiment, the atomizer includes a pump that forces a hydrogen-bonded liquid refrigerant through a nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventor: Kuo-mei Chen