Patents by Inventor Manu Mital

Manu Mital 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: 20240110735
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing device and from a variable frequency drive coupled to one or more compressors, operation information of the one or more compressors. The method also includes comparing the operation information of the one or more compressors to an operation threshold and determining that the operation information satisfies the operation threshold. The method also includes changing, based on the determination that the operation information of the one or more compressors satisfies the operation threshold, an operation parameter of a component of the refrigeration system. Changing the operation parameter increases at least one of: (i) a velocity of a working fluid in a piping assembly fluidly coupled to the one or more compressors, or (ii) a flow rate of an oil in the piping assembly flowing into the one or more compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Joshua Meduoye, Manu Mital
  • Patent number: 11913690
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes an evaporator configured to receive a flow of refrigerant and transfer heat into the refrigerant within the evaporator to provide cooling for a temperature-controlled space, an expansion valve operable to modulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator, a liquid level sensor configured to measure a level of liquid accumulated within a component of the refrigeration system, and a controller configured to operate the expansion valve to increase the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator or decrease the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator based on the level of liquid measured by the liquid level sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Manu Mital
  • Patent number: 11874033
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing device and from a variable frequency drive coupled to one or more compressors, operation information of the one or more compressors. The method also includes comparing the operation information of the one or more compressors to an operation threshold and determining that the operation information satisfies the operation threshold. The method also includes changing, based on the determination that the operation information of the one or more compressors satisfies the operation threshold, an operation parameter of a component of the refrigeration system. Changing the operation parameter increases at least one of: (i) a velocity of a working fluid in a piping assembly fluidly coupled to the one or more compressors, or (ii) a flow rate of an oil in the piping assembly flowing into the one or more compressors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Joshua Meduoye, Manu Mital
  • Publication number: 20230112193
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes an evaporator configured to receive a flow of refrigerant and transfer heat into the refrigerant within the evaporator to provide cooling for a temperature-controlled space, an expansion valve operable to modulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator, a liquid level sensor configured to measure a level of liquid accumulated within a component of the refrigeration system, and a controller configured to operate the expansion valve to increase the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator or decrease the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator based on the level of liquid measured by the liquid level sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Manu Mital
  • Publication number: 20230076487
    Abstract: A refrigeration assembly includes a receiver tank, a heat exchanger, a first piping assembly, and a second piping assembly. The receiver tank has a fluid outlet and a fluid inlet that receives a working fluid. The heat exchanger is disposed within the receiver tank. The heat exchanger has coiled tubing that is fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet and to the fluid outlet. The first piping assembly is disposed between and is fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet and the coiled tubing. The first piping assembly has a first double riser and a first P-trap. The second piping assembly is disposed between and is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet and the coiled tubing. The second piping assembly includes a second double riser and a second P-trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Jeffrey E. Newel, Manu Mital, John Vincent Mullis, Sean Taylor, Grady L. Calcote
  • Publication number: 20230077084
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing device and from a variable frequency drive coupled to one or more compressors, operation information of the one or more compressors. The method also includes comparing the operation information of the one or more compressors to an operation threshold and determining that the operation information satisfies the operation threshold. The method also includes changing, based on the determination that the operation information of the one or more compressors satisfies the operation threshold, an operation parameter of a component of the refrigeration system. Changing the operation parameter increases at least one of: (i) a velocity of a working fluid in a piping assembly fluidly coupled to the one or more compressors, or (ii) a flow rate of an oil in the piping assembly flowing into the one or more compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Joshua Meduoye, Manu Mital
  • Patent number: 11536498
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes an evaporator configured to receive a flow of refrigerant and transfer heat into the refrigerant within the evaporator to provide cooling for a temperature-controlled space, an expansion valve operable to modulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator, a liquid level sensor configured to measure a level of liquid accumulated within a component of the refrigeration system, and a controller configured to operate the expansion valve to increase the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator or decrease the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator based on the level of liquid measured by the liquid level sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Manu Mital
  • Publication number: 20210348811
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes an evaporator configured to receive a flow of refrigerant and transfer heat into the refrigerant within the evaporator to provide cooling for a temperature-controlled space, an expansion valve operable to modulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator, a liquid level sensor configured to measure a level of liquid accumulated within a component of the refrigeration system, and a controller configured to operate the expansion valve to increase the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator or decrease the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator based on the level of liquid measured by the liquid level sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Manu Mital