Patents by Inventor Michael Leighty

Michael Leighty 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: 11841031
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a compressor housing that includes a main housing portion and an end housing portion. The main housing portion is configured to house a compressor motor and an inlet housing. The inlet housing is configured to receive vapor refrigerant downstream of the compressor motor. The main housing portion and the end housing portion are configured to interface at a mating surface of the respective housing portions and define a volume. The end housing portion includes a sensor cavity extending into the volume toward an opening of the inlet housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Zug, Amanda Webb, Michael Leighty
  • Patent number: 11635091
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a compressor housing, comprising a first portion configured to house a compressor motor of a centrifugal compressor, a second portion configured to house an inlet housing of the centrifugal compressor, where the inlet housing is configured to receive refrigerant into an impeller assembly of the centrifugal compressor, and at least one refrigerant accumulator upstream of the second portion, the at least one refrigerant accumulator configured to accumulate liquid refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Zug, Amanda Webb, Michael Leighty
  • Patent number: 11608837
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a compressor housing, comprising a first portion configured to house a compressor motor of a centrifugal compressor, a second portion configured to house an inlet housing of the centrifugal compressor, where the inlet housing is configured to receive refrigerant into an impeller assembly of the centrifugal compressor, and at least one refrigerant accumulator upstream of the second portion, the at least one refrigerant accumulator configured to accumulate liquid refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Zug, Amanda Webb, Michael Leighty
  • Publication number: 20230015125
    Abstract: An example system includes a housing configured to house a portion of an electric machine and a heat transfer material, the heat transfer material is configured to contact a conductor of the portion of the electric machine and to remove heat from the conductor and transfer heat to the housing. The system includes a coolant configured to remove heat from the housing. An inner surface of the housing comprises a plurality of structures configured to increase an inner surface area of the housing, wherein the plurality of structures are configured to contact the heat transfer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Tang, Ami Bhavsar, Michael Leighty
  • Publication number: 20230010555
    Abstract: A rotary mechanical system includes an electric machine, such as an electric motor, and a housing at least partially housing one or more components of the electric machine. The housing defines an electrical cavity and a coolant cavity. The electrical cavity houses one or more electrical components, such as a stator, of the electric machine. The coolant cavity is configured to receive a liquid coolant, such as ethylene glycol and water, from a liquid coolant system. The housing is configured to seal a two-phase refrigerant within the electrical cavity to transfer heat from the one or more electrical components to a wall of the electrical cavity and from the wall of the electrical cavity to the liquid coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Tang, Ami Bhavsar, Michael Leighty
  • Patent number: 11156231
    Abstract: A vapor cycle compressor includes a motor section and a compression section operatively engaged with the motor section. A refrigerant path is in the motor section and in the compression section. The refrigerant path includes: a compression refrigerant path, for a single phase compression refrigerant, in the compression section; an inner rotor shaft refrigerant path, for a single phase inner rotor shaft refrigerant, in the compression section and in the motor section; and a stator refrigerant path, for a two phase stator refrigerant, in the motor section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Leighty, Dennis Mikio Morita, Stephen L White
  • Publication number: 20210285463
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a compressor housing that includes a main housing portion and an end housing portion. The main housing portion is configured to house a compressor motor and an inlet housing. The inlet housing is configured to receive vapor refrigerant downstream of the compressor motor. The main housing portion and the end housing portion are configured to interface at a mating surface of the respective housing portions and define a volume. The end housing portion includes a sensor cavity extending into the volume toward an opening of the inlet housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Zug, Amanda Webb, Michael Leighty
  • Publication number: 20210285691
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a compressor housing of a centrifugal compressor. The compressor housing includes a main housing portion and an end housing portion separate from the main housing portion. The main housing portion and the end housing portion are configured to interface at a mating surface of the respective housing portions. The mating surface of the respective housing portions is configured to provide a hermetically sealable surface between the main housing portion and the end housing portion. The main housing portion includes an outlet port configured to discharge compressed vapor refrigerant. The outlet port is configured to receive an adaptor from outside the compressor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Amanda Webb, Michael Leighty
  • Publication number: 20210285462
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a compressor housing, comprising a first portion configured to house a compressor motor of a centrifugal compressor, a second portion configured to house an inlet housing of the centrifugal compressor, where the inlet housing is configured to receive refrigerant into an impeller assembly of the centrifugal compressor, and at least one refrigerant accumulator upstream of the second portion, the at least one refrigerant accumulator configured to accumulate liquid refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Zug, Amanda Webb, Michael Leighty
  • Publication number: 20190293088
    Abstract: A vapor cycle compressor includes a motor section and a compression section operatively engaged with the motor section. A refrigerant path is in the motor section and in the compression section. The refrigerant path includes: a compression refrigerant path, for a single phase compression refrigerant, in the compression section; an inner rotor shaft refrigerant path, for a single phase inner rotor shaft refrigerant, in the compression section and in the motor section; and a stator refrigerant path, for a two phase stator refrigerant, in the motor section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Michael Leighty, Dennis Mikio Morita, Stephen L. White
  • Publication number: 20190178259
    Abstract: A vapor cycle compressor includes a controller section, a drive section in communication with the controller section, and a compression section operatively engaged with the drive section. The compression section includes a first compression stage and a return channel assembly downstream of the first compression stage. The return channel vane assembly includes return channel vanes that are configured to adjust their angle of orientation. The compression section also includes a second compression stage downstream of the return channel vane assembly, wherein inlet guide vanes are absent between the return channel vane assembly and the second compression stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Niall McCabe, Cassie Palo, Michael Leighty, Brian Larsen
  • Publication number: 20190178255
    Abstract: A vapor cycle compressor includes a controller section, a drive section in communication with the controller section, and a compression section operatively engaged with the drive section. The compression section includes: an inlet guide vane assembly, wherein the inlet guide vane assembly includes inlet vanes that are configured to adjust their angle of orientation; a first stage diffuser assembly downstream of the inlet guide vane assembly, wherein the first stage diffuser assembly includes first diffuser vanes that are configured to adjust their angle of orientation; a return channel assembly downstream of the first stage diffuser assembly, wherein the return channel assembly includes return channel vanes that are configured to adjust their angle of orientation; and a second stage diffuser assembly downstream of the return channel assembly, wherein the second stage diffuser assembly includes second diffuser vanes that are configured to adjust their angle of orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Michael Leighty, Leroy Allen Fizer, Niall McCabe, Cassie Palo