Patents by Inventor Philip Thai

Philip Thai 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).

  • MEMBRANE-CONTACTOR-BASED AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20240011650
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an air flow path configured to direct an air flow in a direction. The air conditioner also includes an evaporative cooling membrane panel disposed within the air flow path and including a face disposed at an oblique angle relative to the direction. The face is defined by microporous fibers of the evaporative cooling membrane panel. Each microporous fiber is configured to receive liquid in a fluid flow path of the microporous fiber such that the air flow over the microporous fiber generates a vapor. Each microporous fiber is also configured to release the vapor into the air flow via pores of the microporous fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J Sweeney, Ryan Vetsch, David Patrick Selmser, Andrew Kim Liang Chan, Philip Thai, Nicholas Labonte
  • Membrane-contactor-based air conditioner
    Patent number: 11767992
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an airflow path configured to direct an airflow in a direction. The air conditioner also includes an evaporative cooling membrane panel disposed within the air flow path and including a face disposed at an oblique angle relative to the direction. The face is defined by microporous fibers of the evaporative cooling membrane panel. Each microporous fiber is configured to receive liquid in a fluid flow path of the microporous fiber such that the air flow over the microporous fiber generates a vapor. Each microporous fiber is also configured to release the vapor into the air flow via pores of the microporous fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael J Sweeney, Ryan Vetsch, David Patrick Selmser, Andrew Kim Liang Chan, Philip Thai, Nicholas Labonte
  • MEMBRANE-CONTACTOR-BASED AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20220252285
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an airflow path configured to direct an airflow in a direction. The air conditioner also includes an evaporative cooling membrane panel disposed within the air flow path and including a face disposed at an oblique angle relative to the direction. The face is defined by microporous fibers of the evaporative cooling membrane panel. Each microporous fiber is configured to receive liquid in a fluid flow path of the microporous fiber such that the air flow over the microporous fiber generates a vapor. Each microporous fiber is also configured to release the vapor into the air flow via pores of the microporous fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J Sweeney, Ryan Vetsch, David Patrick Selmser, Andrew Kim Liang Chan, Philip Thai, Nicholas Labonte