Patents by Inventor Robert H. Bean

Robert H. Bean 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).

  • Domed accumulator for automotive air conditioning system
    Patent number: 4474035
    Abstract: An accumulator for an air conditioning system having a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator wherein the accumulator receives refrigerant from the evaporator at a location near an upper wall thereof, said accumulator including a domed baffle plate in its interior adjacent the accumulator inlet opening whereby liquid portions of the refrigerant are dispersed to the sides of the accumulator allowing the gaseous components of the refrigerant to accumulate in the upper regions of the accumulator adjacent the inlet opening of an outlet tube that extends vertically through the accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Jayendra J. Amin, Brian R. Kelm, Robert H. Bean