Patents by Inventor Robert S. Ens

Robert S. Ens 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).

  • Distributor for refrigeration system
    Patent number: 5832744
    Abstract: This refrigerant distributor (20) is used in a refrigeration system (10) for delivering refrigerant from a thermostatic expansion valve (18) to a multi-circuit evaporator (22). The distributor (20) includes a body (30) having an inlet (32) providing a nozzle (40), an outlet (34) providing a plurality of discharge passages (52) and a head space (48) disposed between the nozzle (40) and the discharge passages (52). A member (56) is movable in the head space (48) to vary the flow from the nozzle passage (40) into the discharge passages (52) to suit normal load and pulldown load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Sporlan Valve Company
    Inventors: David C. Dorste, Robert S. Ens, Joseph H. Heffner