Patents by Inventor S. Rudy Chou

S. Rudy Chou 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).

  • Flow distributor for air conditioning unit
    Patent number: 6023940
    Abstract: A split air conditioner unit having a distributor located indoors for delivering refrigerant to a plurality of evaporator flow circuits. The distributor is connected to an outdoor condenser by a refrigerant line containing an expansion device. A strainer is located at the entrance to the distributor that homogenizes the expanded two phase mixture so that refrigerant of equal quality is delivered to each of the evaporator flow circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Alan D. Abbott, Keon-Woo Lee, Christopher G. Repice, S. Rudy Chou, Mark A. Daniels