Patents by Inventor Samuel J. VANDEN HOGEN

Samuel J. VANDEN HOGEN 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).

  • Refrigerant balancing in a microchannel coil
    Patent number: 10371423
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit and methods of operating a refrigeration unit for an HVACR system are disclosed. The refrigeration unit includes a refrigerant circuit, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The condenser includes a condenser portion and a subcooler portion. A single receiver tank is fluidly connected to an output of the condenser portion and an input of the subcooler portion. A restrictor is fluidly connected to the receiver tank. The restrictor can induce a pressure drop in a working fluid flowing from the subcooler portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Vanden Hogen, George M. Singh, William B. Fox
  • REFRIGERANT BALANCING IN A MICROCHANNEL COIL
    Publication number: 20180238597
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit and methods of operating a refrigeration unit for an HVACR system are disclosed. The refrigeration unit includes a refrigerant circuit, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The condenser includes a condenser portion and a subcooler portion. A single receiver tank is fluidly connected to an output of the condenser portion and an input of the subcooler portion. A restrictor is fluidly connected to the receiver tank. The restrictor can induce a pressure drop in a working fluid flowing from the subcooler portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Samuel J. VANDEN HOGEN, George M. SINGH, William B. FOX