Patents by Inventor Stephen ROST

Stephen ROST 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).

  • Method for maximizing a refrigerant in active system sections of a refrigeration system, refrigeration system, and motor vehicle comprising such a refrigeration system
    Patent number: 12291080
    Abstract: A method for operating a refrigeration system for a motor vehicle. The method includes setting an operating mode of the refrigeration system having active primary line and inactive secondary line or having active secondary line and inactive primary line; detecting the pressure in the inactive line; and activating and extraction of refrigerant from the inactive line into the active line by lowering the pressure in the active line to a value below the pressure in the inactive line and by opening the relevant valve device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Dirk Schroeder, Christian Rebinger, Thomas Haltmeier, Stephen Rost
  • METHOD FOR MAXIMIZING A REFRIGERANT IN ACTIVE SYSTEM SECTIONS OF A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230264537
    Abstract: A method for operating a refrigeration system for a motor vehicle. The method includes setting an operating mode of the refrigeration system having active primary line and inactive secondary line or having active secondary line and inactive primary line; detecting the pressure in the inactive line; and activating and extraction of refrigerant from the inactive line into the active line by lowering the pressure in the active line to a value below the pressure in the inactive line and by opening the relevant valve device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Dirk SCHROEDER, Christian REBINGER, Thomas HALTMEIER, Stephen ROST