Patents by Inventor Thomas John Backman

Thomas John Backman 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).

  • Refrigeration system with inertial subcooling
    Patent number: 6170272
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigeration system including a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser in fluid communication with the compressor for condensing compressed refrigerant received from the compressor, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the condenser for holding condensed refrigerant received from the condenser. The system also includes a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the reservoir, an expansion device in fluid communication with the heat exchanger for decompressing cooled refrigerant received from the heat exchanger, and at least one evaporator in fluid communication with the expansion device for evaporating decompressed refrigerant received from the expansion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Systematic Refrigeration, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas John Backman