Patents by Inventor Vincent J. Storhaug

Vincent J. Storhaug 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).

  • HVAC/R system refrigerant and oil conditioning composition, and method for removing acid and moisture therewith
    Patent number: 10495362
    Abstract: A refrigerant and oil treatment composition for introduction into a vapor-compression system such as a refrigerator, heat pump, freezer, air conditioner, thermal control device, and refrigerant recovery apparatus has a composition alcohol and a drying agent. The drying agent is 2,2 -dimethoxypropane which can react with moisture in the system to form an alcohol as a reaction product. The alcohol reaction product along with the composition alcohol separates any acid in the system from oil, refrigerant and hard surfaces of the system to form an acid-containing solvent composition. The quantity of the composition introduced into the system is based on the adsorption capacity of the filter-drier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Ted J. Amundsen, Vincent J. Storhaug, Robert P. Scaringe
  • HVAC/R system refrigerant and oil conditioning, composition, and method for removing acid and moisture therewith
    Patent number: 9816740
    Abstract: A refrigerant and oil treatment composition for introduction into a vapor-compression system such as a refrigerator, heat pump, freezer, air conditioner, thermal control device, and refrigerant recovery apparatus has a composition alcohol and a drying agent. The drying agent is 2,2-dimethoxypropane which can react with moisture in the system to form an alcohol as a reaction product. The alcohol reaction product along with the composition alcohol separates any acid in the system from oil, refrigerant and hard surfaces of the system to form an acid-containing solvent composition. The quantity of the composition introduced into the system is based on the adsorption capacity of the filter-drier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ted J. Amundsen, Vincent J. Storhaug, Robert P. Scaringe