Patents by Inventor Werner Soedel

Werner Soedel 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).

  • Multi-cylinder compressors and methods for designing such compressors
    Patent number: 7172393
    Abstract: A multi-cylinder compressor includes a valve plate having a plurality of cylinder suction ports formed therethrough, and a plurality of cylinder bores centered on an arc having a radius (R). The cylinder bores are substantially equally spaced from each other, and have a diameter (D). The compressor also includes a suction chamber having a substantially annular shape and adapted to be in fluid communication with each of the cylinder bores via the suction ports. Moreover, a center of a first of the suction ports is radially offset in a predetermined direction from a center of a predetermined suction port by a first angle, in which the predetermined suction port has a diameter (d), and the first angle equals {[(360°/N)·([N?1]?n)]+X°}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas E. Adams, Yoshinobu Ichikawa, Jeongil Park, Werner Soedel
  • Multi-cylinder compressors and methods for designing such compressors
    Publication number: 20040047739
    Abstract: A multi-cylinder compressor includes a valve plate having a plurality of cylinder suction ports formed therethrough, and a plurality of cylinder bores centered on an arc having a radius (R). The cylinder bores are substantially equally spaced from each other, and have a diameter (D). The compressor also includes a suction chamber having a substantially annular shape and adapted to be in fluid communication with each of the cylinder bores via the suction ports. Moreover, a center of a first of the suction ports is radially offset in a predetermined direction from a center of a predetermined suction port by a first angle, in which the predetermined suction port has a diameter (d), and the first angle equals {[(360°/N)·([N−1]−n)]+X°}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas E. Adams, Yoshinobu Ichikawa, Jeong-II Park, Werner Soedel