Patents by Inventor Zhen Chyen LAU

Zhen Chyen LAU 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).

  • Suction muffler for reciprocating compressor
    Patent number: 11703042
    Abstract: A suction muffler for a reciprocating compressor comprises a first housing portion and a second hosing portion. The first housing portion comprising a first inlet opening, and a second inlet opening. The second housing portion comprises a blocking member configured to block one of a first refrigerant flow path from the first inlet opening to a suction muffler outlet and a second refrigerant flow path from the second inlet opening to the suction muffler outlet. The blocking member can be provided in different configurations by a selection of the second housing portion or by configuring the relative arrangement of the first housing portion and the second housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: San Haw Chong, Zhen Chyen Lau
  • SUCTION MUFFLER FOR RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20220163026
    Abstract: A suction muffler for a reciprocating compressor comprises a first housing portion and a second hosing portion. The first housing portion comprising a first inlet opening, and a second inlet opening. The second housing portion comprises a blocking member configured to block one of a first refrigerant flow path from the first inlet opening to a suction muffler outlet and a second refrigerant flow path from the second inlet opening to the suction muffler outlet. The blocking member can be provided in different configurations by a selection of the second housing portion or by configuring the relative arrangement of the first housing portion and the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: San Haw CHONG, Zhen Chyen LAU