ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,177, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Copeland Comfort Control LP (St. Louis).
"Mitigating compressor liquid migration and/or floodback using suction temperature sensor and/or liquid level sensor" was invented by Thomas P. Buescher (Webster Groves, Mo.), Gregory E. Sisk (Farmington, Mo.), Charles P. Ketterer (St. Charles, Mo.) and Frank S. Wallis (Sidney, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to controls and related methods for mitigating liquid (e.g., compressor refrigerant, etc.) migration and/or floodback."
The patent was filed on July 25, 2023, under Application No. 18/226,077.
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