US Patent Issued to Copeland on April 29 for "Thermal battery and heat exchanger assembly using phase change material" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,127, issued on April 29, was assigned to Copeland LP (Sidney, Ohio).

"Thermal battery and heat exchanger assembly using phase change material" was invented by Brian R. Butler (Sidney, Ohio) and Andrew M. Welch (Sidney, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating and cooling (HVAC) system that includes a compressor; a first heat exchanger; a second heat exchanger; a first expansion valve positioned between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; a first reversing valve that permits the system to operate in a first mode and a second mode; and a thermal battery including a phase change material therein that is configure...