US Patent Issued to Haier US Appliance Solutions on June 10 for "Method of operating an electronic expansion valve in an air conditioner unit" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,269, issued on June 10, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Method of operating an electronic expansion valve in an air conditioner unit" was invented by Joshua Duane Longenecker (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air conditioner unit includes a refrigeration loop including an indoor heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor for circulating refrigerant, and an electronic expansion valve. A controller receives a command to perform an operating cycle at a target compressor speed, determines a starting position of the electronic expansion valve using a valve position eq...