ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,634, issued on April 22, was assigned to HANGZHOU SANHUA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Co. LTD. (Hangzhou, China).

"Thermal management system with first flow regulating device having bi-directional throttling function and control method thereof" was invented by Junqi Dong (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal management system includes a refrigerant system and a coolant system. The refrigerant system includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a first flow regulating device, a first heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger. The outdoor heat exchanger includes a first port and a second port. The first flow regulating ...