ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,450, issued on July 1, was assigned to Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC (Stone Mountain, Ga.).
"Evaporator coil insert" was invented by Xi Sun (Snellville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an insert for an evaporator coil. The insert is a curved wire located within the evaporator coil. The insert for the evaporator coil reduces refrigerant charge in the evaporator coil and causes refrigerant flowing through the evaporator coil to change direction."
The patent was filed on Nov. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/516,223.
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