US Patent Issued to THERMO KING on May 20 for "Refrigeration system or a heat pump and method of operating a refrigeration system or a heat pump" (American, Irish, Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,309,983, issued on May 20, was assigned to THERMO KING LLC (Minneapolis).

"Refrigeration system or a heat pump and method of operating a refrigeration system or a heat pump" was invented by Ryan Wayne Schumacher (Bloomington, Minn.), Esteban Canade Tarquini (Rubi, Spain) and Peadar Conneely (Galway, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigeration system or heat pump is provided that includes: a compressor, a condenser, a liquid line, an expansion device, an evaporator, and a suction line to the compressor. A power converter or module supplies electrical power. A first thermal coupling is formed between a first portion of a heat pi...