US Patent Issued to THERMO KING on May 27 for "Methods and systems for lubricating a transport climate control system having an auxiliary sump" (Wisconsin, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,066, issued on May 27, was assigned to THERMO KING LLC (Minneapolis).

"Methods and systems for lubricating a transport climate control system having an auxiliary sump" was invented by Eric S. Mlsna (Cashton, Wis.) and Lars I. Sjoholm (Burnsville, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A climate control system includes a compressor which includes a compressor housing, a compressor element provided in the compressor housing, a lubricant circuit, and an auxiliary sump. The lubricant circuit includes a lubricant sump provided in the compressor housing. The auxiliary sump is in fluid communication with the lubricant sump. A method for maint...