US Patent Issued to Thermofluid Technologies on May 27 for "Method for recharging a refrigerated appliance by weighing and dispensing small amounts of hydrocarbon refrigerant gases" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,313, issued on May 27, was assigned to Thermofluid Technologies Inc. (Louisville, Tenn.).

"Method for recharging a refrigerated appliance by weighing and dispensing small amounts of hydrocarbon refrigerant gases" was invented by Floyd Eugene Brewer II (Maryville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for weighing and dispensing small amounts of HC refrigerant gases for appliances such as refrigerators, room air conditioners, small ice makers, wine coolers, etc. More particularly, it relates to method of weighing and dispensing small quantities of HC, or blended HC, gas refrigerants for such refrigerated appliances. Due to the...