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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.p., Waller, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P., Waller, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/37 (2021.01); F25B 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/37 (2021.01); F25B 39/00 (2013.01); F25B 2339/02 (2013.01); F25B 2341/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
An HVAC system having a fixed orifice expansion device coupled to an evaporator coil is provided. In one embodiment, an expansion device coupled to an evaporator coil includes a flow restrictor and an evaporator inlet manifold. The flow restrictor includes multiple fixed orifices aligned with the refrigerant distribution tubes to restrict flow of refrigerant from the evaporator inlet manifold into the refrigerant distribution tubes through the multiple fixed orifices. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.