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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2025
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Surendran Ramasamy, Chennai, IN;
Glenn William Kowald, Carrollton, TX (US);
Praveen Kumar Vallurupalli, Frisco, TX (US);
Darcy Quentin Easterling, Flower Mound, TX (US);
James Frank Timbs, Winona, MS (US);
Rakesh Goel, Irving, TX (US);
Ben Alcocer, Terrell, TX (US);
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A refrigerant leak mitigation sleeve includes a flexible sleeve body comprising bellow elements, wherein the flexible sleeve body includes a cavity configured to contain refrigerant fluid and the bellow elements are configured to expand or contract. The mitigation sleeve includes a tube clamp interface at a first end of the flexible sleeve body, wherein the tube clamp interface comprises a first diameter and is configured to receive a tube. The mitigation sleeve includes a sealing collar at a second end of the flexible sleeve body. The mitigation sleeve includes at the collar end a passageway for refrigerant leaks to be directed back into the HVAC equipment cabinet. The mitigation sleeve includes a gusset positioned between the sealing collar and the flexible sleeve body, wherein the gusset comprises stiffening ribs. The mitigation sleeve further includes a deformable engagement collar connected to the sealing collar on a side opposite to the gusset.