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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James V Thomas, Nova Scotia, CA;
Kenneth Garfield Ross, Nova Scotia, CA;
Assignee:
Refrigerant Services Inc., Dartmouth, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 85 ; 62 77 ; 62475 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for reclaiming refrigerants is provided. Specifically, the reclamation system provides a decontamination system for removing contaminants from liquid and vapour phases of a refrigerant with an inlet and outlet control system to regulate the flow of refrigerants. The system is preferably operated in conjunction with a refrigeration circuit to provide heating and cooling energy. The system is effective in reclaiming both low and high pressure refrigerants.