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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:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David H. Herder, Plymouth, MI (US);
Mirza-Qadir Mahmood Baig, Inkster, MI (US);
Joseph Allen Hackenberg, Three Rivers, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ;
Abstract
Improvements for variable capacity compressors are provided utilizing a multitude of springs in varying arrangements between the plate and rotor within the compressors. The advantages may include increased spring constant, increased variability control, and increased packaging efficiency. Methods of constructing variable capacity compressors utilizing a multitude of springs in varying arrangements between the plate and rotor are also provided.