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US3084522A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reverse air cycle air conditioner

Assignee: Whirlpool Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-01
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Granted: 1963-04-09
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Expires: 1980-06-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William A Hames
  • 👤 Luther J Jungemann
  • 👤 Jr George W Sisk

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 03:50
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F11/00; F24F11/70; F24F11/72; F24F11/74; F24F1/00; F24F1/02; F24F1/028; F24F1/0284; F24F1/03; F24F1/031; F24F1/032; F24F1/0323; F24F1/0328; F24F1/035

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 212 words
AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, COMPRISING: MEANS DEFINING A BLOWER CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET; MEANS DEFINING AN INLET CHAMBER HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD INLET OPENINGS, AND AN OUTLET OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE INLET OF THE BLOWER CHAMBER; A HEAT EXCHANGER EXTENDING ACROSS THE INLET CHAMBER DIVIDING THE INLET CHAMBER INTO AN OUTER SPACE HAVING DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND INLET OPENINGS AND AN OUTER SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER ONLY, AND AN INNER SPACE HAVING DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SAID THIRD INLET OPENING, SAID BLOWER CHAMBER INLET, AND THE INNER SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER ONLY, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER PERMITTING AIR TO FLOW IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP THERETHROUGH BETWEEN SAID SPACES; MEANS DEFINING AN OUTLET CHAMBER HAVING A PAIR OF OUTLET PORTS, AND AN INLET PORT COMMUNICATING WITH THE BLOWER CHAMBER OUTLET; AIR MOVING MEANS IN SAID BLOWER CHAMBER FOR MOVING AIR INWARDLY THROUGH SAID INLET CHAMBER AND OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OUTLET CHAMBER; FIRST FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE MOVING AIR SELECTIVELY THROUGH SAID FIRST AND SECOND INLET OPENINGS TO SAID OUTER SPACE; SECOND FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR DIRECTING AIR SELECTIVELY THROUGH SAID THIRD INLET OPENING TO SAID INNER SPACE; AND THIRD FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR DIRECTING AIR FROM SAID BLOWER CHAMBER OUTLET SELECTIVELY THROUGH SAID OUTLET PORTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 212 words
AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, COMPRISING: MEANS DEFINING A BLOWER CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET; MEANS DEFINING AN INLET CHAMBER HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD INLET OPENINGS, AND AN OUTLET OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE INLET OF THE BLOWER CHAMBER; A HEAT EXCHANGER EXTENDING ACROSS THE INLET CHAMBER DIVIDING THE INLET CHAMBER INTO AN OUTER SPACE HAVING DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND INLET OPENINGS AND AN OUTER SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER ONLY, AND AN INNER SPACE HAVING DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SAID THIRD INLET OPENING, SAID BLOWER CHAMBER INLET, AND THE INNER SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER ONLY, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER PERMITTING AIR TO FLOW IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP THERETHROUGH BETWEEN SAID SPACES; MEANS DEFINING AN OUTLET CHAMBER HAVING A PAIR OF OUTLET PORTS, AND AN INLET PORT COMMUNICATING WITH THE BLOWER CHAMBER OUTLET; AIR MOVING MEANS IN SAID BLOWER CHAMBER FOR MOVING AIR INWARDLY THROUGH SAID INLET CHAMBER AND OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OUTLET CHAMBER; FIRST FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE MOVING AIR SELECTIVELY THROUGH SAID FIRST AND SECOND INLET OPENINGS TO SAID OUTER SPACE; SECOND FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR DIRECTING AIR SELECTIVELY THROUGH SAID THIRD INLET OPENING TO SAID INNER SPACE; AND THIRD FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR DIRECTING AIR FROM SAID BLOWER CHAMBER OUTLET SELECTIVELY THROUGH SAID OUTLET PORTS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-08 1966-10-08 1967-04-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-08 1970-10-08 1971-04-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-08 1974-10-08 1975-04-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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