Daikin Offers Free Access to Patents for Equipment Using HFC-32 Refrigerant
Move facilitates global conversion to HFC-32 for HVAC applications
WASHINGTON — Daikin Industries Ltd. announced it is offering companies worldwide free access to 93 patents to encourage them to develop and commercialize air conditioning, cooling, and heat pump equipment that uses HFC-32 as a single-component refrigerant.
Daikin’s action is aimed at encouraging manufacturers worldwide to adopt comfort cooling and heating technologies that use HFC-32, a refrigerant with a lower global warming potential (GWP) than commonly used refrigerants.