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Home » patents

Articles Tagged with ''patents''

Affordable A/C Simulator Invented

College instructor assigns patent to school
June 6, 2019
Dr. Michael Afanasiev invented an air conditioner educational demonstration system and method of operation.
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Overly Hautz Granted US Patent

Motor base screw adjusting mechanism
April 22, 2019
Overly Hautz Co. announced that the U.S. Patent Office has issued US Patent 9,973,056, entitled “Motor Mounting Assembly and Method of Manufacture.”
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HVACR Technician Becomes an Inventor

Conley has been in the industry for more than 20 years
Kyle Gargaro
Kyle Gargaro
February 20, 2017
Conley said when he gets out in the field, he sees a lot of dysfunctional applications. In fact, he believes, more often than not, condensate traps are put in incorrectly.
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Goettl Air Conditioning Celebrates 78th Anniversary

Arizona turns 105
February 14, 2017

When Goettl was founded in 1939, Packard became the first automobile manufacturer to offer an air conditioning unit in its cars, the cost of a gallon of gas was 10 cents, the average cost of a new house was $3,800 and eggs were 18 cents per dozen.


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Ice Air Awarded US Patent on Fresh Air Ventilation Package for PTACs

Supplements the recirculating air of the air conditioner/heater with fresh air drawn from outside
November 11, 2016

 Ice Air®, manufacturer of a variety of HVAC units including packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs), has been awarded a U.S. patent (US 9,383,115 B2) for its fresh air ventilation package, which relates to fresh air ventilation devices for use with air conditioners and/or heaters.


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ExakTime Receives Patent for Wireless Field Time Clock

Used by businesses ranging from construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and more
October 31, 2016

ExakTime’s wireless field time clock has been awarded a patent for its unique method of tracking, storing, and sending employee time records from the field to the office automatically via a cellular communication network.


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Fresh-Aire UV Receives Patent for Ductless Mini-Split UV Light System

The invention consists of two pencil-thin UV lamps and a power supply
June 30, 2016

Chris C. Willette, president, Triatomic Environmental, Jupiter, Florida, has been granted a U.S. patent for a mini ultraviolet (UV) germicidal irradiation light system invention designed for the tight confines of mini-splits and other ductless HVAC systems.


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ePIPE Pipe Restoration System Receives 15th US Patent

System effectively seals leaks and protects pipes from lead leaching
June 14, 2016

Pipe Restoration Technologies LLC, makers of the ePIPE in-place pipe restoration product line, announced that it has been granted its 15th U.S. patent, #9352357, for the ePIPE epoxy coating system.


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May 29, 2015: Transformative Wave Announces Canadian Patent for Its CATALYST Technology

HVAC Energy Efficiency Solution Is Now Patented in Three Countries
May 29, 2015

Transformative Wave announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued patent approval on the company’s CATALYST technology, marking the fourth overall patent for the product. The CATALYST is an energy efficiency solution for existing commercial constant volume HVAC systems.


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Feb. 25, 2015: ARCA Receives Patent for Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling

System Incorporates Various Levels of Automation to Reduce the Number of Human Operators Required
February 25, 2015

Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCA) announced that it has been granted a patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,931,289) covering its systems, methods, and techniques for facilitating the recovery and recycling of refrigerants and oil from air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, and other appliances that contain refrigerant.


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