Inventor · Tecumseh, MI, US

Dan Manole

21Patents
9h-index
5Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 12, 2001 → Sep 5, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7096679B2 Transcritical vapor compression system and method of operating including refrigerant storage tank and non-variable expansion device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US6746223B2 Orbiting rotary compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US7344367B2 Rotary compressor having a discharge valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US7721569B2 Method and apparatus for control of carbon dioxide gas cooler pressure by use of a capillary tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US6793010B1 Heat exchanger having non-perpendicularly aligned heat transfer elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US7131294B2 Method and apparatus for control of carbon dioxide gas cooler pressure by use of a capillary tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6923011B2 Multi-stage vapor compression system with intermediate pressure vessel Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7401472B2 Modular heating or cooling system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US7600390B2 Method and apparatus for control of carbon dioxide gas cooler pressure by use of a two-stage compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7159409B2 Method and apparatus for controlling the load placed on a compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7107786B2 Apparatus for and method of venting hydrocarbon refrigerant leaks Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6619926B2 Cam and crank engagement for a reversible, variable displacement compressor and a method of operation therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US7216498B2 Method and apparatus for determining supercritical pressure in a heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US7726151B2 Variable cooling load refrigeration cycle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US6959557B2 Apparatus for the storage and controlled delivery of fluids Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7617696B2 Compact refrigeration system and power supply unit including dynamic insulation Physics 3 Expired
US7478541B2 Compact refrigeration system for providing multiple levels of cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7752860B2 Method and apparatus for improving evaporator performance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7779648B2 Heat exchanger with enhanced air distribution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7478538B2 Refrigerant containment vessel with thermal inertia and method of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7900354B2 Method of making a refrigeration system having a heat exchanger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.