Patents
US 10760830 B2: Desiccant air conditioning methods and systems
- Granted
- 2020-09-01
- Filed
- 2017-03-13 application 15457506
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A desiccant air conditioning system for treating an air stream entering a building space, including a conditioner configured to expose the air stream to a liquid desiccant such that the liquid desiccant dehumidifies the air stream in the warm weather operation mode and humidifies the air stream in the cold weather operation mode. The conditioner includes multiple plate structures arranged in a vertical orientation and spaced apart to permit the air stream to flow between the plate structures. Each plate structure includes a passage through which a heat transfer fluid can flow. Each plate structure also has at least one surface across which the liquid desiccant can flow. The system includes a regenerator connected to the conditioner for causing the liquid desiccant to desorb water in the warm weather operation mode and to absorb water in the cold weather operation mode from a return air stream.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200901.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7AC Technologies, Inc. 35 patents | US company or organization | Beverly, MA | 7AC Technologies, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter F. Vandermeulen | Newburyport, MA | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arthur Laflamme | Rowley, MA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Allen | Essex, MA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Doody | Gloucester, MA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David H. Pitcher | Beverly, MA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F25B | Refrigeration machines, plants or systems; combined heating and refrigeration systems; heat pump systems | F25B29/006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24F | Air-conditioning; air-humidification; ventilation; use of air currents for screening | F24F3/1417 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | COPELAND LP signed 2024-07-08 | U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 68241/264 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-07-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | COPELAND LP signed 2023-05-31 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT LOS ANGELES, CA | 64280/695 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-07-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | COPELAND LP signed 2023-05-31 | U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 64279/327 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-07-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | COPELAND LP signed 2023-05-31 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO | 64278/598 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-06-22 | Correction Entity conversion | EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2023-05-03 | COPELAND LP SIDNEY, OH | 64058/724 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-04-01 | Merger Merger | 7AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2021-01-31 | EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SIDNEY, OH | 55800/396 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ALLEN, MARK signed 2013-11-04 DOODY, ROBERT signed 2013-11-04 PITCHER, DAVID signed 2013-11-04 VANDERMEULEN, PETER F. signed 2013-11-04 LAFLAMME, ARTHUR signed 2013-11-05 | 7AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 42816/918 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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