Patents
US 8082750 B2: Device for automatic processing of contaminated refrigerant from an air conditioning system
- Granted
- 2011-12-27
- Filed
- 2007-03-22 application 11689740
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
- Google Patents ↗ · USPTO patent document ↗ · USPTO Patent Center record ↗
Abstract
A device for automatic processing of contaminated refrigerant from an air conditioning system, said device comprising a compressor for compressing refrigerant. Said device further comprising an oil separator, said oil separator receiving compressed refrigerant from said compressor; said oil separator further including means for draining oil separated from said compressed refrigerant. Said device further comprising a storage tank, said storage tank receiving and temporarily containing said compressed refrigerant from said oil separator. Said storage tank including a vapor port and a liquid port. Said device further comprising a vacuum pump for creating low pressure within said device during evacuation of refrigerant. Said device further comprising a low pressure service hose for connecting said device to said air conditioning system. Said device further comprising a high pressure service hose for connecting said device to said air conditioning system. Said device further comprising at least one automatic multi-position ball valve. Said at least one automatic multi-position ball valve controlling flow of said refrigerant through said device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111227.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS Products, Inc. 11 patents | US company or organization | Hialeah, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jeffers | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Koldewey | Auburn, IN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jose Sacerio | Hialeah, FL | 6 | 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 | F25B45/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60H | Arrangements of heating, cooling, ventilating or other air-treating devices specially adapted for passenger or goods spaces of vehicles | B60H1/00585 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | Security interest Security interest Assignment of intellectual property security agreement | APOGEM CAPITAL LLC signed 2026-03-17 | CPS ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, INC. ST. LOUIS, MO CPS PRODUCTS, INC. HIALEAH, FL CPS PRODUCTS CANADA, LTD. MISSISSAUGA | 75115/416 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-03-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CPS PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2026-03-17 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT PITTSBURGH, PA | 74110/43 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-19 | Security interest Security interest Assignment of intellectual property security agreement | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS RETIRING AGENT signed 2022-04-01 | APOGEM CAPITAL LLC, SUCCESSOR AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 59727/147 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-12-17 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CPS PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2012-12-14 | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 29481/153 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-03-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JEFFERS, EDWARD signed 2007-03-19 KOLDEWEY, RICHARD signed 2007-03-19 SACERIO, JOSE signed 2007-03-19 | CPS PRODUCTS, INC. HIALEAH, FL | 19051/417 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.