Patents
US 9273877 B2: Methods and systems for desiccant air conditioning
- Granted
- 2016-03-01
- Filed
- 2011-05-25 application 13115686
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A desiccant air conditioning system for cooling an air stream entering a building space includes a conditioner and a regenerator. The conditioner includes structures arranged in a substantially vertical orientation that are spaced apart from each other with an air stream gap between each pair of adjacent structures. Each structure has a surface facing an air stream gap across which a liquid desiccant can flow. The air stream flows through the air stream gaps between the structures such that the liquid desiccant dehumidifies the air stream. Each structure further includes a separate desiccant collector at a lower end of the surface for collecting liquid desiccant that has flowed across the surface of the structure. The desiccant collectors are spaced apart from each other to permit airflow therebetween. A photovoltaic-thermal module heats a heat transfer fluid used to heat the liquid desiccant in the regenerator.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160301.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 | |
| Jack I. Hanoka | Brookline, MA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24F | Air-conditioning; air-humidification; ventilation; use of air currents for screening | F24F3/1417 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01D | Separation | B01D53/263 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F28D | Heat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact | F28D21/0015 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F28F | Details of heat-exchange and heat-transfer apparatus, of general application | F28F3/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02S | Generation of electric power by conversion of infrared radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [pv] modules | H02S10/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F19/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B10/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E10/50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49815 | 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 |
| 2011-09-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VANDERMEULEN, PETER F. signed 2011-03-21 HANOKA, JACK I. signed 2011-03-29 | 7AC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. WOBURN, MA | 26885/313 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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