F25B 2600/2511
Evaporator distribution valves
F25B2600/2511 (Evaporator distribution valves) appears on 261 US grants and 313 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25B- Granted patents
- 261
- Published applications
- 313
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 648
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 22 |
| 2006 | 8 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 16 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 23 |
| 2011 | 5 | 15 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 17 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 24 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Refrigerator23 Dec 2025US 12,504,215 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Vacuum insulated structure with a series evaporator18 Nov 2025US 12,474,091 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Refrigerator and controlling method thereof28 Oct 2025US 12,455,102 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- System and method for selectively executing defrosting operations of an outdoor coil of an HVAC system during heating cycle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276271 A1Lennox Industries Inc.
- Evaporator structure, ice maker, and method for heat exchange16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202106 A1Ningbo Hicon Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Valve assembly and a heat pump system including the same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168710 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Refrigerator appliance self-optimizing control scheme26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055946 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dual compartment temperature management system utilizing a single evaporator in a refrigerator appliance12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043588 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control algorithm for dual temperature evaporator system95US 5,375,428 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1994
- Multi-temperature cold plate refrigeration system57US 6,543,245 B1Thermo King Corporation · 2003
- Multi-temperature evaporator refrigeration system with variable speed compressor54US 5,377,498 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1995
- Ice making and dispensing system53US 7,266,972 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2007
- Refrigerator50US 6,497,113 B1Matsushita Refrigeration Company · 2002