F25B 41/42
Arrangements for diverging or converging flows
Official title: Arrangements for diverging or converging flows, e.g. branch lines or junctions
F25B41/42 (Arrangements for diverging or converging flows) appears on 290 US grants and 438 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25B- Granted patents
- 290
- Published applications
- 438
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 1,007
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2020 | 19 | 28 |
| 2021 | 15 | 37 |
| 2022 | 28 | 51 |
| 2023 | 29 | 50 |
| 2024 | 48 | 58 |
| 2025 | 45 | 51 |
| 2026 | 23 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Valve manifold for a pool environment control system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,602 B2PoolAire, Inc.
- Variable refrigerant flow system and control method18 Aug 2026US 12,710,207 B2Guangdong Carrier Hvac Co., Ltd.
- Condenser18 Aug 2026US 12,710,232 B2
- Method for manufacturing a distributor for refrigerant in a thermal management module14 Jul 2026US 12,678,853 B2Mahle International GmbH
- Air conditioner14 Jul 2026US 12,680,741 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Distributor for Refrigerant in a Thermal Management Module24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284738 A1Mahle International GmbH
- Refrigerant distributor, heat exchanger, and refrigeration cycle device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287225 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Cryocooler17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276250 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Systems and Methods to Control Operation of Heat Pump Assemblies Having Reheat Coils3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258989 A1Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Outdoor unit for air conditioning and air conditioner20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243449 A1Carrier Japan Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Centrifugal two-phase flow distributor26US 5,059,226 ASundstrand Corporation · 1991
- Noise reduction in screw compressor-based refrigeration systems24US 5,507,151 AAmerican Standard Inc. · 1996
- Evaporator, in particular for automotive air conditioning systems23US 4,593,539 ASueddeutsche Kuehlerfabrik Julius Fr. Behr GmbH & Co. KG · 1986
- Distributor for refrigeration system23US 5,832,744 ASporlan Valve Company · 1998
- Air conditioner system having a refrigerant distributor and method of making same22US 5,743,111 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1998