Lisa Little Hayes

US Patent:

6692556, Feb 17, 2004

Filed:

Jan 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/056174

Inventors:

Lisa Mae Hayes - Farmington Hills MI
Gregory Alan Fast - Garden Grove CA
Robert Willard Pasma - Alta Loma CA
Glenn D. Perrine - Eaton OH
John M. Evans - Piqua OH

Assignee:

Stanhope Products Co. - Brookville OH
Calsonickansei North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

B01D 5304

US Classification:

96147, 96151, 210282, 210DIG 6, 55518, 62474

Abstract:

This invention relates generally to desiccant cartridges for use in R/Ds or accumulators canisters of automotive air conditioning systems. More specifically, this invention relates to a desiccant cartridge including a cup having inner and outer walls coaxially disposed wherein the inner wall defines an elongated center tube having opposing first and second ends. The first end of the center tube communicating with the outlet port in an R/D or accumulator canister to eliminate the fluid flow tube used therein.

US Patent:

6866300, Mar 15, 2005

Filed:

Oct 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/283708

Inventors:

Lisa M. Hayes - Farmington Hills MI, US
Thomas F. Morse - Milford MI, US
Christopher L. Traskos - Garden City MI, US

Assignee:

CalsonicKansei North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

F16L039/00

US Classification:

2851242, 2851243

Abstract:

A flange () includes a first flange section () configured for coupling with a first tube (), and a second flange section () configured for coupling with a second tube (). A first mating portion () of the first flange section () connects to a second mating portion () of the second flange section () to form the flange () for retaining the first tube () beside the second tube (). The flange (), first tube (), and second tube () form a subassembly (). The subassembly () is subsequently assembled so that a third tube () is retained in fluid communication with the first tube () and a fourth tube () is retained in fluid communication with the second tube () to form a tube joint assembly () for roughly parallel sets of tubes.