US Patent Issued on Oct. 20 for "Segmented refrigerant leak isolation system and method" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,577, issued on Oct. 20.

"Segmented refrigerant leak isolation system and method" was invented by Kenneth Ray Green (Cross Roads, Texas), Kevin Mark Klughart (Denton, Texas) and Mitchell Wade Butler (Burleson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A segmented refrigerant leak isolation system/method for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems is disclosed that allows accurate isolation of a HVAC component exhibiting a refrigerant leak, including but not limited to evaporator coils, condenser coils, and/or refrigerant lines in the HVAC system. The system uses a set of modified refrigerant line flare fittings (RF...