ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,792, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Refrigerant handling device and refrigerant handling method" was invented by Shinsuke Ikawa (Osaka, Japan) and Katsunori Murata (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerant handling device (40) includes: a connecting port (41a) connectable to a refrigerant circuit (11) provided in a refrigeration apparatus (10) and filled with a flammable refrigerant; and a combustion apparatus (42) configured to combust the refrigerant that has flowed into the combustion apparatus (42) from the connecting port (41a)."
The patent was filed on March 6, 2024,...