US Patent Issued to Hyundai Wia on May 19 for "Scroll compressor having back pressure circulation structure" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,178, issued on May 19, was assigned to Hyundai Wia Corp. (Changwon, South Korea).

"Scroll compressor having back pressure circulation structure" was invented by Min Kuk Cho (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scroll compressor for an air conditioning system of a vehicle includes a back pressure circulation structure. Oil and refrigerant discharged from a back pressure chamber to maintain back pressure are directly emitted toward a scroll to ensure circulation of refrigerant. The size of a package incorporating the scroll compressor is reduced through structural simplification."

The patent was filed on April 17, 2023,...