ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,354, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH (Germany).
"Electric compressor" was invented by Nick George Sabha (Lewiston, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression device for use in a compressor includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll form a compression chamber for receiving the refrigerant from the intake volume and compressing the refrigerant as the orbiting scroll is rotated about the fixed scroll. The fixed scroll has a slot within the first side of the fixed scroll. The slot defines a secondary refrigerant pathway configured to allow refrigerant to ent...