Heat pump with a compliant seal

MG Schroeder, MA Benedict - US Patent 9,857,105, 2018 - Google Patents
A heat pump includes a regenerator housing that is movable along a lateral direction
between a first position and a second position. A first compliant seal extends between a first …

Heat pump valve assembly

MG Schroeder, MA Benedict - US Patent 9,857,106, 2018 - Google Patents
A heat pump includes a regenerator housing that is movable along a lateral direction
relative to a magnet. A valve assembly is provided for regulating a flow of the working fluid …

Linearly-actuated magnetocaloric heat pump

MA Benedict, DG Beers, BM Schork… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A heat pump includes a magnet assembly which creates a magnetic field, and a regenerator
housing which includes a body defining a plurality of chambers, each of the plurality of …

Caloric heat pump system

MG Schroeder, DG Beers, BM Schork… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A caloric heat pump system includes a pump is operable to circulate a working fluid through
a stage. The pump includes a motor. A cam is coupled to the motor such that the cam is …

Magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly with a rotating heat exchanger

MG Schroeder - US Patent 10,684,044, 2020 - Google Patents
A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly includes a magneto-caloric cylinder. A plurality
of thermal stages is stacked along an axial direction between a cold side and a hot side. A …

Refrigerator appliance with water condensing features

MA Benedict, J Benedict - US Patent 10,451,320, 2019 - Google Patents
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber. The cabinet has a
duct with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet and outlet of the duct is contiguous with the chilled …

Method for forming a bed of stabilized magneto-caloric material

MA Benedict, AM Momen - US Patent 10,541,070, 2020 - Google Patents
US10541070B2 - Method for forming a bed of stabilized magneto-caloric material - Google
Patents US10541070B2 - Method for forming a bed of stabilized magneto-caloric material …

Magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly with an axially pinned magneto-caloric cylinder

MG Schroeder - US Patent 10,648,706, 2020 - Google Patents
A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly includes a magneto-caloric cylinder with a
plurality of magneto-caloric stages. Each of the plurality of magneto-caloric stages has a …

Refrigerator appliance

MG Schroeder, MA Benedict - US Patent 10,527,325, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A refrigerator appliance includes a cold side heat exchanger positioned
within a cabinet such that a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber are chillable with air …

Variable temperature magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly

MG Schroeder - US Patent 10,557,649, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly includes a mag neto-caloric
cylinder with a plurality of magneto-caloric stages. Each of the plurality of magneto-caloric …