IP Library Patent Application 15881651
Patent Application
App. No. 15/881,651

Automotive Air Conditioning Service Kit With Service Port Caps and Vavles

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App. No.
15/881,651
Abstract

An Air Conditioning Service kit and method for producing the same, wherein the kit contains a compatible selection of the most commonly needed parts for servicing the air conditioner in a vehicle or consolidated group of vehicles including one or more Expansion Devices, an Accumulator or Receiver Dryer, a Lubricant Oil such as compressor PAG oil, A Measuring Cup, a Rapid Seal Kit, one or more Valve Cores, one or more Valve Caps, and any required Valve Core Seals used in association with the Valve Cores.

Claims (54)

1 . An automotive air conditioning service kit consisting essentially of;

one or more expansion devices;

an accumulator or receiver dryer;

a lubricant oil;

a rapid seal kit;

one or more valve cores; and

one or more valve caps.

2 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as described in claim 2 , further consisting essentially of;

one or more valve core seals.

3 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as described in claim 1 , further consisting essentially of;

a measuring cup.

4 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as described in claim 3 , further consisting essentially of;

one or more valve core seals.

5 . An automotive air conditioning service kit consisting essentially of a set of parts for servicing an air conditioner, wherein the kit may include one or more different versions of each part compatible with different vehicles, wherein the kit may include duplicate parts, wherein the set of parts consists essentially of:

one or more expansion devices;

an accumulator or receiver dryer;

a lubricant oil;

a rapid seal kit;

one or more valve cores; and

one or more valve caps.

6 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as in claim 5 further consisting essentially of:

a measuring cup.

7 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as described in claim 5 , further consisting essentially of;

one or more valve core seals.

8 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as in claim 5 , further consisting essentially of packaging or labelling identifying a range of vehicles by make, model, and year for which the kit provides compatible parts for repair and maintenance.

9 . A method of producing an automotive air conditioning service kit consisting essentially of;

preparing a list of vehicles sorted by make model and year;

listing a set of a set of compatible parts for repair and maintenance of each vehicle's air conditioning system, wherein the list of compatible parts consists essentially of;

one or more expansion devices;

an accumulator or receiver dryer;

a lubricant oil;

a rapid seal kit;

one or more valve cores; and

one or more valve caps;

identifying a plurality of vehicles which have a set of shared parts in common; and

producing a consolidated kit containing the set of shared parts, wherein the consolidated kit consists essentially of;

one or more expansion devices;

an accumulator or receiver dryer;

a lubricant oil;

a rapid seal kit;

one or more valve cores; and

one or more valve caps.

10 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as in claim 9 , wherein the list of compatible parts further consists essentially of;

a measuring cup; and

wherein the consolidated kit further consists essentially of;

a measuring cup.

11 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as in claim 9 , wherein the list of compatible parts further consists essentially of;

one or more valve core seals; and

wherein the consolidated kit further consists essentially of;

one or more valve core seals.

12 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as in claim 9 , wherein the consolidated kit further consists essentially of;

packaging or labelling identifying a range of vehicles by make, model, and year for which the kit provides compatible parts for repair and maintenance.

13 . An automotive air conditioning service kit as in claim 10 , wherein the consolidated kit further consists essentially of;

packaging or labelling identifying a range of vehicles by make, model, and year for which the kit provides compatible parts for repair and maintenance.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME NO.: 052085/0364 Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 059567/0053 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2020
From: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052085/0364 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2018
From: BLOOM, EARL; HEILKER, CRISTIN; FRANCE, TOMMY; MCDANIEL, MIKE
To: OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 044749/0700 →