IP Library Granted Patent US 4,338,790
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US 4,338,790 · App. 06/123,308

Control and method for defrosting a heat pump outdoor heat exchanger

Inventors: James F. Saunders, Robert E. Krocker
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Granted: Jul 13, 1982 Filed: Feb 21, 1980
Inventors
James F. Saunders
Robert E. Krocker
Assignee (at issue)
The Trane Company

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,338,790
App. No.
06/123,308
Filed
1980-02-21
Granted
1982-07-13
Kind
A