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EP 4 818 624 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41 |
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Date of filing: 19.05.2022 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO
PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
20.05.2021 US 202163190843 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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22805462.3 / 4352438 |
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Applicant: Intergalactic Spaceworx, LLC |
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St. George, UT 84790 (US) |
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- SORENSEN, Cole
Hurricane, 84737 (US)
- KERLIN, Andrew
St. George, 84790 (US)
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Representative: Openshaw & Co. |
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8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR (GB) |
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REFRIGERANT HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTEGRAL MULTIPASS AND FLOW DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY |
(57) A microtube heat exchanger for cooling or heating fluid of a heat exchange system,
the microtube heat exchanger comprising a tube stack comprising a plurality of microtubes
extending between a first end and a second end. The microtube heat exchanger also
comprisesa first header including a first header surface provided at the first end
of the tube stack, and wherein the first header is configured to provide a refrigerant
fluid to the tube stack in a first direction; and a second header including a second
header surface provided at the second end of the tube stack, and wherein the second
header is configured to provide the refrigerant fluid to the tube stack in a second
direction. The first header surface comprises a first surface, a second surface larger
than the first surface, and a third surface larger than the second surface, wherein
the second surface is at least 25% larger than the first surface, and wherein the
third surface is at least 15% larger than the second surface.