Refrigerant compressor with wear sleeve and lubricant blends for handling debris-laden fluids

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12044449
APP PUB NO 20230384002A1
SERIAL NO

17804786

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A compressor including a housing, a shaft configured to be rotated relative to the housing to compress a refrigerant, a motor configured to drive the shaft, a lubrication system configured to supply lubricant to the compressor, and a bearing configured to support the shaft. The shaft includes a wear-resistant sleeve-like treatment on at least a portion of an outer surface of the shaft adjacent the bearing. The lubricant is a lubricant blend composition that includes two or more lubricants, the two or more lubricants including a first lubricant and a second lubricant. The first lubricant is present at a higher volume percentage than the second lubricant, and the first lubricant includes a higher viscosity than the second lubricant.

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TRANE INTERNATIONAL INCONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE PISCATAWAY NJ 08855

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abbott, Russell T Caledonia, US 6 13
Akram, Mohammad Rosemount, US 4 3
Everson, Curtis E La Crosse, US 2 1
Leehey, Morgan Elizabeth Herried La Crosse, US 3 3
Siegersma, Michael T West Salem, US 2 1
Smith, Todd W Onalaska, US 15 58
Sorenson, Elyse M Stoddard, US 4 3
Strange, Daniel A La Crosse, US 6 11

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