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EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC	DELAWARE

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• A61B:DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

• 2014 Application Filing Year
• A61B Class
• 14296 Applications Filed
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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Bechtel, Kate LeeAnn	Pleasant Hill, US	100	1008
# of filed Patents : 100 Total Citations : 1008
Funk, Tobias	Martinez, US	50	1045
# of filed Patents : 50 Total Citations : 1045
Heanue, Joseph Anthony	Oakland, US	28	703
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 703
Parashar, Amish	Campbell, US	8	650
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 650

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US Patent Application No: 2014/0250,886

Rankine Cycle

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The Rankine cycle (31) includes a refrigerant pump (32), a heat exchanger (36), an expander (37), and a condenser (38). The Rankine cycle (31) shares the condenser (38) and refrigerant with a refrigerant cycle of an air-conditioner. A refrigerant passage connecting to an outlet of the condenser (38) branches at a refrigeration cycle branch point (45) to connect to the refrigerant pump (32) and an evaporator (55). In the case of operating the Rankine cycle, without a request to operate the air-conditioner, the compressor (52) in the refrigeration cycle is driven.

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