US1781541

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US1781541 is the United States patent granted to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their innovative absorption refrigerator design that operates without moving parts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States patent
patent
applicationNumber US15638227A NERFINISHED
assignee Albert Einstein NERFINISHED
Leó Szilárd NERFINISHED
associatedPerson Albert Einstein NERFINISHED
Leó Szilárd NERFINISHED
classification F25B (refrigeration machines; absorption type)
coInventorRelationship Einstein–Szilárd refrigerator project NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describes absorption refrigerator
electroless refrigerator
refrigeration system without moving mechanical parts
documentType patent specification
energySource heat source
filingDate 1927-12-16
grantDate 1930-11-11
hasFeature designed to improve safety over compressor refrigerators
eliminates mechanical compressor
no moving mechanical parts in the cooling circuit
reduces risk of toxic refrigerant leakage due to moving parts failure
uses an absorption refrigeration cycle
uses heat as driving energy source
hasLegalForm granted patent
inventionType mechanical engineering invention
thermodynamic system design
inventor Albert Einstein NERFINISHED
Leó Szilárd NERFINISHED
issueDate 1930-11-11
jurisdiction United States Patent and Trademark Office NERFINISHED
kind B
language English
notableFor being one of the few patents held by Albert Einstein
innovative absorption refrigerator design without moving parts
priorityApplication DE
priorityDate 1926-11-08
publicationDate 1930-11-11
purpose domestic refrigeration
safe household refrigerator operation
refrigerantType ammonia-based working fluid (in related Einstein–Szilárd designs)
relatedWork Einstein–Szilárd refrigerator NERFINISHED
safetyGoal avoid explosions and leaks associated with early mechanical refrigerators
status expired
technologyField household appliances
refrigeration
thermodynamics
timePeriod interwar period
title Refrigeration

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