About Us
Giorgio Rusignuolo has more than 35 years of R&D Experience, and his most recent role was Vice President of Engineering at Carrier Corporation, leader in HVAC.
Giorgio is also Expert Member and Chapter Leader at the UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme, Refrigerant Technical Options Committee, offering his HVAC expertise to help identify the best and most sustainable refrigerants for the future.
Co-author for the UNEP Refrigerant Technical Options Assessment Report in 2014, 2018, 2022, and lead-author for the Air to Water Section for the 2026 release.
Career and specific areas of competence are described in this linkedin profile. Publications and Patents are listed below.
Patents and Publications
- Patent US 11,761,703 B2, Parallel loop intermodal container,
- Patent US 10,823,498 B2: Controlling a refrigeration unit in response to a specific cargo load
- Patent US 10,704,820 B2: Flexible cooling system for vehicles
- Patent US 10,670,322 B2: Series loop intermodal container
- Patent US 10,663,211 B2: Methods and systems for checking proper airflow within a container
- Patent US 10,018,399 B2: Transport refrigeration system having electric fans
- Patent US 9,975,403 B2: Transport refrigeration system and method for operating
- Patent US 9,958,198 B2: Embedded cargo sensors for a refrigeration system
- Patent US 20190025097 A1: Flexible sensor device
- Patent US 20190003765 A1: Controlling a refrigeration unit in response to a specific cargo load
- Patent US 20180372392 A1: Methods and systems for checking proper airflow within a container
- Patent US 20180372550 A1: Determining hot cargo load condition in a refrigerated container
- Patent US 20180327179 A1: Refrigerated Transport System with Refrigerant Dilution
- Patent US 20180328643 A1: Series Loop Intermodal Container
- Patent US 20180299178 A1: Flexible cooling system for vehicles
- Patent US 20150345847 A1: Embedded cargo sensors for a refrigeration system
- Patent US 20140026599 A1: Transport Refrigeration System And Method For Operating
- Patent US 20140020414 A1: Semi-Electric Mobile Refrigerated System
- Patent US 8,307,667 B2: Method and system for remote acquisition of refrigerated vehicle data via telematics
- Patent US 6,250,373 B1 Ceiling mounted apparatus for heating and cooling
- Patent US D401682 S Ceiling mounted air conditioning apparatus (design)
- United Nations - UNEP - Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Comittee - Assessment Report, 2022
- United Nations - UNEP - Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Comittee - Assessment Report, 2018
- UNEP RTOC Assessment Report 2014
- Low GWP refrigerants in transport refrigeration: risk and benefit assessment of flammable and mildly flammable alternatives. IIR, 2016
- Energy efficiency of Residential Slit Systems: Evolutions and Recent Innovations; Convegno AICARR, Turin, 2005