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R-410A Vendor Certification Program
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Honeywell is a global leader in fluorine technology and owns patents on
R-410A. R-410A is becoming the preferred refrigerant for air conditioners in
Europe, supplementing R407C due to R-410A's higher efficiency.
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The Problem
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Some air conditioning manufacturers in Asia are charging their products
with unlicensed R-410A and importing into Europe.
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The Risk
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| Purchasing AC charged with unlicensed R-410A could expose your company
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 | Seizure and destruction of infringing goods |
| Legal fees and business distraction of a lawsuit |
| Money damages for infringement and possibly breach of contract with a
customer |
| Injunction preventing infringing activity (e.g., sales of infringing
goods) |
The Solution
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| Save your company from the unnecessary exposure by doing the following
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| Educate yourself about the products you are buying |
| Specify licensed R-410A be used in your purchase orders |
| Require your supplier to certify in writing that they are using licensed
R-410A |
| Only use suppliers who have letters of certification from a licensed R-410A
supplier.
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Honeywell Approved Vendors
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| Electra |
| Hisense |
| Midea |
| Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner
Electric Co., Ltd |
| Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen. Co.,
Ltd |
| Qingdao Hisense Air Conditioner
Co., Ltd |
| New Widetech Industries Co.
Ltd. |
| Jean Star Electric Co., Ltd |
| Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd |
| Zhongshan Changhong Electric Co.,
Ltd |
Patent protection defined
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| Intangible property rights granted by a government to the inventor in
exchange for disclosure of his/her invention. |
| Enables the owner to exclude others from making, using, selling offering
for sale, impacting the patented invention for the life of the patent. |
| Protects differentiation (new products) resulting from investment in
R&D |
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