Class 126/568 - In contact with pond liquid

Subclass of Class 126 - Stoves and furnaces
Definition: Apparatus wherein the device touches the liquid in the pond.
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 11/27/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7299632	Solar electricity generator Disclosed is a floating altazimuth-tracking array of point-focus lenses that concentrate direct sunlight on the upper ends of optical-homogenizer rods bonded to high-efficiency multi-junction photovoltaic cells. The cells are on heat sinks in altitude-tracking linea...	11/27/2007
7127894	Solar thermal energy conversion system A solar cell floats over a body of saline water. A submerged fresh water collection system underlies the cell. A partial vacuum is created in the solar cell for drawing water vapor from the cell to the collection system. Water vapor is condensed in a condenser dispo...	10/31/2006
6508247	Solar swimming pool heater panels Solar swimming pool heater panels which are rectangular or circular, black, plastic, floatable, corrugated, connectable, and rollable in bundles for placing on outdoor swimming pools for warming up and covering the water when not in use....	01/21/2003
6220241	Buoyant platform for radiant energy collecting apparatus Radiant energy collecting apparatus (11) which includes a platform assembly (13) floating on a body of liquid, the top side of which supports reflectors (16) of a solar concentrator and the underside of which is provided with a series of compartments (31)...	04/24/2001
5586548	Floating solar heater for pool water A floating solar pool heater unit including a solar energy collector plate on the top, a float foam in the middle, and one directional or two directional heat conducting elements. The float foam maintains the flotation of the heater unit. The two directio...	12/24/1996
5555877	Cover for pond used to collect solar radiation A cover for withstanding stormy weather and increasing solar heating of a body of water is disposed over the surface of the water. The cover is more transparent to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation, and is anchored and sealed aroun...	09/17/1996
5445177	Platform for the utilization of solar power The invention relates to a platform of the utilization of solar power which makes use of linear concentrators to beam the solar radiation for use in thermal, chemical or photovoltaic solar power converters, in which the azimuthal movement of the sun is fo...	08/29/1995
5347984	Solar pool heater An inexpensive, easy to use and to store, solar pool heater which comprises a flexible corrugated plastic sheet having one side thereof matte black and the other side thereof white in color and tubular plastic floats removeably secured to two edges of sai...	09/20/1994
5309893	Solar energy collecting apparatus A radiant energy collecting apparatus including a fluid reservoir, a platform floating on said fluid reservoir, a drive structure for moving the platform on the reservoir, radiant energy collectors supported on the platform, reflectors for concentrating r...	05/10/1994
5286305	Photovoltaic power plant Solar power plant consisting of elongated modules whose longitudinal axes lie in a plane parallel to the direction of the sun rays to be converted. These modules are covered by lenses which refract sun rays impinging under an oblique angle downwards and w...	02/15/1994
4928665	Light transmissive insulation apparatus A light transmissive insulation system comprising a plurality of layers of light transmissive insulating material, the material being characterized by transmissivity to solar spectrum radiation, and low transmissivity to thermal radiation. A solar pond em...	05/29/1990
4875466	Solar heating disc A dome-shaped device usually four to five feet in diameter with a continuous channel section formed integrally around its perimeter. The device is of a unitary construction and is typically formed of a synthetic substance, such as polyethylene. The unique...	10/24/1989
4815442	Light transmissive insulation apparatus A light transmissive insulation system comprising a plurality of layers of light transmissive insulating material, the material being characterized by transmissivity to solar spectrum radiation, and low transmissivity to thermal radiation. A solar pond em...	03/28/1989
4756300	Solar water heater, method of construction and stock water heating system A solar water heater apparatus particularly useful for stock tanks in remote locations has an open water tank, a heater floated in the tank with a portion of the heater below the water, and means for maintaining the heater location in the tank. The solar ...	07/12/1988
4719902	Light transmissive insulation apparatus A light transmissive insulation system comprising a plurality of layers of light transmissive insulating material, the material being characterized by transmissivity to solar spectrum radiation, and low transmissivity to thermal radiation. A solar pond em...	01/19/1988
4579105	Method of preventing dusting of solar ponds Dusting of a solar pond having an upper wind-mixed layer is controlled by providing a vertically oriented drain on a downwind side of the pond. The drain has an upper, open, free-end spaced above the level of the surface of the pond in the absence of wind...	04/01/1986
4572159	Temperature stabilized solar reservoir The invention relates to a temperature stabilized solar reservoir for trapping sunlight and storing solar energy in the solar reservoir itself, which includes a vessel (1) with a bed of a heat storage medium (2) provided with a gelling agent, and means (3...	02/25/1986
4480632	Light transmissive insulation apparatus A light transmissive insulation system comprising a plurality of layers of light transmissive insulating material, the material being characterized by transmissivity to solar radiation, and low transmissivity to thermal infra-red radiation. A solar pond e...	11/06/1984
4475535	Segregated solar pond A segregated solar pond includes an upper level of water overlying a lower level of water, and an impermeable barrier interposed between the two levels for preventing intermixing. The average density of the upper level exceeds the average density of the u...	10/09/1984
4470403	Saltless solar pond A solar pond (16) adapted for efficiently trapping and storing radiant solar energy without the use of a salt concentration gradient in the pond is disclosed. A body of water (20) which may be fresh, saline, relatively clear or turbid, is substantially co...	09/11/1984
4467786	Solar heating of water utilizing coverites A method and a system of solar heating a body of water, which has its surface exposed to air and radiation from the sun, by covering the surface of the body of water with a floating blanket consisting of thousands of coverites. Each coverite is a sealed b...	08/28/1984
4459970	Solar steam generating and distribution system Applicant's invention comprises a system for the generation and distribution of steam by solar energy comprising apparatus for the solar energy generation of steam. The system is comprised of an enclosed structure to be erected over the surface of a body ...	07/17/1984
4429683	Gradient zone boundary control in salt gradient solar ponds A method and apparatus for suppressing zone boundary migration in a salt gradient solar pond includes extending perforated membranes across the pond at the boundaries, between the convective and non-convective zones, the perforations being small enough in...	02/07/1984
4360004	Floating solar collector Utilization of solar energy by the production of steam within a cavity created between the surface of a sheet of water and a floating pontoon, the heat collected by a solar energy collector, placed on top of the pontoon, being transferred to the water its...	11/23/1982
4350143	Solar power station having groups of solar collectors A solar power station comprising two groups of solar collectors joined together to form an annular platform which floats on a body of water. Each of the collectors of one group has a solar absorbing layer which is in thermal communication with heat carrie...	09/21/1982
4315500	Collection of solar energy Apparatus for collecting solar energy comprises one or more solar energy collectors attached to a frame which floats on a pool of water, and means for orienting the frame relative to the azimuthal direction of the sun. The solar energy collectors are hori...	02/16/1982
4315496	Apparatus for storage and recovery of low temperature thermal energy A novel method and device is provided herein for improved storage and recovery of low temperature thermal energy from a mass capable of storing such energy by heat exchange with a heat carrying medium, e.g. in combination with a heat pump. The conduit sys...	02/16/1982
4300530	Solar heat control apparatus for a body of water A solar energy control apparatus is provided for use in conjunction with a water storage tank and performs the functions of converting solar radiation to heat energy and controlling transfer of heat relative to the water contained in the storage tank. The...	11/17/1981
4289112	Heat storing solar collector device A solar collector device is placed on a floating insulating lid of a rreservoir containing a heat storing liquid. The solar collector device comprises lens means which concentrate incident solar radiation to focal points or focal lines rear or at the lid,...	09/15/1981
4244351	Solar collection system The concentration of the solute in solution in a saturated non-convecting solar pond is greatest at a lower hotter level decreases continuously toward a higher cooler level and is saturated at all levels, thus preventing solute diffusion. In the customary...	01/13/1981
4235221	Solar energy system and apparatus The present invention relates to solar energy collection and distribution systems and more particularly to such systems wherein the solar energy collecting elements, arrays or sections are disposed over or floated on a body of water while having associate...	11/25/1980
4227511	Solar collector apparatus There is provided a solar collector apparatus comprising a rotatable platen supporting a solar collector, means for rotating the platen such that the solar collector follows the wandering of the sun, said solar collector comprising a plurality of elongate...	10/14/1980
4214572	Collection of solar energy Apparatus for collecting solar energy comprises one or more solar energy collectors attached to a frame which floats on a pool of water, and means for orienting the frame relative to the azimuthal direction of the sum. The solar energy collectors are pref...	07/29/1980
4148301	Water-borne rotating solar collecting and storage systems A water-borne solar energy collecting and converting system employing an azimuth-tracking, floating platform equipped with reflectors and associated thermal collector tubes....	04/10/1979
4121567	Solar energy collecting pond and covering therefor A buoyant, solar radiation-transparent covering for a water-containing, solar energy collecting pond. The pond is intended for utilization in the generation of power and/or the recovery of potable water from salinous, or otherwise brackish water. An enclo...	10/24/1978
3932997	Method for suppressing the formation of ice in natural or man-made bodies of water A method for suppressing the formation of ice in natural or man-made bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, sounds, straits, bays, shipping canals, shipping locks, harbors, and the like. The method is particularly useful in areas where ice breakers or the...	01/20/1976

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Class 126/568 - In contact with pond liquid