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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318432 | Solar collector plate method for safeguarding the operation of a solar collector and method for manufacturing a solar collector plate A solar collector plate (2) has a solar radiation receiving front absorber plane (3) that is wiped at its rear side by a cooling liquid (4) flowing in channels (5). Cavities (7), preferably behind the channels (5) and integr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7178295 | Shingle assembly A barrier, such as a PV module, is secured to a base by a support to create a shingle assembly with a venting region defined between the barrier and base for temperature regulation. The first edge of one base may be interengageable with the second edge of an adjacen... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7063126 | Heat exchange assembly A roofing panel (13) incorporating a heat exchange assembly is described, the roofing panel including: an internal fluid passageway (51) formed between a pair of spaced substantially parallel internal sheets (16, 17) for the passage therethrough... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025127 | Baffled surface cooled heat exchanger Surface cooled heat exchanger that includes a substantially planar shim plate with spaced apart integral first and second end walls extending laterally therefrom, and a separately formed cover plate having a central wall with integral first and second side walls ext... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024857 | Solar receiver with a plurality of working fluid inlets A solar receiver (2) comprises a housing (4) defining a receiver chamber (12) and an aperture (14); a window (16) mounted in the aperture (14); at least two inlet means (17) axially spaced from the window (16) ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017313 | Ceiling leak capture and drainage system A fluid leak capture and drainage system for ceiling leaks which includes a ceiling panel support grid and a plurality of ceiling panels mounted thereon is disclosed. The ceiling panel has at least one raised section located within the panel and a wall extending alo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6099931 | Insulation system In order to provide an insulation system for internal thermal insulation of a pressure chamber which can be subjected to pressure by a gas flow, the system being constructed for arrangement at an inner surface of an outer jacket of the pressure chamber an... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6005185 | Coolant sealing structure for a solar cell A coolant sealing structure for a solar cell of which the sealing property is maintained with high reliability in use for a long period. A solar cell has its light receiving surface and a reinforced portion formed around the fringe portion of the light re... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5894837 | Solar collector A solar collector consists of extruded hollow metal sections in two layers joined together by parallel longitudinal webs, in which the open ends of the hollow sections are connected together in such a way that the heat carrier flows sinuously through said... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5645045 | Fluid heating apparatus using light energy and method thereof The present invention relates to a solar energy water heating apparatus. The apparatus is comprised of a solar panel having a plurality of channels through which the water flows. Each channel has a top lens portion which focuses and intensifies the light ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5645044 | Solar thermal cell A solar thermal cell must include such a means of stopping solar radiation that no radiation is reemitted. Known art black, heat-binding absorbing surfaces are of this kind. The collecting of solar radiation energy should take place using a liquid jacket ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 4898234 | Air heat exchanger A plurality of inlet and outlet channels for receiving and exhausting respectively the flow of a heat exchange medium directed to the inlet channels are located adjacent a plate provided with generally parallel, elongated orifices extending in the directi... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4807591 | Solar-heat absorbing device A solar-heat absorbing device comprising two elongate, thin, flexible lengths of material (41, 42) joined together along lines (44) in a manner such as to form fluid channels (45) between the material lengths. One of the material lengths (41) comprises a ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4660545 | Solar conductive spa water heater and safety cover Solar heated spa cover made from vacuum formed plastic material to form a first piece with a series of interconnected parallel U-shaped channels and a second top piece solvent or heat welded to the top of walls separating the channels. The spa water is he... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4625794 | Plastic heat exchanger construction A plastic heat exchanger comprises a single heat exchanger construction made up of a plate having two spaced apart walls and with a plurality of substantially parallel cross webs interconnecting the two walls which define a multiplicity of longitudinal he... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4612912 | Double-layered thermal energy storage module A double-layered thermal energy storage module comprising front and rear vertically disposed storage sections separated by a flat sheet positioned therebetween. The upper end, lower end, and sides of the storage sections are sealed except for inlet and ou... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4607616 | Roof cladding or similar building element allowing heat exchange with the environment and usable particularly as a solar energy collector Roof cladding which may be used in different ways as a building element to allow heat exchange with the environment. Each element has hollow chambers and is extrudable in a plurality of layers with a transparent upper layer (1). The hollow ends of the ele... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4534337 | Solar-energy collector A solar-energy collector having an absorber unit comprising two plates (1, 2) of rigid material, having an intermediate space for a flowing medium to be heated. In order to obtain a form-stable unit having temperature equilizing properties, the two plates... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4520796 | Lightweight solar collector A solar collector comprises (a) a first plastic sheet forming multiple parallel branch ducts extending in a longitudinal direction through the sheet length, (b) a second plastic sheet, (c) the second sheet mounted on the first sheet to substantially cover the ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4515151 | Fiber-reinforced concrete solar collector A solar collector is disclosed comprising a glass member having a solar selective coating thereon, and a molded, glass-reinforced concrete member bonded to the glass member and shaped to provide a series of passageways between the glass member and the fib... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4512333 | Solar collector panel and method A solar collector panel having a solar energy collector plate and means for flowing a fluid along one side of the plate in a perpendicular serpentine path so that the fluid is repetitively moved toward and away from the plate as it moves along the plate.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4509306 | Panel for self-supporting roof structures comprising elongated extruded profile elements of plastics material closed at their ends, and closing member for such profile elements A panel for self-supporting roof structures of extruded profile elements having at least one main duct closed at the ends with closing members (10) which are made of plastics material and have the same profile as the profile elements and is closed at one ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4484566 | Solar collector panel and heat storage system An air-based solar collector panel has a single glazing for a front wall. A first channel is defined by a sheet-like translucent member spaced apart rearwardly from the single glazing. A second channel is defined by a sheet-like absorber member spaced apa... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4483320 | Solar powered fluid heating system A solar powered fluid heating system includes a thermal collector for vaporizing a refrigerant, a separator for removing any liquid component from the vapor component of the heated refrigerant, and a condenser for transferring heat from the refrigerant va... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480635 | Solar heater The present invention relates to a solar heater for heating water comprising two sheets of blackened materials constituting one unit connected to each other by partition walls constituting longitudinal channels for the water to be heated and at both sides... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4473064 | Solar heating panel unit and system therefor A solar heating panel unit is provided in the form of a plastic pouch having an internal chamber provided with a serpentine path. The pouch has two sides, one of which consists of a layer of anti-abrasive matte black plastic and a sealant inner layer of b... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4470405 | Method and apparatus for controlling insolation in a building A method, apparatus and system is provided for controlling the rate of insolation transmission through the roof of a building, such as a greenhouse. The roof is provided with translucent panels through which liquid containing opaquing material passes. Con... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4454863 | Solar heat collecting panel assembly and method for covering structures Panels are formed and mounted in an exterior structure covering assemblage exteriorly simulating a standard exterior structure covering panel assemblage while simultaneously providing a fluid flow network within the panel assemblage for solar heat collect... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4443987 | Unitary solar window panel A unitary, coextruded panel adapted for use as the window of a structure, which panel combines light transmitting and light reflecting properties to permit passage of direct solar radiation at a low solar altitude and to prevent passage of direct solar ra... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4441291 | Panel, in particular for self-supporting roof structures and self-supporting roof structures assembled of such panels A hollow panel of extruded plastics for walls and roof structures and having at least two main ducts separated by a secondary duct divided into three or more subducts, one of which is dimensioned so as to accommodate an anchor bar intended for absorbing u... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4432346 | Solar collector A solar collector comprises a solar radiation absorbing surface, a transparent cover over but spaced from the absorbing surface, and a convection and heat radiation suppressing structure occupying at least part of the space between the absorbing surface a... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4426999 | Solar energy collector A high performance, lightweight solar collector is disclosed. The collector consists of an upper glazing, a central fluid panel and a lower layer of insulating material. A fluid manifold is joined to each end of the panel and directs a fluid into and out ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4378788 | Sheet-flow concrete solar collector An open-flow concrete flat-plate solar collector has a grooved photothermal conversion surface coated with an impermeable selective coating of high capillarity. A special header insures spreading of the heat transfer fluid over the photothermal conversion... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4375808 | Solar heat energy collecting systems and methods of making the same A method of making a solar heat energy collecting system which comprises: forming a potentially foamable, resinous base layer containing a blowing agent; applying a printing composition to the surface of the potentially foamable, resinous base layer in th... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4369210 | Long life heat conductive body for utilization of solar heat energy and water heater for making use of same A heat conductive body for use in apparatus for the heating of liquid by way of solar radiation incident on the conductive body is formed of a mixture of sand iron with a fiber-reinforced formable plastic material. A heater apparatus uses the inventive co... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4353355 | Solar energy collectors An improved method of making a solar energy collector is disclosed. The method involves fusing a collector panel to headers using a high frequency magnetic field. End fitments are also fused to the headers. Other improvements in solar energy collectors pe... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4345585 | Solar heating apparatus A solar heat collector includes a rectangular casing with a plurality of heating chambers in the front thereof, each heating chamber containing a plurality of louvered metal heat exchange fins for receiving solar heat. Air from stone containing silos blow... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4291682 | Solar collector A solar-heat collector having a lightweight plastic frame enclosing a lightweight plastic heat exchanger and with feed and discharge manifolds connected to opposite ends of the heat exchanger. The manifolds are respectively connected to plastic feed and d... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4287883 | Cost-effective solar heating system The collector includes two planar panels separated by a thin spacer. The spacer includes a closed border within the edge of the collector and a number of separate strips within the border. The strips are disposed parallel to each other and are spaced in f... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4287876 | Solar heating panel unit and system therefor A solar heating panel unit is provided in the form of a plastic pouch having an internal chamber provided with a serpentine path. The pouch has two sides, one of which consists of a layer of anti-abrasive matte black plastic and a sealant inner layer of b... | 09/08/1981 |
