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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7134178 | Machine and method for assembling enclosure comprising shell A machine for assembling enclosure including a shell and a base includes a support base (12), a pair of first brackets (20) movably attached to opposite ends of the support base, and a pair of second brackets (40) pivotably attached to the first... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086274 | Method and apparatus for measuring gas concentration levels in liquids A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of gas, such as hydrogen, in a liquid, such as molten aluminum, without requiring a bias or adjustment to compensate for variations in ambient conditions, such as humidity. A measurement system includes a probe ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6994082 | Lightweight, low-cost solar energy collector A lightweight solar concentrator of the reflecting parabolic or trough type is realized via a thin reflecting film, an inflatable structural housing and tensioned fibers. The reflector element itself is a thin, flexible, specularly-reflecting sheet or film. The film... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6880553 | Solar air conditioning system This invention provides buildings with a modular air conditioning system that utilizes solar energy for heating air. This invention contains a solar collector assembly, an inlet assembly and an outlet assembly. The solar collector assembly further comprises a transp... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6700055 | Self tracking, wide angle, solar concentrators A solar concentrator system includes a collector lens for collecting and at least partially focusing incident solar rays, a solar cell and a lens array positioned generally between the collector lens and the solar cell, the lens array directing the partia... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6516794 | Central solar receiver A central solar receiver comprises an axisymmetric housing having front and rear ends and having an aperture at the front end, an elongated tubular window mounted in the aperture co-axially with the housing, a volumetric solar absorber disposed within the... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6066797 | Solar cell module The object of this invention is to provide a solar cell module having a terminal extracting structure for it, with high adhesion workability, high productivity, and high reliability. The solution to this object is a solar cell module wherein a box member ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6047697 | Solar collector A solar collector comprising an evacuation envelope; an absorber housed inside the evacuated envelope and comprising plates which define an evaporation gap, the evaporation gap providing communication between a reservoir of heat transfer fluid at a first,... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6015951 | Photoelectric transfer device This invention relates to a photoelectric transfer device which comprises a photoelectric transfer element, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer and an ultraviolet cut-off layer, said cholesteric liquid crystal layer being arranged between said photoelectri... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5816238 | Durable fluorescent solar collectors A solar collector exhibiting durable fluorescent properties comprising a polymeric matrix, dye, and hindered amine light stabilizer, wherein the polymeric matrix is comprised of polycarbonate and the dye is comprised of a dye selected from the group consi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5794611 | Solar collector A solar collector includes a copper plate and copper tubes for the collection and harnessing of solar energy. The copper tubes are thermally coupled to the copper plate by a copper alloy fillet. The copper tubes, the copper plate and the copper alloy fill... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5509246 | Solar roof shingle A roof shingle for solar heat collection comprises an upper segment and a lower segment. The upper segment of the roof shingle has a greater thickness than the lower segment. The upper segment has a transverse opening extending therethrough for receiving ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5404867 | Solar collector venting system A solar collector venting system comprising a lower frame member with vents which allow the entrance of cooling air when high collector stagnation temperatures occur communicating with the natural downward thermal bowing of a two walled plastic glazing ca... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5373839 | Solar collector assembly for a solar heating system A solar collector assembly includes a base frame having a half-round channel body and two side wings, a collector unit supported on two supports within the half-round channel body, two vertically spaced transparent top covers covered over the collector un... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5071243 | Tensioned cover for parabolic reflector A generally rectangular tensioned cover comprises a pair of end forms having end portions. They are generally parallel along their lengths. A pair of side rails which are generally orthogonal to the end forms have first and second end portions. They are s... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4936290 | Solar energy system A solar energy system includes fluidically innerconnected lower and upper collectors. The lower collector includes inner and outer cabinets with an interstitial space therebetween adapted to receive compost or a similar material for providing insulation, ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4893611 | Solar energy collection and storage apparatus In an apparatus for collecting and storing solar energy, in order to improve the efficiency while maintaining a simple structure, a storage container is divided horizontally into a smaller upper water volume and a larger lower water volume by means of an ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4787367 | Solar collector device A solar collector device for the warming up of water, comprising a flat cylinder-shaped absorber element through which the water flows and made of temperature resistent black polymeric film material, on the sunside a cover element of at least one transpar... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4757803 | Solar heater for mounting on a boat A solar water heater comprises a tank formed from dark colored, heat absorbent material, with an adapter fitting depending from the bottom of the tank for demountably mounting the heater in the deck ring of a boat. An upstanding neck is formed at the top ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4717227 | Solar ray collecting device including protective cover and filter A solar ray collecting device for use in space includes a heat-conductive supporting base plate provided with a large number of adjacent hexagonal recess portions, a large number of optical systems installed on each of the recess portions, a large number ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4690128 | Insulated flexible bladder solar collector A solar collector for heating water consisting of an insulated housing having a darkened interior and a light transmitting top which preferably filters out solar rays in the UV range. The housing has ventilation apertures in opposing walls. A soft, flexib... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4589400 | Solar ray collecting device A solar ray collecting device in which solar rays are focused by a lens and guided into an optical fiber and transmitted through the optical conductor onto an adequate desired portion for use in illumination or for others purposes. A solar ray collecting ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4539975 | Integral storage solar heating system An improved integral storage solar heating system is described which comprises an integral storage solar collector comprising an absorber means, a heat storage medium of large heat capacity and high thermal conductivity directly heated by the absorber mea... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4538592 | Solar collector A solar collector with a supporting panel made of fibrous material, the material being thicker on the bottom of the panel where greater insulation is required, and denser and thinner on the sides where greater strength is required. This design permits a t... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4526161 | Solar roof assemblage and internally removable solar transparent roof cover An integrated roof structure for a building is capable of collecting solar energy for use in the building and includes a plurality of parallel rafters, an outer roof cover secured to the tops of the rafters and having solar energy transparent portions bet... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4526162 | Solar heat collector assembly A solar heat collector assembly including a heat collector plate, a base for accommodating therein the heat collector plate, and a top cover for joining with the base for housing the heat collector plate. The base is made of a foamed resinous material and... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4513732 | Passive integral solar heat collector system The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for collecting, absorbing, transferring, and storing solar heat energy, economically and passively, without pumps or electric power. The apparatus comprises a solar collector with a flat finned heat p... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4505258 | Light collecting type of solar energy collecting system The present solar energy collecting system in which a plurality of water heating apparatuses are serially connected to each other by a tube socket and union and is retained securely in the case having a transparent window. Each water heating apparatus com... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4495939 | Solar heat collector with joint structure A solar heat collector assembly includes a base carrying one or more heat collectors, a top cover of a "U" shaped configuration and a groove structure for joining the top cover to the base. The top cover in its preferred form is made of plastic material h... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495936 | Flexible solar heat collector A solar heat collector of a flexible material is composed of superposed flexible foils joined together along their rims to form a heat collecting chamber therebetween. A flow of heat carrying medium is directed through the collecting chamber. In order to ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4494527 | Solar heating A solar heater has an outlet conduit above an inlet conduit intercoupling a solar heating chamber with the inside of a building through a window opening. In one form the solar collecting chamber is outside the building below the window and the outlet cond... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4480633 | Solar energy apparatus A solar energy structure which includes translucent panel members which may be generally V-shaped. Through panel configuration and interlocks the solar energy is permitted to pass through the panel structure which also serves to provide thermal insulation... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4471764 | Solar collectors A solar collector assembly is provided comprising an absorber means adapted to transfer heat to a fluid, a solar energy transmitting cover member, and a housing adapted to receive said cover member and to contain said absorber means, said housing having a... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4458671 | Solar heating device A stationary solar heating device is disclosed herein for heating water usable for domestic or industrial purposes which provides a solar ray collector assembly having a conical shell retained on a supporting base having a conical arrangement of tubular c... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4444177 | Apparatus for converting solar energy into heat The invention concerns an apparatus for converting solar energy into heat, comprising a solar collector made up of a plurality of collector elements which are attachable to the outside of a building or the like, are mutually couplable, and are capable of ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4428363 | Environmental heating system A heating system for heating a building includes a solar energy collector. The collector is constructed from a plurality of glass panels. A first group of glass panels are mounted in an inverted pyramid with mirror surfaces to reflect solar energy to the ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4409965 | Solar energy conversion apparatus Solar energy conversion apparatus including a housing portion, an energy absorbing portion, a fluid directing portion and a cover portion; the housing portion including a molded plastic pan member including a base section with upwardly extending spaced sp... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4407270 | Solar collector A solar collector has an external frame on top of which a collector cover is installed to overlie a collector plate secured to an internal frame which is installed within the external frame. The space between the collector cover and front of the collector... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406279 | Sunray captor Apparatus for stretching sheets of synthetic material across rigid frames, such as those used in sunray captors, are disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one lateral U-shaped groove extending perpendicularly from the plane of an upstanding substanti... | 09/27/1983 |
