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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113192 | Evacuated tubular solar collector with eccentric type manifold flange There is provided an evacuated tubular solar collector with an eccentric type manifold flange capable of changing flow of a heating medium and improving the electric heat performance of a manifold by employing an eccentric end cap with a fluid path and a baffle in t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104465 | Small-scale, concentrating, solar CHP system A high-efficiency, small-scale, combined heat and power, concentrating solar energy system (200), designed specifically for residential and other relatively low-power applications, rendering it cost-effective and economically viable. Two-axis tracking of a di... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7882832 | Solar pump systems and related methods Various embodiments of a fluid displacement system are disclosed. The system may include a reservoir containing a fluid in a liquid state and a first chamber hydraulically connected to the reservoir to receive the fluid from the reservoir. The first chamber may be c... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7810489 | Solar air conditioner A solar air conditioner includes an inlet assembly (20), an outlet assembly (30), a solar collector assembly (10), and a plurality of connecting assemblies (14) connecting the solar collectors, and the inlet and the outlet assemblies toge... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7753048 | Solar air conditioning device A solar air conditioning device (100) comprises a solar collector assembly (30), an inlet assembly (10) at an entrance of the solar collector assembly, and an outlet assembly (50) at an exit of the solar collector assembly. The solar coll... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743763 | Structurally isolated thermal interface In one embodiment, an assembly having bodies of different thermal expansion rates comprises a first body, a second body having a different thermal expansion rate than the first body, and a plurality of high conductivity members attached to both the first and second ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7562655 | Method of making a glass-metal joint, glass-metal joint made thereby and method of making a solar energy tube collector with said joint The method of making a vacuum tube collector or X-ray tube, which includes a matching glass-metal joint, includes providing a glass tube (1) made of a glass with a composition, in percent by weight on the basis of oxide content, consisting of B2O | 07/21/2009 |
| 7377131 | Method for producing a glass body The present invention relates to a method for producing a glass body with at least one inner tube which is closed off on one side and one outer tube which is closed off at least on one side, with the inner tube being connected not coaxially with the floor of the out... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7325543 | Covering material for solar thermal power generating system and solar thermal power generating system formed by spreading the covering material A covering material for solar thermal power generation system, characterized in that it is made of a film which has a tensile yield strength of at least 10 N/mm2 according to JIS K7127, a solar radiation transmittance of at least 85% according to JIS R310... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7283672 | Image compression by object segregation A system of analyzing and processing images. The image is processed using machine vision techniques to find shapes and objects in the image. In one embodiment, the system finds geometric shapes and textures in the images. In another embodiment, the image processor f... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7190531 | Concentrating type solar collection and daylighting system within glazed building envelopes A Fresnel lens including a substantially polygonal focusing portion adapted to focus solar radiation to a area having the same geometry as the focusing portion of the lens. Also a solar module including the Fresnel collecting lens and a substantially polygonal photo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7132362 | Semiconductor device with contacts having uniform contact resistance and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having a contact hole capable of maintaining contact resistance of a contact connecting multi-layered interconnections with each other and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. An interconnection layer, a capping layer, and an etch... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105940 | Mobile renewable energy generator A method and apparatus for a portable renewable energy generator includes; a movable platform adapted for one of towing and transport to a remote area, a redundant renewable energy source generator including a wind energy extraction device configured for transport o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6969897 | Optoelectronic devices employing fibers for light collection and emission An optoelectronic device, such as a solar cell, light-emitting device, or photodetector, comprises a substrate, a number of fibers supported by the substrate so that an end of each fiber is in electrical communication with the substrate surface; an optional first la... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968654 | Solar panel mounting structure, solar panel system, and methods of making and installing thereof A mounting structure for a solar panel unit, and a system of solar panel units are disclosed that are easy to manufacture and to install. The mounting structure has a relatively simple frame that can be formed by sheet metal bending operations. The solar panel unit ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959519 | Corrugated polymeric zigzag sheet for greenhouse roof structures A sheet structure includes a pair of corrugated sheets formed in a zigzag pattern, the pair comprising an upper sheet and a lower sheet. In an exemplary embodiment, each of the pair of corrugated sheets further includes a flat portion disposed at selected intervals ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958868 | Motion-free tracking solar concentrator An integrated solar concentrator and tracker is constructed from a beam deflector for unpolarized light in combination with a fixed optical condenser. The one-dimensional beam deflector consists of a pair of prism arrays made from a material whose refractive index c... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957650 | Electromagnetic radiation collector and transport system The present invention includes a radiation collector configured to collect incident radiation. The radiation collector includes a radiation directing component configured to redirect the incident radiation, a buffer component configured to receive the radiation redi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6911110 | Thermally controlled solar reflector facet with heat recovery A high concentration central receiver system and method provides improved reflectors and a unique heat removal system. The central receiver has a plurality of interconnected reflectors coupled to a tower structure at a predetermined height above ground for reflectin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6700054 | Solar collector for solar energy systems A solar collection system and method having means for receiving solar radiation through a main refractive interface and means for internally reflecting at least once, at least a portion of the received solar radiation. The refractive medium may be liquid,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6673213 | Method and apparatus for the thermo-solar distillation and transportation of water from a water table The invention refers to a simultaneous system for the distillation and elevation of water on top of the water table itself, which driven by thermo solar energy allows in an autonomous operation the generation of electrical power through transportation and... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6655102 | Camouflaged structure and method of camouflaging a structure against a background having a generally uniform composition A camouflaged structure and a method of camouflaging a structure against a background having a generally uniform composition of hue, saturation and brightness. In one embodiment, the camouflaged structures comprises a cell tower (100) camouflaged to decre... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6391162 | Desalination apparatus and method of operating the same A desalination apparatus and method utilizing solar energy provided with a solar heat collector for heating a heating medium with solar energy, a heat exchanger cooperating with an evaporation can so as to subject the heating medium and raw water in the e... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6231197 | Heliostat for sunlight collecting system An azimuth sensor unit 15 and an altitude sensor unit 16 have pairs of optical sensors 18 and 20, respectively, disposed along their respective directions, which pair of optical sensors are disposed toward the sun in the form of a tapered section narrower... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6075201 | Photovoltaic solar module in plate form A photovoltaic solar module in plate form, in particular for use as a curtain wall or roof element, with at least one outer pane facing towards the incident light, at least one inner cover arranged at a distance behind it in the direction of the incident ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6031177 | Shadowing timer for a photovoltaic solar cell array and photovoltaic power source comprising same A photovoltaic power source includes a shadowing timer comprising at least one shadowing member (i.e. vane element) secured proximal to an array of photovoltaic solar cells electrically connected in series. The shadowing members are arranged such that the... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5887584 | Solar energy absorbing device for melting snow from an inclined roof A solar energy absorbing device for melting snow from an inclined roof includes a plurality of interconnected elements which form a non-planar geometric structure wherein at least one of the interconnected elements is fabricated of a solar absorptive mate... | 03/30/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5769068 | Apparatus for supporting a solar collector unit An apparatus for supporting a solar collector unit comprises a pair of spaced carriers, and a support net for supporting a solar collector unit thereon. The support net includes a set of longitudinal wires extending between the carriers, and a set of tran... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5692491 | Unglazed transpired solar collector having a low thermal-conductance absorber An unglazed transpired solar collector using solar radiation to heat incoming air for distribution, comprising an unglazed absorber formed of low thermal-conductance material having a front surface for receiving the solar radiation and openings in the ung... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5596981 | Solar device and method for assembly A solar collector and a method of manufacture is disclosed. The solar collector frame has internally oriented projections for positioning a light transmissive cover, absorber plate, insulation and base to form an enclosure. To provide for maximum active o... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5373838 | Solar heater assembly A solar heater includes one or more conduits coupled between a pair of pipes, one or more extensions are formed on each of the pipes, each of the conduits has two ends rotatably engaged in the extensions of the pipes, and a heat collecting mechanism is fi... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5348622 | Solar water purification device This disclosure relates to an improved solar water purification system and process wherein the evaporating, condensing and distillate collecting chambers are located underground to assist in the evaporation and condensation process. The system includes th... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5275150 | Solar collector A solar collector including a plate disposed in a bottom portion of a housing, one or more tubes disposed above the plate for accommodating water, and one or more reflecting surfaces formed in the upper portion of the plate for reflecting lights in order ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5255666 | Solar electric conversion unit and system A solar electric conversion unit and system includes substantially increased efficiency with reduced losses and increased acceptance angles. The system employs a short focal length fresnel lens extruded to further include depending side walls. The free ed... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5233971 | Solar heated driveway apparatus A vehicular driveway pad is arranged to include a solar collector panel positioned adjacent thereto in a spaced relationship, having a first fluid conduit directed from the solar collector panel and a serpentine second conduit path under the driveway to e... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5214737 | Optically operated actuator An actuator includes a closed space defined by a deformable member in which an amount of thermally expansible gas is filled. In the closed space, there is also a substance which changes the light into the heat. A control device is set to establish the sup... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5167218 | Solar collector having absorber plate formed by spraying molten metal A solar energy collector whereby an absorber plate thereof is formed by providing a thin metallic foil for supporting sprayed molten metal, arranging fluid carrying tubes on the foil, and spraying molten metal using a source of pressurized inert gas onto ... | 12/01/1992 |
