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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7610910 | Method and apparatus for controlling building component characteristics A building component system includes a building component that is controllable between a first state and a second state in response to a sensed condition. The system may include a sensor on a first side of the building component and a sensor on the second side of th... | 11/03/2009 |
| 6935226 | Disposable barbeque smoking box with integrated soaking device A barbeque smoking box includes a metal container that encloses woodchips. Within the mass of the woodchips is located a frangible liquid container that ruptures when subjected to the heat of a barbeque grill. The liquid then permeates and soaks the woodchips in the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926440 | Infrared temperature sensors for solar panel A solar receiver system for utilizing solar energy to produce electrical power and to generate a temperature profile of a plurality of receiver tubes utilized in the system. The solar receiver system includes a solar receiver having a plurality of receiver panels in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6701829 | Rapid anti-flare-up smoker for grills Two steel plates with perforations in both sheets have narrow bent edges which overlap when the two plates are placed together to for a rapid smoker with approximately 3/4 inch between the plates. A layer of wood chips is placed in the rapid smoker and th... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6014967 | Operating method for a solar collector plant, and control unit for a liquid pump in a solar collector plant A solar collector having a radiation absorber (1) has a number of channels for conducting heat receiving liquid, said channels accommodating particles for capillary effect to lift the liquid to effectively sweep the sun-facing surface layer of the absorbe... | 01/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 4971028 | Solar heat collector and insulation panel construction Several alternative forms of construction are disclosed, for enhancing build-up of solar-generated heat into a building or part thereof, while the sun is shining or the outside temperature is relatively hot, and for minimizing heat loss from the building ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4837986 | Automatic skylight actuator The present invention relates to an automatic skylight actuator designed to be incorporated into a skylight of the type which may be actuated to open and closed positions through the use of an electrical actuator such as a rotary motor. The inventive actu... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4543944 | Further-improved control system for solar heating systems A control circuit for controlling the fan or circulating pump in a solar-thermal heating system to prevent unnecessary pump or fan switching when short-term interruptions occur in the insolation of the solar panels includes a temperature-sensitive time-de... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4543468 | Control system for water heater with external heat source A control system for an electric domestic water heater operatively associated with an external heat source, such as a heat pump, and including a water storage tank having an internal electric heater unit controlled by a tank thermostat responsive to the w... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4527547 | Solar heat collector A solar heat collector is composed of a pair of solar collector panels welded by a laser beam along a plurality of spaced seams. A fluid under pressure is introduced between the solar collector panels to bulge them until a plurality of heat-transfer mediu... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4523576 | Solar heating apparatus with solar heat receiving means and heat storage and distribution means A solar heating apparatus including a solar collector for the heating of air passing therethrough, a heat storage and distribution device, in communication with air from the solar collector, for storing and distributing the heated air to heat a room, and ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4505263 | Heat collector A heat collector for a solar heat utilization system comprises a heat collecting pipe and a reflecting plate for focusing solar light on the pipe. This pipe has a first tubular portion for receiving solar light collected by the reflecting plate, and a sec... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4503840 | Solar energy and venting systems A solar system with a thin film absorber envelope, so constructed and arranged as to have a peristaltic type action in the direction of flow of fluid passing therethrough whereby to cause bubbles in the fluid to be flushed out of the envelope. The absorbe... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4479605 | Heating system A system for generating, storing and releasing heat comprises a tank surrounding a reservoir for holding a heat transfer fluid, heat releasing means in fluid communication with the reservoir for controllably releasing heat from the fluid to an object or s... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4477145 | Sunlight collecting and concentrating apparatus A sunlight collecting and concentrating apparatus having a capsule enclosing lenses for collecting sunlight and a sensor for detecting changes in the sun's azimuth and altitude. The sunlight and ambient cold air are prevented from causing temperature fluc... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4471758 | House siding solar panel A house siding solar panel for the efficient conversion of solar radiation into usable heat energy, which includes an aesthetically pleasing housing having forwardly beveled side edges so that the panels may be mounted directly to the side of the house mu... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4461277 | Thermal energy transfer device A thermal energy device is disclosed and generally includes one or more collector means for receiving and storing thermal energy, movable thermal reflector means, fixed thermal reflector means, and actuation apparatus for rotating the movable thermal refl... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4421105 | Thermal control method Method for controlling the temperature of a thermally sensitive body (10) exposed to visible and near-visible radiant energy (14) through the use and control of an electric field imposed on a liquid-crystal based material (20) capable of having a choleste... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4414958 | Solar collector A solar collector comprising a heat collecting panel for receiving the sunlight, a cover glass arranged above the panel, and a sunlight-pervious diaphragm disposed between the panel and cover glass to form a closed space between itself and the cover glass... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4398391 | Solar energy conversion apparatus provided with an automatic cut-in heat-supplying standby apparatus An improved solar energy conversion apparatus for effectively converting solar radiation thermal energy, on a high-efficiency basis, into captive stored thermal energy in a captive working medium in a closed-cycle power conversion system (usually consisti... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4396005 | Solar collector and control The absorber of a solar collector expands and contracts with varying insolation. A detector responsive thereto provides indication of the absorber temperature for controlling system parameters.... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4395581 | Concave mirror constituted by a plurality of plane facets and solar generator comprising such a mirror The present invention relates to a concave mirror composed of a plurality of planar facets. According to the invention, all the facets are identical and the two dimensions of said facets are such that the square root of their product is at least approxima... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4378787 | Solar heating system Solar heating system employing a attic solar collector with a transparent wall facing the sun and a heat absorbing interior in order to heat the air within; a first heat pump to transmit heat from the collector to a remote storage reservoir; and a second ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4373513 | High-efficiency non-tracking solar collector device The present invention relates to a high efficiency non-tracking solar collector device of the type in which a reflector, lens or like concentrating apparatus concentrates received energy along a path, locus or band, the location of which varies within a r... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4368725 | Solar energy collector A solar window which can alternatively act either as a passive solar heat collector or an active solar heat collector. A substantially transparent pair of panels are mounted in opposed position to each other and define a chamber therebetween. When it is d... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4361295 | Solar power station Solar power station with semiconductor solar cells for generating electric power, wherein the semiconductor solar cells are provided on a member such as a balloon or a kite which carries the solar cells into the air. The function of the balloon or kite ca... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4353356 | Solar collector units with mounting frame A rigid metal framework includes parallel u-shaped guides which are spaced apart and lined with a resilient material for supporting the edges of a solar absorber or core, which guides are connected with separate transverse members at their opposite ends t... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4343296 | Solar heating system A solar heating system for providing heat to a building is disclosed as having a plurality of solar panels for collecting heat. The solar panels have a transparent panel through which the sun rays pass for heating the interior of the panel and the air wit... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4338991 | Combined solar heating and passive cooling apparatus Hitherto, efficient combined solar heating and passive cooling has not been available in a convenient, modular, relatively simple to install, reasonably priced apparatus. A reservoir (12) has a cover (32) having upper (42) and lower (44) reflective surfac... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4326503 | Turbulent solar collector A solar collector of the tubular type comprising a solar energy transmissive outer tube encircling a solar energy converter inner tube disposed for having a flow of fluid directed longitudinally through it. The outer and inner tubes have respective opposi... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4324227 | Solar heat collecting panel A solar panel unit for heating circulating fluid has a plurality of preferably rectangular lenses for focusing and concentrating the sun's energy onto a heat-absorbing body through which a heat-exchange fluid is circulated.... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4309986 | Solar heater A self-pumping solar liquid heating system which includes two solar collectors, a high temperature collector for generating vapor which expands and pumps fluid through the system, and a separate collector for collection of heat of utilization. A heat pipe... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4304220 | Solar collector Disclosed herein is a tube type solar heating device in which room air is circulated through tubes located exteriorly of the building and confined in an enclosure having a reflector. The temperature of the air discharged from the outlet of the tubes is co... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4296739 | Solar collector using cotton seed oil to transfer heat to heavy oil wells A solar heating system for use in heating heavy parafin base and asphalt base oil wells to facilitate pumping, comprising a truncated pyramid shaped solar collector, using cotton seed oil as the heat transfer medium.... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4291833 | Heating system with focused solar panels and heat pump assist A heating system for a building having solar panels for collecting solar heat including sunlight concentrating lenses and a heat storage chamber for storing excess solar heat is disclosed. A heat pump is provided to supplement the solar heat when the temp... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4280478 | Freeze protection apparatus for solar collectors A freeze protection system allows the working fluid contained in the communicating tubes of the solar collector to drain from both the input and output tubes of the collector when a first predetermined temperature of the working fluid is detected and to f... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4270522 | Solar heat collection and transfer system A fluid system for controlling fluid temperatures and transferring heat from a solar energy collector to a point-of-need heat exchanger, remote from the collector, from which heat is discharged for use. Heat is collected by the fluid in the solar collecto... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4267823 | Solar collector with lens array A solar collector having a lens array serving as a light incidence surface that focuses the light energy onto radiation passages in a coating located in the focal plane of the lens array, the coating having a radiation reflecting surface on the side away ... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265222 | See-through solar collector An insulating window which has louvered radiant energy absorbing screen positioned in the airspace between inner and outer spaced apart window panes, said airspace connected at the top to electrically actuated dampers and blower in a duct system, and said... | 05/05/1981 |
