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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151788 | Wall or roof of a building with at least one heat controlling element The invention concerns a wall or roof of a building, wherein at least one heat controlling element for controlling a temperature in the building is arranged in the wall or the roof to form a segment of the wall or roof, the heat controlling element comprising at lea... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8096293 | Water-heating system A liquid-heating system has a solar energy collector exposed to solar radiation, a geothermal heat exchanger buried in the ground at a depth between 0.5 m and 5 m, a heater through which a liquid to be heated passes, and a heat pump having a sink side connected to t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7614397 | Solar energy storage system A method and apparatus for storing, transporting, and releasing high grade, thermodynamically useful energy for a wide variety of uses. Solar energy is collected and reflected onto a heat storage container using a three-mirror reflecting system. This invention invol... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7441558 | Active thermal energy storage system An active thermal energy storage system is disclosed which uses an energy storage material that is stable at atmospheric pressure and temperature and has a melting point higher than 32 degrees F. This energy storage material is held within a storage tank and used as... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7352465 | Sample conditioning and environmental control techniques for gas sensor The present invention is a system and method of conditioning the sample and surrounding environment of an exhaled breath sensor. It includes (i) using a particular molecular sieve for a triple purpose: (a) maintaining the sensor at a constant relative humidity durin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7252084 | Solar tracking system A solar tracking system has a first set of solar heat gain transducers (700) that produce respective first output signals to drive a reversible first motor (300) for changing a vertical angle of a solar collector (200); and a second set of solar... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7185464 | Tubular skylight for lighting rooms with natural light A tubular skylight for lighting rooms with natural light, comprising a tubular body with a reflective inner surface which leads into a room and has, at its external end, a natural light collector assembly and, at its internal end, a light diffuser. The collector ass... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7077124 | Wall integrated thermal solar collector with heat storage capacity A wall integrated thermal solar collector with heat storage capacity includes a transparent layer and a solar radiation absorption layer, that is separated by an air gap from the transparent layer. A heat storage layer of phase changing material is positioned in clo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6701914 | Installation for storing thermal energy The installation stores thermal energy, i.e., heat energy and/or cold energy. A plurality of conduits are laid underground. Several regions that are arranged one inside the other and contain energy-saving material and conduits respectively are provided. T... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6668819 | Method and apparatus for temperature control of an enclosure A structure or enclosure with a solar energy absorbing system, arranged so that at least one wall faces the sun and at least one wall is shaded. The structure has a thermal switch between the solar energy absorbing unit and a solar energy storage unit. Th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6581589 | Solar cell with a solar collector and storage elements Heat insulations in houses having card-board lattice arranged behind a glass pane yield, in practice, a heat flow which is dependent on insolation. Said heat flow is lower at night and during weak insolation and begins to increase when the lattice is sola... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575234 | Dynamic heating and cooling of a building using liquid foam A heating and cooling system and a method for controlling and regulating the temperature within a building envelope (10) having roof and wall cavities (14) adapted to receive replaceable foam liquid. The interior of the building envelope (10) is maintaine... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6459033 | Removably mountable blind-type curtain A removably mountable blind-type curtain is provided which includes a plurality of blinds removably securable to a curtain support. One or more of the blinds have a solar module secured thereto for converting solar energy to other energy. The blinds are c... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6446625 | Solar energy collection system and fluid conduit therefor A solar energy collection system that can be retrofitted into pavement covered lots, such as macadam covered parking lots has a pump and heat exchanger, and a conduit buried below the pavement surface that contains a heat transfer fluid such as water. The... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6371198 | Heat storage device A heat storage device comprises a heat storage tank 2 charged with a heat storage material 1 for storing the heat supplied from the outside, and a heat exchanger 3 for executing an injection and an extraction of heat between the inside of the storage tank... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5954046 | Heating and ventilation system for a building A system for heating and ventilating a building which includes a generally peripheral foundation element which supports the external walls of the building. Room air is heated and circulated below the floor and up through floor openings at the external wal... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5904138 | Method for generating steam with concentrated solar radiation and solar apparatus therefor The method for generating steam with concentrated solar radiation includes the step of heating an absorber by solar radiation and directing a stream of air through the absorber to produce a heated air. The heated air is guided through a heat storage devic... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5894836 | Compound solar water heating and dehumidifying device A compound solar water heating and dehumidifying device including an adsorption bed disposed at a lower rim of a plate type heat collector of a solar water heating element for causing a heat collector element to absorb heat in the day-time and the adsorpt... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5755216 | Building products incorporating phase change materials and method of making same A building product having thermal energy storage properties in the form of a cementitious hollow core building block having a hollow core or cores and having within the hollow core(s) a composite containing a phase change material. The composite may be a ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5647343 | Latent store The invention relates to a latent store with a photosensitive storage medium and a regenerating agent. To this end, an organic storage substance with at least two stable stereoisomeric configurations is used, the first of which is photosensitive and can b... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5339798 | Modular home system A modular panel system for constructing buildings. Panels are made from column structures which form fit so that they slide together to create the panel. Panels are specially constructed so that they serve as air conduits, through which air, both to and f... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5211334 | Motor vehicle fluid heating device with heat storage A vehicle heating system supplied with coolant from the engine and in the case of which there is a bypass connecting limbs of the heating circuit extending downstream from the engine and, respectively, upstream therefrom, is provided in the heating circui... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5195503 | Solar collector A solar collector for use in association with a building, the system having a concave mirror located on the exterior of the building and defining a focal point, a moveable mounting for moving the mirror to aim it directly at the sun at least over a predet... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5175967 | Natural light distributing apparatus An elongate conduit directed from within a dwelling to position through a roof of the dwelling includes a mirrored interior surface, with its upper terminal end oriented orthogonally relative to the conduit, and a lower terminal end including a window por... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4867134 | Fluid-heating solar collector A fluid-heating solar collector comprises a solar energy absorber with heat conducting and radiation absorbing material arranged to provide a plurality of angularly bent conduits extending therethrough thus to optimize the heat absorption surface at diffe... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4852547 | Heat storage The present invention comprises heat-storage means to store heat in a tank of liquid, and back-up heat means. The back-up heat means comprise more than one source of heat, which can produce back-up heat and heated liquid at various temperatures (for examp... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4683872 | Receiver for solar energy The receiver has fibrous material in the form of hanging wires or knitted metal mats in the entry of the duct to absorb radiant energy. A cooling medium, such as air, is passed over the fibrous material to cool the material and convey heat into the duct f... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4676068 | System for solar energy collection and recovery A system for the collection of solar radiation and the recovery of thermal energy therefrom includes solar radiation receiver means at or near the focus of a solar radiation concentrating means for absorbing the solar radiation, converting it to thermal e... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4662354 | Heating and/or cooking device using solar energy A device to be used for space heating and/or cooking comprises a solar collector connected via an inclined heat pipe to a heat store. A thermal load, in the form of a heat-emitting plate, either is in direct contact with the solar collector or the heat st... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4628906 | Method and installation for raising the water temperature in inland basins The present invention is directed to a method for increasing the thermic content and, therefore, the water temperature in inland open water basins which have, therefore, an outlet or drain. The system provides for drawing off and conveying the cold water ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4621614 | Heat storage means This invention is a heat storage system utilizing pressure treated, high density fibrous products to capture and hold heat, particularly in passive solar applications. This heat storage means is preferably in the form of pressure treated logs or timbers w... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4559925 | Solar collector assembly A solar collector assembly designed for installation in a southerly facing wall in order to heat the interior of an enclosed structure. The assembly comprises a transparent window combined with an outwardly extending fixed upper panel for blocking out the... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4552205 | Dual storage heating and cooling system A solar heating and cooling system is disclosed which provides substantially consistent levels of temperature within a preselected range in an air space of an enclosed structure. The system includes a first store which functions as a heat source and a sec... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4552212 | Structure heating and cooling system This invention is a system for passive solar heating and cooling of homes, offices and other structures whereby the entire building may be used for storage of heat or cold with both collection and storage occuring essentially without any expenditure of ot... | 11/12/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4531511 | Means for controlling heat flux A form of insulation is disclosed that takes up less room and is more efficient than insulation currently available. It has several modes of use that make it more versatile than conventional insulation. The insulation is formed from a pair of surfaces tha... | 07/30/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4505259 | Heat regulation system and method for building structure A building having window structures in exterior walls of the building. Each window structure has an exterior and an interior panel spaced from one another to define a plenum therebetween, with radiation absorbing blinds positioned in the plenum. The blind... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4469086 | Solar heated building structure and method of operating a solar-heat collector system A building having rooms to be heated is supported at least in part on a cylindrical double wall concrete tank, the inner wall of which receives a heating fluid preferably heated by a solar collector while the outer wall includes a coil through which the h... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4467859 | Energy efficient building structure and panel therefor A building structure is constructed from a plurality of sheathed, foam cored structural panels which are adapted to receive solar energy conversion or heat storage devices and are adapted to be connected in an air flow loop to provide integral heating and... | 08/28/1984 |
