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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7610911 | Heliothermal flat collector module having a sandwich structure A self-supporting heliothermal flat collector module includes a sheet metal panel; a register-type arrangement of capillary tubes separated from one another for the flow of a fluid medium that lies on the rear side of the sheet metal panel opposite that to be irradi... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7487771 | Solar panel frame assembly and method for forming an array of connected and framed solar panels A solar panel frame assembly including a plurality of corner pieces and side extension pieces is disclosed. Each corner piece and side extension has an inner and outer side which terminate at their respective ends. The pieces interlock with each other at their ends ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7340898 | Solar-thermal powered generator A solar-thermal powered generator has an absorber assembly which includes a gas permeable body of light absorbing material operative to absorb incident light and convert the absorbed light into heat. The gas permeable body of light absorbing material is supported in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328534 | Shingle system 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. Water resistant junctions may be formed between the bases of adjacent shingle assemb... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299591 | Solar thermal roofing An external building surface formed by at least one of a roof and a wall, the external building surface comprising a plurality of battens spaced apart to define a plurality of transverse courses, a plurality of tiles supported by the battens in the courses defined t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7143557 | Structural vent assembly for a roof perimeter A structural vent assembly comprising a back member having a forward surface and a rear surface; a mount member adapted to be secured to the support structure between the roof deck and the support structure, the mount member having a proximal end fixedly attached to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7117651 | Rainscreen clapboard siding A generally rectangular siding panel having a front and rear faces is provided. The siding panel has at least one protrusion disposed along at least one of the faces, wherein the at least one protrusion provides an air gap between the siding panel and a face of a se... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7074124 | Ventilation system The present invention relates to a ventilation system that allows air to circulate in a building but excludes pests such as birds, insects, moths and flies to enter the building. The ventilation system includes at least one vent comprising an aperture in the roof of... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7012188 | Framing system for solar panels The invention relates generally to framing systems and more particularly is concerned with systems adapted to mount panels or laminates in an array on a supporting roof structure of a building exemplified with the mounting of solar electric photovoltaic (PV) panels.... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6928775 | Multi-use electric tile modules A multiuse electric tile module for walling, flooring, or roofing applications having a photovoltaic cell, thermovoltaic cell, electroluminescent material, or a combination of these disposed over a rigid substrate, such as ceramic. Each tile is electrically connecta... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913015 | Modular system for utilization of solar energy for heating of sanitary water The subject of the invention is modular system for utilization of solar energy for heating of sanitary water, which is composed from individual modules, each of which comprises a prefabricated, upper-outflow transparent (diaphanous), translucent or non-transparent e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6800801 | Photovoltaic power generating structure There is disclosed a photovoltaic power generating structure in which a solar cell module is arranged on a base member, wherein a closed space portion cut off from the air is provided between the base member and the solar cell module. Thus, there can be provided a p... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6647979 | Solar-powered water heating system A solar-powered water heating system provides heated water to a pool in an aesthetically-pleasing, leak-resistant manner. The invention provides a heat gathering unit disposed in a tray that fits within the deck boards of a typical roof. Shingles are disp... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6541693 | Solar cell module and process for its production, and solar cell module installing method and solar electricity generation system A solar cell module comprises a photovoltaic device having a flexible substrate. The photovoltaic device has a strain at least partly in the planar direction of the flexible substrate, and the strain is not greater than a critical value at which the photo... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534702 | Solar battery module arranging method and solar battery module array To optimally arrange roofing material integrated solar battery modules having a rectangular form and same size on a roof setting surface, an arrangement range in which the solar battery modules can be arranged on the roof setting surface is determined. An... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6525262 | Solar cell module array and method for installing solar cell modules This invention provides a solar cell module array comprised of two or more different types of modules, wherein said two or more different types of modules are rectangular, having different lengths and method for installing solar cell modules.... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6472593 | Hybrid roof covering element A hybrid roof covering element, which suitable for simultaneously heating a medium and generating electricity, and which comprises a single or multiple transparent layer, a flexible thin film solar cell sheet with a heat capacity of less than 3.5 kJ/m | 10/29/2002 |
| 6360497 | Photovoltaic cell module tile The upper surface of a tile body for use as a roofing material for a building is provided with a depression that holds therein a photovoltaic cell module having a function to convert solar energy into electrical energy. An adhesive is applied to the whole... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354289 | Ambient heat collection panels A building (1) has a roof structure (2) clad with a plurality of ambient heat collection tiles in the form of panels (3), mounted on parallel battens (4) carried by roof rafters (10), and disposed in edge-overlapping relationship. The panels (3) are of id... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6204443 | Solar cell module having a specific front side covering material and a process for the production of said solar cell module A solar cell module comprising a photovoltaic element, and at least a surface side filler and a surface protective member which are disposed in this order on a light incident face of said photovoltaic element, wherein said surface side filler comprises a ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6093884 | Solar cell module, solar cell array having the module, power generation apparatus using the array, and inspection method and construction method of the apparatus For facilitating work and improving durability of a grounding conductor without a need for preparation of a separate grounding conductor for grounding a solar cell array, a solar cell array is provided comprising a plurality of solar cell modules each com... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6063996 | Solar cell module and hybrid roof panel using the same A solar cell module according to the present invention includes at least a base material, a first insulating material formed on the base material, a photovoltaic element set including a plurality of photovoltaic elements formed on the first insulating mat... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5935343 | Combined solar collector and photovoltaic cells There is provided the combination of a corrugated solar collector panel and a building surface to which it is attached, in spaced relationship. At least some of the panel corrugations are flat and located such that they face in the general direction of th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931157 | Thermal insulation/thermal collector assembly A combined thermal-insulation/thermal-collector assembly for the outside walls or roofs of buildings has a heat-insulating layer which is transparent to solar radiation and is designed with a transparent structure. The heat-insulating material including a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5651226 | Tile with solar energy collection capability A surfacing tile, having a convex and concave surface and two spaced apart sides, is made of a material that allows at least a portion of the solar energy impinging upon the tile to be transmitted through the tile and be absorbed by a supporting surface t... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5573600 | Solar power system A solar power system including a thermal-storage tank installed in the ridge of the roof of a building, and a plurality of solar collector units covered over the roof and outside wall of the building and connected to the thermal-storage tank, wherein each... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5524381 | Solar heated building designs for cloudy winters A building including high efficiency transparent insulation and optical shutter solar collector (HETIOSSC) to effectively control heat loss and gain in a passively-solar climate control system. HETIOSSC includes a layer of protective glazing, a transparen... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5513696 | Passive temperature regulating system for a building A passive temperature regulating system (2) for heating and cooling a structure (8) exposed to extreme temperatures. The system comprises a thermally conductive exterior wall, such as a roof (6), having corrugations (16) formed therein. A plurality of pla... | 05/07/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5398476 | Securing means for solar absorbers A securing means for securing a solar absorber of the multi-tube type to a roof of a building, the securing means comprising an elongated element having a number of resilient fingers which resiliently engage and hold the absorber to the element. For use w... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5112408 | Roofing tile assembly Tile plates of standard roofing tile dimensions can engage over opposite edges of photovoltaic modules mounted on these plates to form roofing assemblies. The photovoltaic modules preferably are frameless and are anchored by formations on their edges to f... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5022381 | Barrel-shaped solar roofing element and method for its assembly Shingles are formed of a top sheet and a bottom sheet of plastic confining solar energy conversion means therebetween. The sheets are sealed together about a perimeter to form flanges for fastening in overlapped order to a roof. The contour of the shingle... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4953537 | Barrel-shaped solar roofing element and method for its manufacture A barrel-shaped solar roofing element consisting of a portion of a conical-shaped panel of a material such as PVC plastic formed by injection molding adapted for receiving an impingement of solar energy upon an outer surface thereof and constructed of ins... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4946512 | Solar energy collector device A solar energy collector device is disclosed for selectively collecting an electrical energy and a thermal energy at the same time from a solar energy. The device comprises an inorganic-and-metal composite in the form of a roof tile or a wall-forming memb... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4934338 | Method and apparatus for preheating ventilation air for a building Ventilation air for a building is preheated by providing on a south-facing wall a solar-energy absorbent collector panel with a plurality of air-inlet openings which communicate with air collection channels behind the panel. Outside air passing upwardly a... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4899728 | Method and apparatus for preheating ventilation air for a building Ventilation air for a building is preheated by providing on a south-facing wall a solar-energy absorbent collector panel with a plurality of air-inlet openings which communicate with air collection channels behind the panel. Outside air passing upwardly a... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4750473 | Light controlling heat collecting solar roof A light controlling heat collecting solar roof, the roof being formed of sheeting material of generally corrugated form, each corrugation having a generally planar upper surface with a generally planar lower surface at the bottom of the trough, the side w... | 06/14/1988 |
