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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096294 | Spa water heating apparatus and method An integrated spa water heating assembly comprising a solar water heater panel, having a water inlet and outlet, an electrical motor/pump unit attached to the panel and having ducting for drawing water from the spa interior for passage to the panel inlet, the panel ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7227077 | Light element with a translucent surface A light element with a translucent surface includes an energy converter, wherein the translucent surface is so formed as to direct only that portion of the radiation onto the energy converter that impinges on the translucent surface. The energy converter may be a so... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7055519 | Solar collector and method An apparatus and method for collecting solar energy are provided. The apparatus is a trough-type solar collector having one or more mirrors and lenses for directing solar radiation toward a receiver configured to receive a heat transfer fluid therein. The amount of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7027725 | Heating system of floating structure including heating panel having round to elliptic inner fluid pathway Disclosed herein is a heating system of floating floor structure including a heating panel with a circular or elliptical inner fluid pathway. The heating panel having the circular or elliptical inner fluid pathway overcomes limitation on pressure resistance, which i... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6912816 | Structurally integrated solar collector A structurally integrated solar collector. Roof and wall covering components are integrated with solar collectors to permit solar energy to be converted to heat, electricity and hot water for use within a building. A roof truss is described that additionally capture... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6760930 | Below-deck solar blanket roller assembly A below-deck solar blanket roller assembly is installed below the deck of a pool. The roller assembly includes a rotatable roller shaft for rolling and unrolling a solar blanket and a non-rotatable protective casing which surrounds the roller shaft. The roller assem... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6679247 | Solar water heating Solar water heaters may include a solar collector in a decorative structure, and solar collectors comprising a coil of tubing are adapted to be disposed in a decorative structure such as a wishing well. In one embodiment, a solar water heating system comp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675580 | PV/thermal solar power assembly A flexible solar power assembly (2) includes a flexible photovoltaic device (16) attached to a flexible thermal solar collector (4). The solar power assembly can be rolled up for transport and then unrolled for installation on a surface, such as the roof ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6513175 | Below-deck solar blanket roller assembly A below-deck solar blanket roller assembly is installed below the deck of a pool. The roller assembly includes a rotatable roller shaft for rolling and unrolling a solar blanket and a non-rotatable protective casing which surrounds the roller shaft. The r... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6421845 | Below-deck solar blanket roller assembly A below-deck solar blanket roller assembly is installed below the deck of a pool. The roller assembly includes a rotatable roller shaft for rolling and unrolling a solar blanket and a non-rotatable protective casing which surrounds the roller shaft. The r... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6295818 | PV-thermal solar power assembly A flexible solar power assembly includes a flexible photovoltaic device attached to a flexible thermal solar collector. The solar power assembly can be rolled up for transport and then unrolled for installation on a surface, such as the roof or side wall ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6263870 | Solar collector insert A container for holding a liquid having transparent walls and an opening near its upper end, utilizes a heat absorbing insert element within the container comprised of a sheet of flexible black material that can be situated therein so as to expose a relat... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6109258 | Device for capturing solar energy and transferring it onto a receiving medium to be heated The invention concerns a device for capturing solar energy and transferring it onto a receiving medium to be heated. The device comprises a multiplicity of blades (16), mutually spaced and tiered up to form a screen (10) with an external surface (18) for ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6111190 | Inflatable fresnel lens solar concentrator for space power A novel, high-efficiency, extremely light-weight, inflatable refractive solar concentrator for space power is described. It consists of a flexible Fresnel lens, flexible sides, and a back surface, together enclosing a volume of space which can be filled w... | 08/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6051776 | Light condensing-type solar generator system A solar battery cell of a back-electrode type is used to enhance the photo-electric efficiency in which the electrical connecting structure for the solar battery cell is simplified, and the deterioration of connected portions can be prevented. The solar b... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5893360 | Inflatable solar oven An inflatable solar oven is comprised of two sheets of flexible material which are sealed at their edges to form an enclosure. The top sheet is clear and the bottom sheet has a reflective layer. The two sheets can be inflated to form a spherical enclosure... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5878807 | Fluid channeling unit A flow controllable unit includes a pair of spaced upper and lower sheets. A plurality of elongated partitions are sandwiched between the upper and lower sheets to define a plurality of fluid passages. The partitions have an intermediate region and opposi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5865905 | Rolled film solar concentrator A concentrating solar array consisting of a roll of reflective film which is stretched between tension wires strung between a pair of wire stays. There is a roll of film and a take up roll such that the film can be unrolled from the storage roll and pulle... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5823176 | Solar water heating panel attachment device A flexible tie-down device is provided for attaching a swimming pool-type solar water panel to a roof or other structure. The device is adapted for use with a solar panel having at least one elongate solar panel array formed of a number of side-by-side co... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5608926 | Swimming pool cover loop-loc fastener A snap hook fastener for swimming pool covers is provided to hold a pool cover edge rigidly close to the edge of the pool. The snap hook/eyebolt connection supports a pool edge sealing member in a proper orientation for optimal contact with the pool wall.... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5531217 | Heating device A portable solar heating device is provided comprising an outer housing of transparent synthetic plastics material and a bladder within the outer housing. The bladder is of flexible sheet synthetic plastics material and has an expanded condition when fill... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5511536 | Solar-type pool cover The pool cover is made of multi-layer light weight construction having transparent top layers to permit sunlight to pass through, an opaque layer for absorbing sunlight passing through the transparent layers and a reflective layer to transfer heat from th... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5497762 | Device for collecting solar energy and transferring it to a reception body to be heated The device for collecting solar energy and transferring it to a reception body to be heated includes a plurality of parallel profiled elements and a closure mechanism. The profiled elements are spaced apart and superposed in order to form a curtain having... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5282322 | Solar sanitary dryer A solar sanitary dryer bag to be used for drying and exterminating tiny worms and insects existing in a mattress or the like, characterized by having an opening for vacuuming the bag and having a black layer therein for effectively absorbing the solar hea... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5158650 | Solar still assembly A solar still assembly has a thermally-insulated pan which supports an open frame of elongated members. The pan has side walls which support the frame members, with one side wall being higher than the other side wall. One end of each frame member is attac... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4922720 | Solar liquid heating system A solar heating system for heating fluid enclosed in a waterproof, heatable flexible bag held in a support which can be a cavity in the earth, insulated from ambient temperatures by alternate layers of transparent flexible gas bags and liquid bags dispose... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4894125 | Optically black pliable foils The present invention relates to a composite ductile metal foil having an optically black surface comprising a metal foil substrate having a thickness effective for shaping and reshaping; a black chromium surface applied to at least one side of said subst... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4848319 | Refracting solar energy concentrator and thin flexible Fresnel lens A solar energy concentrator including a thin flexible Fresnel lens for focusing incident solar radiation not normal to the lens onto a target area by refraction. The Fresnel lens is supported or suspended above the target area by a frame and folded along ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4823771 | Apparatus for solar heating A solar energy system for the heating of water in a spa or the like. The system comprises a solar collector array for receiving water from the spa, for heating the received water, and for then directing the heated water back to the spa. The solar collecto... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4807591 | Solar-heat absorbing device A solar-heat absorbing device comprising two elongate, thin, flexible lengths of material (41, 42) joined together along lines (44) in a manner such as to form fluid channels (45) between the material lengths. One of the material lengths (41) comprises a ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4762116 | Solar water heaters especially intended for use with swimming pools A solar water heater especially intended for use with swimming pools, and comprising an inlet header, an outlet header, a strip of flexible material comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending tubes. Each end of the strip is connected to a respecti... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4762298 | Support and maneuvering device A support and maneuvering device includes an elongated flexible inflatable enclosure having a fixed end and a movable end. The movable end is collapsible toward the fixed end to a contracted position when the enclosure is in a noninflated condition. Upon ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4713492 | Stowable large area solar power module A large area solar photovoltaic power module comprises a plurality of flexible large area solar panels interconnected by a flexible hinge. The module may thus be folded and subsequently rolled into a compact, stowable cylindrical configuration.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4686960 | Apparatus for heating water by solar energy The invention relates to an apparatus for heating water by solar energy, including a container made from a plastic film or sheeting for the water to be supplied to consumers, having a cold water inlet opening preceded by an inlet valve and having a withdr... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4608964 | Tension solar mirror A tension solar mirror for a solar collector having a central collector tower is formed from a thin, concave-shaped sheet of fabric, or other flexible material, having a reflective surface on the concave side thereof. The sheet is supported by a plurality... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4601072 | Swimming pool cover A thermally insulative buoyant swimming pool cover floats on the surface of the pool for covering the pool and for retaining the heat within the pool. Sinking means, such as weights or a mechanical pull-down structure, may be secured to the pool cover alo... | 07/22/1986 |
