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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7195051 | Collapsing and securing device of lateral blinds A collapsing and securing device of a lateral blind includes a lateral blind such as a winding blind, a Roman blind, or a cloth blind, and a number of positioning members fixed at least on one surface of the window curtain, and the positioning members can temporaril... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7093593 | Floating solar pool heater A soft, flexible, solar pool heater for floating on water generally comprises independently inflatable outer ring and central portion. When chamber and cavity are inflated, the cavity is with the top and bottom planes of the ring. The ring can be inflated with water... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6979911 | Method and apparatus for solar power conversion A solar power conversion system using a plurality of engines to convert solar energy to electrical energy. The plurality of engines are supported adjacent to a housing having a single thermal cavity. The cavity is provided with solar energy from a solar collector. E... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6918426 | Window insulating system The window insulating system comprises a mesh scrim sized to fit substantially completely within a window frame and substantially over all of an inside surface of a window pane and positioning and holding means for positioning and holding said mesh scrim closely adj... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901987 | Furled decorative covering apparatus and method A decorative covering apparatus and method. A frame with an opening formed into it has a first roller that rotates about an axis. A flexible cover is arranged to loop between a first edge that is fixed relative to the frame and a second edge that is affixed to the f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4986343 | Thermal insulating shade A thermal insulating shade for interior use comprises at least one envelope with substantially parallel side panels which hold insulating air therebetween, at least one of the side panels having a highly reflective surface for reflecting away the sun's he... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4784215 | Thermal insulating shades A thermal insulating shade is made up of a plurality of panels, spaced apart and defining a serpentine air flow path between them. A blower connected to the air flow path ventilates the shade to augment its insulating effect. As least one of the panels ha... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4768315 | Shading and heat insulating device A shading and heating insulating device, especially for greenhouses, has two films of flexible plastic material interconnected to form a type of pouch enclosing a hollow space, which is preferably divided into a plurality of tunnels. A supply pipe is oper... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4709688 | Open cell sheeting A two-ply sheeting material is provided with open ended dimples formed in the lower layer that will trap air and ensure flotation when the sheeting is deployed on a swimming pool as a pool cover. The upper sheet is bonded to the tops of the dimples to for... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4582048 | Floating blanket barrier utilizing coverites A barrier for retarding transfer of certain energy and/or substances between adjacent fluids having different densities. The barrier includes a floating blanket consisting of a multitude of individual and distinct coverites that float on a high density fl... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4569389 | Laser-hydrogen heating element A heating element includes a sealed chamber containing hydrogen gas and a source of high energy light adapted to direct such high energy light into the hydrogen in the chamber to cause disassociation of the hydrogen molecules into hydrogen atoms whereby w... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4543945 | Structure and manufacture of radiation collectors A radiation collector having a flexible reflective wall which is deflected to a curved preferably paraboloidal configuration by application of differential pressures to opposites sides of the wall. In one form of the invention, the reflective wall forms t... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4517957 | Inflation supported solar collector An apparatus for collecting solar energy by heating a liquid to be subsequently used for heating purposes. The liquid is injected near the top of an inflated structure and when flowing downward (by gravity) within a solar panel which is supported by the i... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4510921 | Latent heat accumulating greenhouse This invention relates to a latent heat accumulating greenhouse utilizing solar heat. The object of the invention is to provide a greenhouse which is simple in construction, of high efficiency for heat absorbing and capable of much absorbing and accumulat... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4491125 | Solar collector A solar collector comprising a hemisphere (111) having a reflector internal surface; a caustical concentrator (116) located at the focus of the hemisphere (111) and having a concentrated second focus for radiation reflected onto its surface from said hemi... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4485804 | Solar heat collector system This invention discloses a solar heat collector and system in which radiant heat energy is absorbed by an absorber plate and the heat is transferred by conduction to a circulating fluid. During normal operation, heat loss from the solar panel is reduced b... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4483321 | Solar heat collector system This invention discloses a solar heat collector and system in which radiant heat energy is absorbed by an absorber plate and the heat is transferred by conduction to a circulating fluid. During normal operation, heat loss from the solar panel is reduced b... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480632 | Light transmissive insulation apparatus A light transmissive insulation system comprising a plurality of layers of light transmissive insulating material, the material being characterized by transmissivity to solar radiation, and low transmissivity to thermal infra-red radiation. A solar pond e... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4467786 | Solar heating of water utilizing coverites A method and a system of solar heating a body of water, which has its surface exposed to air and radiation from the sun, by covering the surface of the body of water with a floating blanket consisting of thousands of coverites. Each coverite is a sealed b... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4440149 | Radiation collectors A radiation collector includes a flexible inflatable unit having a portion constructed to concentrate radiation at generally a predetermined location when the unit is inflated, and including a structure positioned to absorb or receive the concentrated rad... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4432342 | Inflatable solar collector A solar collector comprises an upper transparent flexible cover and a lower eflectively metallized sheet, the upper cover and the lower sheet both being flexible and the space between them being inflated under gas pressure. The joint between the upper and ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4426995 | Solar quilt A flexible quilt collects and absorbs solar energy, and transfers heat to the underlying ground, water or other medium. It includes insulating gastight compartments which are located between an upper film and a lower film. The upper film has a high transm... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4422445 | Inflation supported solar collector An apparatus for collecting solar energy by heating a liquid to be subsequently used for heating purposes. The liquid is injected near the top of an inflated structure and when flowing downward (by gravity) within a solar panel which is supported by the i... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4419982 | Magnetic edge seal for solar collector film An edge seal for a solar collector type flexible film material is provided for forming a generally air-tight heat insulating reusable seal around the edge of an opening in the surface of a building structure. The edge seal is formed around the film materi... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4404958 | Solar energy collector, and water heater and heating device with a heat pump containing the said collector A solar energy collector comprises plastic sheets superposed to delimit a tube for circulation of a gas to be heated by contact with radiant heat absorbing means in the collector, and an insulating chamber communicated with the tube by means of at least o... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4364532 | Apparatus for collecting solar energy at high altitudes and on floating structures Disclosed is apparatus for collecting solar energy with means of producing electricity by concentrating solar energy on sets of photovoltaic cells to be either positioned at high altitudes and which may be fitted to balloons or to structures floating on w... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4360005 | Solar heat collector system This invention discloses a solar heat collector and system in which radiant heat energy is absorbed by an absorber plate and the heat is transferred by conduction to a circulating fluid. During normal operation, heat loss from the solar panel is reduced b... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4326500 | Solar radiation collector In a solar radiation collector composed of a mat formed of a black foil member and a radiation pervious foil member, the two members being connected together along the outer edges of the mat and at interior locations of the mat to form an inlet and outlet... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4321912 | Solar energy collector assembly and frame A frame assembly including frame members (14, 14', 15, and 15') for supporting a plurality of films (31, 32, 33, and 34) in tension and in spaced relationship and for directing fluid between a pair of the films and receiving the fluid flowing from the pai... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4320744 | Solar heated portable structure A solar heated portable structure comprising a flexible bottom panel, a flexible side assembly and a flexible transmitting panel, all coupled together and supported to form an enclosed chamber. The transmitting panel is capable of transmitting a majority ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4313421 | Solar heating apparatus for swimming pools A cover for a swimming pool is disclosed comprising first and second layers of plastics material joined together at join zones, to define a plurality of spaces therebetween the spaces being inflated or inflatable, whereby the cover floats when placed on t... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4273099 | Solar heated building The solar heated building comprises a flexible tube of transparent plastic sheeting adapted to be positioned on, or secured to, a building or anchor unit so as to form the top cover therefor, a pair of shafts engaging spaced internal portions of the tube ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4267824 | Solar concentrator An inflatable solar concentrator comprising an elongate hollow member of relatively thin flexible material inflatable to an upright position in which it is generally in the form of a cone convergent from its upper to its lower end. The inflated member has... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4262864 | Solar balloon maneuvering system A solar powered hot air balloon with a maneuvering system is disclosed. The balloon is formed of an envelope with an opaque portion and a transparent portion arranged so as to utilize solar heating to heat air within the envelope. The opaque portion of th... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4257396 | Solar collector A flexible solar collector may be readily attached to a structure, such as a house, mobile home or the like, and may be readily removed from the structure and rolled into a roll of small compass for storage when desired. The collector is of flexible tubul... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4256087 | Swimming pool solar heater A flexible plastic solar heating panel, such as may be floated on the surface of a body of water and used to heat a swimming pool, comprised of a water supply manifold which communicates with one end of a plurality of water carrying tubes each of which co... | 03/17/1981 |