Class 126/626 - Fluent medium is water

Subclass of Class 126 - Stoves and furnaces
Definition: Apparatus wherein the fluent medium is water.
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 10/29/2002

Number	Title	Issue Date
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
6295663	Pressurized solar heated shower Pressurized portable solar heated shower having a flexible shower bag with first and second closed chambers on opposite sides of a flexible membrane enclosed within a flexible outer bag. Water is introduced into the first chamber, and a foot operated pump...	10/02/2001
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
6223743	Solar power generation and energy storage system A solar energy collection system harvests solar energy from large open areas. A length of flexible solar collector is provided for unrolling along a supporting surface. A first layer of the solar collector is an uninsulated base panel for directly contact...	05/01/2001
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
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
5595171	Apparatus for heating concrete A heating apparatus for assisting in the curing of concrete includes a heater and pump for providing a supply of heated fluid to a network of tubing arranged on the back or non-working side of a concrete form. The heated fluid is used to maintain a desire...	01/21/1997
5388567	Solar heating panel A solar heater for a swimming pool or the like is formed by heat sealing two rectangular sheets of a flexible thermoplastic material, such as black vinyl, around the peripheral edges thereof. A plurality of spaced apart heat sealed seams are formed betwee...	02/14/1995
5323763	Absorber body with flow paths for water or a flowable heat carrier and process for the production thereof An absorber body with flow paths for water or a flowable heat carrier for the direct or indirect heating of fluid or fluids or the like flow agents by solar energy in which the flow paths are produced by the deformation of plastic material, is improved in...	06/28/1994
5313933	Solar collector with fiber material absorber layer A solar collector converts solar radiation to heat energy over a specified surface area and collects the heat energy by trickle feeding a heat transfer fluid over a trickle feed absorber surface having improved absorber surface area to volume ratio. The e...	05/24/1994
5143052	Floating solar pool heater A floating solar pool heater consists of a plurality of PVC tubes open at their ends and connected in parallel alignment to the tops of several floats. The tubes are open on their ends so that pool water can flow through them, and the tops of the tubes ex...	09/01/1992
4805594	Tube mat for solar collector A tube mat for a solar collector is comprised of a plurality of identical tube strips each in turn formed with a plurality of parallel longitudinally extending tubes including two edge tubes at opposite longitudinal edges of the strip and inner tubes betw...	02/21/1989
4520793	Foldable, insulated solar water heater A foldable, flexible container for heating water has first and second side walls. The first side wall is clear and the second side wall comprises an inner layer of dark plastic, an outer layer of reflective plastic, and a middle layer of flexible insulati...	06/04/1985
4471759	Method of forming a solar collector or hot water storage tank and solar water heating apparatus using same The present invention relates to a method of forming a solar collector, or absorber, panels or a heat storage tank, suitable for heating water using solar energy. It also relates to articles of manufacture so formed and to solar water heating apparatus us...	09/18/1984
4414960	Solar collection mat element A solar energy collection mat element of unitary black elastomeric or flexible plastic consists of a side-by-side series of parallel pipes with integral connecting material between the pipes defining tear lines. The last pipe of the series has a longitudi...	11/15/1983
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
4353352	Solar thermosyphon water heater A solar thermosyphon water heater assembly wherein an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold which also serves as a storage tank are connected by a solar heat absorber comprising flexible rubber tube strips each formed of multiple tubes connected by separa...	10/12/1982
4223663	Ceiling mounted solar heat collector A portion of a suspended ceiling in a room is in the form of an open grid of reflective louvers, those facing a window being curved. A flexible bag containing a mixture including Glaubers salt is supported by the grid and suitable reflecting devices are a...	09/23/1980
4170222	Solar heat collector A solar heat collector constructed from transparent material utilizes a circulating absorptive fluid medium to collect solar energy. The collector comprises a plurality of cascaded fluid reservoirs, each reservoir having a self-draining feature active dur...	10/09/1979
4143644	Apparatus for producing useful heat from solar radiation Apparatus for producing useful heat from solar radiation and which in the operating position is oriented in an inclined plane. The apparatus includes a coilable conduit structure which is provided with an inlet and an outlet for a flowable heat carrier me...	03/13/1979
4111186	Flat plate solar collector A solar energy collector having lower and top plates in spaced-apart parallel relationship and being laterally joined to develop a chamber, fluid inlet means provided at the normally upper end of said chamber, fluid outlet means provided at the normally l...	09/05/1978
4080955	Portable solar energy collector A flat flexible bag of water-impervious material is provided with inlet and outlet tubes extending along the inside of said bag adjacent respectively opposite edges. The bag is divided into transverse compartments, and the inlet and outlet tubes each have...	03/28/1978
4036209	Atmospheric heat exchange method and apparatus An atmospheric heat exchange method and apparatus is provided that is simple and inexpensive to construct and made from readily available, low cost materials; that is adaptable to be configured for mounting to a wide variety of existing structures; and wh...	07/19/1977
4026268	Solar energy collector A solar energy collector is made up of a first flat flexible sheet preferably of silicone, and a first sinuous sheet also preferably of silicone, sealingly adhered to the first sheet along a plurality of spaced parallel lines to provide a series of substa...	05/31/1977
4014314	Solar energy collector panel A collector panel for thermal energy emanating from the sun comprises a coiled length of tubing arranged in a planar toroid and held in that position by a plurality of radial clamps. The tubing is continuous and carries the fluid to be heated, typically w...	03/29/1977

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