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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222801 | Floor buried system for heat distribution This invention concerns a floor buried system for heat distribution comprising heating means of a heating fluid, a pump, at least a rack (12) to which are coupled at least a supply pipe (13), at least a return pipe (18) and connection means char... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7101279 | Solar-powered attic vent with a one-piece, fitted skeleton The present invention provides a solar-powered ventilation system for an attic or rafter space that mimics the appearance of the roofing material and thus has little effect on the appearance of the building. The vent has two pieces, a primary vent and a secondary ve... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7028685 | Air conditioning system for buildings and air-conditioned building, especially a zero energy house A method of air-conditioning a building with low heat loss, having the following steps: providing a fresh-air/outgoing-air system for feeding fresh air through a heat accumulator being located beneath said building and extracting said outgoing air through the heat a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6959519 | Corrugated polymeric zigzag sheet for greenhouse roof structures A sheet structure includes a pair of corrugated sheets formed in a zigzag pattern, the pair comprising an upper sheet and a lower sheet. In an exemplary embodiment, each of the pair of corrugated sheets further includes a flat portion disposed at selected intervals ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4967729 | Solar-system house A solar heating system for a house which utilizes air heated by solar energy including a solar energy collector forming an air flow path having an ambient air intake at one end and located directly under the roof plates along a pitched roof, a duct provid... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4774932 | 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 sunlight-absorbent corrugated collector panel with the corrugations vertical, thus defining vertical channels between the panel and the wall, and vertical grooves on the ext... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4557253 | Solar collector employing conventional siding, and air distribution system therefor An efficient solar collector that uses a collector panel formed of strips similar to conventional aluminum siding includes air distribution channels along opposite edges of the collector panel. These air distribution channels are formed of enlarged collec... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4512333 | Solar collector panel and method A solar collector panel having a solar energy collector plate and means for flowing a fluid along one side of the plate in a perpendicular serpentine path so that the fluid is repetitively moved toward and away from the plate as it moves along the plate.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4469087 | Solar heating device A device for utilizing solar energy to heat air comprises an insulating body spaced from preferably a masonry wall of a building and a solar collector positioned in front of the insulating body. Circulation means are provided for removing heated air from ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4457298 | Solar heating device A modular solar heating device particularly designed and constructed for installation at the base of a mobile home, and comprising a support housing of a substantially triangular cross sectional configuration for supporting a light transmitting cover in a... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4452229 | Thermal heat storage and cooling system An improved heat storage and cooling system utilizing a conventional solar energy collector as a heat source, a thermal mass of stacked cement blocks with interal horizontally aligned air passageways for warm or cool air storage and a dual-purpose structu... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4424803 | Solar collector A solar collector which includes a housing having its exposed side covered with a doubled walled reinforced light pervious sheet defining with the housing an heating plenum in which a plurality of spaced apart vanes are transversely supported between the ... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4404959 | Solar heating system A solar heating system comprising a heat collecting-storage chamber at the upper level of a building; a solar heat collecting apparatus disposed and extending laterally within the chamber; a hot air supply and return plenum including a generally verticall... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4387703 | Solar heating device A multilayer solar collector structure wherein internal ducting to properly channel fluid flow of the collection medium is integrally provided within the internal layer design. First, second and third insulation layers are included with the first and thir... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4345585 | Solar heating apparatus A solar heat collector includes a rectangular casing with a plurality of heating chambers in the front thereof, each heating chamber containing a plurality of louvered metal heat exchange fins for receiving solar heat. Air from stone containing silos blow... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4316449 | Solar heater The present solar heater has partially overlapped solar radiation-absorbing panels of high heat conductivity material inside a housing which has an air inlet and an air outlet in the bottom below different panels. An apertured longitudinal partition in th... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4314548 | Solar collector A solar energy collector formed of an inclined corrugated radiant heat absorbing panel for absorbing direct and reflected solar radiation having a plurality of air passageways formed by the convolutions of the corrugations, an air intake manifold and an a... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4290415 | Building for cold districts A building for cold districts, the building having a semi-basement and a roof including a room heater unit provided within the semi-basement, heat insulation materials provided on the outer side walls and bottom of the building and also a bottom portion o... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4286578 | Solar energy absorbing panel A solar energy absorbing panel is provided which may be integrally incorporated into a conventional building structure so that it does not protrude from the normal contour of the building, and which utilizes components of the building structure as a part ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285332 | Building having solar heating system A building is disclosed an integrated solar heating system forming a part of the design of the building by a portion of the heating system being the structural support walls in the form of vertically disposed hollow vessels preferably made of metal. Insul... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4280481 | Forced-air heat exchange system The present forced-air heat exchange system has a solar collector through which air is circulated by a blower to the air inlet of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has an air outlet connected to a recirculation duct leading to the air inlet of the blow... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4279244 | Radiant energy heat exchanger system A radiant energy heat exchanger comprising a panel structure including a base having a multiplicity of transversely spaced barrier walls extending longitudinally between the end portions of the panel structure, an inner sheet form wall section sealingly c... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4278072 | Forced air solar heating system A forced air solar heating system including a solar panel unit having an elongated base member, a corrugated absorber member disposed over the base member, an end cap disposed over a first end of the base and absorber members, another cap disposed over th... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4269171 | Building structure and integral solar energy collecting apparatus A solar energy collecting apparatus which is integrally incorporated into a conventional building structure so that it does not protrude from the normal contour of the building, and which utilizes components of the building structure as a part of the coll... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4267825 | Solar heat collector with heat pipes A passive solar assistance device for use with a heat pump having a heat transfer fluid inlet and outlet, with means for circulating the fluid, a tank for containing an amount of the fluid, and at least one solar heat pipe having one end extending into th... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265222 | See-through solar collector An insulating window which has louvered radiant energy absorbing screen positioned in the airspace between inner and outer spaced apart window panes, said airspace connected at the top to electrically actuated dampers and blower in a duct system, and said... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4239031 | Combination roof structure and solar collector A combination roof structure and solar collector for a building having vertical side walls and end walls. A plurality of laterally spaced trusses or bar joists extend from one wall to an opposite wall. A translucent panel is carried on top of the upper me... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4228787 | Solar heater, building cladding unit A heat-protective building cladding unit in which a frame carries two spaced apart transparent sheets. One or more movable members are arranged in the space between the transparent sheets for selective movement. The movable member may thus be moved select... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4215673 | Solar energy collector and method of solar energy collection A solar energy collector has a liquid coolant path communicating with a liquid storage tank in a closed liquid loop and an air coolant path communicating with the enclosed space of a structure to be heated. A method of collecting and utilizing solar energ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4213447 | Air distribution control system An air distribution control system is specifically adaptable for use with a solar heating installation and utilizes a common plenum having a plurality of damper controlled openings which can be opened and closed in different combinations to regulate the f... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4184476 | Solar energy collecting apparatus A solar energy collecting apparatus which is integrally incorporated into a conventional building structure so that it does not protrude from the normal contour of the building, and which utilizes components of the building structure as a part of the coll... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4181118 | Solar heating system A climate control system for heating and cooling a building. The system uses solar energy for its heat source and concrete blocks for its collecting and storing material. The blocks are open faced and positioned to receive the radiation directly. An insul... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4174703 | Solar heat roofing system A solar heat roofing system including a plurality of waterproof heat absorbing panels covering substantially the entire roof of a building. The panels are formed by a pair of waterproof sheets connected to each other by elongated spacers thereby forming a... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4163445 | Roofing panels An elongate roofing panel for assembly on a support structure with a plurality of like panels to form a roof covering. The panel has a first elongate edge adapted to be fixed to the support structure; and a second elongate edge opposite to the first elong... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4148293 | Solar energy receptor apparatus A solar heating system operating on a phase-change cycle and suitable for operation in buildings. A solar heating panel is positioned to receive solar energy, and fluid passages within the panel are connected in a sealed closed fluid system. The closed fl... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4129116 | Solar air flow controller and system An installation for utilizing solar energy for heating air and delivering heated air to a building or the like includes a solar heat collector, a heat storage unit, a blower for producing the desired air flow and ducting connecting the components to permi... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4111359 | Dwellings equipped with natural airconditioning installations The installation comprises at least one inclined thermal enclosure, forming all or part of the roofing of the dwelling, bounded by an inner roof element, essentially constituted by a collector material of very low thermal mass, absorbing radiation of the ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4108155 | Hot air type solar heat-collecting apparatus A hot air type solar heat-collecting apparatus includes a plurality of solar heat-collecting units mounted on a roofing, the inlet and outlet of which face the openings of a pair of parallel-extending plenum ducts to communicate therewith through packings... | 08/22/1978 |
