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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7245789 | Systems and methods for minimally-invasive optical-acoustic imaging This document discusses, among other things, an imaging guidewire that includes one or more optical fibers communicating light along the guidewire. At or near its distal end, one or more blazed or other fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) directs light to a photoacoustic tr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7173353 | Integrated blower for cooling device An integrated blower for cooling device comprises an electric drive with at least one set of a flat stator and a magnetized rotor, a casing with an inlet and an outlet, and radial impeller. The flat stator integrated with the casing thus the flat stator serves as at... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7081585 | Super structure for roof patio solar plant Supporting frame structure for installing solar cell module plates and incidental facilities on a house roof is provided. The supporting structure has a shape of pluralities of slope structure accompanied with cleaning accesses mounted on a rectangular cube frame. S... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7071587 | Integrated cooler for electronic devices An integrated cooler for electronic devices comprises a heat exchange element, a heat transferring element and a blower with an electric drive. The heat exchange element comprises a base and heat exchanging means. The electronic device directly thermally connected w... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7026723 | Air filtering chimney to clean pollution from a city and generate electric power A solar chimney assembly including a chimney (3) is build using a mountain (11) as support. The chimney (3) receives air from a solar heat collector (1) that heats the air below it creating an updraft of air. The air goes up because of th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6922908 | Vegetable product drying A dryer is constructed and arranged to dry vegetable product, such as coffee beans. The dryer includes a thermal collector that is constructed and arranged to convert solar energy to heat energy, a heat transfer system, and a housing that defines a drying chamber. T... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919020 | Distributor/collector system A distributor/collector system includes a distributor provided with an upper header having upper laterals carrying fluid away from the upper header and a collector provided with a lower header having lower laterals carrying fluid toward the lower header. Flow enters... | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6911744 | System and method for converting wind into mechanical energy A system for converting an airflow into mechanical energy includes a drawtube and an airflow turbine capable of converting an airflow through the drawtube into rotational mechanical energy. The drawtube includes a tubular member with first and second open ends and a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6857425 | Solar energy collector system A solar energy collector system for reducing heating, air conditioning and power consumption of a building structure. The solar energy collector system includes a housing structure, a collector plate, an insulating sheet positioned between the collector plate and a ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837236 | Solar energy conversion system A solar-powered fluid heating system, having a thermal collector, a unitary water conducting assembly, and heat retention and efficiency components that are all included in a framework so as to provide a unitary construction. The framework includes a frame structure... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6712069 | Solar energy collection and storage system A solar energy collection and storage system uses the radiation from the sun to heat a liquid in a collector and uses an enclosure with a vacuum to contain the collector, pump, pipes and storage tank to provide maximum insulation and minimum heat loss. Also, the vac... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6630622 | Combined solar electric power and liquid heat transfer collector panel An apparatus for converting solar energy to thermal and electrical energy including a photovoltaic grid for converting the concentrated solar energy into electrical energy mounted on a copper plate that provides even temperature dispersion across the plat... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6568386 | Solar heat harnessing system The present invention was achieved in order to provide a solar thermal system, wherein using a small amount of water as a medium, solar thermal energy can be largely and efficiently collected as latent heat of saturated steam or superheated steam with 1 a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6494200 | Device for transferring heat between a panel heated by solar radiation and a wall A device for transferring heat between a panel heated by solar radiation and a wall surface, including an insulating plate mounted parallel between the panel and the wall surface, to define a closed external space between the panel and the insulating plat... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6407328 | Photovoltaic device A photovoltaic device for converting radiation energy into electric power, includes a front side exposed to radiation from a radiation source, a backside; and a cooling unit having a liquid medium, e.g. water, arranged between the front side and the radia... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399367 | Apparatus and system for plant production A system and apparatus for growing plants is disclosed. The system includes a first thermal panel with multiple flow channels, the thermal panel being located between a growing space and a light source. A cooling fluid is circulated in a countercurrent fl... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6372978 | Wind/sun solar collection system (HS2) The present invention is a self-contained, solar powered heating and cooling system for a building. The collector has an insulated heating chamber, and a light transmissive cover and a thermostatically controlled vent. The chamber contains absorptive colu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6336452 | Solar powered fluid heating system A solar powered fluid heating system for providing a user with a cost and energy saving advantage when heating fluids includes a solar dish which includes a mirrored concave surface. A power head assembly coupled to the solar dish by a support pole extend... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6119683 | Solar heat collecting apparatus A solar heat collecting apparatus wherein a heat-absorbing plate for absorbing the solar radiation is installed in a vacuum vessel, the solar heat accumulated in the heat-absorbing plate is transmitted to a working medium in a pipe connected to the heat-a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6029656 | Energy collector The energy collector has a housing with a cover which is transparent to vble and thermal radiation. One or more heat collectors are disposed in the interior of the housing. The heat collectors are carried by a pipe through which a heat-transport medium f... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6018122 | Tracking solar module To provide a tracking-type solar module capable of high-performance sunlight-tracking with a simple configuration while simultaneously performing highly effective cooling of a solar cell, a solar cell is movably installed within a transparent cooling tube... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6005185 | Coolant sealing structure for a solar cell A coolant sealing structure for a solar cell of which the sealing property is maintained with high reliability in use for a long period. A solar cell has its light receiving surface and a reinforced portion formed around the fringe portion of the light re... | 12/21/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5769069 | Low flow-rate pump A relatively power efficient, low flow-rate pump comprises an integral rotor-impeller on a hollow shaft which forms the rotational axis. The rotor-impeller is a permanently magnetized with alternating poles about its periphery faces and at least two chann... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5134827 | Radially expandable edge connector system A connector system for the attachment of component panels along the line of a joint. The panel to be joined has a dovetail shaped channel on the edge to be joined. A flexible connector has a curvilinear cross section containing a major arched portion and ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5123247 | Solar roof collector A solar roof collector comprising a plate collector with a plurality of transparent conduits to channel a thin film of water from an insulated reservoir in order to increase the temperature of water therein as a result of heat absorption in the plate coll... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5067475 | Radiation shield A device for protecting the surfaces of objects from the effects of radiation, particularly highly concentrated solar radiation, is produced by utilizing the property of quartz glass not to absorb any radiation in the range of the solar spectrum. When the... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4967730 | Constant absorption solar furnace A radiant energy concentrator is provided for heating a fluid and includes a solar reflector for concentrating an increasing flux of radiant energy against a conduit containing a heat-absorbing fluid so that the rate of absorption of heat energy by the fl... | 11/06/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4911353 | Solar collector having absorber plate formed by spraying molten metal A method of making a solar energy collector where the absorber plate, selective surface, and protective outer skin of the collector are formed by spraying molten metal particles onto a substrate and building a coating of metal up to a desired thickness. T... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911145 | Vacuum type solar heat collecting apparatus A vacuum type solar heat collecting apparatus comprising a transparent, elongated cylindrical glass container sealed at one end and opening at the other end which is reduced in diameter, a cylindrical metal water-reservoir sealed at one end and opening at... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4712338 | Solar-energy-collecting structural unit and solar roof A solar-energy-collector and solar roof. The collector comprises a panel of solar-energy-absorbing material adapted to lie flat on a roof or other supporting surface. The panel has on its undersurface a plurality of projections serving as feet which suppo... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4666376 | Solar powered pump assembly An apparatus for converting low level thermal radiation into mechanical work. The apparatus incorporates a collector (11) to receive and concentrate low level thermal energy to generate a pressure by vaporizing a working fluid. An expansible chamber (70),... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4663897 | Buildings A building comprises hollow, load-bearing structure, the interior of the structure defining ducts, exterior panels carried by the structure in heat-conducting relationship with the panels, a heat sink, and a heat pump. Water is circulated through the inte... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4628906 | Method and installation for raising the water temperature in inland basins The present invention is directed to a method for increasing the thermic content and, therefore, the water temperature in inland open water basins which have, therefore, an outlet or drain. The system provides for drawing off and conveying the cold water ... | 12/16/1986 |
