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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318432 | Solar collector plate method for safeguarding the operation of a solar collector and method for manufacturing a solar collector plate A solar collector plate (2) has a solar radiation receiving front absorber plane (3) that is wiped at its rear side by a cooling liquid (4) flowing in channels (5). Cavities (7), preferably behind the channels (5) and integr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7277627 | Rooftop water heater A water heater adapted to be positioned outside of a building and to interface with the plumbing system of the building. The water heater includes a water storage tank adapted to store water outside of the building, a means for heating the water in the tank, a base ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7137413 | Arrangement to increase the thermal fatigue resistance of glass tubes flowed through by fluid and pressure-loaded An arrangement to increase the thermal fatigue resistance of glass tubes having fluid flowing therethrough and being pressure-loaded. This arrangement comprises a glass tube, into which an interior component is inserted. The interior component can be designed as thi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7011086 | Bottom supported solar receiver panel apparatus and method A bottom supported solar receiver tube/header assembly having a bottom clip for supporting the entire load of a plurality of tubes carrying a heat absorbing fluid. The tubes are allowed to expand vertically upwardly under thermal flux conditions created when the flu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6962150 | Pool heating system A modular swimming pool water heating system including a first casing for mounting in an attic of a building, a heat exchange unit removably mounted in said first casing, an opening in said first casing permitting access to the interior of the first casing for recei... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957014 | Liquid heater A liquid heater comprising a plurality of storage compartments for containing liquid to be heated. The storage compartments being connected together in series and comprising at least a first end compartment for receiving liquid to be heated and a second end compartm... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6911231 | Method for producing a heat transfer medium and device A method for preparing a superconducting heat transfer medium having three basic layers, the method having the steps of preparing a first layer mixture, applying the first layer mixture to a surface of a substrate so as to form a first layer, preparing a second laye... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6119682 | Water heater and storage tank The invention provides a low-profile, solar energy powered, thermosyphon-circulated water heater and storage device (10) comprising: a flat, tilted solar radiation absorber panel (12); an insulated hot fluid storage tank (18); a conduit (20) providing flu... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6026806 | Air-conditioned construction of floor and ceiling To provide an inexpensive air-conditioned construction of floor and ceiling, by using as a heat accumulating agent water which is friendly to the human body and nature, and using a heat source solar energy or outside air temperature. The construction of t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5537990 | Solar water heating system A solar water heating system includes a water storage tank to which a hot water outlet pipe and a cold water inlet pipe are connected. A solar-collector unit is mounted below the water storage tank. A downcomer pipe connects the water storage tank and the... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5261390 | System for heating fluid in process equipment with solar energy A system for heating a fluid (5) conveyed or contained in process equipment (7) comprises a layer of transparent thermal insulation (9) which partly covers the process equipment so that a section (13) is exposed to solar radiation and thus is heated by th... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5161520 | Solar-powered steam generation system This invention relates to a Solar-Powered Steam Generator which is particularly useful for pumping ground water in poor and rural areas. Steam is raised in a boiler heated by hot fluid directly or indirectly. Improvements in management of the fluid flow a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5151520 | Cationic dye-triarylmonoalkylorate anion complexes A cationic dye-borate anion compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## where D+ is a cationic dye moiety selected from the group consisting of cationic cyanine, carbocyanine, hemicyanine, rhodamine, and azamethine dyes; R1 is alkyl; and... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5060718 | Precast wall with thermic regulation elements A prefabricated wall is constructed of pre-cast concrete in such a way as to have embedded therein (1) a plurality of heat-accumulator elements and (2) channels adapted to receive, after installation of the prefabricated wall element, suitable pipes and p... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4979493 | Solar heater system A solar fluid heater consisting of a solar collector and a storage vessel. The solar collector includes a supply outlet and a return inlet, a supply conduit, leading the heated fluid from the supply outlet to the vessel, and a return conduit, returning th... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4821705 | Solar tracking system A solar energy conversion apparatus which includes a reflective parabolic trough which tracks the sun the control means therefor being such that the trough rotates about a north-south axis alternately to east and west extreme positions until the driving m... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4801246 | Device for elevating liquids with a plurality of intermediate containers communicating with one another In a device for elevating liquids a heat exchanging vessel to be neated by an exterior source of heat is connected with a discharge pipe arranged to elevate doses of liquid, so that for performing a thermodynamic cycle the liquid to be elevated is used as... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4756300 | Solar water heater, method of construction and stock water heating system A solar water heater apparatus particularly useful for stock tanks in remote locations has an open water tank, a heater floated in the tank with a portion of the heater below the water, and means for maintaining the heater location in the tank. The solar ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4706650 | Solar collector assembly and kit A solar collector water heater is provided in kit form suitable for installation by a homeowner using a minimum of ordinary tools. The kit includes a rectangular insulation board serving as a baseboard, and a solar absorber plate mountable on the insulati... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4681089 | Convection powered solar heater for water tanks A solar heated convection column in the form of a long rectangular black box collector with its length disposed vertically is used to produce a draft of air entering at the bottom and exiting at the top and the low pressure draft at the bottom of the colu... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4674476 | Solar heating and cooling apparatus Solar heating and cooling system comprising an insulated fluid containing tank positioned with a portion thereof disposed above and below ground level. The system includes apparatus for transferring heat between the tank and the atmosphere, and to or from... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4622951 | Solar collector assembly and kit A solar collector water heater is provided in kit form suitable for installation by homeowner using a minimum of ordinary tools. The kit includes a rectangular insulation board serving as a baseboard, and a solar absorber plate mountable on the insulation... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4619243 | Apparatus for the capture and transfer of radiation energy such as solar radiation Solar heat is transferred to water by a relatively volatile liquid that flows in closed circuit. The water is thermally insulated from the sunlight. The volatile liquid is drawn by a thermosiphon effect through passageways exposed to the sunlight, and the... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4615381 | Solar heating and cooling diode module A high efficiency solar heating system comprising a plurality of hollow modular units each for receiving a thermal storage mass, the units being arranged in stacked relation in the exterior frame of a building, each of the units including a port for filli... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4606402 | Solar ice melter for roof eaves An apparatus for using solar energy to melt ice at low ambient temperatures on building roof eaves to provide a water run-off for melted ice which might otherwise freeze and backup under the roofing shingles thereby causing leaks in the building roof. An ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4545364 | Solar heating module A combination solar collector, thermal storage and heating module for mounting in a building framework comprising a hollow panel member for receiving a thermal storage mass, including an outer wall and an inner wall; opposed pairs of sidewalls and end wal... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4513732 | Passive integral solar heat collector system The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for collecting, absorbing, transferring, and storing solar heat energy, economically and passively, without pumps or electric power. The apparatus comprises a solar collector with a flat finned heat p... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4505262 | Passive solar heated system A passive solar water heater includes a heat exchanger having concentric pipes for providing heat transfer by convective, counterflow action. The inner pipe includes reducer elements at each end. The reduced pipe extends through resilient annular grommets... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4494528 | Solar heating system for beehives and other enclosures A solar heating system characterized by a fixed base assembly and a movable collector assembly coupled to the base assembly such that it can move between a closed position and an heating position. The base assembly and is designed to fit an opening provid... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4481975 | Multi-sheet corrugated tank construction for passive solar heating systems A passive solar heating liquid storage tank is formed of multiple thin sheets of thermoplastic or thermoset material to provide a lightweight, inexpensive and high volume tank. The multiple sheets have a plurality of parallel undulations or corrugations t... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4473063 | Solar heater Solar heater having a collector wherein heat transfer fluid is heated by solar radiation and a heat-dissipating conduit operatively connected to the collector so that fluid from a return line normally flows through the collector and the heat-dissipating c... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4459971 | Support and organizer for components of solar heating systems and the like An apparatus is disclosed for the support and organization in a compact and efficient manner of the various components required for a solar heating system. Of importance are a pair of elongated upstanding members mounted in spaced apart relation for posit... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4452231 | Integral solar water heaters A solar water heating apparatus comprises a plurality of longitudinal tubular storage tanks positioned adjacent one another in a stacked array. Each tank is aligned adjacent the next tank in the same direction and plane. A cold water inlet pipe is directe... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4421100 | Thermosyphon heat pipe hot water appliance A thermosyphon heat pipe hot water appliance combines a solar collector with a heat reservoir wherein fluid vaporized in the collector transfers latent heat to reservoir fluid, for re-transfer to fluid such as water supplied by city reservoirs, or from mu... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4413615 | Passive solar energy water preheat system using non-freezing heat transport mediums A sealed thermosiphoning solar energy system is disclosed which uses oil as a nonfreezing transport fluid. The oil is heated in an absorber exposed to the sun's radiation, passes through a check valve and into thermal exchange with a second fluid. Expansi... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4411255 | Passive thermal storage wall structures for heating and cooling buildings The invention comprises improvements in masonry block or precast concrete exterior wall construction that integrally combine means for passive heating and cooling of a building. Both thermal storage and heat exchange with the external environment are prov... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4409959 | Solar energy water preheat system A passive thermosiphon loop of circulating heat transport liquid transfers heat from an inclined absorber to a heat exchanger in thermal contact with a second fluid. Reverse thermosiphoning under normal conditions is prevented by a ball type check valve. ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4399807 | Method and apparatus for overtemperature control of solar water heating system Automatic overtemperature control system for solar water heater panels is disclosed. In response to lack of liquid circulation through a solar panel, either through loss of liquid or failure to use water heated in the panel valve means are actuated at a p... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4346731 | Buoyant element check valve for a thermosiphon energy system A check valve for a thermosiphoning solar energy system having a buoyant movably disposed element situated between primary and auxiliary valve seats. Under normal operating conditions flow enters the top of the valve and passes downwardly through the prim... | 08/31/1982 |
