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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361260 | Methods, articles and kits for labeling polymer gels The invention provides methods, apparatus and kits for integrally labeling polymeric gels, such as polyacrylamide and agarose gels, with indicia that can serve, inter alia, unambiguously to identify the individual gel, using polymeric film labeled with detectable in... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7260918 | Apparatus and method for positioning a module on an object A system for removably and adjustably mounting a device on an object is provided. The system for removably and adjustably mounting a device on an object, according to the present invention, includes an apparatus and method useful for removably and adjustably mountin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7017313 | Ceiling leak capture and drainage system A fluid leak capture and drainage system for ceiling leaks which includes a ceiling panel support grid and a plurality of ceiling panels mounted thereon is disclosed. The ceiling panel has at least one raised section located within the panel and a wall extending alo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6910729 | Thermally comfortable glass A vehicle window includes a pane of self-darkening or laminated glass and a function layer made of a low-emission material disposed on an inside surface of the pane. The function layer reflects a first infrared radiation into the vehicle and reduces an emission of a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6619282 | Solar concentrating liquid lightguide This nontracking solar concentrator can be larger than a football field and produce a 20 sun focus. A tank holds panels to collect light and water to guide light to the focus. The tank has a wide field of view that eliminates the need for a sun-tracking m... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6564796 | Thermal panel for passive temperature control A thermal panel (10) for passive temperature control includes a cell (28) having a transparent side (14) and a base side (24). The cell (28) has a heatable plate (12) contained therein. The heatable plate (12) is passively disposable between a warming pos... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6099931 | Insulation system In order to provide an insulation system for internal thermal insulation of a pressure chamber which can be subjected to pressure by a gas flow, the system being constructed for arrangement at an inner surface of an outer jacket of the pressure chamber an... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5981865 | Apparatus for utilizing solar energy An apparatus (10) for utilizing solar energy includes an outer shell body (11), an inner body (40) inside it, and a hollow body (30) provided in between which are formed in a shape of a uniform polyhedron, in particular a dodecahedron. The shell body (11)... | 11/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5931158 | Pressure vessel An improved pressure vessel which has a fluid flowing through it can be simply manufactured and has a high operational safety. The fluid may be heated by radiation, such as solar radiation. A guiding device with inlet and outlet stream guides is arranged ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5497762 | Device for collecting solar energy and transferring it to a reception body to be heated The device for collecting solar energy and transferring it to a reception body to be heated includes a plurality of parallel profiled elements and a closure mechanism. The profiled elements are spaced apart and superposed in order to form a curtain having... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5245986 | Solar receiver A central solar receiver with a volumetric solar absorber. The volumetric absorber comprises an array of absorber members mounted on a base body and facing a window that admits concentrated solar radiation. Working fluid is injected into the volumetric ab... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5214921 | Multiple reflection solar energy absorber This invention the multiple reflection solar energy absorber makes possible the direct absorption of solar energy into a transparent working fluid, thereby heating the fluid and discharging it through a nozzle to produce power. The invention comprises a m... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5142882 | Solar heat pump A heat transfer system combining a solar collector and a vapor jet compressor pump. The solar collector provides two streams of heated vapor, one at a relatively high temperature and one at a relatively low temperature. The high temperature vapor provides... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4949704 | Solar collector for the generation of high temperature A solar collector for the generation of high temperatures including a tubke housing defining a cavity, a glass plate for sealingly closing the cavity, a selective absorber and a trasparent thermal insulation structure located on the inside of the glass p... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4884860 | Linear lens and method for concentrating radiant energy and multiplying phosphor luminance output intensity A luminescent fiber marker and method comprised of a linear coaxial lens having an elongated thin cylindrical phosphorescent layer and a pair of colinear and coaxial optical waveguides sandwiching the thin cylindrical phosphorescent layer therebetween so ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4850338 | Solar collector system with radiation concentrated on heat absorber vanes A rectangular frame contains a plurality of upwardly opening trays each having a heat absorber element with a plurality of upstanding vanes. A lens associated with each tray concentrates incident solar radiation on the vanes to preferentially heat a porti... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4799748 | Slab-diffuser fiber incident energy concentrator A light piping device to concentrate solar energy and luminescence from photophosphorescence by using internal scattering within optical fiber wave guides and plate wave guide - reflective surfaces to enhance the fraction of light trapped within the optic... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4791910 | Solar heat collector A solar heat collector, in which an absorber plate is located in a box member provided at one surface thereof with a transparent sheet, being of such an arrangement that the absorber plate has been subjected at the surface thereof to a selective absorptio... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4625711 | Solar heat collector A solar heat collector comprising an upper casing which receives the rays of the sun, a lower casing which is joined to the lower edge of the upper casing, side covers connected to both right and left edges of the upper and lower casings so as to seal the... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4531511 | Means for controlling heat flux A form of insulation is disclosed that takes up less room and is more efficient than insulation currently available. It has several modes of use that make it more versatile than conventional insulation. The insulation is formed from a pair of surfaces tha... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4527545 | Solar energy system and solar heat collector The invention relates to a solar energy system comprising a collector consisting of a sloping space exposed to solar light for a heat transporting medium performing a primary circulation, which is thermally coupled by the downward run with a working mediu... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4494529 | Solar trap A device called Solar Trap for concentrating and collecting the solar energy is disclosed. Said Solar Trap employs, firstly, the principle of the light funneling as means for concentrating the sun light and secondly, the principle of the repeated incidenc... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4479485 | Power efficiency for very high temperature solar thermal cavity receivers This invention is an improved solar energy cavity receiver for exposing materials and components to high temperatures. The receiver includes a housing having an internal reflective surface defining a cavity and having an inlet for admitting solar radiatio... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4475538 | Window for solar receiver for a solar-powered hot gas engine The solar receiver for use e.g. with a solar-powered Stirling-type hot gas engine includes an internally mounted fused silica window for sealing the receiver aperture against thermal energy convection losses. The window has a folded cone configuration wit... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4458672 | Thermal panel A thermal panel comprises (a) a body including a solar radiation transmitting lens sheet, having opposite surfaces characterized in that solar radiation incident on one surface is focussed at one or more narrow zones at the body opposite surface, (b) a co... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4436084 | Portable pane mountable solar panel A portable, lightweight solar panel for mounting against window panes which incorporates an array of absorbers, diffusers and flow directors, reflectors, heat storage elements and an automatic flow directing valve. The heat concentrators are corrugated el... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4433672 | Solar energy modulator A solar energy module characterized by a receiver 14 having a solar energy acceptance opening 22 and supported by a mounting ring 18 along the optic axis A of a parabolic mirror 12 in coaxial alignment therewith for receiving solar energy from the mirror,... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4425964 | Solar collector-type heat transfer apparatus A conduit is arranged in a generally serpentine configuration and is provided with a plurality of heat transfer elements which are disposed interjacent spaced parallel sections of the conduit. An application of the assemblage consisting of the aforesaid s... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4416255 | Wedge-shaped solar air heating device Wedge-shaped solar air heating device adapted to be mounted exteriorly of a building with its tapered end uppermost and in operative relationship with a window opening or other opening in the wall of the building, said device having two interconnected cha... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4411490 | Apparatus for collecting, distributing and utilizing solar radiation The apparatus for collecting, distributing and utilizing solar radiation includes a solar collection panel (24) having an array of solar gathering cells (1, 37) which provide radiation to a light collecting unit (3, 4, 39). This light collecting unit (3, ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4393860 | Solar heat collecting apparatus A vertically-oriented solar collecting apparatus primarily for installation in the wall of a building is disclosed in which the panel has a heat collecting plate spaced therefrom and covering an open cell formed in the panel which has lower and upper open... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4375380 | Process and installation for manufacturing a photothermal converter apparatus The manufacturing of at least one photothermal converter element according to the invention consists essentially of implanting a multiplicity of substantially uniformly distributed parallely projecting transparent fibers onto a baseplate element provided ... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4353356 | Solar collector units with mounting frame A rigid metal framework includes parallel u-shaped guides which are spaced apart and lined with a resilient material for supporting the edges of a solar absorber or core, which guides are connected with separate transverse members at their opposite ends t... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4347093 | Method of producing an integrated solar roof system An integrated solar roof system, consisting of insulated roofing panels and collector panels, and method of producing same wherein the base assembly of the collector panel may be used with either an air or liquid absorber and is both an insulator and radi... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4337756 | Panel for collecting solar energy with reduced losses Solar energy collecting panel, in particular for high temperatures, having a good efficiency substantially due to the reduction of the losses caused by radiation from the inner layers of the panel, at wavelengths to which the glass is transparent. The red... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4309985 | Solar collector with lens array A solar collector having a lens array serving as a light incidence surface that focuses the light energy onto radiation passages in a coating located in the focal plane of the lens array, the coating having a radiation reflecting surface on the side away ... | 01/12/1982 |
