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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234303 | Polymer roof panel solar energy conversion device A solar energy conversion device comprises a solar collector configured to collect solar energy. The solar collector comprises a plurality of roof panels. Each of the panels comprises at least one roof sheet comprising at least one wall, and further comprises a subs... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7183551 | Infrared-ray absorption film The invention aims at providing an infrared-ray absorption film having a low reflection factor and a high absorption ratio equivalent to those of gold black through an economical process such as ink jet printing involving the steps of printing a porous material solu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7089706 | Covering component for protecting outer surfaces of buildings from atmospheric agents, incorporating heat exchanger means, and system for the external covering of buildings using such a component A covering component for protecting outer surfaces of buildings from atmospheric agents comprises a metal sheet (7), an insulating mass (8) arranged below said sheet (7), and heat exchanging means (7–9, 11, 12) comprising at least a pas... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7007504 | Condenser The present invention relates to a condenser for radiating heat of a high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged from a compressor to room temperature air and cooling water to condense and liquefy the refrigerant, and more particularly, to a condenser ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6082353 | Solar panel and method of manufacturing thereof A method for forming a solar collector includes a panel provided with an inner bore and a deformable metal tube inserted in the bore and mechanically secured thereto by passing a plug or bullet through the tube to deform it outwardly into intimate contact... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6000393 | Roofing system A system of elements capable of transferring thermal energy from outside to inside a building or vice versa, has abutting waterproof trays (a) enclosing tubes (d) at their junction. Correspondingly long slotted profiles (b) enclosing the joints and held c... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5794611 | Solar collector A solar collector includes a copper plate and copper tubes for the collection and harnessing of solar energy. The copper tubes are thermally coupled to the copper plate by a copper alloy fillet. The copper tubes, the copper plate and the copper alloy fill... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5653222 | Flat plate solar collector A flat plate solar collector comprising a planar glazing and a rear housing formed into a number of semi-circular cells to receive fin-tube absorbers with minimal direct contact, the glazing being a low iron glass with an anti-reflective exterior coating ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5575276 | Solar thermal water heating system A solar thermal water heating system including a solar collector unit, first and second heat exchangers, and a drain back tank, ordered respectively in vertically descending relation. The solar energy collector comprises a plurality of heat absorbing modu... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5431149 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector comprising a plurality of heat absorbing modules formed by deforming two plates into intimate contact with parallel metallic pipes disposed intermediate the plates. The plates are secured together by rivets which are spaced along ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5167218 | Solar collector having absorber plate formed by spraying molten metal A solar energy collector whereby an absorber plate thereof is formed by providing a thin metallic foil for supporting sprayed molten metal, arranging fluid carrying tubes on the foil, and spraying molten metal using a source of pressurized inert gas onto ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4918938 | Heat exchanger A water heater includes a metallic water tank having a generally vertical orientation in use. A tube for carrying a refrigerant fluid is heat-conductively bonded about the outer surface of the wall of the tank while held under tension. The tube is formed ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4869234 | Passive solar heater The disclosed passive solar heater system defines a three dimensional tube array for conveying liquid between an inlet and an outlet, including a serial flow path through a heating stage, and possibly also a preheating stage. The heating stage has adjacen... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4830100 | Heat-pipe device and heat-sink device A heat-pipe device for transferring heat generated by a heat-generating element, having at least one heat-pipe body which is an extrudate of plate-like configuration made of aluminum or its alloy, the heat-pipe body including a planer-structure portion wh... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4777936 | Selective absorption film of a solar heat collector A selective absorption film for selectively absorbing solar rays is composed mainly of cobalt oxide. A blue system selective absorption film having high heat resistance at high temperatures is provided by coating one surface of a metal material of iron or... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4762116 | Solar water heaters especially intended for use with swimming pools A solar water heater especially intended for use with swimming pools, and comprising an inlet header, an outlet header, a strip of flexible material comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending tubes. Each end of the strip is connected to a respecti... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4709689 | Solar heat exchange system A solar heat exchange system is fabricated from a manifold and a plurality of elastomeric tubular elements which are longitudinally connected into a mat. A one-piece molded plastic manifold having at least six parallel aligned radially extending nipples i... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4558736 | Heat exchanger, particularly for solar collectors and method of manufacture therefor For a heat exchanger, particularly for solar collectors, a metal plate is continuously longitudinally welded to a metal tube centrally between the longitudinal edges of the plate. The width of the metal plate is greater than the outer diameter or cross se... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4553530 | Device for collecting solar heat This disclosure relates to a device for collecting solar heat by use of a vacuum tube type heat collector having a heat collecting plate and a heat medium tube disposed in a vacuum glass tube. The device is of the structure in which a temperature sensor i... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4517721 | Method of making a tube in sheet heat exchanger A heat exchanger having a heat absorbing or radiating panel formed from a plate which is mounted in thermal contact with a pipe or series of pipes. The panel is mounted within a seamless frame member, joining means being interposed between the panel and f... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4480634 | Solar collector An evacuatable solar collector, comprising a collector tub, a radiotransparent pane sealingly covering the tub, an absorber arranged below the pane, and support members passing through the absorber and having a limited cross-section whereby, in the evacua... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4464871 | Combined structural and solar panel An arrangement of combined structural and solar panels wherein each panel is formed of a parallelepiped body having a bore formed in each one of a pair of opposed side edges. The bore is provided with a conically enlarged recess, and a pipe section which ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4461279 | Frame for angled solar panels A frame for an angled solar panel comprising a rear vertical wall connected along a lower edge to a horizontal bottom wall, the rear vertical wall having its upper portion bent along a substantially horizontal bend line to form a downwardly and forwardly ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4449513 | Solar heater A solar heater having a housing having a base and back formed of insulation and a glass disposed between the base and back. A sheet metal plate in contact with the base and back. A heat absorbing conduit in the housing and in contact with the sheet metal ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4438759 | Heat-pipe type solar water heater A heat-pipe type solar collector comprises as its principal portion a plurality of heat pipes arranged in parallel with each other and having vaporizing portions and condensing portions, and a plurality of heat collector plates traversing the heat pipes a... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4429545 | Solar heating system A solar heating system including a flat plate solar collector having a heat absorber woven basket fashion across a riser grid system containing suitable flow medium for being heated by the solar radiation. A heat exchange column is coupled to the riser gr... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4426998 | Solar collector unit for roof or wall mounting A solar collector unit adapted to be installed between the studs or rafters of a building, the unit comprising one or more strips of thin metal welded to three parallel tubes, the intermediate tube having a bore larger than the bores of the two other tube... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4418746 | Plate-type heat-exchanger and manifold assembly A heat exchanger has a heat-exchange plate having an edge and formed with a lurality of parallel spaced-apart longitudinal passages opening at the edge and with a plurality of transversely throughgoing plate holes at the edge between the passages. A manifo... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418685 | Roof-mounted solar collector device A solar collector device adapted to be mounted upon the roof of a building in which a solar collector panel, including a chamber defined by a heat-conducting bottom wall, a coil for conveying heat-transfer fluid through the collecting chamber and in heat-... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4411256 | Solar collector Apparatus including an insulated housing having multiple generally parallel layers of fluid carriers with laterally extending portions which are arranged in a staggered serpentine manner. A first screen extends back and forth between the laterally extendi... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4404960 | Roof skin forming a heat sink An absorber element for the absorption of solar energy, which serves also as a heat exchanger for ambient air and forms the skin of a roof, wherein the outside facing surface of the element is substantially identical in appearance with that of a conventio... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4369836 | Heat exchange assembly A heat exchange assembly such as for a solar roof comprises a pipe carried by a carrier plate and held thereto by suitable holding means. The carrier plate and/or the holding means have openings, each opening having a jagged edge portion projecting perpen... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4354546 | Header pair and double tube mat connection A method and means for interconnecting (a) a pair of headers for circulating inflow and outflow fluids such as a heat exchange liquid with (b) first and second extended flexible tube mats formed of a plurality of tubes cojoined side-by-side with the end p... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4350146 | Solar collector A solar heat collector made up of several metal plates, each bent to provide a first planar portion and a second planar portion at substantially 90°, with a flanged hole through each first portion. One or more metal tubes passes through the holes of the ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4338921 | Solar liquid heating system A solar liquid heating system having a collector receiving solar energy and heating a liquid. A liquid transfer pump moves the heated liquid to a heat transfer tank which heats water. The collector has a plate assembly mounted on a frame. Heat insulated b... | 07/13/1982 |
