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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431030 | Solar panel for water-heater Solar panel for water-heater of the type comprising a heat exchanger made of moulded synthetic material, having a plurality of passages 7 in which a heat-exchanging fluid can circulate and a translucent cover sheet 17 attached to the exchanger with a c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7053635 | Support member assembly for electroconductive contact members The support member assembly 1 is formed by laminating a plurality of plastic layered assemblies 6 each incorporated with a reinforcing plate 3 and integrally joining them by heating. Holder holes 2 are formed in the parts of the assembly ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6787116 | Overmolding insert for heat exchanger, process for manufacturing a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger produced thereby An overmolding insert includes a base having at least one opening in a first surface, the opening communicating with a second surface opposite the first surface, at least one hollow projection extending from the first surface, the hollow projection having a first op... | 09/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 5551237 | Methods for producing hydroelectric power A process of converting steam to hydro-electric power through a process of allowing steam to displace water from a tank for operating a turbine or pelton wheel. The process allows hydro-electric power to be generated at a greatly increased efficiency. Pre... | 09/03/1996 |
| 4955435 | Heat exchanger fabricated from polymer compositions A panel heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger comprises a generally planar panel having a pair of relatively thin unitary outer walls formed from a composition of a thermoplastic polymer, expecially a polyamide. The walls, which have a thickness... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4858594 | Solar heating panel with curvilinear passageway A solar heating panel having a curvilinear flow passageway through which a fluid flows to be heated by solar energy, comprising a top sheet having a plurality of upwardly protruding convex upper-portions shaped to reflect a portion of incident energy from... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4763641 | Solar energy absorber A solar energy absorber module having a molded top sheet of translucent plastic material and a molded bottom sheet of solar absorbing plastic material bonded together by circular bond indentations in the body thereof spaced from each other a distance equa... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4559924 | Thin film absorber for a solar collector This invention pertains to energy absorbers for solar collectors, and more particularly to high performance thin film absorbers. The solar collectors comprising the absorber of this invention overcome several problems seen in current systems, such as exce... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4524757 | Solar collector, heat exchanger or hot water storage tank and method of forming same A solar collector, or absorber, panels or a heat storage tank, suitable for heating water using solar energy is formed from two sheets of uncured elastic material, such as EPDM rubber, by simultaneously bonding and curing the peripheral edges of the two s... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4520793 | Foldable, insulated solar water heater A foldable, flexible container for heating water has first and second side walls. The first side wall is clear and the second side wall comprises an inner layer of dark plastic, an outer layer of reflective plastic, and a middle layer of flexible insulati... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4517957 | Inflation supported solar collector An apparatus for collecting solar energy by heating a liquid to be subsequently used for heating purposes. The liquid is injected near the top of an inflated structure and when flowing downward (by gravity) within a solar panel which is supported by the i... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4503840 | Solar energy and venting systems A solar system with a thin film absorber envelope, so constructed and arranged as to have a peristaltic type action in the direction of flow of fluid passing therethrough whereby to cause bubbles in the fluid to be flushed out of the envelope. The absorbe... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4495936 | Flexible solar heat collector A solar heat collector of a flexible material is composed of superposed flexible foils joined together along their rims to form a heat collecting chamber therebetween. A flow of heat carrying medium is directed through the collecting chamber. In order to ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4485804 | Solar heat collector system This invention discloses a solar heat collector and system in which radiant heat energy is absorbed by an absorber plate and the heat is transferred by conduction to a circulating fluid. During normal operation, heat loss from the solar panel is reduced b... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4483321 | Solar heat collector system This invention discloses a solar heat collector and system in which radiant heat energy is absorbed by an absorber plate and the heat is transferred by conduction to a circulating fluid. During normal operation, heat loss from the solar panel is reduced b... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4476855 | Solar heating device A solar heating device wherein a flexible-walled container of reinforced thermoplastic material serves as a solar fluid heater. The flexible-walled container is formed of fabric reinforced sheets of fluoroplastic material, such as polytetrafluoroethylene ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4473066 | Heat transfer panel and method A durable, low-cost, heat transfer panel of the type typically employed as a solar energy collector is disclosed. The panel includes a flow channel defining structure, preferably formed as a corrugated sheet and a superimposed flexible membrane, to which ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4471759 | Method of forming a solar collector or hot water storage tank and solar water heating apparatus using same The present invention relates to a method of forming a solar collector, or absorber, panels or a heat storage tank, suitable for heating water using solar energy. It also relates to articles of manufacture so formed and to solar water heating apparatus us... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4452230 | Canopy system for a building structure A canopy system for a building structure is disclosed which may be utilized with a climate control system within a building. The canopy system has at least one tubular panel formed of flexible impermeable sheet material, the panel including an open ended ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4422445 | Inflation supported solar collector An apparatus for collecting solar energy by heating a liquid to be subsequently used for heating purposes. The liquid is injected near the top of an inflated structure and when flowing downward (by gravity) within a solar panel which is supported by the i... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4346695 | Solar heat exchanger A solar heat exchanger comprising a frame having an inner surface area defined by upstanding walls, ends and bottom wherein an insulation layer of relatively uniform thickness is spread throughout the inner surface. A plurality of channels are spaced thro... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4327707 | Solar collector The field of this invention is solar collectors, and more particularly, the invention pertains to a flat plate collector that employs high performance thin films. The solar collector of this invention overcomes several problems in this field, such as exce... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4296732 | Solar radiation collector In a solar radiation collector composed of a mat formed of a black foil member and a radiation pervious foil member, the two members being joined together along the outer edges of the mat and at interior locations of the mat to form an extended flow path ... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4290413 | Solar energy collector A flexible solar energy collector of unitary, one-piece, self-supporting construction provided with substantially true-round manifolds and secondary manifolds interposed between the primary manifolds and a multiplicity of fluid flow passages extending tra... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4249513 | Solar collector A solar collector unit comprises a body of rigid thermally insulating material having a surface in the shape of about half a cylindrical parabola, the parabolic surface being provided with a reflective surface, a conduit being positioned with its long axi... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4228790 | Solar heater A Solar Heater for collecting solar radiation in a fluid having a base, a flexible fluid retaining member connected adjacent the base for retaining a fluid, and for collecting the radiation of the sun, expansion limiting members connected to the base and ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4217885 | Solar heat collection The heat of solar radiation is collected through a thin receptor panel directly into liquid held against and flowable upwardly along the panel in shallow channels extending between upper and lower plenum spaces in a receptor chamber which is inclined acro... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4205662 | Solar panel assembly A solar panel assembly is disclosed herein and includes a solar panel arrangement having a main body which defines internal passageways, between inlet and outlet headers, a corrugated glazing sheet located on the top side of the panel body and at least on... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4186726 | Apparatus and method for collecting solar energy An absorber panel for solar energy is formed of two sheets with spacer means extending therebetween to maintain a spaced relationship between the sheets and provide a flow passage for a heat exchange liquid such as water. A pressure differential biases th... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4160443 | Inflatable solar heat collector An elongated inflatable tubular housing is provided including front and rear wall portions. The front wall portion is constructed of solar radiation transparent material and a panel of solar radiation absorbing material is mounted in the housing and exten... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4159709 | Low cost solar panel A low-cost solar panel is fabricated from three laminated plastics layers, the upper two layers being transparent to luminous and infra-red solar radiation and the bottom layer being opaque; in one version water to be heated flows first between the upper ... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4151830 | Inflated flexible solar collectors An inflatable collector for solar energy is provided in which superposed layers of plastic sheet material are heat sealed to one another to provide a pair of layers providing an absorber unit in which the upper layer is pigmented to absorb solar radiation... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4146012 | Solar heat exchange panel Solar heat exchange panel manufactured by a high speed rotogravure or heat sealing process wherein two elongated sheets of flexible plastic film are laminated together along lines defining inlet and outlet manifolds and a plurality of flow passages. The m... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4141341 | Solar heating panel A solar heating panel includes a unitary rectangular shell having a low thermal conductivity urethane foam liner sandwiched between inner and outer fiberglass boxes. The inner box is impregnated with a dark coloring and has spaced raised support and expan... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4128095 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector in which gas is heated comprising a substantially transparent outer member overlying a corrugated, thermally conductive absorbent transformer means separated from the outer member by a longitudinal fluid space. The corrugations of... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4111186 | Flat plate solar collector A solar energy collector having lower and top plates in spaced-apart parallel relationship and being laterally joined to develop a chamber, fluid inlet means provided at the normally upper end of said chamber, fluid outlet means provided at the normally l... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4026268 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector is made up of a first flat flexible sheet preferably of silicone, and a first sinuous sheet also preferably of silicone, sealingly adhered to the first sheet along a plurality of spaced parallel lines to provide a series of substa... | 05/31/1977 |
