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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434577 | Solar air heater This invention provides novel devices and methods for the heating of air with solar radiant energy. The devices of the present invention feature a housing partitioned into essentially isolated sections wherein the sections are in fluid communication with each other ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7362574 | Jet orifice plate with projecting jet orifice structures for direct impingement cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus and a direct cooling impingement module are provided, along with a method of fabrication thereof. The cooling apparatus and direct impingement cooling module include a manifold structure and a jet orifice plate for injecting coolant onto a surfac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331377 | Diamond foam spray cooling system A diamond foam spray cooling system for improving the thermal management of a heat producing device. The diamond foam spray cooling system includes a thermal management unit including a spray assembly, a chamber, a heat spreader and at least one diamond foam section... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7032588 | Method and apparatus for preheating ventilation air for a building An apparatus for pre-heating ventilation air for a building. The apparatus includes a first sunlight-absorbent collector panel on the building. The panel is exposed to ambient air and defines a first air collection space between itself and the building. The first su... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012188 | Framing system for solar panels The invention relates generally to framing systems and more particularly is concerned with systems adapted to mount panels or laminates in an array on a supporting roof structure of a building exemplified with the mounting of solar electric photovoltaic (PV) panels.... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6926074 | Exhaust gas cooler An exhaust gas cooler for an internal combustion engine, preferably in a motor vehicle, includes a housing through which exhaust gas can flow in the longitudinal direction and in which a partition extends in the longitudinal direction and separates a first chamber f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6763826 | Solar water heater A solar water heater is provided. The heater features heat control so that a maximum temperature is automatically controlled. The heater is insulated to maintain a water temperature of water stored therein for long periods of time. The heater includes an insulated l... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6722358 | Integral collector storage system with heat exchange apparatus The present invention relates to an integral solar energy collector storage systems. Generally, an integral collector storage system includes a tank system, a plurality of heat exchange tubes with at least some of the heat exchange tubes arranged within the tank sys... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6637427 | Radiant energy absorbers A radiant energy absorber (39) having an absorber tube (40) formed with V-shaped grooves (41) in its outer surface to enhance energy collection. The radiant energy absorber (39) may also include an inner tube (43) and a helically extending wire (48) in th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622718 | Thermal flask with a vacuum solar heating device A thermal flask has a body and a vacuum solar heating device. The solar heating device is detachably mounted on an opening defined in the hollow body. The vacuum solar heating device has a transparent tube, a connecting collar and a solar energy absorber.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6263870 | Solar collector insert A container for holding a liquid having transparent walls and an opening near its upper end, utilizes a heat absorbing insert element within the container comprised of a sheet of flexible black material that can be situated therein so as to expose a relat... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5935343 | Combined solar collector and photovoltaic cells There is provided the combination of a corrugated solar collector panel and a building surface to which it is attached, in spaced relationship. At least some of the panel corrugations are flat and located such that they face in the general direction of th... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5724479 | Fluid flow controlling member The present invention relates to a fluid flow controlling member including a primary flow path having a relatively small capacity of containing fluid and a secondary flow path located on a side of the primary flow path and having a relatively large capaci... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5715809 | Receiver for converting concentrated solar radiation A high-temperature receiver for converting concentrated solar radiation has a channel with an inlet and an outlet. An areal air-permeable support element is connected to the inlet. An absorber structure for absorbing solar radiation is supported by the su... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5531217 | Heating device A portable solar heating device is provided comprising an outer housing of transparent synthetic plastics material and a bladder within the outer housing. The bladder is of flexible sheet synthetic plastics material and has an expanded condition when fill... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5501743 | Fiber optic power-generating system A fiber optical solar power generating system provides a tower outside a structure to be supplied with solar energy and on which a multiplicity of collectors are provided. An optical fiber trunk carries the collected optical energy to the structure in whi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5460164 | Solar heat collector roofs A solar heat collector roof comprises an absorber plate (1) for incident radiation energy and a heat exchange plate (2) placed directly thereunder. The heat exchange plate is corrugated in such a manner that it comprises channels extending down along the ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5323763 | Absorber body with flow paths for water or a flowable heat carrier and process for the production thereof An absorber body with flow paths for water or a flowable heat carrier for the direct or indirect heating of fluid or fluids or the like flow agents by solar energy in which the flow paths are produced by the deformation of plastic material, is improved in... | 06/28/1994 |
| 4867134 | Fluid-heating solar collector A fluid-heating solar collector comprises a solar energy absorber with heat conducting and radiation absorbing material arranged to provide a plurality of angularly bent conduits extending therethrough thus to optimize the heat absorption surface at diffe... | 09/19/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4774932 | Method and apparatus for preheating ventilation air for a building Ventilation air for a building is preheated by providing on a south facing wall a sunlight-absorbent corrugated collector panel with the corrugations vertical, thus defining vertical channels between the panel and the wall, and vertical grooves on the ext... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4719904 | Solar thermal receiver A solar thermal energy collector includes a thermal receiver for receiving thermal energy from incident solar radiation and converting that energy, with minimum heat loss, into thermal energy transferred to and carried by a thermal fluid in a copper condu... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4672949 | Solar energy collector having an improved thermal receiver A solar thermal energy collector includes a thermal receiver for receiving thermal energy from incident solar radiation and converting that energy, with minimum heat loss, into thermal energy transferred to and carried by a thermal fluid in a copper condu... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4579107 | Solar energy collector and method of making same Method and device manufactured thereby for economically making solar collectors and concentrators by employing a technique of applying high-efficiency, energy absorptive coatings. The technique is spraying less-than-ultra-pure nickel or chromium, in a mol... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4566435 | Solar heat collecting apparatus A solar-heat collecting apparatus of the direct conversion type wherein a black working fluid directly absorbs solar-heat. A plurality of solar-heat collecting tube units are arranged in parallel with each other within a box-like casing. Each tube unit co... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4554908 | Electromagnetic energy absorber There is disclosed an electromagnetic energy collector assembly in which a transparent cylindrical glass tube made from common glass tubing lengths is sealed under vacuum at one end to an inner cylindrical energy absorber having a plurality of grooves on ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4517958 | Heat exchange system This invention is an energy efficient heating and cooling system. It is particularly adapted for use in conjunction with building type structures. Both liquid and gaseous fluids can be circulated at the same time through the heat exchange means. These exc... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4509502 | Multiple lens cover for solar heating panel A transparent cover for a solar panel has a number of uniform undulations or ridges across its surface. The cover is formed of a plurality of lens elements arranged over the entire surface of the cover and at specific angles along the ridges. The lenses f... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4508104 | Retaining device for an inner tube of an evacuated double-tubing type solar heat collector A retaining device for an inner tube of an evacuated double-tubing type solar heat collector having a ring formed around an outer periphery surface of an inner tube and at least three equally spaced-apart leaf springs being affixed to the ring at right an... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4505260 | Radiant energy device Radiant energy such as solar energy is utilized to form a vapor from a liquid state of a material. Concentrated radiant energy is directed through a liquid lens to a target for absorption of the radiation. The target in this way is heated to a high temper... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4488540 | Solar heating system, and improved heat collecting and radiating components, for livestock-confining buildings A system for heating a building adapted to confine animals includes a solar collector, means for storing the heat absorbed by the collector and heat radiating floor mats which use such heat. The collector includes panels each having lightweight, clear, pa... | 12/18/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4475327 | Roof system A wall system for the construction of buildings comprises an inner sheet steel facing panel having a base and two side walls extending along opposite substantially parallel side edges of the base and defining a recess with the base. A sheet of thermal and... | 10/09/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4469088 | Solar collector The present invention relates to a solar collector for obtaining high temperature thermal energy by collecting solar energy, especially to the improvement of performance and safety of an absorber tube containing thermal energy storage material. Precisely,... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4466424 | Solar collector system for standing seam roofs A solar collector system for standing seam roofs and a method of installing the system is disclosed. The system includes at least one solar collector unit incorporated into a standing seam roof. The collector unit is formed by securing at least one transp... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4457298 | Solar heating device A modular solar heating device particularly designed and constructed for installation at the base of a mobile home, and comprising a support housing of a substantially triangular cross sectional configuration for supporting a light transmitting cover in a... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455999 | Solar hot-water heaters A solar energy collection system including a collector having an absorber structure in the form of a closed chamber defined between an upper sheet comprised of a thin metal sheet or foil and an under layer. The under layer includes a plurality of supports... | 06/26/1984 |
