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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006689 | Reflector assembly for energy concentrators In an energy wave solar reflector assembly (12) for an energy concentrator (10), the assembly has a support structure (21) with support arms (22) extending from a central zone (24), and an array of concentric annular reflective ele... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7607429 | Multistage system for radiant energy flux transformation comprising an array of slat-like reflectors A radiant energy flux transformation system including a primary linear focus concentrating collector formed by a plurality of cylindrical slat-like reflectors and a secondary elongated collector is described. The reflectors of primary collector generally have concav... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7219860 | Spacecraft including control vanes having variable absorptive, reflective and emissive characteristics A spacecraft including control vanes for controlling the pointing direction of the spacecraft by providing a variable absorptive, reflective, emissive and/or transmissive properties. The control vanes provide a torque on the spacecraft to maintain the spacecraft poi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7051981 | Method for aligning a spacecraft Controlling the solar torque imposed on a spacecraft (10) in flight by providing a film (52) with variable absorptive, reflective, emissive and/or transmissive properties on the sun side of a thermal shield (50) of the spacecraft (10). As... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6972929 | Coil conductor with trace conductors for a thin-film magnetic head A thin-film magnetic head includes an insulation gap, a pair of yoke layers with one ends and the other ends, respectively, the one ends constituting magnetic poles separated with each other by the insulation gap, the other ends being magnetically coupled with each ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971756 | Apparatus for collecting and converting radiant energy A radiant energy collecting and converting device having at least one array of slat-like concave reflective elements and an elongated receiver. The device efficiently concentrates and converts radiant energy, such as sunlight, to other useful types of energy, such a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921050 | Solar torque control using thin film directionally reflective, emissive, absorptive and transmissive surfaces Controlling the solar torque imposed on a spacecraft (10) in flight by providing a film (52) with variable absorptive, reflective, emissive and/or transmissive properties on the sun side of a thermal shield (50) of the spacecraft (10). As... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6705311 | Radiation heat-shield for solar system A solar system comprising a reflector and a heat collecting element (HCE) received at the focus of the reflector. The HCE comprises a coated tube received within a coaxial evacuated enveloping glass tube. The enveloping glass tube is secured at respective ends there... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6637428 | Collapsible light concentration device A collapsible light collection and/or transmission device having an axis of symmetry. The device includes opposing first and second body portions each having a curved inner reflective surface and an outer surface. The first body portion is pivotally coupl... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6619283 | Solar collector pipe An improved solar collector pipe that directly conveys fluid to be heated and collects and transfers solar energy efficiently and directly to the internal fluid, thereby maximizing both the amount of energy transmitted to the internal fluid and the peak t... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604521 | Solar collector pipe An improved solar collector pipe that directly conveys fluid to be heated and collects and transfers solar energy efficiently and directly to the internal fluid, thereby maximizing both the amount of energy transmitted to the internal fluid and the peak t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6349718 | Device for heating with solar energy Device for heating with solar energy, which device contains at least one mirror construction (1) which is mounted on a frame (3) in a movable manner and which be directed towards the sun, and at least one collector (4) extending parallel to the mirror con... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6276359 | Double reflecting solar concentrator A double reflecting solar concentrator utilizing a primary parabolic reflective surface which reflects incident light toward a secondary surface. The incident light reflects off the secondary surface away from the primary parabolic surface's natural focus... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6205998 | Solar concentrator gap and receiver design A gap between absorber and reflector of a solar concentrator. A gap is required in a solar concentrator for thermal isolation reasons and the position of the receiver relative to reflector and a notch are optimized for best solar collection efficiency.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6131565 | Solar energy collector system A solar energy collection system which includes n groups (13, 14) of arrayed reflectors (15) and n+1 target receiver systems (10, 11, 12) which represent absorbing surfaces to solar radiation that is reflected by the reflectors (15). The receiver systems ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6047697 | Solar collector A solar collector comprising an evacuation envelope; an absorber housed inside the evacuated envelope and comprising plates which define an evaporation gap, the evaporation gap providing communication between a reservoir of heat transfer fluid at a first,... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6035850 | Concentrator for focusing solar radiation A concentrator for focusing solar radiation onto an elongate absorber, comprising a plurality of transverse supports arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, stabilizing the concentrator in the transverse direction and defining the sha... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5899199 | Solar energy collector system A solar energy collector system which includes n groups (13, 14) of arrayed reflectors (15) and n 1 target receiver systems (10, 11, 12) which present absorbing surfaces to solar radiation that is reflected by the reflectors (15) within the groups. The re... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860414 | Trough-shaped collector In order to provide a trough-shaped collector for radiation, in particular for solar radiation, comprising a trough-shaped mirror extending in longitudinal direction and reflecting the radiation into a focus region, and an absorber line extending in longi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5787877 | Solar energy concentrating system having a novel focal collection zone The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system having a novel focal collection zone. In general, the system comprises a moveable solar energy collector supported above a cylindrically arcuate solar energy concentrating refl... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5673684 | Tracking solar energy concentrating system having a circular primary reflector and a tracking secondary compound parabolic reflector The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system and to a preferred novel focal collection zone for such a system. In general, the system comprises a moveable solar energy collector supported above a cylindrically arcuate sol... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5655515 | Tracking solar energy concentrating system having a circular primary and a compound secondary The present invention relates to a solar energy concentrating system that uses a combination of a circular arcuate primary reflector and a linear compound parabolic secondary collector. The secondary collector can track by swinging in a circular are above... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5564411 | Roof module having an integral solar energy concentrator The present invention relates to a roof module having an integral solar energy concentrator. The present modules can be combined to form a weathertight roof with an integral solar concentrator. Radiant solar energy can be collected from this modular roof ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5564410 | Roof having an integral solar energy concentrating system The present invention relates to a roof having an integral solar energy concentrating system. A combination of solar energy concentrating reflectors and reflected solar energy collectors is used, among other solar energy concentrating or energy transferri... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5540217 | Solar energy concentrating system having replaceable reflectors The present invention relates to an improved solar energy concentrating system incorporating replaceable solar energy concentrating reflectors. Prior systems typically required a structurally stable solar energy concentrating panel. The present invention ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5531216 | Solar energy concentrating system having an automatic safety means The present invention relates to an improved moveable-collector, solar energy concentrating system incorporating an automatic safety means. In the present invention, if there is a failure in a solar-heated fluid transfer system, a failure in the positioni... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531215 | Device for absorbing radiant heat energy A device for absorbing heat energy, in particular a solar panel, includes a housing in the form of a frame-shaped rack. The housing has a cover which allows the radiant energy to enter. Several collector tubes are disposed below the cover and between a di... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5460163 | Trough-shaped collector A trough-shaped collector for solar radiation for steam generation. A trough-shaped mirror extending in a longitudinal direction receives and reflects radiation onto an absorber line enclosing within its interior a steam generator tube in which water is h... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5411015 | Radiation collectors A solar panel (FIG. 7) comprises an extruded plastics matrix (20) comprising a plurality of side-by-side compartments each of which provides an actual fluid-flow channel without the need for providing separate metal pipework. Each compartment may include ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5374317 | Multiple reflector concentrator solar electric power system Disclosed is a solar electric power system that utilizes multiple reflectors to concentrate sun light onto a panel of photovoltaic (PV) cells. The power system, consisting of multiple reflectors, mounted PV cells, and a heat dissipation component, is moun... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5275150 | Solar collector A solar collector including a plate disposed in a bottom portion of a housing, one or more tubes disposed above the plate for accommodating water, and one or more reflecting surfaces formed in the upper portion of the plate for reflecting lights in order ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5245985 | Effective and simple solar concentrator The present invention is a concentrating solar receiver-converter composed of at least two generally through-shape reflectors whose lengths run essentially north-south and which lean eastward and westward away from each other to a desired extent and each ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5113845 | Portable solar heating device and heating process utilizing solar energy A concave parabolic reflector receiving solar rays directly and by reflection from an angularly adjustable auxiliary collecting plate and from a stationary side plate reflects such solar rays to a line focus at which material to be heated is located, whic... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5010873 | Solar energy intensifier and collector system A solar energy intensifier and collector is disclosed which employs a series of radiation intensifying lenses arranged in either a single circle or in two or more concentric circles lying in a single plane, and a like series of reflectors spaced from the ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4800868 | Tilted panel linear echelon solar collector A solar concentrator with wide effective aperture is disclosed, which comprises at least one linear echelon reflector element which is inclined with respect to the direction of incident solar radiation to direct incident solar radiation to a line focus.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4730602 | Apparatus for automatically directing solar radiation focused by a reflector For the tracking control of a reflector focusing the solar radiation on an absorber corresponding to the apparent movement of the sun, an adjusting mechanism of the reflector is driven by means of a direct-current motor 5. The terminals of the electric mo... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4644933 | Solar system This invention is an improved solar collector which combines a magnifying lense with separate reflectors to obtain maximum solar energy collection. The collector also tracks celestial movement so as to constantly maintain maximum solar exposure.... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4602613 | Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement A solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement in which a plurality of laterally adjacent partial cylindrical oblong concave reflector-concentrators form the roof of a house, school or other building, particularly a heat utilization building, wit... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4532916 | Linear concentrating solar collector The present invention relates to a segment of a linear concentrating solar collector which includes two plates distanced from each other and extending parallel to each other; a member connects the plates to each other and holes are bored in each of the pl... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4505258 | Light collecting type of solar energy collecting system The present solar energy collecting system in which a plurality of water heating apparatuses are serially connected to each other by a tube socket and union and is retained securely in the case having a transparent window. Each water heating apparatus com... | 03/19/1985 |
