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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7194963 | Ceramic fiber block reflector system The present invention utilizes radiation reflectors on the refractory wall of a fired furnace opposite the spaces between adjacent tubes. The refractory radiation reflectors have a base contiguous with the refractory surface and secured to a subjacent structure, and... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 5979439 | Solar receiver A solar receiver (10; 110) for a solar thermal power plant comprises an elongated supply chamber (16; 118) for a heat carrier medium flowing in the supply chamber (16; 118) at a small loss of pressure, an elongated absorber (13; 113), the inlet areas (21;... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5865905 | Rolled film solar concentrator A concentrating solar array consisting of a roll of reflective film which is stretched between tension wires strung between a pair of wire stays. There is a roll of film and a take up roll such that the film can be unrolled from the storage roll and pulle... | 02/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5507276 | Concentrating solar collector cross section The present invention is a cross-section arrangement for solar concentrators which is comprised of a concave reflective boundary, and of at least two receiver-converters extending outward within the concavity wherein the second receiver-converter is well ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 4823772 | Apparatus and method for extracting focused solar radiant energy There is provided solar heat collecting apparatus which comprises a solar collector panel rotatably supported about a horizontal and a vertical axis and drive means for rotating the panel simultaneously about the two axes. The collector panel comprises a ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4586489 | Semi-concentrating solar energy collector A solar collector of the non-tracking fluid circulating type which is formed of light weight materials and comprises a frame supporting fluid circulating tubes having a light absorber disposed axially therein and lined with retroreflective cube-corners. T... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4359265 | Controlled directional scattering cavity for tubular absorbers A specular cavity is provided in which an optical receiver is emplaced. The cavity is provided with a series of V groove-like indentations (or pyramidal-type indentations) which redirect energy entering between the receiver and cavity structure onto the r... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4217884 | Collection and utilization of solar energy A solar energy utilization system employing a glazed, insulated, collector box that houses a plurality of swingably mounted, conduit type, energy absorber assemblies; together with associated, arcuately shaped booster mirrors for collecting solar rays and... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4199952 | Modular solar powered heat pump Disclosed is a solar powered heat pump useful for both heating and cooling building space and for providing refrigeration. The device operates on a chemical effect (adsorption) intermittent heat pump cycle in which the moderately high temperature heat gen... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4196716 | Inert focusing photon energy collector The Inert Focusing "Photon" Energy Collector is a device used to focus the sun rays (or photons) on a piece of metal properly arranged geometrically for the greatest concentration of available photons for the purpose of absorbing, transferring, and, depen... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4149521 | Solar energy collection system A fixed, linear, ground-based primary reflector having an extended curved sawtooth-contoured surface covered with a metalized polymeric reflecting material, reflects solar energy to a movably supported collector that is kept at the concentrated line focus... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4148564 | Solar sensor with linear concentration with a fixed receiver and movable mirrors Solar sensor with linear concentration with a fixed receiver and movable mirrors. The solar sensor with a linear concentration comprises a system of elementary segmental mirrors arranged along the generating lines of a cylinder portion and directs the sol... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4089594 | Sun screen structure A sun screen structure is disclosed which consists of a covering for external building surfaces that reflect sunlight during summer months and admit it during winter months to help stabilize internal building temperatures. The covering consists of a plana... | 05/16/1978 |
| 3994435 | Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method A solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method in which a semi-cylindrical oblong concave reflector/concentrator forms the roof of a house, school or other building, particularly a heat utilization building. A collector is movably supp... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3994279 | Solar collector with improved thermal concentration Reduced heat loss from the absorbing surface of the energy receiver of a cylindrical radiant energy collector is achieved by providing individual, insulated, cooling tubes for adjacent parallel longitudinal segments of the receiver. Control means allow fl... | 11/30/1976 |
