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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6912816 | Structurally integrated solar collector A structurally integrated solar collector. Roof and wall covering components are integrated with solar collectors to permit solar energy to be converted to heat, electricity and hot water for use within a building. A roof truss is described that additionally capture... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 5915376 | Evacuated solar collector A solar heat collecting apparatus includes a first, inner glass dome, and a second, larger outer glass dome disposed outwardly from the inner dome. Both of the inner and outer domes have respective inner and outer surfaces and an open end, and an infrared... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5676128 | Solar device for cooking or sterilizing and method or use thereof A solar energy collector for cooking food or sterilizing liquids or articles is described, which may be fixed in place or portable. The device includes a heating (cooking or sterilization) chamber with a double-walled solar radiation concentrator with an ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5596981 | Solar device and method for assembly A solar collector and a method of manufacture is disclosed. The solar collector frame has internally oriented projections for positioning a light transmissive cover, absorber plate, insulation and base to form an enclosure. To provide for maximum active o... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5128181 | Construction element The element according to the invention consists in a preferred embodiment of two panes (10, 12) assembled in the manner of a composite or laminate pane, a thermally insulating layer, for example an air or inert gas layer, formed between said panes, and a ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5009218 | Heat-insulating building and/or light element A building and/or light element includes at least two parallel wall elements (1) between which support elements (2) for the formation of an evacuated interspace (3) are placed and are connected by a flexible seal on the edge. The distance between the wall... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4717227 | Solar ray collecting device including protective cover and filter A solar ray collecting device for use in space includes a heat-conductive supporting base plate provided with a large number of adjacent hexagonal recess portions, a large number of optical systems installed on each of the recess portions, a large number ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4492424 | Solar collector The disclosure is a solar collector consisting of glass rods enclosed in a housing and mounted vertically on a roof or other elevated place to gather solar rays. The collector is fixed, with no tracking device or other moving parts. The glass rods are 6 m... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4450830 | Solar heat device Solar heat device to transfer heat energy from the sun to a fluid, comprising a frame (1) including an isolated bottom (2), heat absorbing wafers (5) having tubes (4) for the fluid, and a glass sheet (6) on the top surface of the solar heat device. The fr... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4414958 | Solar collector A solar collector comprising a heat collecting panel for receiving the sunlight, a cover glass arranged above the panel, and a sunlight-pervious diaphragm disposed between the panel and cover glass to form a closed space between itself and the cover glass... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4396004 | Venting means for solar collectors Venting means for solar collectors of the air flow type. An upper manifold has a gap formed by a top extending over and spaced above the upper end of the collector. An elongated inflatable tube is mounted in the gap, so that when the elastic tube is infla... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4341200 | Solar energy collector sub-assemblies and combinations thereof Improved solar collector sub-assemblies and combinations thereof includes corner-locking piece sub-assemblies, top glazing clamping member sub-assembly, collector plate mounting member sub-assembly and collector assembly mounting means, all adapted to fac... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4314544 | Solar collector for a window frame A solar collector for use as or on the window frames of a building. In one application, the main window frame is a hollow channel open on the side facing away from the wall of the building and covered, for example, with glass or another transparent cover.... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4303061 | Solar energy collector having hollow microspheres Hollow glass microspheres made from a low heat conductivity glass composition containing a high vacuum and a thin metal coating deposited on the inner wall surface of the microspheres are described. The hollow glass microspheres are used to make superior ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4300531 | Sunlight collector A sunlight collector comprises a main frame carrying a highly transparent glass covering and a collector element in parallel spaced relationship, the collector element comprising a support element with a liquid channel therein and convex leg curved toward... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4300532 | Method and apparatus for collecting solar energy A method and device for collecting solar energy is the subject of this application. A glass cloth coated with a light absorbing resinous material is utilized as the collector panel. A glass cloth coated with a translucent resinous material is the preferre... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4278070 | Solar energy collector assembly and sub-assemblies thereof Solar energy collector assembly including a solar energy collector in an enclosed space housing with bottom closure member secured by a snap-fit spring channel and low thermal conductivity mating projection therefor, a collector member securing means comp... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4273098 | Transparent composite laminar structure, solar collector and method An improved transparent laminar structure useful as a window in a solar collector having an absorber characterized with a low absorption/emission ratio is described. The structure includes a glass substrate, a particularly defined infrared-reflecting (IRR... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4267821 | Solar energy collector A solar energy collector is disclosed including a housing forming a receptacle across which a fluid to be heated can flow and which is divided into a pair of chambers in the direction of fluid flow by a heat exchanging mat including a layer formed partial... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4198955 | Solar energy collection system An efficient solar collector includes an outer evacuated envelope having an upper transparent surface to admit light rays to the envelope and a tube extending in the envelope from one end towards the other for conveying fluid to be heated into the collect... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4197833 | Solar collector system using slate absorber panels A solar collector system comprises one or more slate absorber panels each including a series of heat collecting slate members arranged in a shingle-like closed assembly over which water is designed to flow for heating by solar energy. The system includes ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4132220 | Solar energy collector Simplicity is the height of invention. Glazing is simplified and reduced in cost by substantially eliminating framework for glass or other glazing material. And yet, long-life is retained, by use of an adhesive-sealant to secure the glazing to the solar a... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4064867 | Solar heat collector A solar heat collector having an enclosure, a first receptacle for a heated liquid medium, and a second receptacle for a cooled liquid medium. Heat transfer means within the enclosure provide for the transfer of heat either to or from a liquid medium ther... | 12/27/1977 |
| 3974822 | Solar heat collector A solar heat collector is disclosed having an outer cover plate, an intermediate cover plate and a solar radiation absorber mounted in spaced relation to each other by edge packing. The edge packing (1) removes moisture from the air space between the cove... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3946720 | Solar heat collector A self-contained apparatus for collecting, storing and transmitting solar heat includes an elongated insulated housing in which a quantity of heat retaining material is confined and a collector on one face of the housing which has a multi-layered glass fa... | 03/30/1976 |
