Structural solar collector
Patent 4291679 Issued on September 29, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 3, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 3, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSolar energy heat transfer system Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method Solar concentrator Greenhouse with stored solar energy capability Patent #: 4184479 InventorApplicationNo. 06/126880 filed on 03/03/1980US Classes:126/621, Solar collector forms part of building roof126/646, Pump126/658, Having heat-absorbing fin or plate126/690, Parabolic359/867Concave cylindrical or providing a line focusExaminersPrimary: Scott, SamuelAssistant: Anderson, G. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF24J 2/10 (20060101)F24J 2/04 (20060101) F24J 2/06 (20060101) AbstractThe upper surface of the building, e.g., roof or portion of the roof, is constructed in the form of a hyperbolic paraboloid having a concave surface directed in a specified, for example, southerly, direction. This concave surface is covered with a reflective material such that solar radiation or the like is reflected to an arcuate focus. An absorber is disposed along the length of the focus for absorbing the reflected radiation. Means are provided for storing and using the absorbed radiation. Thus, a structural portion of a building performs as a concentrating solar collector for the building. | |
