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4299445 Adjustable focusing mirror  
An adjustable focusing mirror, comprising a support on which is mounted a plurality of small plane mirror elements, wherein the support of the focusing mirror comprises a molded concrete structure...
4281900 Frontal reflector bracing  
This specification discloses a frontal reflector bracing wherein at least a portion of the support for a reflecting surface is positioned on the front side of the surface and the rearward most...
4270844 Omni-directional compound paraboloid-hyperboloid radiation device  
The invention is a device which receives radiation from a point source, from the sun, or from other means, said radiation being received on the surface of a mirrored paraboloid of revolution which...
4264145 Invertible apparatus for the reflection of solar radiation  
Apparatus for reflecting light including a head carrying a reflecting panel and mounted for rotation on a column, said head including a mechanism for rotating said panel about a horizontal axis...
4261335 Solar energy apparatus  
The solar energy apparatus of the present invention collects, concentrates, and transmits solar radiation to a light converter, which converts solar radiation to another energy form. The apparatus...
4258702 Vanes for solar heating  
Uni-directional radiation vanes for a solar heating system for passing solar radiation and suppressing reradiation in the opposite direction. A plurality of parallel vanes are pivotally mounted....
4256088 Solar concentrator utilizing a point focusing solar concentrating panel assembly  
A solar concentrator is disclosed herein and includes a modularized point focusing solar concentrating panel which is movably mounted to track the sun. This panel has an overall parabolic...
4245895 Supporting structure for reflectors, solar cells or solar cell carriers  
Supporting structure for reflectors consisting of interconnected supporting bars arranged in parallel spaced relationship, having the reflectors mounted thereon side by side in a single plane. The...
4243301 Elastically deformed reflectors  
Spherically-shaped dish and cylindrically-shaped trough reflectors are produced by the deflection of a thin reflective element within its elastic range of stress. A spherical or cylindrical shape...
4229076 Solar energy concentrator  
A solar light energy concentrator comprising a flat rectangular base member on which are positioned and secured a plurality of rectangular glass mirror segments which have a common focal point...
4223174 Sun-tracking solar energy conversion system  
A number of solar energy converter assemblies are carried by a support frame which is mounted for independent rotation about a horizontal and a vertical axis. Sensors detect the position of the...
4220137 Solar energy collecting system  
The solar energy collecting system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes two sets of louvers, adapted for being mounted in a window opening. A first set of louvers is...
4218114 Heliostat apparatus  
Heliostat apparatus for concentrating solar energy comprising support structure disposed in a first plane and supporting a plurality of mirror units having freedom of substantial universal...
4209231 Heliostat assemblies  
Heliostat assemblies, including fabrication methods, providing capability for azimuthal and elevational sun-tracking. A plurality of mirrors are affixed in a rectangular array which is...
4195913 Optical integration with screw supports  
The invention relates to optical integrators and to methods of optically integrating electromagnetic radiation to produce electromagnetic radiation of uniform energy intensity distribution. The...
4172443 Central receiver solar collector using analog coupling mirror control  
A solar collector having a central radiation receiver and a plurality of mirrors mounted on articulated mounting structures arranged over a surface in an array pattern comprised of discrete paths,...
4171695 Image collapsing concentrator and method for collecting and utilizing solar energy  
A solar energy concentrator comprising a cylindrical Fresnel lens, a specially shaped and positioned reflecting mirror, and a shaped tubular receptor for conveying the collected energy to terminals...
4171876 Apparatus for supporting large-dimension curved reflectors  
The reflector support structure includes a plurality of substantially straight rod-like elements which are secured together at their respective ends, forming joints, in such an arrangement so as to...
4161351 All-reflective optical target illumination system with high numerical aperture  
An all-reflective optical system for providing illumination of a target focal region at high numerical aperture from a pair of confluent collimated light beams. The collimated beams are each...
4153474 Solar energy collector  
A solar panel is constructed from plural parabolic-cylindrical mirrors arranged side by side, and each mirror has three functions. Its concave ground focusses solar energy, its convex rear carries...
4150874 Mirror mounting  
A mirror mounting is described in which a plane rectangular reflecting strip is deformed along the two longer edges thereof so that it is approximately tangent to the ideal mirror while the strip...
4148297 Collector of direct dispersed and reflected waves  
A collector of waves, such as of solar radiations entering from any direction, concentrates them upon a receiver that converts them to useful purposes. Moderate concentration factors are achieved...
4147158 Multi-layered solar energy collector  
A multi-layered solar energy collector comprising a supporting means and a plurality of collector layers structured as part of coaxial cylinders or part of concentric spheres secured to said means...
4147414 Sunlight concentrator for energy conversion  
A system of mirrors which focuses solar radiation onto a receiver by means of controlled flexural deformations of supporting beams using controls which tilt the mirrors with respect to the beams....
4141626 Method of and apparatus for collecting solar radiation utilizing variable curvature cylindrical reflectors  
A heliostat apparatus includes a frame which is rotatable about an axis which is parallel to the aperture plane of an elongate receiver. A plurality of flat flexible mirror elements are mounted to...
4134387 Solar energy concentrator  
Low cost solar collectors are constructed by stretching a thin elongate, flexible reflective sheet (such as metallized polyethylene terephthalate film) over a frame so as to provide a ridged...
4131485 Solar energy collector and concentrator  
Modular structures for the collection, concentration and conversion of solar energy to another usable form such as electrical energy. The structures feature three conic section reflective surfaces,...
4129360 Heliostats  
A heliostat comprises a tubular chassis having a triangular base mounted to pivot about a substantially vertical axis and provided with an oblique support mounted at a point of the triangular base...
4118761 Light condensing illuminator  
A compact light condensing illumination system for the concentration of light at an area provides a light source capable of having a relatively shallow reflector with a relatively small aperture...
4116539 Multi-position focusing apparatus  
A multi-position focusing apparatus having a plurality of pads mounted about a centerline receiving ray reflecting members or energy emitting devices thereon, whereby the pads are focused along the...
4116541 Parabolic reflector with vary transverse width  
A parabolic reflector is made of sheet material from a flat pliable elongated blank bent to form a parabolically curved shield shaped member. Both blank and member have continuously varying...
4114596 Method and apparatus for tracking the sun for use in a solar collector with linear focusing means  
The invention introduces a coplanar rotational method of tracking the sun for use in a focusing solar collector that comprises of one or more linear focusing means such as cylindrical parabolic...
4110010 Ganged heliostat  
A device for tracking the apparent motion of the sun and reflecting and thereby concentrating rays from the sun to a fixed target area is disclosed. The device is what may be described as a ganged...
4106485 Solar energy reflecting system  
A solar energy reflecting system which can modify its reflector configuration in accordance with the movement of the sun across the sky. The system includes a circular dish-like housing with upper...
4084887 All-reflective optical target illumination system with high numerical aperture  
An all-reflective optical system for providing illumination of a target focal region at high numerical aperture from a pair of co-axially, confluent collimated light beams. A target cavity is...
4056309 Renewable surface heliostat type solar mirror  
A support surface having the shape of a desired mirror surface for use in reflecting solar light and a sheet of flexible mirror material with a portion covering the support surface. A reel device...
4056313 Multiple mirrored apparatus utilizing solar energy  
Multiple mirrored apparatus utilizing solar energy can be utilized to direct the rays of the sun in a concentrated and steadily directed fashion to one spot during the whole of the period of...
4050444 Reflective device  
The invention provides for a linear reflective device having a plurality of concave reflective regions disposed along a reference line, such that normal incident light is focussed to a focal region...
4050777 Solar energy reflecting apparatus with yieldably biased reflectors  
A plurality of mirrors carried upon a support is disposed to reflect and focus solar energy upon an absorber or into an enclosure. The mirrors are mounted upon the support to deflect under high...
4046462 Three-dimensional tracking solar energy concentrator and method for making same  
A tracking three-dimensional solar energy concentrator is provided by a stretched aluminized polymeric membrane supported by a hoop, the polymeric membrane being formed to a desired curvature by...
4034737 Solar heat boiler  
A solar heat boiler apparatus has a base frame, a turning body rotatably mounted on the base frame for turning movement about a horizontal axis, a reflector mounting frame rotatably mounted on the...
4003638 Radiant energy collection  
Disclosed are non-imaging systems and devices for collection and concentration of electromagnetic energy and particularly solar energy including one or more longitudinally-extending, generally...
3972598 Multifaceted mirror structure for infrared radiation detector  
Infrared radiation can be gathered from a number of discrete, spaced apart fields of view and focused on a single sensing element with a multifaceted mirror. Each facet of the mirror is a concave...
3971051 Focusing screen  
The invention is a focusing screen with an integral split image rangefinder located substantially away from the geometric center of the focusing screen. Such an arrangement improves photographic...
3923381 Radiant energy collection  
Disclosed are non-imaging systems and devices for collection and concentration of electromagnetic energy and particularly solar energy including one or more longitudinally-extending, generally...
3923382 Multifaceted mirror structure for infrared radiation detector  
Infrared radiation can be gathered from a number of discrete, spaced-apart fields of view and focused on a single sensing element with a multifaceted mirror. Each facet of the mirror is a concave...
3905352 System for collecting and transferring usable solar heat  
A system and apparatus for collecting, concentrating, transferring and storing for use solar radiant heat energy is disclosed in this application. The system employs "sun-tracking" mirror apparatus...
3902794 Fresnell lens  
A fresnell lens that differs from known technology in that it reflects, rather than transmits, light to its principal focus, thereby facilitating removal of the thermal energy from the actinic...
3892476 Catoptric system for simultaneous concentration of light, laser, and other type paraxial rays into beams  
A light concentrator of paraxial rays emanating from at least one point source and/or of multidirectionally dispersed rays, employing at least two confocal warped shells generated by the revolution...
3884217 Method and apparatus for collecting solar energy  
Solar rays strike a plurality of flat elongated reflector units. The bodies are arranged so that the beams of light reflected therefrom converge at an energy receiving means. The individual...
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