US3102532A
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Solar heat collector media
Assignee: Research Products Corp
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Filing: 1961-03-27
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Granted: 1963-09-03
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Expires: 1981-03-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton J Shoemaker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:18
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24S; F24S10/00; F24S10/80; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/44; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A HEAT CONVERSION MASS FOR ABSORBING RADIANT ENERGY AS FROM THE SUN AND TRANSMITTING IT AS HEAT TO A FLUID MEDIA, COMPRISING A THICK MASS OF SLIT AND EXPANDED METAL FOIL HAVING NUMEROUS IRREGULAR INTERCONNECTED OPENINGS THEREIN BOUNDED BY THIN WEB SURFACES EXPOSED TO RADIATION, SAID OPENINGS SERVING FOR THE FLOW OF A FLUID MEDIA THERETHROUGH AND FOR PENETRATION OF THE MASS BY RADIANT ENERGY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE MASS, AND MEANS COATING THE SURFACES EXPOSED TO RADIANT ENERGY PENETRATING THE MASS TO ABSORB AND CONVERT THE SAME TO HEAT, THE OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE MATERIAL OF THE MASS BEING REFLECTIVE AND ADAPTED TO RETAIN RADIATED HEAT WITHIN THE MASS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A HEAT CONVERSION MASS FOR ABSORBING RADIANT ENERGY AS FROM THE SUN AND TRANSMITTING IT AS HEAT TO A FLUID MEDIA, COMPRISING A THICK MASS OF SLIT AND EXPANDED METAL FOIL HAVING NUMEROUS IRREGULAR INTERCONNECTED OPENINGS THEREIN BOUNDED BY THIN WEB SURFACES EXPOSED TO RADIATION, SAID OPENINGS SERVING FOR THE FLOW OF A FLUID MEDIA THERETHROUGH AND FOR PENETRATION OF THE MASS BY RADIANT ENERGY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE MASS, AND MEANS COATING THE SURFACES EXPOSED TO RADIANT ENERGY PENETRATING THE MASS TO ABSORB AND CONVERT THE SAME TO HEAT, THE OPPOSITE SURFACES OF THE MATERIAL OF THE MASS BEING REFLECTIVE AND ADAPTED TO RETAIN RADIATED HEAT WITHIN THE MASS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-09-02 | 1967-03-04 | 1967-09-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-09-02 | 1971-03-04 | 1971-09-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-09-02 | 1975-03-04 | 1975-09-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |