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US3215134A
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Solar heat collector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-08-24
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1984-08-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry E Thomason
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:05
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24S; F24S10/00; F24S10/50; F24S10/504; F24S10/60; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF HEAT FROM SOLAR RADIATION AND FOR RADIATION OF HEAT COMPRISING AN INSULATED BASE; A HEAT COLLECTING SHEET COMPRISING PLANAR PORTIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL AREA SUPERPOSED ON SAID BASE; FRAME MEANS AT THE PERIMETER OF AND INCLOSING SAID BASE AND HEAT COLLECTING SHEET; A TRANSPARENT COVER SUBSTANTIALLY COVERING AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET, THE INTERVENING SPACES THEREBETWEEN BEING FURTHER INCLOSED BY SAID FRAME MEANS; FLUID DISTRIBUTING MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A FLUID AT PREDETERMINED SPACED INTERVALS ALONG SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET FOR TRANSFER OF HEAT BETWEEN SAID FLUID AND SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET; MEANS FORMING A PART OF SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET FOR CONTROLLING THE COURSE OF FLOW OF HEAT TRANSFERRING FLUID OVER SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET, SAID MEANS COMPRISING AN IRREGULAR SURFACE INCLUDING A SERIES OF RAISED PORTIONS CLOSELY AND UNIFORMLY SPACED OVER SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET FROM FRAME TO FRAME, SAID RAISED PORTIONS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF NARROW VALLEYS FORMING A MULTIPLICITY OF PATHS ALONG WHICH THE FLUID FLOWS BENEATH SAID TRANSPARENT COVER; MEANS FOR RETRIEVING SIAD FLUID AFTER IT HAS FLOWED ALONG AND CONTACTED SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET; AND SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET, SAID INSULATED BASE, AND SAID TRANSPARENT COVER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
202 words
A DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF HEAT FROM SOLAR RADIATION AND FOR RADIATION OF HEAT COMPRISING AN INSULATED BASE; A HEAT COLLECTING SHEET COMPRISING PLANAR PORTIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL AREA SUPERPOSED ON SAID BASE; FRAME MEANS AT THE PERIMETER OF AND INCLOSING SAID BASE AND HEAT COLLECTING SHEET; A TRANSPARENT COVER SUBSTANTIALLY COVERING AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET, THE INTERVENING SPACES THEREBETWEEN BEING FURTHER INCLOSED BY SAID FRAME MEANS; FLUID DISTRIBUTING MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A FLUID AT PREDETERMINED SPACED INTERVALS ALONG SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET FOR TRANSFER OF HEAT BETWEEN SAID FLUID AND SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET; MEANS FORMING A PART OF SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET FOR CONTROLLING THE COURSE OF FLOW OF HEAT TRANSFERRING FLUID OVER SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET, SAID MEANS COMPRISING AN IRREGULAR SURFACE INCLUDING A SERIES OF RAISED PORTIONS CLOSELY AND UNIFORMLY SPACED OVER SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET FROM FRAME TO FRAME, SAID RAISED PORTIONS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF NARROW VALLEYS FORMING A MULTIPLICITY OF PATHS ALONG WHICH THE FLUID FLOWS BENEATH SAID TRANSPARENT COVER; MEANS FOR RETRIEVING SIAD FLUID AFTER IT HAS FLOWED ALONG AND CONTACTED SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET; AND SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID HEAT COLLECTING SHEET, SAID INSULATED BASE, AND SAID TRANSPARENT COVER.
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