Patents
US 7932461 B2: Solar collector framework
- Granted
- 2011-04-26
- Filed
- 2008-05-20 application 12124118
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
A solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system that tracks movements of the sun along at least one axis may have a plurality of reflector panels, a support structure that supports the reflector panels in a manner that defines a pair of adjacent reflector troughs, each trough having a base, a pair of reflective side walls and a trough aperture suitable for receiving incident sunlight during operation of the solar energy collection system, a frame that is coupled to the support structure near the bases of the troughs to define a closed reflector support truss framework in cooperation with the support structure, wherein the reflector support truss framework is positioned behind the reflector troughs such that the reflector support truss framework does not shadow the reflector panels during normal operation of the solar energy collector, and a plurality of solar receivers.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110426.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Solar, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Anaheim, CA | SKYLINE SOLAR, LLC State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | Mountain View, CA | 36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Leeds | San Francisco, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F77/63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24S | Solar heat collectors; solar heat systems | F24S23/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E10/47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC signed 2014-07-21 | FIRST SOLAR MALAYSIA SDN. BHD KULIM, KEDAH | 62855/319 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-09-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. signed 2011-08-16 | TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC MENLO PARK, CA | 26953/224 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-08-26 | Correction Re-record to correct the assignee's name on a document previously recorded at reel 021126, frame 0820. (assignment of assignor's interest) | JOHNSON, ERIC C. signed 2008-08-21 LEEDS, MICHAEL signed 2008-08-25 | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 21458/487 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-06-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOHNSON, ERIC C. signed 2008-06-05 LEEDS, MICHAEL signed 2008-06-05 | SKYLINE SOLAR MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 21126/820 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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