Patents
US 8039777 B2: Solar collector with reflector having compound curvature
- Granted
- 2011-10-18
- Filed
- 2010-12-30 application 12982701
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111018.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Solar, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Mountain View, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamir Lance | Los Gatos, CA | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marc Finot | Palo Alto, CA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mang V. Chau | San Jose, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harold Ackler | Sunnyvale, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Cameron G. Wylie | San Mateo, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Ignaut | San Mateo, CA | 6 | 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 | H10F77/488 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24S | Solar heat collectors; solar heat systems | F24S23/74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E10/40 | 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 |
| 2011-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ACKLER, HAROLD D. signed 2011-01-05 CHAU, MANG V. signed 2011-01-05 FINOT, MARC A. signed 2011-01-05 IGNAUT, BRIAN J. signed 2011-01-05 LANCE, TAMIR signed 2011-01-05 WYLIE, CAMERON G. signed 2011-01-05 | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 25862/854 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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