Patents
US 8049150 B2: Solar collector with end modifications
- Granted
- 2011-11-01
- Filed
- 2010-01-11 application 12685615
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a concentrating solar energy collector, which tracks movements of the sun along one axis has a reflective trough, at least one solar receiver mounted above the reflective trough and configured so that incident sunlight striking the reflective trough is directed toward the at least one solar receiver, and a reflector extender coupled to a first end of the reflective trough and configured to capture and direct incident sunlight towards the at least one solar receiver. In another embodiment, one or more extended end reflectors is attached with a reflective trough of a solar energy collector.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg111101.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | Mountain View, CA | 36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James L. Bilodeau | San Mateo, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason R. Wells | San Francisco, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John L. Nightingale | Portola Valley, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marc Finot | Palo Alto, CA | 18 | 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 | F24S20/20 | 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 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49002 | 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 |
| 2010-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BILODEAU, JAMES L. signed 2010-01-11 FINOT, MARC A. signed 2010-01-11 JOHNSON, ERIC C. signed 2010-01-11 NIGHTINGALE, JOHN L. signed 2010-01-11 WELLS, JASON R. signed 2010-01-14 | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 24368/249 | 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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