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A new small skylight which can be installed in buildings in general, on the roof of rooms requiring natural lighting. The advantage of this skylight over previous ones lies in its...
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A data driven information processor includes an operation processor unit for prestoring a data flow program and carrying out processing, and a storage microprocessor unit having a...
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The solar concentrator system includes a generally parabolic-shaped primary reflector having a flat region at the center thereof, so that the focus of the primary reflector is a ri...
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In a method for the production of steel in an environmentally benign fashion, energy sources other than conventional fossil fuels are used to produce reductant fuels. These reducta...
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Nitrogen oxides emitted by an internal-combustion engine operated with excess air are normally converted by the method of selective catalytic reduction by bringing the nitrogen oxi...
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A method and apparatus for the destructive distillation of kerogen and extraction of oil and gas from oil shale. The method and apparatus includes generating super heated steam or...
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A device for injecting a fuel-gas mixture in which the fuel stream is injected via injection ports of a fuel injection valve into distributor openings of a distributor line in a di...
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Solar cooker with a fold-up parabolic reflector comprising two stacks of reflecting flexible strips (19, 20) unfoldable so as to form a reflector. Strips of each stack are connecte...
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A solar power system includes a solar concentrator and a power conversion unit for converting direct solar energy from the concentrator to electrical energy to power appropriate lo...
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A solar powered cutting, shaping, and polishing device is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment a large concave parabolic reflector is mounted on an X and Y axis rotatable (telesc...
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Disclosed are multi-stage systems for high flux transformation of solar energy allowing for uniform solar intensification by a factor of 60,000 suns or more. Preferred systems empl...
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A Stirling engine includes a heater device for collecting solar radiation energy, a heater tube disposed in the heater device and connecting the expansion space and the compression...
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A bed (76, 202) of oil shale particles (10) are pyrolyzed in a retort (70, 200) by means of a heated carrier gas stream passing through a central conduit (54, 202) within the bed (...
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A solar energy collection apparatus comprising a hollow generally spherical means having an energy receiving means located substantially at the center of the spherical means. Circu...
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Solar heating apparatus comprises: (a) a generally horizontally elongated tank to contain liquid, the tank being solar radiation absorbing, and low intensity infra-red emitting, (b...
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A solar energy collector/storage system which includes an insulated container having working fluid inlets and outlets and an opening, a light-transmitting member positioned over th...
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A solar heating assembly includes a fluid receiver movable between a thermally insulated compartment and a transparent enclosure for exposure to the rays of the sun. The transparen...
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Toxic and hazardous organic materials are photochemically and thermally changed into innocuous and environmentally acceptable products through the proper application of solar energ...
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A simple solar heating plant comprising multiple reflectors, primary and secondary compartments, an air heating assembly and a concealed solar heat collector being formed and const...
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An apparatus for collecting solar energy by heating a liquid to be subsequently used for heating purposes. The liquid is injected near the top of an inflated structure and when flo...
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A combined solar-wind energy conversion system in which the combined effects of solar and wind energy are utilized in raising water from a lower to an upper water storage tank to i...
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A central focus solar energy system consisting of one or more arrays of mirrors, a receiver for each array, a sun tracker, a sun tracker sun acquisition device and a control unit....
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A combined solar heating apparatus for heating air or water or both air and water comprising a corrugated collector plate with S-shaped tubing traversing the enclosure beneath the...
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A generally rectangular solar heat collector block or module adapted to operate with its narrow side in a generally vertical position. One face of the collector block is adapted to...
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A solar furnace receiving reflected solar energy from a battery of remote, positionable mirrors with the furnace having primary and secondary reflectors directing concentrated radi...
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A radiant energy collector is described having a generally scroll-shaped configuration and exhibiting a hemispheric energy acceptance angle. Substantially all diffuse and direct ra...
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A focusing solar collector which utilizes an elongated parabolic shaped mirror made from a sheet of drapable material so that when draped in a catenary like curved configuration, t...
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A device is provided for the collection and concentration of solar radiant energy including a longitudinally extending structure having a wall for directing radiant energy. The wal...
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A heating system includes a fluid circuit with a pump and filter for heating water for a pool. A valved bypass circuit includes a heat absorption unit which can be included in the...
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A focused solar heating system is provided having a focusing reflector which is generally scoop-shaped. A solar collector plate is mounted on the front of the focusing reflector to...
