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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
John E Minardi, Kettering, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126271 ;
Abstract
A solar energy collector having a transparent pane(s) with a flowing 'black' liquid medium to absorb the solar energy directly. The specific apparatus comprises in a general embodiment a tubing of various planar configuration to provide a flat surface. Alternative embodiments include the free flow of a black liquid over a flat surface. Other structure is described for heat retention and environmental control. The black liquids have a high rate of absorption to solar energy.