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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:
Jan. 31, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Russell, Jr, La Jolla, CA (US);
Robert Edward Potthoff, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Atomic Company, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126271 ; 237 / ; 248488 ; 350292 ; 126270 ;
Abstract
A system for supporting a plurality of reflective surfaces in an arrangement for reflecting the rays emitted from a source of energy and converging the reflected rays to concentrate the heating effect thereof at a receptor, whereby a plurality of pairs of long tension members extend under tension between firmly anchored support members. Reflecting elements are supported by the pairs of tension members and each of the pairs is disposed to reflect the radiation from substantially all of the reflecting elements to the receptor.