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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:
Jun. 14, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack P Murphy, deceased, late of Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Steven D Kimmell, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126424 ; 126440 ; 353-3 ; 188382 ;
Abstract
An optical/mechanical solar tracking system having a lens for focusing the sun's rays for use by an element which changes shape in response to heat. The change of shape of the element is used to operate a mechanical brake which allows the tracking system to move impelled by the force of gravity to a position in which the sun's rays are directed for effective use.