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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:
Oct. 22, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl L Williams, Jr, Abilene, TX (US);
Larry R Payne, Abilene, TX (US);
Assignee:
LaJet Energy Company, Abilene, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350608 ; 350607 ;
Abstract
A reflector for electromagnetic radiation with an easily replaceable reflective membrane that is especially useful in solar collectors. The reflector comprises an annular housing, an elastic reflective membrane, a ring supporting the membrane, an evacuation assembly for evacuating the housing and drawing the elastic membrane into the housing, and a fastening assembly which releasably snap-fits the ring and membrane assembly to the housing in a gas-tight manner.