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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:
Jul. 08, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Thompson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Errol C Armstrong, Salinas, CA (US);
Richard T Wipfler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Richard O Rhodes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
FAFCO, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ; B23P / ; F24J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2915 / ; 2915 / ; 126437 ; 165170 ; 219 83 ; 228157 ;
Abstract
A method for fabricating a solar energy collector assembly of the integral storage type is disclosed herein. This assembly utilizes a specifically designed storage arrangement which is expanded into its final shape from an initial collapsed configuration. In the specific embodiment disclosed, the storage arrangement includes many of its own design features apart from the overall collector assembly and serves as the main structural component of the entire assembly.