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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Combined Power Llc, Santee, CA (US);
Inventors:
John D. H. King, La Jolla, CA (US);
Nicholas A. Kramer, Lakeside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Combined Power LLC, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/36 (2006.01); B21D 53/02 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); F24J 2/52 (2006.01); F24J 2/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2013.01); F24J 2/5267 (2013.01); F24J 2/541 (2013.01); F24J 2002/5451 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of installing a solar energy system comprises laying an uninflated elongated tube of flexible material in a substantially flat configuration, winding the uninflated elongated tube on a spool, transporting the spool with the elongated tube, and filling the elongated tube with a gas and/or liquid such that the elongated tube inflates with the gas and/or liquid and unrolls from the spool.