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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:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Jacob Van Reenen Pretorius, Somerville, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jacob Van Reenen Pretorius, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 6/06 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/065 (2013.01); Y02E 10/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for converting solar energy into mechanical and electrical energy is described. This method is based on the phase change of a material due to temperature. The change of phase is accompanied with displacement at high forces that can easily be converted into useful mechanical and electrical power.