Patents Assigned to Solar Lighting Research, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4883340
    Abstract: A solar lighting apparatus for illuminating the interior of a roofed building includes a reflector assembly rotatable about a vertical axis for tracking daily movements of the sun. The reflector assembly includes multiple planar reflector panels each extending about a horizontal axis and supported between a pair of opposing, parallel side frame members inclined upwardly toward their rear ends at approximately a 25.degree. angle to the horizontal. The reflector panels are oriented in their operative position at right angles to the side frame members and are inclined at approximately a 65.degree. angle to the horizontal. The reflector panels are spaced apart from one another by a distance approximating the width of each panel to prevent leading reflector panels from shading trailing reflector panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Solar Lighting Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Dominguez