Patents by Inventor Clyde W. Devore

Clyde W. Devore has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Solar energy collection panel for heating pools of water
    Patent number: 6526965
    Abstract: A radiant energy collection unit that can be used in a solar panel heating system is described. The energy collection unit comprises an absorbing panel secured to a base panel and forming a channel there between. The channel is in fluid communication with an inlet feeder and an outlet conduit. The design of the collection unit allows for its use on a house, garage or similar building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Inventor: Clyde W. Devore
  • Solar energy collecting system
    Patent number: 4281641
    Abstract: A solar energy collecting system comprising a reflective collector including a pair of parabolic portions which focus solar energy on to a pair of spaced focal lines coincident with the sidewalls of a heat exchange tube. The heat exchange tube is transparent to the solar energy and includes interiorly thereof an arrangement of fins which provide for an enhanced absorbtion of solar energy focused thereon and conduct solar heat to a heat exchange fluid within the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1981
    Assignee: Heliotropin Engineering Corp.
    Inventor: Clyde W. Devore