Patents by Inventor Donald Scott Copland

Donald Scott Copland 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A HELIOSTAT MIRROR AND SOLAR TRACKER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120042869
    Abstract: One or more cables are attached to the ring-shaped heliostat tracker assembly to control a position of the heliostat mirror on the ring shaped heliostat tracker assembly by winding the one or more cables with a cable winder spool and a cable unwinder spool. The ring-shaped rail track couples to two or more wheels joined to a structure housing a heliostat mirror. One or more position encoders track the heliostat mirror to indicate a position of the heliostat mirror on the ring-shaped rail track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Sundrop Fuels, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Wood, Donald Scott Copland