Patents by Inventor Paul F. Gutermuth

Paul F. Gutermuth 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).

  • Device for the conversion of solar radiation into heat
    Patent number: 4256092
    Abstract: A solar radiation converter includes a back insulated housing 14 having a glass front wall 12. A plurality of blackened, rotationally symmetrical balls 28 or cylinders 30 are pivotally disposed within the housing as absorber elements, and are turned by a flowing heat transfer medium, such as water, to thus present cooler surfaces of greater area for the more efficient absorption of incoming radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Inventors: Paul F. Gutermuth, Heinrich W. Detjen