Patents by Inventor Paul Thomas McEntee
Paul Thomas McEntee 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).
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Patent number: 9494339Abstract: A solar collector comprises a solar absorbing tube comprising enclosure enclosing an absorbing section, comprising a radiation absorbing plate and a tube, containing a working fluid in thermal contact with the plate. The tube extends out of one end of the tube and connects with a condenser wherein the thermal transfer fluid when in a vapor phase communicates with a fluid to be heated within an end fitting. The condenser of a tube is inserted into a thermal pocket sealingly engaged with a gasket within the pipe receiving portion of the fitting, whereby heat transfer can take place between the condensers of the pipes and a fluid flowing via path in the fitting. The pocket is sealed against ingress of heat exchange fluid flowing through the fitting.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) LimitedInventors: John Reid, Patrick Robert Davis, Paul Thomas McEntee, William Hadden
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Patent number: 8863740Abstract: A heat pipe comprises an evaporator section 5 having a radiation absorbing plate 6 a portion of an elongate tube 7, and a condenser section 10 at a distal end of the elongate tube 7 remote from the evaporator section 5. A flow control valve 20 is provided between the evaporator section 5 and the condenser section 10 to selectively interrupt communication between said sections when the temperature within the condenser section 10 exceeds a predetermined maximum. A temperature sensitive member, (coil of memory metal 34?, or discs 34?) acts between a support plate 26 and a seat 36 located on a valve pintle 30 to urge the valve head 22 towards the valve seat 24 when the temperature of the temperature sensitive member 34 exceeds a predetermined limit. A return spring 38 is provided to bias the valve head 22 away from the valve seat 24.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) LimitedInventors: Thomas Patrick Williamson, Boris Bauer, Paul Thomas McEntee
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Patent number: 8776782Abstract: A solar collector comprises an evacuated glass tube (8), an absorbing section (9) comprising a radiation absorbing plate (10), an elongate tube (11, 15) for a working fluid in contact with the radiation absorbing plate (10) and a wire clip (25) for retaining the absorbing section (9) in position in the solar absorbing glass tube (8). The wire clip (25) consists of a single piece wire having a clamping portion (26) for clamping onto the outer surface of the working fluid tube (11, 15) and a pair of resilient side support sections (27) flanking the clamping portion (26). The side support sections (27) extend so that portions thereof engage against the inner surface of the solar absorbing tube (8).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) LimitedInventors: Paul Thomas McEntee, Richard Pelan, Stuart McSheehy, Patrick Robert Davis
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Patent number: 8602021Abstract: A solar collector comprises a solar absorbing tube 3 containing elongate tube 11 that extends out of one end of the solar absorbing tube 3 and into an end fitting 15 wherein an annular outer passageway 13 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a cold fluid inlet conduit 16 within the end fitting 15 and the inner passageway 14 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a hot water outlet conduit 17 within the end fitting 15. Each end fitting 15 is provided with a receiving portion 22 extending orthogonally to the tubular passage 18 for receiving an end of the concentric elongated tube 11. The end fittings 15 are interconnected to provide fluid flow paths without the need for a manifold. Any number of solar collector tubes can be interconnected in this way. The invention also applies solar collectors of the heat pipe type.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) LimitedInventors: Patrick Robert Davis, Boris Bauer, Richard Pelan, Paul Thomas McEntee
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Publication number: 20130263844Abstract: A solar collector comprises a solar absorbing tube comprising enclosure enclosing an absorbing section, comprising a radiation absorbing plate and a tube, containing a working fluid in thermal contact with the plate. The tube extends out of one end of the tube and connects with a condenser wherein the thermal transfer fluid when in a vapour phase communicates with a fluid to be heated within an end fitting. The condenser of a tube is inserted into a thermal pocket sealingly engaged with a gasket within the pipe receiving portion of the fitting, whereby heat transfer can take place between the condensers of the pipes and a fluid flowing via path in the fitting. The pocket is sealed against ingress of heat exchange fluid flowing through the fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: KINGSPAN HOLDINGS (IRL) LIMITEDInventors: John Reid, Patrick Robert Davis, Paul Thomas McEntee, William Hadden
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Publication number: 20130228164Abstract: A solar collector comprises a solar absorbing tube 3 containing elongate tube 11 that extends out of one end of the solar absorbing tube 3 and into an end fitting 15 wherein an annular outer passageway 13 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a cold fluid inlet conduit 16 within the end fitting 15 and the inner passageway 14 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a hot water outlet conduit 17 within the end fitting 15. Each end fitting 15 is provided with a receiving portion 22 extending orthogonally to the tubular passage 18 for receiving an end of the concentric elongated tube 11. The end fittings 15 are interconnected to provide fluid flow paths without the need for a manifold. Any number of solar collector tubes can be interconnected in this way. The invention also applies solar collectors of the heat pipe type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: KINGSPAN HOLDINGS (IRL) LIMITEDInventors: Patrick Robert Davis, Boris Bauer, Richard Pelan, Paul Thomas McEntee
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Patent number: 8297274Abstract: A solar collector includes a solar absorbing tube containing an elongate tube that extends out of one end of the solar absorbing tube and into an end fitting. An annular outer passageway of the elongate tube communicates with a cold fluid inlet conduit within the end fitting. An inner passageway of the elongate tube communicates with a hot water outlet conduit within the end fitting. Each end fitting 15 is provided with a receiving portion extending orthogonally to the tubular passage for receiving an end of the concentric elongated tube. The end fittings are interconnected to provide fluid flow paths without the need for a manifold. Any number of solar collector tubes can be interconnected in this way.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) LimitedInventors: Patrick Robert Davis, Boris Bauer, Richard Pelan, Paul Thomas McEntee
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Publication number: 20120186577Abstract: A solar collector of the direct flow type comprises a solar absorbing tube 3 containing elongate tube 11, and a working fluid. The elongate tube 11 contains a concentrically positioned inner pipe 12 thereby forming two concentric internal flow passage ways 13, 14 for the flow of a fluid to be heated. The elongate tube 11 extends out of one end of the solar absorbing tube 3 and into an end fitting 15 wherein an annular outer passageway 13 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a cold fluid inlet conduit 16 within the end fitting 15 and the inner passageway 14 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a hot water outlet conduit 17 within the end fitting 15. A central dividing wall 19 divides the fitting 18 into the cold fluid inlet conduit 16 and the hot fluid outlet conduit 17. The dividing wall 19 is a separate insert component which is mounted in the passageway. Fluid can flow between the tubular passages 18 of adjacent solar tubes 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: Richard Pelan, Paul Thomas McEntee, Patrick Robert Davis
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Publication number: 20120042872Abstract: A solar collector comprises an evacuated glass tube (8), an absorbing section (9) comprising a radiation absorbing plate (10), an elongate tube (11, 15) for a working fluid in contact with the radiation absorbing plate (10) and a wire clip (25) for retaining the absorbing section (9) in position in the solar absorbing glass tube (8). The wire clip (25) consists of a single piece wire having a clamping portion (26) for clamping onto the outer surface of the working fluid tube (11, 15) and a pair of resilient side support sections (27) flanking the clamping portion (26). The side support sections (27) extend so that portions thereof engage against the inner surface of the solar absorbing tube (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Paul Thomas McEntee, Richard Pelan, Stuart McSheehy, Patrick Robert Davis
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Publication number: 20120037151Abstract: A solar collector assembly comprises a solar absorbing tube (1) having an evacuated radiation-transparent enclosure (8); a radiation absorber (10) within the tube (1), an elongate outer conduit (11) for a heat transfer medium extending through the tube (1), an inner conduit (12) extending through the outer conduit (11), and a manifold (2). The outer conduit (11) has an end region (5) extending into the manifold (2) so that passageway (13) defined between the outer conduit (11) and the inner conduit (12) is in fluid communication with the cold fluid passageway of the manifold (2). The inner conduit (12) extends beyond the end region (5) of the outer conduit (11) into the heated fluid passageway of the manifold (2). The solar collector also comprises a clip (20) for retaining the inner conduit (12) in spaced-apart relation to the end region (5) of the outer conduit (11). The clip (20) comprises a generally circular base (24) which engages with the inner surface of the end region (5) of the outer conduit (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Paul Thomas McEntee, Richard Pelan, Christopher McCracken, Patrick Robert Davis
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Publication number: 20100116265Abstract: A heat pipe comprises an evaporator section 5 having a radiation absorbing plate 6 a portion of an elongate tube 7, and a condenser section 10 at a distal end of the elongate tube 7 remote from the evaporator section 5. A flow control valve 20 is provided between the evaporator section 5 and the condenser section 10 to selectively interrupt communication between said sections when the temperature within the condenser section 10 exceeds a predetermined maximum. A temperature sensitive member, (coil of memory metal 34?, or discs 34?) acts between a support plate 26 and a seat 36 located on a valve pintle 30 to urge the valve head 22 towards the valve seat 24 when the temperature of the temperature sensitive member 34 exceeds a predetermined limit. A return spring 38 is provided to bias the valve head 22 away from the valve seat 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Thomas Patrick Williamson, Boris Bauer, Paul Thomas McEntee
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Publication number: 20100108055Abstract: A solar collector comprises a solar absorbing tube 3 containing elongate tube 11 that extends out of one end of the solar absorbing tube 3 and into an end fitting 15 wherein an annular outer passageway 13 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a cold fluid inlet conduit 16 within the end fitting 15 and the inner passageway 14 of the elongate tube 11 communicates with a hot water outlet conduit 17 within the end fitting 15. Each end fitting 15 is provided-with a receiving portion 22 extending orthogonally to the tubular passage 18 for receiving an end of the concentric elongated tube 11. The end fittings 15 are interconnected to provide fluid flow paths without the need for a manifold. Any number of solar collector tubes can be interconnected in this way. The invention also applies solar collectors of the heat pipe type.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Patrick Robert Davis, Boris Bauer, Richard Pelan, Paul Thomas McEntee