Patents by Inventor Pièrre Lorenz

Pièrre Lorenz 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).

  • Reflector having a tension or pressure element that is adjustable in length and introduces forces into a panel for thermal solar collectors
    Patent number: 9194608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reflector for uniaxially concentrating thermal solar collectors, comprising an elastic panel and a means that introduces the oppositely directed bending moments from two opposite sides into the panel. The invention further relates to a receiver for highly concentrating thermal solar collectors, the receiver being arranged inside a protective casing, wherein the protective casing is radiopaque and has an opening that is sealed air-tight, through which opening the radiation can penetrate into the interior of the protective casing. One aspect of the invention relates to a sensor for uniaxially and biaxially concentrating thermal solar collectors, the sensor having a hollow body, in which a photoelectric cell is arranged and which has an opening, in which a transparent scattering element is arranged, wherein the outside of the hollow body is reflective to radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventors: Pièrre Lorenz, Guenther Kunz
  • REFLECTOR, RECEIVER ARRANGEMENT, AND SENSOR FOR THERMAL SOLAR COLLECTORS
    Publication number: 20120312959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reflector for uniaxially concentrating thermal solar collectors, comprising an elastic panel and a means that introduces the oppositely directed bending moments from two opposite sides into the panel. The invention further relates to a receiver for highly concentrating thermal solar collectors, the receiver being arranged inside a protective casing, wherein the protective casing is radiopaque and has an opening that is sealed air-tight, through which opening the radiation can penetrate into the interior of the protective casing. One aspect of the invention relates to a sensor for uniaxially and biaxially concentrating thermal solar collectors, the sensor having a hollow body, in which a photoelectric cell is arranged and which has an opening, in which a transparent scattering element is arranged, wherein the outside of the hollow body is reflective to radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Pièrre Lorenz, Guenther Kunz