Patents by Inventor William F. Yanda

William F. Yanda 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).

  • Modular solar greenhouse with elevated overhead heat storage material and movable insulation barriers and method and system for solar heating of attached living space using thermostat-controlled air circulation for harvesting heat
    Patent number: 4462390
    Abstract: A modular solar greenhouse incorporates rigid curving frames overhead with screw and nut tracks for ease of assembly and east side and west side end modules and advantageously employs a thermally broken glazing system; that is, the exterior and interior portions of the aluminum frame extrusions are bonded together by strong plastic material and then the metal bridge is removed for thermally isolating the interior frame portion from the exterior portion. At least one overhead heat storage unit is carried by the rigid frames, with insulated roofing being located above and also being supported by the frames, so that low-angle solar radiation in the wintertime can travel directly into the upper region of the greenhouse below the roof for directly impinging upon and supplying heat energy to the thermal storage units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Inventors: Robert B. Holdridge, Douglas C. Taff, William F. Yanda