Patents by Inventor Brandon LEHOUX

Brandon LEHOUX 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).

  • Solar concentrator and illumination apparatus
    Patent number: 10199527
    Abstract: Device for harvesting direct sunlight, transmitting diffuse sunlight and for scattering light from a light source to provide illumination, including: a receiving layer including at least one solar energy collector and at least one light source; at least one optical component disposed on a first side of the receiving layer, the optical component including at least one plano-convex refracting element; a second optical component disposed on a second side of the receiving layer, the second optical component comprising at least one optical element; wherein the at least one plano-convex element is positioned to receive direct light and refract it towards the at least one optical element of the second optical component, and wherein the optical element is positioned to reflect light towards the solar energy collector; wherein the at least one optical element is positioned to refract and emit indirect light impinging thereon towards the exterior of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: MORGAN SOLAR INC.
    Inventors: John Paul Morgan, Brett Barnes, Stefan Myrskog, Stephen Caelers, Samuel Kim, Trevor Vaughan, Brandon Lehoux
  • SOLAR CONCENTRATOR AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180323331
    Abstract: Device for harvesting direct sunlight, transmitting diffuse sunlight and for scattering light from a light source to provide illumination, including: a receiving layer including at least one solar energy collector and at least one light source; at least one optical component disposed on a first side of the receiving layer, the optical component including at least one plano-convex refracting element; a second optical component disposed on a second side of the receiving layer, the second optical component comprising at least one optical element; wherein the at least one plano-convex element is positioned to receive direct light and refract it towards the at least one optical element of the second optical component, and wherein the optical element is positioned to reflect light towards the solar energy collector; wherein the at least one optical element is positioned to refract and emit indirect light impinging thereon towards the exterior of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: John Paul MORGAN, Brett BARNES, Stefan MYRSKOG, Stephen CAELERS, Samuel KIM, Trevor VAUGHAN, Brandon LEHOUX