Patents by Inventor D. Alan Johnson

D. Alan Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20080078435
    Abstract: A mechanical/thermo-voltaic solar power system (MeTSoPoS) that uses a thermopile generator, instead of the photovoltaic panel commonly in use today, is disclosed. The system is comprised of three major subsystems: (1) a light collector array, (2) a thermopile thermo-voltaic generator, and (3) a storage and retrieval system. At the center of the system is the light collection array comprised of solar collector elements. These collector elements are connected to optical conduits (fiber optic cables) that carry the light energy to a thermo-electrical generator, such as a thermopile or a thermo-mechanical engine couple with an electrical generator. An automatic aiming system is used to align the collector elements directly at a light source for maximum light output. Each light collector element is comprised of a set of lenses that focus a larger area of light down to a point small enough to inject into an optical conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: D. Alan Johnson