Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Fuller

Daniel M. Fuller 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: 20040246605
    Abstract: A collector for concentrating light rays including a first conical segment having an inner reflective surface joined to or nested within a second conical segment having an inner reflective surface. A first embodiment consists of stacked reflective segments, where the upper conical segment is slightly diverging and the lower conical segment is converging in the direction of an input light ray. A second embodiment comprises an outer conical segment that converges in the direction of an input light ray and a nested inner conical segment that also converges in the direction of a light ray. In either embodiment, the present invention is capable of concentrating more energy when not aimed directly at an energy source than single cone collectors and thus simplifies the source tracking strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Michael R. Stiles, Daniel M. Fuller