Patents by Inventor Francis A. Kaicher

Francis A. Kaicher 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 roof assemblage and internally removable solar transparent roof cover
    Patent number: 4526161
    Abstract: An integrated roof structure for a building is capable of collecting solar energy for use in the building and includes a plurality of parallel rafters, an outer roof cover secured to the tops of the rafters and having solar energy transparent portions between the rafters, and an inner roof cover secured to the bottoms of the rafters and having structurally reinforcing portions spanning the rafters and solar energy absorptive surfaces between the rafters and confronting the solar energy transparent portions to establish solar energy collecting bays bounded by adjacent rafters and the upper and lower roof covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Inventor: Francis A. Kaicher