Patents by Inventor Gilad Meller

Gilad Meller 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).

  • HELIOSTATS, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150015975
    Abstract: A solar energy collection system can include a plurality of heliostats configured to reflect sunlight to a target mounted on a tower. Each of the heliostats can include (i) a mirror assembly, which can include at least one mirror, at least one support arm and a pair of diagonals attached to each end of the support arm, the support arm attached to the backside of the mirror along its entire length, (ii) an elongated central support element, (iii) at least one connecting element configured to attach the mirror assembly to the elongated central support element. The location of attachment points on the at least one connecting element can define the curvature of the mirror in at least one dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Brightsource Industries (ISRAEL) Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Huss, Zeev Shvets, Rotem Baavour, Mark Slutsky, Natan Klugman, Nadav Bar Or, Gilad Meller