Patents by Inventor Gilbert R. Brooks

Gilbert R. Brooks 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 panel mounted blocking diode
    Patent number: 3952324
    Abstract: An isolation or blocking diode for mounting alongside solar cells in solar cell panels such as used in flexible roll-up, rigid flat and cylindrical arrays, the diode having the thickness and shape of adjacent solar cells and functioning to prevent such problems as total solar panel failure in the event of shorts developing in a single solar cell group and a major power loss in case of partial shadowing of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: George Wolff, Gilbert R. Brooks, Thomas C. Eakins