Patents by Inventor James C. Kay

James C. Kay 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 energy collector
    Patent number: 4228789
    Abstract: A solar energy collector is provided with a transparent, corrugated cover. An internal system of curved mirrors concentrates the radiant energy toward a thermally insulated chamber which houses either a set of heat exchanger tubes with a heat exchange fluid flowing through them or a photovoltaic device for converting thermal energy to electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Inventor: James C. Kay