Patents by Inventor Jeremy Risner

Jeremy Risner 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).

  • Patent number: 9759453
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a triangular heliostat structure comprising a heliostat drive mounted on a post at each corner of the structure. Embodiments include determining an installation position of a heliostat structure based on the position of an adjacent heliostat structure when a pivotable spacing bar is detachably attached to at least two posts of the heliostat structures and may be based on the heliostat structures comprising three posts in a triangular configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ESOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Risner, Ulrik Pilegaard, Herach Ayvazian
  • Publication number: 20160025591
    Abstract: An automated deflectometry system and method for assessing the quality of a reflective surface for use in a concentrating solar power plant. The deflectometry system comprises a holding fixture for mounting a heliostat reflector opposite a target screen having a known pattern. Digital cameras embedded in the target screen take pictures of the known pattern as reflected in the surface of the reflector. Image processing software then detects the features of the pattern in the reflector images and calculates the slope profile of the reflective surface. The slope field can be calculated by comparing the images of the reflective surface to those of a reference surface. Based on the slope profile of the reflective surface, a ray tracing calculation can be performed to simulate flux as reflected from the reflective surface onto a receiver and a quality metric can be ascribed to the heliostat reflector. The result of the quality assessment can displayed using a graphical user interface on an automated assembly line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: ESOLAR INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Risner, Maximilian Zavodny
  • Patent number: 8981271
    Abstract: A comprising a ground mount, a reflector assembly comprising a mirror and a frame rigidly connected to the mirror, a drive assembly configured to rotate the reflector assembly with respect to the ground mount about a predetermined angular range, and a mounting mechanism configured to connect the drive assembly to the reflector assembly and comprising a shaft connected to the drive assembly, where the drive assembly is configured to rotate the shaft about a longitudinal axis of rotation, an attachment for connecting the frame to the shaft at a fixed angle about the longitudinal axis; and a clamp for connecting the shaft to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: eSolar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Risner, Ulrik Pilegaard