Patents by Inventor Jonathan Pandolfini

Jonathan Pandolfini 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).

  • Multiple parabolic trough solar collector having a focus-tracking pipe array
    Patent number: 9249990
    Abstract: A trough collector for solar energy, with multiple parallel troughs preferably being contained within a single unit. The collector does not use conventional azimuth tracking in order to keep the sun's rays directed toward the parabola's focus as the sun moves across the sky. Instead, the relative position between the collecting device (preferably a conductive tube containing a circulating working fluid) and the plane of symmetry for each collector is adjusted so that the collecting device remains within the focal zone of the collector as the sun traverses the sky.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anjaneyulu Krothapalli, Jonathan Pandolfini
  • Multiple Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Having A Focus-Tracking Pipe Array
    Publication number: 20140020678
    Abstract: A trough collector for solar energy, with multiple parallel troughs preferably being contained within a single unit. The collector does not use conventional azimuth tracking in order to keep the sun's rays directed toward the parabola's focus as the sun moves across the sky. Instead, the relative position between the collecting device (preferably a conductive tube containing a circulating working fluid) and the plane of symmetry for each collector is adjusted so that the collecting device remains within the focal zone of the collector as the sun traverses the sky.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Anjaneyulu Krothapalli, Jonathan Pandolfini