Patents by Inventor Jung Shin Gwon

Jung Shin Gwon 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 Positioning System Using Cable Drives and Two Axis Pivot
    Publication number: 20130042856
    Abstract: A system for positioning a heliostat mirror or a solar collector includes a support structure, a pivot mechanism adapted to pivot the heliostat mirror or solar collector about a first generally horizontal axis and about a second axis generally perpendicular to the first axis, the pivot mechanism is attached to a rear side of the heliostat mirror or solar collector and attached to the support structure. The system also includes a first cable drive actuator having a first motor, driving a first cable spool, and a first cable attached at a proximal end to the first cable spool and attached at a distal end to the heliostat mirror or solar collector, and a second cable drive actuator having a second motor driving a second cable spool, and a second cable attached at a proximal end to the second cable spool and attached to the heliostat mirror or solar collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Switkes, Ross Koningstein, John S. Fitch, Tamsyn Peronel Waterhouse, Jung Shin Gwon