Patents by Inventor Mang V. Chau

Mang V. Chau 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 COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20120042932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a space frame support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. In a particular embodiment, the space frame support structure includes struts that extend through a gap between the reflector panels to support the one or more receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: SKYLINE SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Cameron G. Wylie, Tamir Lance, Brian J. Ignaut, Marc A. Finot, Mang V. Chau
  • Solar collector having a spaced frame support structure with a multiplicity of linear struts
    Patent number: 8071930
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: SkylineSolar, Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron G. Wylie, Tamir Lance, Brian J. Ignaut, Marc A. Finot, Mang V. Chau
  • Solar collector with reflector having compound curvature
    Patent number: 8039777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Skyline Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamir Lance, Marc A. Finot, Mang V. Chau, Harold D. Ackler, Cameron G. Wylie, Brian J. Ignaut
  • SOLAR COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20110108091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SKYLINE SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Cameron G. Wylie, Tamir Lance, Brian J. Ignaut, Marc A. Finot, Mang V. Chau
  • SOLAR COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20110108090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The solar energy collection system includes the collector, a stand that supports the collector and a tracking system that causes the collector to track movements of the sun along at least one axis. The collector includes one or more reflector panels, one or more solar receivers, and a support structure that physically supports the reflector panels and solar receivers. Some designs involve a reflector panel that has a compound curvature. That is, the reflector panel has a convex shape along one direction and a concave shape in another direction. In another aspect of the invention, the collector includes a space frame support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SKYLINE SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Tamir Lance, Marc A. Finot, Mang V. Chau, Harold D. Ackler, Cameron G. Wylie, Brian J. Ignaut