Patents by Inventor Michael E. Lackey

Michael E. Lackey 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).

  • Functionally Graded Solar Roofing Panels and Systems
    Publication number: 20120097217
    Abstract: Solar panels and solar heating systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the solar panels include the following: a top protective layer; a thin-film photovoltaic layer adjacent the top layer; a bottom polymeric substrate layer opposite the top layer; and a functionally graded material interlayer positioned between the top and bottom layers, the interlayer including a first homogeneous polymeric composite layer below the thin film photovoltaic layer, a second homogeneous polymeric composite layer including water tubes below the first composite layer, and a substantially polymeric layer below the second composite layer and adjacent the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Huiming Yin, Liming Li, Pablo Prieto-Munoz, Michael E. Lackey