Patents by Inventor Michael James Forte

Michael James Forte 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).

  • Camera-based heliostat calibration with artificial light sources
    Patent number: 7994459
    Abstract: Systems and methods of calibrating heliostat parameters for subsequent open-loop sun-tracking, the calibration based on driving artificial light source reflections from one or more heliostats into one or more image sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Esolar, Inc.
    Inventors: Maximilian Zavodny, Dan S. Reznik, Michael James Forte
  • CAMERA-BASED HELIOSTAT CALIBRATION WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHT SOURCES
    Publication number: 20100031952
    Abstract: Systems and methods of calibrating heliostat parameters for subsequent open-loop sun-tracking, the calibration based on driving artificial light source reflections from one or more heliostats into one or more image sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Maximilian Zavodny, Dan S. Reznik, Michael James Forte