Patents by Inventor Miles Clark Barr

Miles Clark Barr 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).

  • VISIBLY TRANSPARENT, LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR
    Publication number: 20240055543
    Abstract: A visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is disclosed. The LSC includes a transparent substrate having at least one edge surface. A dye layer is coupled to the substrate, the dye layer having a peak absorption wavelength outside the visible band, the dye layer being configured to re-emit light at a peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, at least a portion of the re-emitted light being waveguided to the edge surface of the substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate, the photovoltaic device being configured to absorb light at the peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard Royal Lunt, Vladimir Bulovic, Miles Clark Barr
  • Visibly transparent, luminescent solar concentrator
    Patent number: 11652181
    Abstract: A visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is disclosed. The LSC includes a transparent substrate having at least one edge surface. A dye layer is coupled to the substrate, the dye layer having a peak absorption wavelength outside the visible band, the dye layer being configured to re-emit light at a peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, at least a portion of the re-emitted light being waveguided to the edge surface of the substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate, the photovoltaic device being configured to absorb light at the peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard Royal Lunt, Vladimir Bulovic, Miles Clark Barr
  • Visibly transparent, luminescent solar concentrator
    Patent number: 10872993
    Abstract: A visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is disclosed. The LSC includes a transparent substrate having at least one edge surface. A dye layer is coupled to the substrate, the dye layer having a peak absorption wavelength outside the visible band, the dye layer being configured to re-emit light at a peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, at least a portion of the re-emitted light being waveguided to the edge surface of the substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate, the photovoltaic device being configured to absorb light at the peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard Royal Lunt, Vladimir Bulovic, Miles Clark Barr
  • VISIBLY TRANSPARENT, LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR
    Publication number: 20180248064
    Abstract: A visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is disclosed. The LSC includes a transparent substrate having at least one edge surface. A dye layer is coupled to the substrate, the dye layer having a peak absorption wavelength outside the visible band, the dye layer being configured to re-emit light at a peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, at least a portion of the re-emitted light being waveguided to the edge surface of the substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate, the photovoltaic device being configured to absorb light at the peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard Royal Lunt, Vladimir Bulovic, Miles Clark Barr
  • Visibly transparent, luminescent solar concentrator
    Patent number: 9985158
    Abstract: A visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is disclosed. The LSC includes a transparent substrate having at least one edge surface. A dye layer is coupled to the substrate, the dye layer having a peak absorption wavelength outside the visible band, the dye layer being configured to re-emit light at a peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, at least a portion of the re-emitted light being waveguided to the edge surface of the substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate, the photovoltaic device being configured to absorb light at the peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard Royal Lunt, Vladimir Bulovic, Miles Clark Barr
  • Visibly Transparent, Luminescent Solar Concentrator
    Publication number: 20130333755
    Abstract: A visibly transparent luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is disclosed. The LSC includes a transparent substrate having at least one edge surface. A dye layer is coupled to the substrate, the dye layer having a peak absorption wavelength outside the visible band, the dye layer being configured to re-emit light at a peak emission wavelength outside the visible band, at least a portion of the re-emitted light being waveguided to the edge surface of the substrate. A photovoltaic device is coupled to the edge surface of the transparent substrate, the photovoltaic device being configured to absorb light at the peak emission wavelength and generate electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Richard Royal Lunt, Vladimir Bulovic, Miles Clark Barr