Patents by Inventor Normand Vallieres

Normand Vallieres 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).

  • Photovoltaic system using reflected solar rays of the surroundings and method therefor, to dispose of snow, frost and ice
    Patent number: 5368654
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photovoltaic system comprising a casing having mounted therein a plurality of solar cells. The casing has a front and opposite thereto, a rear. The front of the casing is provided with a light-transmitting panel for transmitting solar light to the solar cells. The rear is a double wall. A first wall is in contact with the back of the solar cells, and on its side away from the solar cells is of a dark-opaque color, i.e. a solar light absorbing surface. The second wall is a light-transmitting enclosure of the dark-opaque colored side of the first wall, but spaced therefrom so as to produce a greenhouse effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Inventors: Benoit Bergevin, Pierre Hosatte, Normand Vallieres