Patents by Inventor Paul Arthur Lux

Paul Arthur Lux 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).

  • Renewable surface heliostat type solar mirror
    Patent number: 4056309
    Abstract: A support surface having the shape of a desired mirror surface for use in reflecting solar light and a sheet of flexible mirror material with a portion covering the support surface. A reel device for selectively changing portions of the flexible mirror material on the support device, and a device for adhering the sheet of flexible material to the curvature and surface of the support surface. The mirror also includes devices for preventing wind lifting of the flexible material from the support surface and for correctly positioning the solar mirror relative to the sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: General Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Campbell Harbison, Gerald Arthur Bradley, Paul Arthur Lux