Patents by Inventor Paul L. Fulkerson

Paul L. Fulkerson 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).

  • Patent number: 4722325
    Abstract: A shutter arrangement adaptable to a solar energy system for either a residential or commerical building characterized by a skylight presented in a roof portion of the building, and a shutter supported on the roof portion and selectively slidable behind the skylight from and to a solar energy blocking relationship with respect to the interior of the building in response to temperature variations. The shutter surface facing the skylight presents reflective physical properties, while the surface facing the interior of the bulding presents an ornamental appearance. The invention affords two-fold primary purposes, to-wit, high efficiency for a solar energy passive building and a decorative effect for the building's occupant. Importance lies in the fact that the temperature responsive device or thermocouple serving shutter control is in direct engagement with the inner surface of the glass panel forming part of the skylight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Inventor: Paul L. Fulkerson