Patents by Inventor Peter G. Whittemore

Peter G. Whittemore 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).

  • Evacuated flat-plate solar collectors
    Patent number: 4289113
    Abstract: A structural support system is disclosed for use in an evacuated, flat-plate, solar collector to eliminate the problem of stress fractures in a glass cover plate. Nonlinearly spaced supports are used within the collector to dampen vibrations in the glass cover and to prevent overdeflection before buckling or stress fractures occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Inventor: Peter G. Whittemore