Patents by Inventor Ranen N. Ghatak

Ranen N. Ghatak 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: 4850339
    Abstract: A solar oven. A rectangular cooking pan has a bottom and four side walls and is open at the upper end. It is in an exterior casing having a bottom and four side walls, and having an outer coating to lower the heat absorption. A body of insulation lies between the cooking pan and the exterior casing; the top edges of the body of insulation, the casing, and the cooking pan are coplanar to provide a rectangular shelf. A glass-supporting frame encloses and protects a sheet of low-iron, heat-conductive glass. A mirror-supporting frame has a solid top portion and sheet and supports a mirror combination, which comprises either a sheet of silvered glass or a sheet of polished aluminum, and a polyvinyl backing, so that the mirror combination has approximately 100% reflection on its lower side, below and opposite the top solid sheet. A support arm is pivoted to one side of the glass frame and has a series of openings therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Inventor: Ranen N. Ghatak