Patents by Inventor Richard S. Bowers, Jr.

Richard S. Bowers, Jr. 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).

  • Solar energy system and method
    Patent number: 4282858
    Abstract: A solar energy fluid heating system and method wherein sunlight is focused on the one end of a number of light pipes and directed by the other ends of the light pipes onto a heat conductive surface at the bottom of a number of tubes within a fluid storage tank. Each of the tubes within the tank is apertured adjacent to the lower end thereof and open at the other end thereof to permit fluid circulation within the tank. The tubes may be entirely of heat conducting material to accomplish fluid heating over an increased portion of the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1981
    Assignee: Bowers Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard S. Bowers, Jr.