Patents by Inventor Robin K. Vieira

Robin K. Vieira 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 gutter, sofia facia, architectural ledge and ground engaging systems
    Patent number: 8607778
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, devices and methods of using and mounting solar collectors and photovoltaic collectors in gutters or directly along fascia and eaves and on architectural ledges on buildings, along building walls at various heights above the ground, as well as in ground engaged collectors for providing heated water, power and/or lighting. The collectors can have a pair of conduits/tubes for passing water therethrough. Each of the collectors can be attached to one another by mateably interlocking male and female connectors on the sides of each collector to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Sonne, Robin K. Vieira