Patents by Inventor Roy Efron

Roy Efron 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).

  • Method of removal of snow or ice coverage from solar collectors
    Publication number: 20140166044
    Abstract: A system and method for prevention and removal of snowpack from solar panels increases the collection efficiency of solar panels by using one or more techniques, alone or in combination including: vibrating a vibrationally isolated surface of the solar panel; flexing a flexible sheet attached to the solar panel; inducing vibrations via extenial circulation piping for detaching the snowpack from at least one solar thermal collector of a solar array; activating a heat-pipe to transfer heat from an absorber plate to the surface of the collection panel; and using a PZT to generate vibrations for detaching the snowpack from the solar panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TIGI LTD.
    Inventors: Zvika Klier, Roy Efron, Michael Adel, Shimon Klier