Patents by Inventor Samuel Loke

Samuel Loke 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).

  • Ultralight photovoltaic power generation tiles
    Patent number: 12021162
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention provide a photovoltaic concentrator tile for a space-based solar power (SBSP) system including constituent components thereof. In a number of embodiments, the photovoltaic concentrator tile include a one photovoltaic cell, a reflector, a power transmitter and circuitry configured to perform a variety of control functions. Embodiments also provide compactible structures, materials for improving thermal emissivity, and methods and mechanisms for manufacturing and using these components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael D. Kelzenberg, Harry A. Atwater, Sergio Pellegrino, Seyed Ali Hajimiri, Emily C. Warmann, Ali Naqavi, Samuel Loke, Tatiana Roy, Tatiana Vinogradova, Alexander Messer, Christophe Leclerc, Eleftherios Gdoutos, Jing Shun Huang
  • Ultralight Photovoltaic Power Generation Tiles
    Publication number: 20180315877
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention provide a photovoltaic concentrator tile for a space-based solar power (SBSP) system including constituent components thereof. In a number of embodiments, the photovoltaic concentrator tile include a one photovoltaic cell, a reflector, a power transmitter and circuitry configured to perform a variety of control functions. Embodiments also provide compactible structures, materials for improving thermal emissivity, and methods and mechanisms for manufacturing and using these components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael D. Kelzenberg, Harry A. Atwater, Sergio Pellegrino, Seyed Ali Hajimiri, Emily C. Warmann, Ali Naqavi, Samuel Loke, Tatiana Roy, Tatiana Vinogradova, Alexander Messer, Christophe Leclerc, Eleftherios Gdoutos, Jing Shun Huang