Patents by Inventor Samuel Neuman

Samuel Neuman 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: 4367367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a collector adapted to concentrate solar energy onto a photoelectric cell comprising in combination at least one glass plate doped with a substance resulting in fluorescence when said plate is irradiated by sunlight, a photoelectric cell being attached to a lateral side of the plate, the other lateral edges of the plate being provided with a reflective coating, said cell having a high efficiency in the range of wavelength of the fluorescent radiation.A plurality of such glass plates can be stacked one upon the other, each doped to absorb at a predetermined region of the spectrum and to fluoresce in a region where a certain photocell is sensitive.A fluorescent dye in a suitable carrier can be applied as a surface layer on such glass plates, and this improves the overall efficiency of the collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Inventors: Renata Reisfeld, Samuel Neuman