Patents by Inventor Walter G. Burns

Walter G. Burns 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 collector
    Patent number: 4413618
    Abstract: A solar collector for heating water includes a collector housing having a longitudinal axis. The upper edges of the side walls of the housing define a plane in which the longitudinal axis of the housing lies. A curved concentrating light reflector is mounted in the housing so that the surface of the reflector is substantially symmetrical relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing. The collector assembly includes a collector tube through which water to be heated flows. The collector tube and collector assembly have an axis of symmetry. The inlet to the collector tube causes water flowing into the tube to follow a helical path to improve the rate of transfer of heat to the water within the collector tube. A hollow cylindrical energy conservator tube is spaced around the collector tube by end caps at opposite ends of both the collector tube and conservator tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignees: King Energy Systems, Inc., Servamatic Solar Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Elvin C. Pitts, Walter G. Burns, Harvey R. Anderson