Patents by Inventor William E. Lane

William E. Lane 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: 5331536
    Abstract: A transformer and associated rectifier for supplying low voltage (e.g. 5 volts), high current (e.g. 1,500 amperes) power to a load such as a supercomputer, with a high electrical conversion efficiency and a high volumetric efficiency. The primary winding comprises a number of disc-shaped coils which are spaced apart from each other by coaxial single turn secondary coil elements which are interleaved between the primary coils. A core having E-shaped parts has an inner portion extending through the primary and secondary coils and an outer portion forming two windows with the inner portion, so that the coils extend through the windows. A rectifier assembly is mounted directly to plates which support and act as terminals to the secondary coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: OPT Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William E. Lane
  • Patent number: 4213303
    Abstract: A sun tracking solar energy boiler comprising a solar radiation collector and tracking assembly for collecting and focusing solar radiation upon a surface maintained precisely normal to its direction of incidence, in combination with boiler means comprising a preheat tank and steam pressure tank arrangement to maintain a predetermined water level in boiler tubes. The collector and tracking system is provided with means for tracking the sun in its hourly travel from sunrise to sunset, and means is provided for matching seasonal changes of the sun from the summer maximum height to the winter maximum dip with use of a completely automatic apparatus requiring a minimum of manual attention. Means are provided to prevent or remove any lens obscuration, and liquids other than water can be successfully used in the boiler means. Properly adjusted, the system is operable anywhere on earth with a latitude of 5 degrees or higher; special adaptation can be made for locations nearer the equator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Inventor: William E. Lane