Patents by Inventor Willis G. Steward

Willis G. Steward 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).

  • Receiver for solar energy
    Patent number: 4173968
    Abstract: An articulated receiver particularly adapted to collect energy from a fixed, substantially spherical concave collector, the reciever being an elongated member having radiant energy absorbing means, and preferably a conduit therein for a heat transfer medium, and a radiation transparent enclosure in the form of a substantially elongated member having at least one enlarged cross sectional portion disposed preferably towards the end of the receiver most remote from the collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1979
    Inventor: Willis G. Steward