Solar heating cells and support apparatus therefor

US9109812B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9109812-B2
Application numberUS-200913060683-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2009
Priority dateAug 25, 2008
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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A solar heating cell includes a core substantially in the form of a parallelepiped having two open sides. O-rings are disposed within channels running about the edges of the two open sides and glass plates are clamped with compression clips to the two open sides forming air and watertight seals with the O-rings. The solar heating cell is filled with a liquid mixture, primarily water. A solar heating panel is made by mounting a number of the solar heating cells on a support apparatus in an opening through an external wall of a building.

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What is claimed is: 1. A solar heating cell comprising: a core, said core being substantially in the form of a parallelepiped having two open sides opposite to one another, said core having an edge extending around each of said two open sides, said core further having an increased thickness adjacent to said edges defining shoulders inward of said edges on an outer surface thereof, said edges having outwardly and oppositely directed channels extending thereabout; a first O-ring a…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9109812B2 cover?
A solar heating cell includes a core substantially in the form of a parallelepiped having two open sides. O-rings are disposed within channels running about the edges of the two open sides and glass plates are clamped with compression clips to the two open sides forming air and watertight seals with the O-rings. The solar heating cell is filled with a liquid mixture, primarily water. A solar he…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Colson Wendell B, Hunter Douglas
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F24J2/0444. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).