Gary D Conley

US Patent:

20080185040, Aug 7, 2008

Filed:

Feb 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/701601

Inventors:

Lawrence Tom - Sunnyvale CA, US
Gary D. Conley - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Sol Focus, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

H01L 31/00

US Classification:

136259, 136246

Abstract:

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing. The housing includes one or more units where each unit includes one or more optical elements. The optical elements are configured to concentrate electromagnetic radiation, such as light, from a larger area to a smaller focused area. The optical elements may be sealed in the housing. A removable device is included that is configured to be inserted into a unit. The removable device includes a photovoltaic cell that is configured to receive at least a portion of the concentrated electromagnetic radiation. The removable device is configured to be removable from the housing from a second side of the housing without breaking the seal on the first side of the housing. Accordingly, when the removable device needs to be removed, it can be removed without breaking the seal on the first side of the housing.

US Patent:

20120312295, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jun 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/155602

Inventors:

Gary D. Conley - Saratoga CA, US

International Classification:

F24J 2/05
B21D 53/06
F24J 2/24
F24J 2/12
F24J 2/48

US Classification:

126652, 126694, 126676, 126663, 29890033

Abstract:

A solar thermal collector includes a receptacle and a fluid conduit. The receptacle is evacuated to a subatmospheric pressure. The receptacle includes a window and a reflector facing the window. The window and the reflector are exposed to the subatmospheric pressure in the receptacle. The fluid conduit extends through the receptacle between the window and the reflector. The reflector concentrates solar radiation passing through the window onto the fluid conduit.

US Patent:

20190324170, Oct 24, 2019

Filed:

May 6, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/404520

Inventors:

- Santa Cruz CA, US
Margaret Mathias - Santa Cruz CA, US
Gary Conley - Santa Cruz CA, US
Nathaniel Evatt - Santa Cruz CA, US
Lisa Kanner - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

2NDNATURE Software Inc. - Santa Cruz CA

International Classification:

G01V 99/00
G06Q 50/26
G01W 1/10
G01W 1/14

Abstract:

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are software models that present information in a format directly usable by stormwater managers to inform annual program decisions and consistently evaluate the effectiveness of stormwater management actions. Stormwater modeling systems in accordance with many embodiments of the invention provide a tool that can be used by stormwater managers to estimate load reductions. In a number of embodiments, a user interface is provided that streamlines user input data requirements. In this way, the stormwater modeling system can extend the utility of event-based model inputs, generate results that inform management decisions, and demonstrate progress using a common scalable unit.

US Patent:

20180017710, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Jul 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/653382

Inventors:

- Santa Cruz CA, US
Margaret Mathias - Santa Cruz CA, US
Gary Conley - Santa Cruz CA, US
Nathaniel Evatt - Santa Cruz CA, US
Lisa Kanner - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

2NDNATURE Software Inc. - Santa Cruz CA

International Classification:

G01V 99/00
G06Q 50/26

Abstract:

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are software models that present information in a format directly usable by stormwater managers to inform annual program decisions and consistently evaluate the effectiveness of stormwater management actions. Stormwater modeling systems in accordance with many embodiments of the invention provide a tool that can be used by stormwater managers to estimate load reductions. In a number of embodiments, a user interface is provided that streamlines user input data requirements. In this way, the stormwater modeling system can extend the utility of event-based model inputs, generate results that inform management decisions, and demonstrate progress using a common scalable unit.