CA2729811A1 - Solar collector assembly - Google Patents
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| US7825908P | 2008-07-03 | 2008-07-03 | |
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| US12/495,303 | 2009-06-30 | ||
| US12/495,398 | 2009-06-30 | ||
| US12/495,398 US8646227B2 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-06-30 | Mass producible solar collector |
| US12/495,136 | 2009-06-30 | ||
| US12/495,136 US20100000594A1 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-06-30 | Solar concentrators with temperature regulation |
| US12/495,164 US8229581B2 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-06-30 | Placement of a solar collector |
| US12/495,164 | 2009-06-30 | ||
| US12/495,303 US20100000517A1 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-06-30 | Sun position tracking |
| US12/496,541 US8450597B2 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-07-01 | Light beam pattern and photovoltaic elements layout |
| US12/496,034 | 2009-07-01 | ||
| US12/496,150 US8345255B2 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-07-01 | Solar concentrator testing |
| US12/496,541 | 2009-07-01 | ||
| US12/496,150 | 2009-07-01 | ||
| US12/496,034 US8253086B2 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-07-01 | Polar mounting arrangement for a solar concentrator |
| PCT/US2009/049610 WO2010003115A1 (en) | 2008-07-03 | 2009-07-02 | Solar collector assembly |
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| EP (1) | EP2311097A4 (zh) |
| CN (5) | CN102150282B (zh) |
| AU (1) | AU2009266870A1 (zh) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0915510A2 (zh) |
| CA (1) | CA2729811A1 (zh) |
| IL (1) | IL210448A0 (zh) |
| MX (1) | MX2011000201A (zh) |
| TW (1) | TW201017905A (zh) |
| WO (1) | WO2010003115A1 (zh) |
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