Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices
    31.
    发明申请
    Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices 审中-公开
    光集中器和相关光伏器件

    公开(公告)号:US20140373901A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-25

    申请号:US14367089

    申请日:2012-12-20

    Abstract: Disclosed is a transmissive optical concentrator comprising an elliptical collector aperture and a non-elliptical exit aperture, the concentrator being operable to concentrate radiation incident on said collector aperture. The body of said concentrator may have a substantially hyperbolic external profile. Also disclosed is a photovoltaic cell employing such a concentrator and a photovoltaic building unit comprising an array of optical transmissive concentrators, each having an elliptical collector aperture; and an array of photovoltaic cells, each aligned with an exit aperture of a concentrator, wherein the area between adjacent collector apertures is transmissive to visible radiation.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括椭圆形收集器孔和非椭圆形出射孔的透射式聚光器,该聚光器可操作以集中入射在所述收集器孔上的辐射。 所述浓缩器的主体可以具有基本上双曲线的外部轮廓。 还公开了采用这种集中器和光伏建筑单元的光伏电池,其包括光学透射集中器阵列,每个具有椭圆形收集器孔; 以及每个与聚光器的出口孔对准的光伏电池阵列,其中相邻的收集器孔之间的区域对可见光辐射是透射的。

    LATENT PRINT EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    33.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240312244A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18580230

    申请日:2022-07-22

    Abstract: A latent print extraction apparatus I comprising: an input operable to receive an 5 image of light reflected from a curved surface: a comparison unit 6 operable to compare a shape of the reflected light in the image to an expected shape of light reflected from a flat surface and thereby determine an estimated curvature for the curved surface: and a correction unit I I operable to correct curvature distortions of an image of a latent print on the curved surface based on the estimated curvature. The latent print extraction 10 apparatus I means calculation of a value for the curvature of the curved surface can be done remotely, without the need to physically measure the surface. This saves time, and avoids accidentally or otherwise contacting any latent prints when measuring the curvature of the surface.

    BIOPESTICIDES
    37.
    发明申请
    BIOPESTICIDES 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200329713A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16638357

    申请日:2018-08-09

    Abstract: The present invention relates to Bacillus thuringiensis strains which are phenotypically stable and have increased virulence compared to the wild-type strains, whereby the increased virulence has been achieved by the exposure of the strain to a mutagen during one or more passages. Such strains are particularly useful as biopesticides. Methods for increasing virulence in microbial pesticides are also described.

    Band-gap tunable elastic optical multilayer fibers

    公开(公告)号:US10422947B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US16165490

    申请日:2018-10-19

    Abstract: The rolled photonic fibers presents two codependent, technologically exploitable features for light and color manipulation: regularity on the nanoscale that is superposed with microscale cylindrical symmetry, resulting in wavelength selective scattering of light in a wide range of directions. The bio-inspired photonic fibers combine the spectral filtering capabilities and color brilliance of a planar Bragg stack compounded with a large angular scattering range introduced by the microscale curvature, which also decreases the strong directional chromaticity variation usually associated with flat multilayer reflectors. Transparent and elastic synthetic materials equip the multilayer interference fibers with high reflectance that is dynamically tuned by longitudinal mechanical strain. A two-fold elongation of the elastic fibers results in a shift of reflection peak center wavelength of over 200 nm.

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