Intellectual property such as patents offer an opportunity for research entities such as FSEC to create and support commercial development of new technologies. Also, through the use and enforcement of patents, a minimum level of quality can be established for developing technologies. This minimum level of quality is enforced by only allowing licensed entities to use technologies that have been researched, proven and tested in the laboratory.

Patents can also be considered a form of intellectual equity for an organization. A large pool of patents can establish an organization’s legacy and serve as a timeline of development for an organization’s efforts in a specific field. As new patents are added, the organization continues to reaffirm its commitment to that field.

The following is a list of patents issues to employees (past and present) of the Florida Solar Energy Center. To make the list easier to look through, the patents have been divided into the following categories.

• Appliance Design and Development
• Building Science
• Environment
• Hydrogen

Clicking on any of the patents #'s below will open the patent filling at the USPTO.

 

Appliance Design and Development

 

Patent #	Title	Inventor(s)
7,014,423	High Efficiency Air Conditioner Condenser Fan	Parker, Sherwin, Hibbs
D,510,998	High Efficiency Air Conditioner Condenser Twisted Fan Blades and Hub	Parker, Sherwin, Hibbs
6,884,034	Enhanced to High Efficiency Ceiling Fan	Parker, Su, Hibbs
6,659,721	High Efficiency Ceiling Fan Blades	Parker, Su, Hibbs
6,415,984	Automatic Occupancy and Temperature Control for Ceiling Fan Operation	Parker, Johnson
6,189,799	Automatic Occupancy and Temperature Control for Ceiling Fan Operation	Parker, Johnson
6,094,835	Heat Pump Dryer with Desiccant Enhanced Moisture Removal	Cromer
6,039,541	High Efficiency Ceiling Fan	Parker, Su, Hibbs
5,996,898	Automatic Occupancy and Temperature Control for Ceiling Fan Operation	Parker, Johnson

 

Building Science

 

Patent #	Title	Inventor(s)
6,622,448	Batt Insulation Hold-down Clips	Sonne
6,431,268	Air Distribution Fan and Outside Air Damper Recycling Control	Rudd
6,412,248	Additional Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
6,250,042	Additional Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
6,134,859	Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
5,921,054	Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
5,881,806	Air Distribution Fan and Outside Air Damper Recycling Control	Rudd
5,881,529	Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
5,875,605	Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
5,875,604	Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
5,875,603	Metal and Wood Composite Framing Members for Residential and Light Commercial Construction	Rudd
5,547,017	Air Distribution Fan Recycling Control	Rudd

Environment

 

Patent #	Title	Inventor(s)
7,074,369	Method and Apparatus for Decoupled Thermo-Catalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
6,787,229	Three-Dimensional Carbon Fibers and Method and Apparatus for Their Production	Muradov
6,551,561	Apparatus for Decoupled Therm-Photocatalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
6,531,035	Apparatus and Method for Low Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
6,472,346	Photocatalytic Nuisance Organism Inhibitor Agents	Linkous
6,455,467	Photocatalytic Nuisance Organism Inhibitor Agents	Linkous
6,342,128	Method and Apparatus for Decoupled Therm-Catalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
6,334,936	Method for Decoupled Thermo-Catalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
6,315,870	Method for High Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
6,309,611	Apparatus for Low Flux Photocatalytic Pollution Control	T-Raissi, Muradov, Martin
5,994,268	Photocatalytic Surfacing Agents with Varying Oxides for Inhibiting Algae Growth	Linkous
5,935,538	Apparatus and Method for Photocatalytic COnditioning of Flux Gas Fly-Ash Particles.	T-Raissi, Muradov, Peng
5,880,067	Photocatalytic Surfacing Agents with Varying Oxides for Inhibiting Algae Growth	Linkous
5,842,110	Apparatus and Method for Photocatalytic Conditioning of Fuel Gas Fly-Ash Particles.	T-Raissi, Muradov, Peng
5,744,407	Photocatalytic Face Mask	T-Raissi, Muradov, Fairey
5,604,339	Method of Photocatalytic Destruction of Harmful Volatile Compounds at Emitting Surfaces	T-Raissi, Muradov, Fairey
5,518,992	Photocatalytic Surfacing Agents for Inhibiting Algae Growth	Linkous

 

Hydrogen

 

Patent #	Title	Inventor(s)
6,670,058	Thermocatalytic Process for CO2-Free Production of Hydrogen and Carbon from Hydrogen	Muradov
6,653,005	Portable Hydrogen Generator-Fuel Cell Apparatus	Muradov
6,572,829	Closed Cycle Photocatalytic Process for Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide to its Constituent Elements	Linkous, Murdov
5,787,864	Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas as a Motor Fuel with Variable Air Fuel Ratio and Fuel Mixture Ratio Control	Collier, Hoekstra, Mulligan, Hahn
5,666,923	Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas as a Motor Fuel with Variable Air Fuel Ratio and Fuel Mixture Ratio Control	Collier, Hoekstra, Mulligan, Hahn
5,660,602	Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas as a Clean Motor Fuel	Collier, Hoekstra, Mulligan, Hahn
5,296,110	Apparatus and Method for Separating Oxygen From Air	T-Raissi
5,271,813	Apparatus and Method for the Electrolysis of Water Employing a Sulfonated Solid Polymer Electrolyte	Linkous
5,246,737	Method for Immobilizing Semiconductors and Noble Metals on Solid Surfaces	Muradov