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- November 2011: The World Intellectual Property Organization commissioned an extensive report on the state of solar cooking, prepared by Scope e-Knowledge Center Private Limited based in India. Released in August 2011, the report validates the viability of solar cooking, a technology well-suited for a growing portion of the world's population. It also provides a number of examples of various designs that have applied for patents.
Solar cooking patents (USA)
- Sergiy Vasylyev: Non-imaging system for radiant energy flux transformation (Patent #US20020139414A1)
- Charlest G. Abbot: Solar Heater (Patent #2247830)
- John I. Andersen, Michael J. Andersen: Method and Apparatus for Generating Thermal Energy (Patent #4979494)
- Stella Andrassy: Apparatus for solar cooking (Patent #3938497)
- Milton M. Baker: Solar Oven and Cooker (Patent #681095--Aug 27 1900!!)
- Edward & Helen Borges, Melvin Best, Paul Janowski: Solar Oven (Patent #5139010)
- Rodney Bradford, Lott W. Brantley: Inflatable, Reflective Solar Oven (Patent #D310657)
- Thomas J. & Cynthia L. Burns: Solar Oven (Patent #4848320)
- William Calver: Solar Stove (Patent #412725--Dec 31 1888!)
- Harry A. Cherrier: Solar Cooker (Patent #1158175--Feb 15 1915!)
- William B. Chiles: Solar Cooker (Patent #4281644)
- John D. Clark: Solar powered/multiple fuel cooking device (Patent #5524610)
- Walter E. Clark: Solar oven having a multiple zone concentrator (Patent #6606988)
- Merton & Mildred Clevett: Solar Oven (Patent #4446854)
- Merton & Mildred Clevett: Solar Stove (Patent #4130106)
- Merton L. Clevett: Solar Stove (Patent #3896786)
- Byron J. Cowart: Solar Device for Cooking or Sterilizing and Method or Use Thereof (Patent #5676128)
- Deall Daymon: Solar Cooker (Patent #3038463)
- Deall Daymon: Solar Cooking Device and Reflector (Patent #3053248)
- Deall Daymon: Collabsible Truncated Conical Reflector (Patent #3151206)
- Robert A. Dery: Solar Oven (Patent #3391688)
- John A. Duffie & Daniel C. Dunham: Solar Cooker (Patent #D181713)
- Frank E. Edlin: Reflector for Solar Heaters (Patent #3058394)
- Edgar English Jr.: Solar Energy Conversion Apparatus (Patent #4376372)
- Samuel F. Erwin: Solar Oven With Orienting Apparatus (Patent #5617843)
- Samuel F. Erwin: Demountable Solar Oven (Patent #4378790)
- Samuel F. Erwin: Solar Oven-Ornamental, Collabsible (Patent #D268980)
- Samuel F. Erwin: Solar Oven (Patent #4125109)
- John Raymond Essig Jr., James Michael Essig: Solar Cooker with Globe Shape (Patent #D510498)
- Carlos A. Esteverena: Solar Grill (Patent #5924415)
- Lawrence Fischer: Solar Cooker (Patent #4083357)
- Scot G Frank: Solar concentrator assembly and methods of using same (Patent #9291365)
- Ranen N. Ghatak: Solar Oven (Patent #4850339)
- John C. Golder: Solar Oven (Patent #4292957)
- Daniel S. Halacy: Solar Oven (Patent #D259694)
- Leopold A. Hein, William N. Myers: Apparatus for Concentrating Solar Energy (Patent #4139286)
- Ally O. Hing: Reflective Top Cover for a Solar Oven (Patent #D331350)
- Edward Ho: Apparatus and Method for Collecting Light (Patent #6895145)
- Thomas Hoffmann: Solar oven positioning (#9,644,864)
- Thomas Hoffmann: Solar oven positioning (#10,247,447)
- Daniel F. Ilich: Solar Cooker (Patent #4262660)
- Jitsuo Inagaki, Sinji Sawata: Solar Cooker Assembly (Patent #4913130)
- Donald L. Jackson: Foldable Solar Cooker (Patent #D245884)
- Bojan Jerman: Portable Solar Oven (Patent #D278504)
- Barbara P. Kerr: Through The Wall Solar Cooker (Patent #4655196)
- Barbara P. Kerr: Solar Cooker and Method of Assembly (Patent #4236508)
- Mikio Kinoshita: Solar Radiation Concentrator and Method of Concentrating Solar Radiation (Patent #6820611)
- Thomas Kramer, Volkmar Gillich, Roman Fuchs: Reflector (weather and corrosive resistant aluminum) (Patent #7182475)
- Bert Lane: Portable Solar Oven (Patent #D380931)
- Bert Lane: Portable Solar Oven (Patent #5195504)
- Willin C. Lee: Solar Portable Stove and Pressure Cooker (Patent #2994318)
- George O.G. Loef: Solar Cooker (Patent #2909171)
- John B. Long & Robert R. Ware: Solar Cooker (Patent #4561425)
- Robert A. Luly: Collabsible Parabolic Reflector (Patent #4608571)
- Robert A. Luly: Folding Dish Reflector (Patent #4683475)
- Robert A. Luly: Lightweight Folding Parabolic Reflector and Antenna System (Patent #4527166)
- Alvin M. Marks: Solar Collector Transmitter and Heater (Patent #4841946)
- Patricia J. Marut, Philip R. Brunette: Portable Concave Reflector Assembly (Patent #6863065)
- Albert F. Naccach: Portable Solar Cooker (Patent #D256656)
- Martin E. Nix: Portable solar heating device and heating process utilizig solar energy (Patent #5113845)
- O'Malley O. Stoumen, Jonathan A. Stoumen: Inflatable Solar Oven (Patent #5893360)
- Robert M. Phillips: Solar-Energy-Concentrating Device (Patent #3613659)
- John L. Roche/3M: Weatherable Solar Reflector (Patent #4301750)
- John Rodgers: Portable Solar Oven and Grill (Patent #4082079)
- John Rodgers: Solar Cooking Oven (Patent #D387238)
- David M. Schwartz: Solar fermentation and distillation process (Patent #4455374)
- Richard A. Steenblick, Dar-Veig Ho: Fresnel Spiral Reflector and Method for Making Same (Patent #4350412)
- Hyman A. Steinberg: Solar Oven (Patent #4284071)
- Hyman A. Steinberg: Solar Oven (Patent #3025851)
- Hyman A. Steinberg: Auxiliary Heating Means for Solar Oven (Patent #3236227)
- Hyman A. Steinberg: Solar Oven with Plastic Casing and Hinges (Patent #3156234)
- Hyman A. Steinberg: Cover Construction for Heating Compartment of Solar Oven (Patent #3174476)
- Hyman A.Steinberg: Solar Oven Construction (Patent #3106201)
- Bernd Stoy, Pohlmann Erich: Heating and/or Cooking Device Using Solar Energy (Patent #4662354)
- Hirosato Takeuchi, Toshio Mikiya: Portable type solar heat cooker assembly (Patent #4442828)
- Adnan Tarcici: Solar Cooker with a Parabolic Reflector (Patent #5090399)
- Frank Tralongo: Solar Powered Cooker (Patent #D373924)
- J. Arnold Varney, Frederick M. Varney: High Efficiency Solar Heater (Patent #4637376)
- Donald W. Videtto: Solar hot dog cooker (Patent #5054467)
- Lee V. Way, Jr.: Portable Solar Cooker/Non-solar Cooker (Patent #4203427)
- Lee V. Way, Jr.: Portable solar cooker and the solar panel used therein (Patent #4077391)
- Lee V. Way, Jr.: Portable Solar Oven (Patent #4220141)
- Robert W. Young: Solar Rotisserie Hot Dog Cooker (Patent #D470708)
- Leo Zayauskas: Radiant heat collector/oven (Patent #4535753)
- David M. Zwach: Solar Cooker (Patent #4696285)