Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Apparatus – Bioreactor
Reexamination Certificate
1998-01-13
2001-04-24
Redding, David A. (Department: 1744)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Apparatus
Bioreactor
C126S609000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06221656
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an apparatus being an alternative source of heating. The apparatus employs various kind and forms of renewable energy. It combines solar heat, compost's bacterial-generated heat, and silage heat, temperature regularation and insulation. It employs ground radiated heat to lessen loss of usable heat collected and generated.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventional heating systems employ fossil fuel consumption directly or indirectly. These pollute, especially the older heating stoves and furnaces. They consume fossil fuels which are rapidly declining in many parts of the world. Liquid fossil fuels, including petroleum and natural gases, are declining in the United States. The present apparatus is an alternative device addressing these concerns and other problems, such as the pervasiveness of manure.
The present apparatus supplies heat from solar energy and unique renewable sources and combinations and employs unique insulation means to conserve significant useable heat. In addition, compost and silage within the apparatus stores and regulates a more even output temperature to be utilized day and night. Also, there are a variety of solar heat methods, including periodically heating and supplying of humidity by a connected solar preheater mechanism to the compost pile's interior.
There are a range of solar devices which heat water or space. However, the present invention heats with solar and other forms of heat from renewable energy, including heat from the ground to lessen loss of heat from the other sources. Also, it uses the renewable sources for partial heat storage and other purposes; i.e., silage creates a slight amount of heat while effectively insulating airflow components and storing heat. It helps regulate a more even heat output of the apparatus.
There are ubiquitous problems in domestic supplies of fossil fuels, foreign supplied, and domestic energy production entities. Inevitably it will worsen in relation to liquid fossil fuels. The foreign supplies could be disrupted (as it was during 1973). There are also hidden costs and taxes of importing fossil fuels; i.e., U.S. military protection of Persion Gulf shipping lanes. There are developing future problems associated with declining domestic liquid fossil fuels. The U.S. petroleum and natural gases reserves are dwindling significantly. (According to authoritative sources, U.S. imports of crude petroleum is over 53% now. Domestic natural gases declined by approximately 50% between 1970 and 1994.)
Heretofore, it is the first apparatus to efficiently generate and conserve heat from passive solar, compost, and silage and other sources while allowing creation a significant portion of its own insulation and while allowing previously unrelated benefits to heating systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present apparatus provides a compartment having solar collective means with a connecting cylinder submerged below a compost pile. The subsurface compost cylinder connects to an upper solar collection unit. A second chamber combines solar collectors and silage storage advantages. A subsurface cylinder within the silage storage connects to the upper solar pipe collector. Also, within the solar system, friction is a designed source of useable heat production. An outlet airflow pipe connects to an extrinsic building or other entity. Thus, allowing a continuing airflow into the apparatus. A blower mechanism blends higher air of extrinsic room with airflow of apparatus.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
The principal objects of the present invention are: to provide a compost, silage, solar heating apparatus; to provide an apparatus which provides partial or auxiliary heat for home, farm use, and industry; to provide an apparatus which can be employed in refining processes, such as preheating; to provide an apparatus which employs several dimensions and phases of usable solar heat; to provide an apparatus which allows solar energy to enhance heat production in compost; to provide an apparatus which allows compost heat combining with solar heat for usable purposes; to provide an apparatus which provides heated ventilation for subsurface of compost pile to aid in additional heat production; to provide an apparatus which provides subsurface humidity to compost pile to aid in heat generation; to provide an apparatus which combines compost, solar, and silage for efficient heat production for usable purposes; to provide an apparatus which lengthens airflow distance with stones; to provide an apparatus which employs air friction; to provide an apparatus which stores solar heat in solar components; to provide an apparatus which stores heat temporarily in compost pile; to provide an apparatus which stores solar and compost heat in silage; to provide an apparatus which regulates temperature level; to provide such an apparatus which can reduce heating expenses; to provide such an apparatus with means to adjust to temperature; to provide such an apparatus which is quiet in operation; to provide such an apparatus which does not pollute significantly; to provide such an apparatus which is economical to manufacture, efficient in use, capable of a long operating life, and particularly well-adapted for the proposed uses.
By-product advantages are to provide such an apparatus which aids in compost development for garden and farm uses; and to store a small amount of silage for use as a stock feed in the spring.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein are set forth, by way of illustration and example, certain embodiments of this invention. (This includes heat insulation, heat development advantages denoted in the last four pages of the detailed description of the preferred embodiment.)
The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments of the invention and illustrative various objects and features thereof.
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Litman, Kraai & Brown L.L.C.
Redding David A.
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