Recent news and developmentsEdit

• 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. Read the report: Patent landscape report on solar cooking

Solar cooking patents (USA)Edit

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)

Solar non-cooking patents (USA)Edit

• Martin NIx : Half parabolic dish reflector with planar reflector solar smelter (Patent #, 20100078012)