Daniel C Nwasokwa

US Patent:

52805573, Jan 18, 1994

Filed:

Jul 10, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/378403

Inventors:

Daniel C. Nwasokwa - New York NY

International Classification:

G02B 600

US Classification:

385146

Abstract:

Nonmaterial deflector-enhanced collector (NDC) is a device in which a nonmaterial, such as electromagnetic (EM) wave, provides a medium in which an obliquely incident nonmaterial (IN) can be intercepted and deflected, so that by proper arrangement, some desired objective can be achieved, such as: deflecting, concentrating, diverging, protecting, receiving, propagating/guiding--by many (fiber-optic-like) deflections--the IN. NDC comprises: a projector of nonmaterial, PON, its projected nonmaterial deflector(s) ND, and (intended) collector or receiver, C or R. The projector projects the ND obliquely towards the incident nonmaterial to be deflected, IN (such as EM radiation) so that this IN is deflected towards an intended receiver--if any is present. It may be necessary to ensure build up of proper optical density gradient, in the vicinity of the ND, to encourage refraction and/or total internal reflection of the IN. Variations include where the receiver could be a solar energy collector, in which case its energy-receiving/collecting potential can be greatly enhanced by making far more solar energy available to it; or the receiver can comprise an optical system such as may be used for further manipulation of the deflected IN, as when NDC is used as SECONDARY SUN SYSTEM (SSS).