US Patent Issued to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY on Jan. 28 for "Optical elements and systems for reflecting direct beam sunlight while admitting diffuse skylight through building apertures" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,719, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Optical elements and systems for reflecting direct beam sunlight while admitting diffuse skylight through building apertures" was invented by Jeffrey Wayne Place (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Optical elements and systems are disclosed that can be incorporated into buildings to prevent beam sunlight from entering through apertures of the building while allowing diffuse skylight to enter the building through the apertures. The optical system comprises optical elements configured to admit diffuse skylight through an aperture in the ...