ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,726, issued on Feb. 18.
"Solar array" was invented by Paul Hausammann (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more solar cells arranged on a mounting surface along a first direction and extending out from the mounting surface in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. One or more angled reflectors may be arranged on the mounting surface along the first direction. The one or more angled reflectors may include a lens in a wedge shape having: an entrance surface extending along the first direction including a plurality of curved surfaces a bottom surface extending along the second direction a...