ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,270, issued on May 27.
"Solar axis tracking system for portable container unit with retractable photovoltaic solar panels" was invented by Amit Choudhury (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) and Jody Bhagat (Los Altos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel container unit comprising: one or more photovoltaic (PV) solar arrays each comprising a photovoltaic solar panel, and wherein the PV solar panel comprises a plurality of solar cells which generate electric power, wherein the PV solar arrays are less than 5 mm in thickness and have no metal frames and no protective glass; a local power source; a plurality of actuator that mo...