ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,188, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to BAKERSUN (San Francisco).

"Bifacial crystalline silicon solar panel with reflector" was invented by Ivan I. Scheulov (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bifacial crystalline solar cells and associated solar panel systems are provided. The cells include a p-type crystalline silicon layer and a barrier layer. The panels include at least two rows of cells. The cells in each row are connected to one another in series. The rows are connected in parallel. A reflector is used to reflect light towards the underside of the panel. A long axis of the reflector is arranged to be parallel to the r...