US Patent Issued to Heliogen Holdings on May 20 for "System and method for registration of heliostat images using reflective dome fiducials" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,307,624, issued on May 20, was assigned to Heliogen Holdings Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.).

"System and method for registration of heliostat images using reflective dome fiducials" was invented by Alexander Anthony Sonn (San Gabriel, Calif.) and Tori Gupta Cook (Altadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for registering images captured by a camera of heliostats in a heliostat field for use in tracking control of the heliostats is disclosed. The method includes calculating a geographical location of a reflection of the sun on a reflective dome surface of fiducial markers positioned relative to the heliostat field that a...