ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,737, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ISIGENERE S.L. (Beneixama Alicante, Spain).

"Structure made up of floating photovoltaic panels" was invented by Emilio Pons Puig (Beneixama Alicante, Spain), Miguel Redon Santafe (Beneixama Alicante, Spain), Juan Angel Lopez Martinez (Valencia, Spain) and Hugo Coll Carrillo (Valencia, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure made up of floating photovoltaic panels, the structure includes several assemblies made up of a photovoltaic panel and floating support and connection components between the floating supports, so that the assemblies form a floating matrix. Mooring components formed by...