ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,332, issued on May 6, was assigned to KBFX LLC (Lewes, Del.).
"Solar carports, solar-tracking carports, and methods" was invented by Alain Poivet (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar tracking carport comprises a supporting structure including a foundation and at least two columns; a three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck having a length from a first edge to a second edge of at least one car, the deck including one or more upper blocks, each upper block being rigid in its longitudinal direction, each upper block including at least one solar panel; a deck frame configured to support the one or more upper blocks, the...