ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,409, issued on July 22, was assigned to LAT Enterprises Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).
"Foldable solar panel" was invented by Laura Thiel (Raleigh, N.C.) and Giancarlo Urzi (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable solar panel including at least two solar modules mounted to a substrate. The foldable solar panel includes hook and loop tape to secure the foldable solar panel in the folded configuration. The foldable solar panel includes at least two straps and at least two horizontal rows of webbing operable to attach the foldable solar panel to a load-bearing platform. The foldable solar panel does not include a controller. The ...