ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,725, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to NEXTRACKER LLC (Fremont, Calif.).
"Horizontal balanced solar tracker" was invented by Alexander W. Au (Oakland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example, the present invention provides a solar tracker apparatus. In an example, the apparatus comprises a center of mass with an adjustable hanger assembly configured with a clam shell clamp assembly on the adjustable hanger assembly and a cylindrical torque tube comprising a plurality of torque tubes configured together in a continuous length from a first end to a second end such that the center of mass is aligned with a center of rotatio...