ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,653, issued on June 24, was assigned to SUZHOU SC-SOLAR EQUIPMENT Co. LTD (Suzhou, China).

"Automatic alignment device and alignment method for photovoltaic module film" was invented by Ruibo Niu (Suzhou, China) and Xiaoyong Wang (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic alignment device includes a component conveyor line, an alignment mechanism for aligning four sides of components on the component conveyor line, a camera group located above the component conveyor line for taking pictures of at least three right-angled edge areas of the component, a leveling mechanism located above the component conveyor line for le...