ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,837, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Trina Solar Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, China).

"Solar cell device and cover member applied thereto" was invented by Hyukjin Nam (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar power-generating device includes a plurality of solar cell modules at least including a first solar cell module and a second solar cell module adjacent to each other, and a covering member configured to protect a connection part that electrically connects the first solar cell module to the second solar cell module. Each of the plurality of solar cell modules includes a solar cell panel, a frame fixed to a peripheral ...