ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,580, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ZampTech Sub LLC (Bend, Ore.).
"Low profile solar panel and method of manufacture" was invented by Conor Miller (Bend, Ore.) and Brian Butcher (Bend, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel assembly includes a substrate and a solar array coupled to the substrate. The solar array includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells. An optical layer is disposed over the solar array. The optical layer, the solar array, and the substrate together form a solar assembly. A frame surrounds the solar assembly and includes a plurality of frame members. Each frame member of the plurality of frame member...