ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,134, issued on Sept. 8.

"Apparatus and method for solar energy collector" was invented by Joseph Sponsler (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for a portable solar cell array system is provided. One embodiment has a first, second and third plurality of solar cell panels, a support structure, a lower assembly slidably coupled to the support structure, a center assembly secured to the support structure, wherein the center assembly is secured to the support structure, and an upper assembly slidably coupled to the support structure. When in a closed configuration, the first, second and third plurality of sol...