ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,190, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to APA SOLAR LLC (Ridgeville Corners, Ohio).

"Expanding foundation system and method" was invented by Joshua David Von Deylen (Bryan, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foundation system for supporting a structure may include a main post, a racking post, and a barb assembly. The main post may include an upper section and a lower section below the upper section. The racking post may be telescopically connected to the upper section of the main post. The barb assembly may be connected to the lower section of the main post. The barb assembly may be configured to move from an unexpanded state to an ...