ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,572, issued on July 7, was assigned to ARRAY TECH INC. (Albuquerque, N.M.).
"Spring counter-balance assemblies and solar trackers incorporating springs to balance rotation" was invented by Ronald P. Corio (Los Ranchos, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar tracker assembly is provided which includes a support column, a torque tube or torsion beam connected to the support column, a mounting mechanism attached to the torque tube or torsion beam, a drive system connected to the torque tube or torsion beam, and a spring counter-balance assembly connected to the torque tube or torsion beam. An exemplary spring counter-balance assembl...