ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,044, issued on July 28, was assigned to C DOS CONSULTING & ENGINEERING S.L. (Madrid).

"Solar concentrator facet, solar concentrator comprising said facet and method of installation thereof" was invented by Marco Antonio Carrascosa Perez (Madrid).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a facet for solar concentrators, suitable for its use as reflective element of a heliostat, the facet comprising a main body defining a front surface and a back surface. Advantageously, the back surface of the main body is attached to at least three substantially linear ribs, which are arranged substantially parallel along said back surfa...