ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,005, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Flibe Energy Inc. (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Articulable solar concentrator" was invented by Kirk Frederick Sorensen (Madison, Ala.), Jared Raymond Mobley (Huntsville, Ala.), Chandon James Ivey (Madison, Ala.) and Skyler Devore Allen (Madison, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulable solar concentrator assembly for solar power generation is provided. The assembly includes a base; a plurality of articulating joint arms rotatably pinned to the base at respective torque joints; and a lens assembly operably coupled to the base through the plurality of articulating joint arms. The lens assembly ca...