ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,743, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to IDEEMATEC Deutschland GmbH (Wallerfing, Germany).

"Tracking device for solar panels" was invented by Johann Kufner (Aholming, Germany) and Tobias Himmeter (Tittling, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracking device for solar panels (8) comprising a rotatable shaft (2) having a main extension along a first direction (D1) and being rotatable about the first direction (D1), the rotatable shaft (2) being configured to carry the solar panels (8), at least two support posts (4) having a main extension along a second direction (D2), the support posts (4) being anchored on or in a ground (6), a...