ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,881, issued on April 7, was assigned to OJJO INC. (San Rafael, Calif.).
"Fixed-tilt solar arrays and related systems" was invented by Greg McPheeters (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Tyrus Hudson (Petaluma, Calif.), Charles Almy (Berkeley, Calif.) and Jack West (San Rafael, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fixed-tilt solar arrays constructed from screw anchors. A row of truss foundation is installed, with each foundation consisting of a pair of adjacent angled truss legs. A truss cap or adapter joins the legs and provides a support structure to support a rail that in turn supports purlins extending between adjacent, spaced apart truss foun...