US Patent Issued to RIC Enterprises on Sept. 29 for "Synergistic tracking integrated photovoltaic and concentrating cogeneration solar energy harvesting system" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,750,000, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to RIC Enterprises (Bremerton, Wash.).

"Synergistic tracking integrated photovoltaic and concentrating cogeneration solar energy harvesting system" was invented by Mithra Sankrithi (Bremerton, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a new class of solar energy harvesting devices that integrate both photovoltaic and concentrating solar cogeneration systems with shared heliostatic tracking in an inventive manner that enables synergistic benefits and overall optimization. Roof, ground & water supported preferred embodiments provide benefits for varied applications. The new class...