ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,883, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to RUTE FOUNDATION SYSTEMS INC. (Portland, Ore.).
"Cable and pole supported solar panel array" was invented by Doug Krause (Portland, Ore.) and Louis Wood (Wallingford, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel system includes a plurality of solar panel assemblies arranged into an array having a plurality of rows and columns. A plurality of support cables are connected to the solar panel assemblies and that support the solar panel assemblies with support poles thereof in a vertical orientation. Support structures are disposed at the perimeter of the array and connected to ends o...