ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,140, issued on May 12, was assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd. (Herzeliya, Israel).

"Chain of power devices" was invented by Ilan Yoscovich (Givatayim, Israel), Tzachi Glovinsky (Petah Tikva, Israel) and Ofir Bieber (Ra'anana, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations described herein are directed to methods for connecting power devices prior to deployment in a photovoltaic installation, for cost savings and easy deployment. Some embodiments disclosed herein include manufacturing a chain of power devices already coupled by conductors, and providing a mechanical assembly for convenient storage and deployment." ...