ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,793, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to STELLARIS Corp. (Nashua, N.H.).
"Solar array devices with structural electrical connections" was invented by James B. Paull (Andover, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar cell array assembly that includes a first solar cell having a first side and a second side; a second solar cell in a stacked below the first cell, the second cell having a first side and a second side; and a structural conductor disposed between the first cell and second cell; wherein the structural conductor being selected to support a weight of, at least, the first cell to maintain a selected distance between the first...