ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,864, issued on May 12, was assigned to Terabase Energy Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).
"Automated wedge alignment for solar table assembly" was invented by Johann Fritz Karkheck (Petaluma, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a typical on-site solar table assembly process, multiple solar modules are securely aligned and attached to a shaft or torque tube to form a row of solar panels. An installer uses a fastener to attach a mounting bracket to a panel frame securely. A typical installation is implemented manually by an installer. To implement automatic fastener installation, fasteners must be loaded into an automatic installation tool i...