ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,680, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).
"Photovoltaic power generation device" was invented by Yukito Ohmura (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photovoltaic power generation device includes: a solar panel, one surface of the solar panel being a light receiving surface that is capable of receiving solar light, the other surface of the solar panel being a light reflecting surface that is capable of reflecting solar light; and a support body that supports the solar panel such that the solar panel is capable of being expanded and retracted, in which the solar panel is retracted in an a...