US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on April 7 for "Albedo collecting solar array" (Ohio, New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,878, issued on April 7, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Kirtland AFB, N.M.).

"Albedo collecting solar array" was invented by Jonathan Allison (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Christopher Kerestes (Oakwood, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar array, comprising: at least one solar panel comprising a primary surface and a secondary surface; the primary surface having a group of direct solar cells disposed thereon, each of the direct solar cells configured to receive direct sunlight and to provide electrical power to a respective portion of a substantially flat flexible circuit; a...