65 patents
Utility
Adjusting Instrument Comprising Mutually Cooperating Cam Patterns, In Particular for Adjusting an Exterior Vision Unit of a Vehicle
7 Dec 23
Adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit of a vehicle, comprising a base with a foot for attachment to the vehicle, and a frame for carrying the exterior vision unit.
Peter Alexander HAMMING, Teunis Hendrik HEIKOOP
Filed: 15 Oct 21
Utility
Resistance Determination In an Electric Motor Assembly
16 Nov 23
An electric motor assembly is configured to determine a motor winding resistance value.
Jinku HU, Bastiaan HUIJZERS, Hendrik Jan MEIJDAM
Filed: 27 Jul 23
Utility
Modular Cleaning System for Cleaning a Sensor Window of an Optical Sensing Device of a Motor Vehicle
9 Nov 23
The invention relates to a cleaning system for cleaning a sensor window of an optical sensing device of a motor vehicle.
Jannick Daniël WIJNTJES
Filed: 11 Aug 21
Utility
Adjusting Instrument for an Exterior Vision Unit for a Vehicle
29 Jun 23
The invention relates to an adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit for a vehicle, comprising a base shaft and a housing surrounding the base shaft which is pivotable around a longitudinal axis adjustment range between at least a park position and a drive position.
Peter Alexander HAMMING, Sigrid Elizabeth VAN LEEUWEN
Filed: 26 May 21
Utility
Adjustment Device for an External Vision Unit of a Vehicle
25 May 23
The disclosure relates to an adjustment device for adjusting an orientation of an external vision element of a vehicle about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis.
Paulus Gerardus Maria VAN STIPHOUT, Hendrik Alfred Simeon DE VRIES, Marinus Jacobus Maria VAN ZUILEN, Emiel Sebastiaan JANSSEN, Anne Catharina Martha BEKKER, Tom Adriaan JANSEN, Arie Anthony DE KAN
Filed: 22 Nov 22
Utility
Mass Damper for Solar Tracker
25 May 23
In an example, the system has a mechanical isolator comprising an elastic material configured to separate the panel rail from the torque tube cause destructive interference with a natural resonant frequency of the system without the mechanical isolator to reduce a mechanical vibration of the system.
Alexander W. AU
Filed: 24 Jan 23
Utility
Terrain Following Solar Tracker
18 May 23
A solar tracker, solar array, and method of designing a solar tracker or array including a plurality of piers, a torque tube supported by the piers, each pier having a common reveal from the earth and the torque tube has a relative angle from a first pier to a second pier of between 0.25 and about 0.75 degrees.
Jacob Mark Morin, David Kresse, Daniel Y. Abraham, Angel Galván Caride, Jeevan Vadakapuram
Filed: 17 Nov 22
Utility
Expandable Splice for a Solar Power System
18 May 23
The present disclosure describes an expandable splice configured for reinforcing a tube of a solar owner system, the splice including a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one beveled corner panel, wherein the first and second side panels are connected to the top and bottom panels either directly or by the at least one beveled corner panel to form a channel therebetween.
David Kresse, Sam Heller
Filed: 12 Jan 23
Utility
Adjusting Instrument for an Exterior Vision Unit of a Motor Vehicle
4 May 23
The invention relates to an adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a housing with a fixing element for coupling with a supporting frame of the exterior vision unit and an adjusting element which is pivotably connected with the housing for adjusting an exterior vision element, wherein a mounting construction is provided for the purpose of mounting the housing to the supporting frame, comprising an engagement body movable relative to the housing, for the engaging thereof by a fastening element for connecting the engagement body with the supporting frame, wherein the engagement body can move along with the fastening element; and a wire spring supported on a housing part.
Paulus Gerardus Maria VAN STIPHOUT
Filed: 1 Apr 21
Utility
Solar Module Clamp
4 May 23
A solar module configured in a frame assembly with multi-configuration attachment member(s), which has locking and unlocking characteristics.
Alexander W. AU
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Fastening Assembly for Solar Power Systems and Tools Thereof
27 Apr 23
The present disclosure relates to fastening assemblies for solar power systems including at least a strap, a buckle member, and a locking member.
Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
Filed: 27 Oct 22
Utility
Articulation Joints for Terrain Following Solar Tracker
27 Apr 23
A coupling system for use with a solar tracker includes a support flange, a swivel flange rotatably supported on the support flange, an articulation joint interposed between each of the support flange and the swivel flange and rotatably supported by each of the support flange and the swivel flange, wherein opposed first and second end portions of the articulation joint are configured to be operably coupled to a respective first and second torque tube, and at least one locking fastener selectively coupled to a portion of the support flange and a portion of the swivel flange, the at least one locking fastener configured to selectively inhibit rotation of the swivel flange relative to the support flange.
Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, Kin Tsim
Filed: 13 Dec 22
Utility
Adjustment Device, and Method for
Assembling
16 Mar 23
The invention relates to an adjustment device for adjusting the position of an adjustable element.
Marinus ROOSE, Stefan Fritz BROUWER
Filed: 4 Mar 21
Utility
Autonomous Cleaning Systems and Methods for Photovoltaic Modules
9 Mar 23
A docking station for use with a solar tracking system includes a frame configured to selectively support solar cleaning equipment thereon and a mounting bracket operably coupled to a portion of the frame.
Jitendra Morankar, Abhimanyu Sable, Phani Kumar
Filed: 9 Sep 22
Utility
Method and Device for Providing Information on an Angular Displacement of a DC Electromotor
9 Mar 23
Driving an electromotor and a brushed electromotor in particular results in ripples in the supply current.
Jinku HU
Filed: 16 Nov 22
Utility
Solar Module Mounting System
9 Mar 23
A solar module mounting bracket system including a plurality of solar modules including mounting slots formed in a sidewall of the solar module, a torque tube configured to support the solar modules such that they can be rotated, a plurality of mounting brackets configured for integration with the torque tube and to which the plurality of solar modules are mounted, at least one first retainer assembly connected to one of the plurality of mounting brackets, the first retainer assembly including a through bolt, a spring, a mounting tab, and nut.
Tyler Joseph Watson, Dennis Marvin Lawson, Thao Thanh Hoang, Paul Daniel Habib
Filed: 15 Nov 22
Utility
Light Management Systems for Optimizing Performance of Bifacial Solar Module
16 Feb 23
A bifacial solar module with enhanced power output including first and second transparent support layers, a plurality of electrically interconnected bifacial solar cells arranged between the transparent support layers with gaps between one or more of the interconnected solar cells and edges of the first and second transparent support layers, the bifacial solar cells having a first side directly exposed to solar radiation and a second side opposite the first.
Daniel Shugar, Eric Cole
Filed: 1 Nov 22
Utility
Self-powered Solar Tracker Apparatus
16 Feb 23
A solar tracker apparatus includes an adjustable hanger assembly that has a clam shell hanger assembly.
Yang Liu, Alexander W. Au
Filed: 9 Aug 22
Utility
Zonal Diffuse Tracking
2 Feb 23
A method of controlling a solar array including receiving current and voltage data from a plurality of solar modules of the solar array, calculating a diffuse fraction irradiance for the plurality of solar modules, mapping the diffuse fraction irradiance for the plurality of solar modules, generating a digital image of light conditions in the solar array based on the mapped diffuse fraction irradiance, defining zones within the array based on the light conditions in the digital image, determining a zone-specific solar tracker angle for each zone based on mapped diffuse fraction irradiance, transmitting the zone-specific solar tracker angle to a computing device associated with each solar tracker in the solar array, and driving the solar trackers of each zone such that the solar trackers that make up each zone are oriented to substantially the same angle.
Venkata Rahul Abbaraju, Yang Liu, Eric Martinez
Filed: 29 Jul 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Providing Social Media with an Intelligent Television
19 Jan 23
An Intelligent Television provides unique user interfaces and user interface interactions to provide social media.
Sanjiv Sirpal, Saulo Correia Dourado, Alexander de Paz
Filed: 16 Sep 22