Patents Assigned to The Solaria Corporation
  • Publication number: 20140216522
    Abstract: In an example, the present invention provides a solar tracker apparatus. In an example, the apparatus comprises a center of mass with an adjustable hanger assembly configured with a clam shell clamp assembly on the adjustable hanger assembly and a cylindrical torque tube comprising a plurality of torque tubes configured together in a continuous length from a first end to a second end such that the center of mass is aligned with a center of rotation of the cylindrical torque tubes to reduce a load of a drive motor operably coupled to the cylindrical torque tube. Further details of the present example, among others, can be found throughout the present specification and more particularly below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Solaria Corporation
    Inventor: Alexander W. AU
  • Patent number: 8766086
    Abstract: A method for forming a laminated photovoltaic structure includes providing a sheet of transparent material having light concentrating features, disposing adhesive material adjacent to the sheet of transparent material, disposing photovoltaic strips adjacent to the adhesive material, wherein the photovoltaic strips are positioned relative to the sheet of transparent material in response to exitant light characteristics of the light concentrating features, wherein photovoltaic strips are coupled via associated bus bars, wherein gap regions are located between bus bars of neighboring photovoltaic strips, disposing a rigid layer of material adjacent to the photovoltaic strips to form a composite photovoltaic structure; and thereafter laminating the composite photovoltaic structure to fill the gap regions with adhesive material and to form the laminated photovoltaic structure, wherein adhesive material adheres to the bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Abhay Maheshwari, Raghunandan Chaware
  • Patent number: 8707736
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass concentrator for a solar module. The method includes providing a glass material in a molten state and processing the glass material in the molten state to form a ribbon glass including a first surface and a second surface. Additionally, the method includes subjecting the first surface to one or more drum members to form a plurality of concentrating structures while continuously passing the ribbon glass via the second surface over a plurality of rollers. Each of the concentrating structures includes an aperture region, an exit region, and one or more reflection regions. The aperture region is configured to receive incoming light and the one or more reflection regions are configured to concentrate the received incoming light to the exit region. The method further includes cutting the ribbon glass into one or more sheets of glasses including a predetermined number of the plurality of concentrating structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: 8563848
    Abstract: A method for forming a solar energy collection device includes receiving a sheet of glass, wherein the sheet of glass includes light concentrating geometric features, applying a light source to the light concentrating geometric features, determining physical concentration characteristics for each of the light concentrating geometric features in response to the light source that is applied, associating the physical concentration characteristics for each light concentrating geometric features with an identifier associated with the sheet of glass in a computer memory, determining placements for a plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass in response to the physical concentration characteristics for each light concentrating geometric features stored in the computer memory, and securing the plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass in response to the placements for the plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Joe Wen, Qi Zhang, Frank Magana, Douglas R. Battaglia, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8513095
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing solar strips. The method includes providing a photovoltaic material including a back side region, a front side surface, and a plurality of photovoltaic strip regions separated by a plurality of scribe regions. A first portion of the photovoltaic material is supported while a second portion of the photovoltaic material including at least one of the photovoltaic strips is left unsupported. The method includes applying a predetermined force along a portion of the photovoltaic strip that remains unsupported to cause the photovoltaic strip to be separated from the supported photovoltaic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Alelie Funcell, Rick Briere, Douglas R. Battaglia, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130206208
    Abstract: A method for forming a solar energy collection device includes receiving a sheet of glass comprising glass material, wherein the sheet of glass includes a plurality of light concentrating geometric features, measuring geometric characteristics for the plurality of light concentrating geometric features, mathematically calculating predicted light concentration characteristics for each of the plurality of light concentrating geometric features in response to the geometric characteristics, determining placement locations for a plurality of PV strips in response to the predicted light concentration characteristics for each of the plurality of light concentrating geometric features, and securing the plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass in response to the placement locations for the plurality of PV strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Solaria Corporation
    Inventor: Solaria Corporation
  • Patent number: D699176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Asher David Salomon, Scott Paul Skinner
  • Patent number: D762163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aureo Parilla, Abhay Maheshwari, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D763787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aureo Parilla, Abhay Maheshwari, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D781230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin R. Gibson, Adam Detrick
  • Patent number: D784254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aureo Parilla, Abhay Maheshwari, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D788027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin R. Gibson, Adam Detrick
  • Patent number: D810675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Detrick, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D810676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Detrick, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D812554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin R. Gibson, Suvi Sharma, Adam Detrick
  • Patent number: D813153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin R. Gibson, Adam Detrick
  • Patent number: D815028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Detrick, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D815029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SOLARIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Detrick, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D817264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Detrick, Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: D817865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Detrick, Nadeem Haque