Patents by Inventor Bradley Folta

Bradley Folta has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • REMOTE SITE SURVEY FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SITE
    Publication number: 20240322753
    Abstract: Remotely surveying a photovoltaic system site includes receiving a photograph uploaded by a user device; analyzing the photograph using a trained machine learning model; receiving a confidence score from the trained machine learning model; determining if the photograph includes predetermined information, the predetermined information being used to perform a remote photovoltaic (PV) system site survey remotely; and in response to a determination that the photograph does not include the predetermined information, provide specific instructions regarding the missing information, wherein the specific instructions include guidance on how to retake the photograph to capture the predetermined information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob WACHMAN, Terrence BROWN, Bradley FOLTA, Deepesh MAKKAR
  • Remote site survey for photovoltaic system site
    Patent number: 12028019
    Abstract: Remotely surveying a photovoltaic system site includes receiving a photograph uploaded by a user device; analyzing the photograph using a trained machine learning model; receiving a confidence score from the trained machine learning model; determining if the photograph includes predetermined information, the predetermined information being used to perform a remote photovoltaic (PV) system site survey remotely; and in response to a determination that the photograph does not include the predetermined information, provide specific instructions regarding the missing information, wherein the specific instructions include guidance on how to retake the photograph to capture the predetermined information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Wachman, Terrence Brown, Bradley Folta, Deepesh Makkar
  • REMOTE SITE SURVEY FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SITE
    Publication number: 20220247351
    Abstract: Remotely surveying a photovoltaic system site includes receiving a photograph uploaded by a user device; analyzing the photograph using a trained machine learning model; receiving a confidence score from the trained machine learning model; determining if the photograph includes predetermined information, the predetermined information being used to perform a remote photovoltaic (PV) system site survey remotely; and in response to a determination that the photograph does not include the predetermined information, provide specific instructions regarding the missing information, wherein the specific instructions include guidance on how to retake the photograph to capture the predetermined information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob WACHMAN, Terrence Brown, Bradley Folta, Deepesh Makkar