Patents by Inventor John Moseley

John Moseley 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).

  • LEARNING AXIS-TILT AND CROSS-AXIS SLOPES FOR SLOPE-AWARE BACKTRACKING
    Publication number: 20260163518
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide improvements over existing solar tracking systems by implementing a backtracking process that optimizes irradiance capture while also reducing row-to-row shading. In some embodiments, a “slope-aware” backtracking model accounts for east-west and north-south slopes that are present, as in uneven or hilly terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: John Moseley, Kyumin Lee, Kendra Lynn Conrad
  • Photovoltaic module stowing during diffuse light conditions
    Patent number: 12191799
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure address problems experienced in conventional tracking systems, including problems associated with inefficiencies created during diffuse light conditions. Embodiments disclosed herein address this problem by altering an angular orientation of PV modules during diffuse light conditions to ensure that the PV modules are in a position that more efficiently generates energy from diffuse irradiance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: ARRAY TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Kyumin Lee, Kendra Passow, Daniel Fusaro, John Moseley, Sanket Shah
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE STOWING DURING DIFFUSE LIGHT CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20240186942
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure address problems experienced in conventional tracking systems, including problems associated with inefficiencies created during diffuse light conditions. Embodiments disclosed herein address this problem by altering an angular orientation of PV modules during diffuse light conditions to ensure that the PV modules are in a position that more efficiently generates energy from diffuse irradiance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Kyumin Lee, Kendra Passow, Daniel Fusaro, John Moseley, Sanket Shah
  • Thrust bearing with a magnetic field detector
    Patent number: 4875785
    Abstract: A permanently magnetized magnet associated with the bearing provides a magnetic field which is detected by a detector in the bearing. The relative rotation of one part of the bearing, such as a rotatable shaft or rotatable race, with respect to a second part of the bearing, such as a race, is indicated by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Alfred J. Santos, Frederick A. Cook, Jr., Scott M. Duncan, John Moseley
  • Bearing with adjustable stiffness
    Patent number: 4850719
    Abstract: A variable stiffness bearing utilizing piezoelectric means for applying a variable preload force to the bearing. The preferred embodiment employs piezoelectric wafers having alternating power and ground connections to the wafers to allow the wafers to distort in direct proportion to the potentials applied. Increased potentials result in greater distortion, more preload force, and a stiffer bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: John Moseley, Daniel McLarty