Patents by Inventor Jose Miguel RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ

Jose Miguel RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ 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).

  • Patent number: 11996801
    Abstract: A plurality of posts and actuator posts connected to a foundation and to a torque tube on which solar panels are duly mounted is disclosed. The actuator posts include a hinge next to a radial arm that is disposed solidly connected to the torque tube, the arm being hinged at the other end to a linear actuator with screw drive, the bottom end is connected to the actuator post by a joint. Each linear actuator is actuated by a gear that engages with an endless screw solidly connected to a Cardan-type drive shared by all the actuators and is actuated by an electric motor, the Cardan-type drive fitting closely to the torque tube by supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: NIASA NEFF Y ASOCIADOS, S.A., NCLAVE RENEWABLE, S.L.
    Inventors: Jose Miguel Rodriguez Gonzalez, Diego Lopez Zozaya, Jose Ignacio Lopez Ayarza, Juan Manuel Gomez Garcia
  • Publication number: 20230223891
    Abstract: A plurality of posts and actuator posts connected to a foundation and to a torque tube on which solar panels are duly mounted is disclosed. The actuator posts include a hinge next to a radial arm that is disposed solidly connected to the torque tube, the arm being hinged at the other end to a linear actuator with screw drive, the bottom end is connected to the actuator post by a joint. Each linear actuator is actuated by a gear that engages with an endless screw solidly connected to a Cardan-type drive shared by all the actuators and is actuated by an electric motor, the Cardan-type drive fitting closely to the torque tube by supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jose Miguel RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, Diego LOPEZ ZOZAYA, Jose Ignacio LOPEZ AYARZA, Juan Manuel GOMEZ GARCIA