Patents by Inventor Kin Tsim

Kin Tsim 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).

  • ARTICULATION JOINTS FOR TERRAIN FOLLOWING SOLAR TRACKER
    Publication number: 20240110730
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, Kin Tsim
  • Articulation joints for terrain following solar tracker
    Patent number: 11874030
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, Kin Tsim
  • ARTICULATION JOINTS FOR TERRAIN FOLLOWING SOLAR TRACKER
    Publication number: 20230129712
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicants: Nextracker LLC, Nextracker LLC
    Inventors: Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, Kin Tsim
  • Articulation joints for terrain following solar tracker
    Patent number: 11525604
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, Kin Tsim