Patents by Inventor Tyler Watson
Tyler Watson 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).
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Publication number: 20240344543Abstract: A solar power system includes at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. The clips may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module to a rail of the mounting assembly within the slots of the sidewalls. The clips may be secured to the mounting assembly by locking members positioned on a distal end thereof. The clips may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Tyler Watson, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
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Patent number: 12081163Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLCInventor: Tyler Watson
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Patent number: 11988247Abstract: A solar power system includes at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. The clips may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module to a rail of the mounting assembly within the slots of the sidewalls. The clips may be secured to the mounting assembly by locking members positioned on a distal end thereof. The clips may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLCInventors: Tyler Watson, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
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Publication number: 20230378899Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventor: Tyler Watson
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Publication number: 20230287915Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. The clips may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module to a rail of the mounting assembly within the slots of the sidewalls. The clips may be secured to the mounting assembly by locking members positioned on a distal end thereof. The clips may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Nextracker LLCInventors: Tyler Watson, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
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Patent number: 11757397Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Nextracker LLCInventor: Tyler Watson
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Publication number: 20230283227Abstract: A solar tracking system including a plurality of bases, a torque tube supported by the plurality of bases and configured to support a plurality of solar modules, and a drive device operably connected to the torque tube and arranged to translate the torque tube in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis. The solar tracking system also includes a plurality of helical guides operably connected to the torque tube, and a plurality of cam assemblies, wherein upon linear movement of the torque tube, interaction between the helical guides and cam assemblies causes the torque tube to rotate about its linear axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Nextracker LLCInventor: Tyler Watson
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Patent number: 11705859Abstract: A solar tracking system including a plurality of bases, a torque tube supported by the plurality of bases and configured to support a plurality of solar modules, and a drive device operably connected to the torque tube and arranged to translate the torque tube in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis. The solar tracking system also includes a plurality of helical guides operably connected to the torque tube, and a plurality of cam assemblies, wherein upon linear movement of the torque tube, interaction between the helical guides and cam assemblies causes the torque tube to rotate about its linear axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: NEXTracker LLCInventor: Tyler Watson
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Patent number: 11674537Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solar power system including at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. The clips may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module to a rail of the mounting assembly within the slots of the sidewalls. The clips may be secured to the mounting assembly by locking members positioned on a distal end thereof. The clips may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLCInventors: Tyler Watson, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
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Patent number: 11620696Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach arranges a first parameter group and a second parameter group in an initial priority order on a user interface. The first parameter group includes a selection of a first parameter option that generates a restriction on a second parameter option included in the second parameter group. In response to receiving a user input, the approach dynamically modifies the user interface by rearranging the first parameter group and the second parameter group into a different priority order and removes the restriction on the second parameter option based on the different priority order.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Noah Samuel Kupritz, Tyler Watson, Jennifer Erin Lanier, Steven Garrett Raden, Janelle Michiko Janyen Arita, Samuel Griffiths, Dylan Dotolo
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Publication number: 20220376646Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Nextracker LLCInventor: Tyler Watson
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Patent number: 11404996Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NEXTracker Inc.Inventor: Tyler Watson
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Publication number: 20210396255Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. The clips may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module to a rail of the mounting assembly within the slots of the sidewalls. The clips may be secured to the mounting assembly by locking members positioned on a distal end thereof. The clips may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Tyler Watson, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez
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Publication number: 20210391823Abstract: A solar tracking system including a plurality of bases, a torque tube supported by the plurality of bases and configured to support a plurality of solar modules, and a drive device operably connected to the torque tube and arranged to translate the torque tube in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis. The solar tracking system also includes a plurality of helical guides operably connected to the torque tube, and a plurality of cam assemblies, wherein upon linear movement of the torque tube, interaction between the helical guides and cam assemblies causes the torque tube to rotate about its linear axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventor: Tyler Watson
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Publication number: 20210209670Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach arranges a first parameter group and a second parameter group in an initial priority order on a user interface. The first parameter group includes a selection of a first parameter option that generates a restriction on a second parameter option included in the second parameter group. In response to receiving a user input, the approach dynamically modifies the user interface by rearranging the first parameter group and the second parameter group into a different priority order and removes the restriction on the second parameter option based on the different priority order.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Noah Samuel Kupritz, Tyler Watson, Jennifer Erin Lanier, Steven Garrett Raden, Janelle Michiko Janyen Arita, Samuel Griffiths, Dylan Dotolo
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Patent number: 11050383Abstract: A solar tracking system including a plurality of bases, a torque tube supported by the plurality of bases and configured to support a plurality of solar modules, and a drive device operably connected to the torque tube and arranged to translate the torque tube in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis. The solar tracking system also includes a plurality of helical guides operably connected to the torque tube, and a plurality of cam assemblies, wherein upon linear movement of the torque tube, interaction between the helical guides and cam assemblies causes the torque tube to rotate about its linear axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: NEXTRACKER INCInventor: Tyler Watson
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Publication number: 20210167719Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: NEXTracker Inc.Inventor: Tyler Watson
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Patent number: 10868490Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: NEXTRACKER INC.Inventor: Tyler Watson
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Patent number: D1025789Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: DANONE US, LLCInventors: Martin Bunce, Mark Watson, Tyler Watson, Carl Fordham
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Patent number: D1037016Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: DANONE US, LLCInventors: Martin Bunce, Mark Watson, Tyler Watson, Carl Fordham