Dual trough concentrating solar photovoltaic module
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Description
The features shown in broken lines in the various Figures are for illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a dual trough concentrating solar photovoltaic module, substantially as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D631004
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2011
Assignee: Skyline Solar, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventor: Eric C. Johnson (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Beyer Law Group LLP
Application Number: 29/324,036
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2011
Assignee: Skyline Solar, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventor: Eric C. Johnson (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Beyer Law Group LLP
Application Number: 29/324,036
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)