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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Nicholas Patrick Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Patrick Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H02S 20/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.12); H02S 20/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for simultaneous provision of shade and generation of solar power, suitable for deployment as a sailboat bimini or awning and a process for providing shade and generating solar power. The device includes multiple flexible solar panels, connected electrically, and bonded to rigid lightweight panels which are hinged together with restraints that prevent panel flexing or bending and thereby avoid propagation of microcracks in the solar cells, increasing longevity.