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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Noria Energy, Sausalito, CA (US);
Alex Mayer, Mill Valley, CA (US);
James Raiford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Atchley, Petaluma, CA (US);
Jason King, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ralf Schulze, San Francisco, CA (US);
Leslie Arciniega, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Becca Suchower, Sausalito, CA (US);
NORIA ENERGY, Sausalito, CA (US);
Abstract
An expandable flat-pack membrane-based float for use with a floating solar PV array, including: a float formed from a flexible membrane; and an expansion structure that is deployed to support the float in the inflated position without the need for compressed air. The expansion structure may be an expandable structure that is positioned within the float, or around an exterior surface of the float and increases in size when deployed.