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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12304406 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2023

Solar powered vehicle topper unit

Applicant:

Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Inventors:

William Dunn, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Jack Bartholmae, Duluth, GA (US);

Douglas Bennett, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Assignee:

Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);

Attorneys:

Standley Law Group LLP

Jeffrey S. Standley

Adam J. Smith

Primary Examiner:

Rexford N Barnie

Assistant Examiner:

Swarna N Chowdhuri

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60K 6/24 (2007.10); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60L 58/10 (2019.01); B60R 9/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); E04H 1/12 (2006.01); G09F 9/33 (2006.01); G09F 21/04 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01); H02S 40/42 (2014.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); G09F 9/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60K 6/24 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60L 58/10 (2019.02); B60R 9/04 (2013.01); B60R 11/0229 (2013.01); B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); B60R 13/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); E04H 1/1211 (2013.01); G09F 9/33 (2013.01); G09F 21/04 (2013.01); G09F 21/042 (2020.05); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 20/10 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); H02S 40/425 (2014.12); H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); H05K 7/202 (2013.01); H05K 7/20954 (2013.01); H05K 7/20972 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/112 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/43 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/60 (2013.01); G09F 9/35 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01);
Abstract

A solar powered display assembly and related systems and methods are disclosed. A controller is interposed between an electronic display at a housing, an alternative power source external to, but electrically connected to the display assembly at a housing, and a solar energy harvesting device. The controller determines a power requirement for operating the display assembly, determines power available from the solar energy harvesting device, and where the power available from the solar energy harvesting device meets or exceeds the power requirement, sources operational power from the solar energy harvesting device. Where the power available from the solar energy harvesting device falls below the power requirement, the controller sources the power available from the solar energy harvesting device as a portion of the operational power, and sources supplemental power from the alternative power source.

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