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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Alexander F. Hoermann, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David B. Degraaf, Mountain View, CA (US);
James L. Barnhart, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David John Mckay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Crenshaw, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott P. Phillips, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Forest Ray, Redwood City, CA (US);
Seung Lim, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alexander F. Hoermann, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David B. DeGraaf, Mountain View, CA (US);
James L. Barnhart, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David John McKay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Crenshaw, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott P. Phillips, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Forest Ray, Redwood City, CA (US);
Seung Lim, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
AREVA Solar, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A mirror is shaped using a shaping apparatus including a crossbar and a horizontal array of members (wheels in some embodiments) attached to a bottom of the crossbar. The height of the array of members is adjusted to form a predetermined shape. The shaping apparatus is positioned over a mirror such that the members contact the mirror. The shaping apparatus is moved along a length of the mirror such that the members remain in contact with the mirror. A frame is attached to the mirror such that when the shaping apparatus is removed from the mirror, the mirror substantially retains the predetermined shape.