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Christopher Thomas Needham
Also filed as: NEEDHAM CHRISTOPHER · NEEDHAM CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
30 granted patents·12 pending applications·179 citations·filing 2009–2025
96Inventor score
Files withFCX Solar LLC28AVSENSOR LLC3MAYFLOWER IND LLC2MAYFLOWER INDUCTRIES LLC2NEEDHAM CHRISTOPHER2
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42 records- 0198US10903782B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·14 cites·20 claims
- 0298US10848097B1Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 24, 2020·32 cites·20 claims
- 0398US10630231B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 21, 2020·24 cites·2 claims
- 0497US11209337B1System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 28, 2021·16 cites·21 claims
- 0596US11416010B2System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 16, 2022·6 cites·14 claims
- 0694US11764722B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 19, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0794US11422575B2Adaptive stow for solar tracker systemsFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 23, 2022·4 cites·23 claims
- 0891US10998461B2Solar canopy systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 4, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0991US9985154B2Solar canopy systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 29, 2018·7 cites·9 claims
- 1091US8274028B2Counterweighted active tracking solar panel rackNEEDHAM CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 25, 2012·52 cites·19 claims
- 1191US2024213914A1Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1289US12289080B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 29, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 1388US12174644B2Adaptive stow for solar tracker systemsFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 24, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1485US12345613B2System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1582US11843347B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1681US11774321B2System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 1780US2025167722A1Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1880US2025117030A1Adaptive stow for solar tracker systemsFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1980US2022074809A1System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2079US11750147B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 2179US11402294B1System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 2, 2022·0 cites·22 claims
- 2278US11949368B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 2378US11843346B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 2478US2021257966A1Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2577US12372598B2Systems and methods for sensing environmental conditions surrounding photovoltaic systemsAVSENSOR LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2677US11837990B2Solar tracker systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·30 claims
- 2777US9490743B2Grounding clips and tabs for mounting components to solar modulesSUNEDISON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·8 cites·14 claims
- 2877US2025147524A1System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2976US12253868B2System and method for flexible solar tracker and testingFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3074US2024426860A1System and methods for sensing environmental conditions surrounding photovoltaic systemsAVSENSOR LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3173US10533834B2Ice skate blade measuring apparatusMAYFLOWER IND LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 14, 2020·4 cites·7 claims
- 3268US2021202767A1Solar canopy systemFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3366US12111332B2System and methods for sensing environmental conditions surrounding photovoltaic systemsAVSENSOR LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 3465US2025379545A1Aerodynamic damping stow for solar tracker systemsFCX Solar LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3557US2024230163A1Structural gutter system for solar panel arrayRBI SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3655US12368408B1Systems and methods to reduce total fatigue stresses in PV frames via custom backing plateHOLDCO212 LLC·Filed 2025·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
- 3751US11601086B2Solar canopy system with roll-formed structural componentsRBI SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3841US2015295533A1Ballasted fixed tilt racking systemSUNEDISON LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3940USD845793SIce skate blade measuring apparatusMAYFLOWER INDUCTRIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 16, 2019·4 cites·1 claims
- 4037US11033945B2Ice skate blade bending apparatusMAYFLOWER IND LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 15, 2021·0 cites·8 claims
- 4137US2018241341A1Methods and systems for mounting solar modulesNEEDHAM CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4231USD872779SIce skate blade bending apparatusMAYFLOWER INDUCTRIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 14, 2020·2 cites·1 claims
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