US 12,375,024 B2
Solar canopy systems and methods
David Thompson McCalmont, Palo Alto, CA (US); Andrew Ontak Wong, San Jose, CA (US); Jacob Michael Rendina, Santa Clara, CA (US); Jonathan Scott McCalmont, San Jose, CA (US); Aaron William McCalmont, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Joshua R. Mehrer, Sacramento, CA (US)
Assigned to Paired Power, Inc., Campbell, CA (US)
Filed by Paired Power, Inc., Campbell, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,499.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,582, filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208345 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H02S 20/23 (2014.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/51 (2019.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01); A47B 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC H02S 20/23 (2014.12) [B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 53/51 (2019.02); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.12); A47B 3/02 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
positioning a foundation on a surface by at least one user at an installation site, wherein the foundation is a unitary structure;
attaching a lifting mechanism to the foundation by at least one user standing on the surface at the installation site;
attaching a table to the top of the lifting mechanism by at least one user standing on the surface at the installation site, wherein the table includes a plurality of edges;
attaching a plurality of solar panels to the table at the installation site; and
raising, by at least one user standing on the surface, the table and the attached solar panels from a lowered position to a raised position using the lifting mechanism, wherein raising the table from the lowered position to the raised position moves all of the plurality of edges.