Christopher Thomas Needham
30Patents
6h-index
7Co-inventors
58Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 27, 2009 → Mar 13, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8274028B2 | Counterweighted active tracking solar panel rack | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Active |
| US10848097B1 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Active |
| US10630231B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
| US10903782B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US11209337B1 | System and method for flexible solar tracker and testing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US9985154B2 | Solar canopy system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9490743B2 | Grounding clips and tabs for mounting components to solar modules | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US11416010B2 | System and method for flexible solar tracker and testing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| USD845793S1 | Ice skate blade measuring apparatus | General | 4 | Active |
| US10533834B2 | Ice skate blade measuring apparatus | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US11422575B2 | Adaptive stow for solar tracker systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10998461B2 | Solar canopy system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| USD872779S1 | Ice skate blade bending apparatus | General | 2 | Active |
| US11764722B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US12372598B2 | Systems and methods for sensing environmental conditions surrounding photovoltaic systems | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US11601086B2 | Solar canopy system with roll-formed structural components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12174644B2 | Adaptive stow for solar tracker systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12368408B1 | Systems and methods to reduce total fatigue stresses in PV frames via custom backing plate | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11843347B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11750147B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11033945B2 | Ice skate blade bending apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12345613B2 | System and method for flexible solar tracker and testing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12111332B2 | System and methods for sensing environmental conditions surrounding photovoltaic systems | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US12289080B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11837990B2 | Solar tracker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.