# James L. BILODEAU — Patents explained on PatentBrief

James L. BILODEAU has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How to Make Solar Troughs Catch More Sunlight at Their Ends](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8049150/solar-collector-with-end-modifications) — granted 2011
  This patent describes adding special reflective extensions and caps to the ends of a single-axis tracking solar trough to capture more sunlight that would otherwise be lost, making the collector more efficient.

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