ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,391, issued on Aug. 12.
"Photovoltaic tile system for easy application to a roof" was invented by Alfonso De La Fuente Sanchez (Saanich, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photovoltaic tile system has an adhesive gel backing enabling the tiles to be installed as a building-integrated photovoltaic component without the need of other fixtures. A flexible connector, in the form of a conductive tape, connects rows of photovoltaic tiles electrically while at the same time creating a sealant between photovoltaic tiles. The tile system uses inductive energy transmission to transmit energy from the tiles. The tile system can be installe...