ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,116, issued on Aug. 19.
"Labor saving solar roofing shingle" was invented by Colin Felton (Coos Bay, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments relate to an enhanced method for installing solar roofs by primarily reducing the installation time. The design is for a roofing shingle with an embedded solar module that installs intuitively like normal roofing shingles without special tools, fasteners or alignment. The shingle structure is molded out of low thermal expansion plastic composite and is compatible with commercial photovoltaic modules as well as solar infrared radiation absorbing devices."
The patent was filed on Aug. 24,...