ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,169, issued on Nov. 11.
"Solar panel and rail with edge connectors" was invented by James Young (Katy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solar panels, which at least at edges of two opposite sides, have frames, for use in fixed tilt solar system as well as use in tracking solar system, are provided with coupling parts together with rails and have coupling parts cooperating with each other, substantially in the form of tongue and groove. The coupling parts have integrated mechanical locking elements, which prevent drifting or separating apart of a coupled solar panel and rail in a direction perpendicular to the solar panel surface ...