ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,967, issued on Sept. 23.
"Flat roof solar sensor structures and bolt attachment" was invented by John Powers III (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel attachment assembly including a purlin bent into a U-shaped channel with a mounting wall, an upright wall and a cross piece attached to the upper edge. A solar panel having a frame with a lower horizontal wall forming a mounting surface and a vertical wall forming an outer surface. An inwardly directed channel formed on the upper edge of the vertical wall surrounds and fixedly engages the edges of solar sensors. Attachment bolts with a portion of the body being threade...