ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,180, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DYNORAXX INC. (Buffalo, N.Y.).
"Cam-actuated self-locking clamp assembly for solar panels" was invented by Nathan T. Rizzo (Buffalo, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Clamp assemblies and systems for mounting solar panels to mounting units are presented. For instance, a clamp assembly for clamping a solar panel includes a clamp portion and a lever portion. The clamp portion includes at least one tooth for clamping onto a first flange of the solar panel. The lever portion is spaced apart from the clamp portion and include a cam and a guard. The cam includes a rounded surface and a flat surfac...