ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,988, issued on May 13, was assigned to Easy Solar Products Inc. (Sandy, Utah).

"Junction box with flashing for a tile surface of a roof" was invented by Alexander Bornemann (Duxbury, Vt.) and Benjamin Wade (Holladay, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A junction box that includes a flashing configured to cover tiles of a roof of a structure and a housing box. The flashing includes a raised portion that includes a top edge and raised portion defines an opening. The housing box includes a recess portion, an expose portion extending from the recess portion, and a junction lip extending from the recess portion in a direction away from t...