ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,191, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to EcoFasten Solar LLC (Phoenix).
"Roof mount assembly" was invented by Brian Cecil Stearns (Williams Bay, Wis.) and Alexander Grant Bornemann (Waterbury, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount assembly is provided for mounting a structure to a roof having a top surface. The mount includes a flashing including an aperture; a bracket including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an opening and a countersink extending around the opening, the second portion extending at an angle away from the flashing, the second portion including a slot configured to be coupled to the ...