ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,261, issued on July 22, was assigned to NEXTRACKER LLC (Fremont, Calif.).
"Clip for mounting a solar module to a rail system" was invented by Tyler Watson (San Francisco) and Ricardo Delgado-Nanez (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar power system includes at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. T...