ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,468, issued on June 24, was assigned to NEXTRACKER LLC (Fremont, Calif.).
"Frameless solar module mounting" was invented by Alexander W. Au (Oakland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example, a clamp assembly for a glass on glass solar module for a tracker is included. The assembly has a lower clamp structure characterized by a top-hat shaped rail structure having a length extending from a first end to a second end. In an example, the assembly has an upper clamp structure configured to sandwich a pair of edges of a pair of solar modules with a portion of the lower clamp structure. In an example, the assembly has a locking ...