ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,509, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Origami Solar Inc. (Sacramento, Calif.).
"Frames for solar panels" was invented by John C. Patton (Roseville, Calif.), Eric L. Hafter (Sacramento, Calif.) and Tyler Hudson (Bend, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame (101) for at least partially enclosing or supporting a panel (190) is provided. The frame may include at least a first frame section (201-1) including a bottom flange (104) provided at a base of the frame section. A frame sidewall (103) may be provided at an outer portion of the frame section, the frame sidewall characterized by a height H extending from the bottom flange (104)...