ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,576, issued on March 18, was assigned to PanelClaw Inc. (North Andover, Mass.).
"Solar module mounting system" was invented by Hanghai Yang (Andover, Mass.), Joseph Armano (Andover, Mass.), Vasilije Jovanovic (North Andover, Mass.) and John De Papp (North Andover, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for mounting one or more framed solar modules are disclosed. A solar module mounting system can include a plurality of support members configured to support one or more framed solar modules above a mounting surface, such as the ground or the roof of a building. The support members can include rails formed from a rigi...