ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,504, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Sacros Corp. (Salt Lake City).
"Auto-engaging electrical connections for solar panels" was invented by Fraser M. Smith (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel and a solar panel mount system for electrically connecting the solar panel to a solar panel mount upon installation of the solar panel within the solar panel mount. The solar panel can comprise a photovoltaic cell, a support structure in support of the photovoltaic cell, and an auto-connecting electrical contact system comprising a panel electrical contact coupled to the support structure. The solar panel mount system c...