ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,445,085, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SOM IW HOLDINGS LLC (New York).
"Solar autonomous roof assembly" was invented by Jose Palacios (Los Angeles), James Diewald (Los Angeles), Taylor Montgomery (Los Angeles), Michael Johnson (Los Angeles), Frank Castillo (Los Angeles) and Benton Johnson (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular composite panel comprised of a solar photovoltaic panel, a solar thermal collector panel, and an engineered torsion box containing a layer of insulation. Multiple composite panels can form a roof when installed in an array, with panels abutting and situated side-by-side on a structural frame or othe...