US Patent Issued to Terabase Energy on Feb. 3 for "Systems and methods for installing push-in fasteners" (Washington, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,568, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Terabase Energy Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for installing push-in fasteners" was invented by Johann Fritz Karkheck (Petaluma, Calif.) and Dylan Richart Harper (Vancouver, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "During the installation of solar panels, multiple mounting brackets are attached to solar panel frames, typically implemented manually by an installer. Systems and methods for automatic fastener installation are disclosed to facilitate an automatic assembly process for solar tables. The automatic fastener comprises fastener holders, fastener driving blocks, lifters, and act...