ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,574, issued on March 18, was assigned to Wencon Development Inc. (Hayward, Calif.).
"Photovoltaic module accessory clamp" was invented by Robert A. Lemos (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and Duane Menton (Vallejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket assembly for mounting a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) accessories, the bracket assembly comprises a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket comprises a first clamp member and a second clamp member attached by means of a tightening means. The first clamp member includes a first plate and a second plate with an opening being attached to form an angle therebetween. The seco...