US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Panel clamp assembly" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,538, issued on July 14.

"Panel clamp assembly" was invented by Todd Allen Myers (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example clamp assembly for a solar panel includes a clamp frame, a first clip, a second clip, and a fastener. The inner surface of the clamp frame has a polygonal contour. The clamp frame defines a first aperture, a first contact pad, a second aperture, and a second contact pad. The first clip defines a fastener passage, and the second clip includes a fastener engaging portion. Both clips are T-shaped and include panel engaging portions, which include contact surfaces formed on the undersides of a cro...