ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,254, issued on May 12, was assigned to CANADUS POWER SYSTEMS LLC (Twinsburg, Ohio).

"Vehicle mounted or mountable solar panel assembly and solar panel assembly with a sealed electrical junction for a solar panel" was invented by Dan Biggs (Reminderville, Ohio), Andrew Hussey (Hinckley, Ohio), Andy Vanelzen (Uniontown, Ohio) and Mario Pisano (Chagrin Falls, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel assembly includes a flexible solar panel having a front side and a rear side, with electrical leads protruding from the rear side; a mounting stud that extends from the flexible solar panel such that a portion of the mounting stud pr...