ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,880, issued on April 7, was assigned to Enstall US Inc. (Hayward, Calif.).

"Frames for photovoltaic modules and mounting features" was invented by Roger Pedlar (Phoenix), Bryan Chidester (Glendale, Ariz.), Chase Remley (Litchfield Park, Ariz.), Duane Menton (Vallejo, Calif.), Joseph Armano (Andover, Mass.), Lori Brock (Ipswich, Mass.), Yann Schwarz (Oakland, Calif.), Jon Ash (Phoenix), Jan-Floris de Graaf (Schalkhaar, Netherlands), Aaron Williamson (Laveen, Ariz.) and Maarten Alexander Smit (Nijverdal, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame for a photovoltaic module may include: a base portion having an outer lip and a bo...