ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. RE50,919, issued on June 16, was assigned to ENSTALL US INC. (Hayward, Calif.).
"Roof mounting system" was invented by Brian Cecil Stearns (Tucson, Ariz.) and Alexander Grant Bornemann (Wolcott, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, a tile system for mounting structures to a roof may comprise a base assembly, a fastener, a seal, a flashing, and a mounting bracket. The fastener may be installable on the base assembly. The seal may be installable on the fastener. The flashing may be configured to replace a roof tile. Moreover, a protrusion may be field formed in the flashing during installation of the tile system by drivi...