ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,505, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Exa-IP B.V. (Netherlands).

"Modular photovoltaic assembly" was invented by Jan-Jaap Eduard Van Os (The Hague, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a modular photovoltaic assembly configured for installation on an exterior of a building that includes a photovoltaic panel, first and second mounting rails, and first and second mounting brackets configured to fittingly engage with each of the first and second mounting rails, where each mounting bracket has a length on the longitudinal axis between opposing first and second lateral ends, the first lateral end having a resili...