ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,436, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to IronRidge Inc. (Hayward, Calif.).
"Rail-based solar panel mounting system" was invented by Roger Pedlar (Phoenix), Bryan Lester (Phoenix), Anumeha Justice (Leesburg, Va.), Duane Menton (Vallejo, Calif.), Joe Greer (Phoenix), Alexander Parsley (Folsom, Calif.) and Jordan Wensley (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rail-based solar panel mounting system including at least one mounting bracket coupled to a mounting surface and at least one elongated rail having an open channel configuration, wherein the at least one elongated rail is coupled to the at least one mounting bracket. The mounti...