ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,014, issued on March 3, was assigned to Origami Solar Inc. (Sacramento, Calif.).
"Methods and systems for mounting solar panel frames" was invented by Eric Hafter (Sacramento, Calif.) and John C. Patton (Rocklin, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting system may be provided for a solar panel and may include a frame having a first frame section and a first support structure. The first frame section may include an elongated piece of framework material having a first end and a second end, wherein the first and second ends define a lengthwise dimension. A lengthwise fold may define an intersection of a frame sidewall with a bot...