ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,359, issued on June 30, was assigned to Solar Slate Solutions (Billerica, Mass.).

"Solar panel mount and method of assembly" was invented by David Tomolillo (Billerica, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar panel mount includes a first plate, a mounting bracket, a mounting shaft, a fastener member, a mounting member, and a rotatably adjustable spacer. The first plate is configured to slide beneath a roofing tile. The first plate comprises at least one opening. The rotatably adjustable spacer is sized to be at least partially received in the mounting member when the mounting member receives the mounting shaft. The rotatably adj...