ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,587,126, issued on March 24, was assigned to Sunrun Inc. (San Francisco).
"Snap-in mounting systems for laminate solar panels" was invented by Greg McPheeters (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Ethan Miller (Los Osos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Snap-in mounting systems for laminate solar panels are provided. The laminate solar panels can include laminate strips that can be snapped into mounting rails. The mounting rails may be coupled to racking rails for structural support and may include locking mechanisms for additional support and theft deterrence. An entire system may include a number of racking rails, mounting rails, and solar p...