ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,537, issued on June 23, was assigned to Unirac Inc. (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Clamp for securing a solar panel module" was invented by Gary Norman (Louisville, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp includes a mount, a connector, and a fastener. The mount has a slot and a channel. The connector attaches to the mount and is transitionable between a first position and a second position in which a solar panel module is securable to the mount. The connector has a post at least partially disposed in the channel and which traverses within the channel between the first position and the second position of the connector. The fastener is dis...