SUNMODO CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150102194 | Solar Panel Rooftop Mounting and Grounding Device - Disclosed is a device for securing, mounting, aligning, and grounding solar panels to a roof mounted rail. The device in combination with a t-bolt, a nut, and a solar panel end-clamp or mid-clamp, secure, mount, align, and ground the solar panels to the roof mounted rail. The device can be inserted into the top of the rail anywhere along its length. After the device and t-bolt are inserted in the rail, the t-bolt rotated so it inserts into a slot at the bottom of the rail thereby securing the device to the rail, assuring the proper orientation of the t-bolt, and preventing further rotation of the t-bolt. | 04-16-2015 |
20140341645 | Seam Clamp for Solar Panel and Rooftop Objects - Disclosed is a seam clamp for securing equipment, such as solar PV panels, to standing roofs. The seam clamp includes an outer clamp member, an outer support member, and an inner clamp member. The inner clamp member and outer clamp member both include a clamping jaw projecting inward toward each other. The inner clamping member movably attached to the outer support member allowing the clamping jaws to engage and secure a standing seam. For ease of assembly, the outer clamp member and outer support member are slideably engaged and can be optionally captively slideably engaged. The seam clamp can be configured to accommodate different standing seam shapes by substituting alternative outer clamp members. | 11-20-2014 |
20140319307 | Thermal Expansion Compensation Apparatus for Mounting Solar Panels - Disclosed are devices and a system for compensating for thermal expansion and contraction of rail mounted solar panel rooftop systems. In one aspect, a floating end clamp that secures a solar panel in slidable captive cooperation with a mounting rail. In another aspect, a rail splice bridges two mounting rails with a gap between the rails for thermal expansion and contraction. The rail splice includes indicia for setting the gap distance between rails based on ambient temperature at the time of installation. In another aspect, a spacing gauge includes indicia for setting the gap distance between rails based on ambient temperature at the time of installation. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318604 | Grounding Element for Solar Panel Mounting Systems - Disclosed is a device and a system that provides a bond and ground for the mounting of solar panel systems. The grounding element is pressed into and captivity held in a mounting component of a solar panel system. This can be done during the fabrication process at the manufacturer or distributor so that the mounting component and grounding element can be transported together as a single unit. In an installed solar panel system, the mounting component that includes the captive grounding element makes contact with other elements of the solar panel mounting system and electrically bonds with them. | 10-30-2014 |
20130089388 | Novel Fastening Device - Disclosed is a fastening device for the building construction trade that includes a threaded fastener and a mounting plate. The mounting plate includes a frusto-conical aperture adapted to receive the threaded fastener where the smaller opening of the frusto-conical aperture is on the top surface of the mounting plate where the fastener is seated. The threaded fastener includes a collar portion surrounding the fastener head. The top surface of the mounting plate includes a seating portion surrounding the frusto-conical aperture. The seating portion and the bottom surface of the collar portion are complementary in shape and are both shaped as a section of a spherical surface. | 04-11-2013 |