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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Gaf Energy Llc, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Inventors:
William Sirski, San Jose, CA (US);
Thierry Nguyen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H02S 40/42 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/25 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H02S 40/425 (2014.12);
Abstract
A photovoltaic module including a surface and at least one spacer juxtaposed with the surface. The at least one spacer is positioned intermediate the surface and the roof deck. The photovoltaic module is elevated from the roof deck by the spacer to promote air flow underneath the photovoltaic module. The spacer is made from a material that provides impact resistance and walkability.