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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2024
Gaf Energy Llc, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Rory Runser, Palo Alto, CA (US);
GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system, including: a roof deck; a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on the roof deck, each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules having: a solar cell, and a backsheet, where the solar cell is positioned on the backsheet, where the backsheet has a headlap portion, where the headlap portion has a first longitudinal groove and a second longitudinal groove, where the first longitudinal groove is spaced apart from the second longitudinal groove on the backsheet, to define a nail zone between the first longitudinal groove and the second longitudinal groove; and a plurality of fasteners installed so as to penetrate the nail zones of the plurality of photovoltaic modules and the roof deck.