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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Sunmodo Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventor:
Clifford Barry Schrock, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Sunmodo Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01); F24J 2/52 (2006.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.01); H02S 20/24 (2014.01); H02S 20/20 (2014.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01R 4/64 (2013.01); F24J 2/5256 (2013.01); F24J 2/52 (2013.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.12); F24J 2/5252 (2013.01); F24J 2/5203 (2013.01); H02S 20/24 (2014.12); H02S 20/20 (2014.12); F24J 2/5258 (2013.01); F24J 2002/4663 (2013.01); H01R 13/24 (2013.01); H02S 20/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.