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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Certainteed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Stephen A. Koch, Collegeville, PA (US);
Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Gregory F. Jacobs, Oreland, PA (US);
Wayne E. Shaw, Glen Mills, PA (US);
Robert L. Jenkins, HoneyBrook, PA (US);
Robert D. Livsey, Limerick, PA (US);
CertainTeed Corporation, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing element comprising: a flexible roofing substrate; a photovoltaic element disposed on the flexible roofing substrate; and an electrical connector operatively coupled to the photovoltaic element, wherein the flexible roofing substrate has formed therein a recess shaped to at least partially receive the electrical connector.