Solar panel array

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a solar panel array embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown represent unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

The solar panel array is shown broken to represent indeterminate length. The indeterminate portion of the article forms no part of the claim design. Patentability is based only on those portions of the solar panel array that are shown in solid lines.

The nature of this product is a modular solar panel array, including one or more solar panels recessed-mounted in a frame that can be fixed or pivotally mounted for tracking the position of the sun.

Claims

The ornamental design for a solar panel array, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D718229
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2012
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 2014
Assignee: Sunora Energy Solutions, LLC (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: Tommie Lewis Thompson (Corinth, TX), Todd James Kerschbaum (The Woodlands, TX), John Edwin Plumlee (Katy, TX)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Assistant Examiner: Lauren Calve
Application Number: 29/425,822
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