Patents Assigned to Distributed Solar Development, LLC
  • Patent number: 12021482
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a structure and canopy for mounting of a photovoltaic panel. A structure of the disclosure may provide a rail mounting clip including a first segment shaped for mounting on a purlin surface, a second segment at a lateral end of the first segment and extending perpendicularly outwardly therefrom. A rail assembly is coupled to the rail mounting clip and has a slot substantially aligned with a centerline axis of the rail assembly. The slot receives the second segment of the rail mounting clip, and the rail assembly is shaped for mounting a photovoltaic panel thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman, Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva
  • Patent number: 11512475
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Patent number: 11466458
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Publication number: 20210270039
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Publication number: 20210262235
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert JONES, Alex James NORMAN
  • Patent number: 10941574
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Patent number: 10920424
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Publication number: 20200115905
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert JONES, Alex James NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20200115906
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert JONES, Alex James NORMAN
  • Patent number: D950774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Patent number: D959701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Hanny J. Cochran
  • Patent number: D1034429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman, Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva