Patents by Inventor Ben Mintz

Ben Mintz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus for installing solar panels
    Patent number: 11228275
    Abstract: Several pre-assemblies holding panels of photovoltaic cells are constructed and pre-wired in a factory. The pre-assemblies are shipped to a solar farm, where they are lifted above posts secured to the ground using, for example, using an excavator connected to an end effector. The pre-assemblies are then connected to the posts and electrically coupled to one another. Such installation of solar panels in a solar farm may be faster and less labor-intensive than other types of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: National Oilwell Vareo, L.P.
    Inventors: Travis James Miller, Farzad Azizi, Ben Mintz, Frank Benjamin Springett
  • Methods and Apparatus for Installing Solar Panels
    Publication number: 20200412295
    Abstract: Several pre-assemblies holding panels of photovoltaic cells are constructed and pre-wired in a factory. The pre-assemblies are shipped to a solar farm, where they are lifted above posts secured to the ground using, for example, using an excavator connected to an end effector. The pre-assemblies are then connected to the posts and electrically coupled to one another. Such installation of solar panels in a solar farm may be faster and less labor-intensive than other types of installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Travis James Miller, Farzad Azizi, Ben Mintz, Frank Benjamin Springett