Patents by Inventor Benjamin MATERNA

Benjamin MATERNA 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).

  • Solar mounting system for a shipping container
    Patent number: 11949365
    Abstract: A solar mounting system stored within a shipping container prior to deployment and wherein the mounting system includes: laterally extending beams that extend outwardly from the top of the shipping container; support mounts connected to the laterally extending beams at positions over the top of the shipping container and at the ends of the laterally extending beams; a first set of higher longitudinal beams spanning between the support mounts; a second set of lower longitudinal beams spanning between ends of the laterally extending beams at positions beside the shipping container; a plurality of PV module support rails extending between the first and second sets of longitudinal beams; and PV modules mounted onto the PV module support rails such that the PV modules slope downwardly from above the center to beyond the sides of the shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GIVEPOWER FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Materna, Theresa Sweeney, Kyle Stephan
  • SOLAR MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A SHIPPING CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20230291346
    Abstract: A solar mounting system stored within a shipping container prior to deployment and wherein the mounting system includes: laterally extending beams that extend outwardly from the top of the shipping container; support mounts connected to the laterally extending beams at positions over the top of the shipping container and at the ends of the laterally extending beams; a first set of higher longitudinal beams spanning between the support mounts; a second set of lower longitudinal beams spanning between ends of the laterally extending beams at positions beside the shipping container; a plurality of PV module support rails extending between the first and second sets of longitudinal beams; and PV modules mounted onto the PV module support rails such that the PV modules slope downwardly from above the center to beyond the sides of the shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: GIVEPOWER FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Benjamin MATERNA, Theresa SWEENEY, Kyle STEPHAN