Patents by Inventor Brady Schimpf

Brady Schimpf 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).

  • Patent number: 12553494
    Abstract: An apparatus for a zip line wire management system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first mounting clip and a second mounting clip. The first and second mounting clips are configured to connect to a frame of a panel. The first mounting clip includes a first spanning member connection point and the second mounting clip includes a second spanning member connection point. The apparatus includes a spanning member configured to connect between the first spanning member connection point and the second spanning member connection point. The apparatus includes at least one tensioner configured to provide tension to the spanning member while the spanning member is connected between the first mounting clip and the second mounting clip. The spanning member is configured to support a wire of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: EASY SOLAR PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade, Alexander Bornemann
  • Publication number: 20260043495
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for wire management includes a housing, a fixing member, a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction where the locking mechanism includes one or more rollers. The locking apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Brady Hoddinott, Benjamin Wade, Alexander Alec Bornemann
  • Patent number: 12467556
    Abstract: An apparatus for a locking apparatus for wire management is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a fixing member, and a lock mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction. The apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit. The apparatus includes a slack management opening integral to the housing and configured to hold a portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Easy Solar Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade
  • Patent number: 12449066
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for wire management includes a housing, a fixing member, a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction where the locking mechanism includes one or more rollers. The locking apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Easy Solar Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Brady Hoddinott, Benjamin Wade, Alexander Bornemann
  • Patent number: 12438350
    Abstract: A junction box includes an enclosable housing with a bottom. The housing is configured to mount to a roof of a structure with a slope. A sealant is disposed on the bottom exterior surface of the bottom. The sealant surrounds a central area of the bottom. The central area is configured for penetrations into the roof and the sealant surrounds at least an upper portion and side portions of the central area. The upper portion is oriented toward an upper side of the bottom with respect to the slope of the roof. The housing includes a plurality of anchor openings in the bottom. Each anchor opening is configured for an anchor where securing an anchor through an anchor opening contributes to securing the housing to the roof and applies a force that compresses a portion of the sealant adjacent to and/or surrounding the anchor opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Easy Solar Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Bornemann, Benjamin Wade, Brady Schimpf
  • Patent number: 12209693
    Abstract: A locking apparatus includes a housing, a fixing member, and a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction. The locking apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Easy Solar Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade
  • Publication number: 20240429692
    Abstract: An improved weatherproof junction box includes a housing that includes a plurality of sides and a bottom. The plurality of sides and the bottom include a housing material. The housing material fabricated from a non-metallic material. The junction box includes a drill pattern in a side of the plurality of side and/or the bottom. The drill pattern includes a recess indicating a location for creating a hole through the housing. A thickness of the housing material under the drill pattern is sized to meet a fire rating standard applicable to a location where the junction box is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Bornemann, Benjamin Wade, Brady Schimpf
  • Publication number: 20240401336
    Abstract: An electrical gutter includes a first side configured as a back side and a second side coupled to the first side at a first corner, and is a bottom side. The gutter includes a third side coupled to the first side at a second corner and a fourth side couplable to the second side and the third side at an edge of the second side and of the third side opposite the first corner and the second corner. The gutter includes an end piece coupled to each of two ends of the sides. Each of the end pieces includes an endcap or joint section. The joint section connects to an additional electrical gutter. The gutter includes two or more weep holes and a liquid channeling system configured to channel liquid to the weep holes. The channeling system includes one or more channels along joints between the sides and end pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Bornemann, Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade
  • Publication number: 20240313517
    Abstract: An apparatus with rollers for a zip line wire management system includes a mounting clip that includes an outer clip and an inner clip. The outer clip and inner clip are operable to clamp onto a frame. The apparatus includes a locking mechanism within the mounting clip configured to resist movement of a spanning member extending through the mounting clip in a first direction and to allow movement of the spanning member in a second direction opposite the first direction. The locking mechanism includes one or more rollers configured to wedge against the spanning member moving in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Brady Hoddinott, Benjamin Wade, Alexander Bornemann
  • Publication number: 20240309936
    Abstract: An apparatus for a zip line wire management system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first mounting clip and a second mounting clip. The first and second mounting clips are configured to connect to a frame of a panel. The first mounting clip includes a first spanning member connection point and the second mounting clip includes a second spanning member connection point. The apparatus includes a spanning member configured to connect between the first spanning member connection point and the second spanning member connection point. The apparatus includes at least one tensioner configured to provide tension to the spanning member while the spanning member is connected between the first mounting clip and the second mounting clip. The spanning member is configured to support a wire of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade, Alexander Bornemann
  • Publication number: 20240167586
    Abstract: A locking apparatus includes a housing, a fixing member, and a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction. The locking apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade
  • Publication number: 20240167587
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for wire management includes a housing, a fixing member, a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction where the locking mechanism includes one or more rollers. The locking apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Brady Hoddinott, Benjamin Wade, Alexander Bornemann
  • Publication number: 20240167585
    Abstract: An apparatus for a locking apparatus for wire management is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a fixing member, and a lock mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction. The apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit. The apparatus includes a slack management opening integral to the housing and configured to hold a portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Brady Schimpf, Benjamin Wade
  • Publication number: 20240128730
    Abstract: A junction box includes an enclosable housing with a bottom. The housing is configured to mount to a roof of a structure with a slope. A sealant is disposed on the bottom exterior surface of the bottom. The sealant surrounds a central area of the bottom. The central area is configured for penetrations into the roof and the sealant surrounds at least an upper portion and side portions of the central area. The upper portion is oriented toward an upper side of the bottom with respect to the slope of the roof. The housing includes a plurality of anchor openings in the bottom. Each anchor opening is configured for an anchor where securing an anchor through an anchor opening contributes to securing the housing to the roof and applies a force that compresses a portion of the sealant adjacent to and/or surrounding the anchor opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Bornemann, Benjamin Wade, Brady Schimpf
  • Patent number: 10917044
    Abstract: A wire management duct having is provided with a wire channel along the length of the duct. In an embodiment, the duct is further comprising a mounting lip to mount the duct onto a mounting rail of photovoltaic array mounting rail system. In another embodiment, a wire management system is comprised of one or more wire management ducts which may be mounted parallel to the mounting rails of photovoltaic array mounting rail system or perpendicular to the rails using an attachment clip. In a further embodiment, mounting clips are provided to attach the wire management ducts directly to the frame of a photovoltaic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SCH LLC
    Inventor: Brady Schimpf
  • Publication number: 20200366238
    Abstract: A wire management duct having is provided with a wire channel along the length of the duct. In an embodiment, the duct is further comprising a mounting lip to mount the duct onto a mounting rail of photovoltaic array mounting rail system. In another embodiment, a wire management system is comprised of one or more wire management ducts which may be mounted parallel to the mounting rails of photovoltaic array mounting rail system or perpendicular to the rails using an attachment clip. In a further embodiment, mounting clips are provided to attach the wire management ducts directly to the frame of a photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: SCH LLC
    Inventor: Brady Schimpf
  • Patent number: 10742007
    Abstract: A wire management duct having is provided with a wire channel along the length of the duct. In an embodiment, the duct is further comprising a mounting lip to mount the duct onto a mounting rail of photovoltaic array mounting rail system. In another embodiment, a wire management system is comprised of one or more wire management ducts which may be mounted parallel to the mounting rails of photovoltaic array mounting rail system or perpendicular to the rails using an attachment clip. In a further embodiment, mounting clips are provided to attach the wire management ducts directly to the frame of a photovoltaic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SCH LLC
    Inventor: Brady Schimpf
  • Publication number: 20190013653
    Abstract: A wire management duct having is provided with a wire channel along the length of the duct. In an embodiment, the duct is further comprising a mounting lip to mount the duct onto a mounting rail of photovoltaic array mounting rail system. In another embodiment, a wire management system is comprised of one or more wire management ducts which may be mounted parallel to the mounting rails of photovoltaic array mounting rail system or perpendicular to the rails using an attachment clip. In a further embodiment, mounting clips are provided to attach the wire management ducts directly to the frame of a photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Brady Schimpf