Patents by Inventor Dylan Benjamin

Dylan Benjamin 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: 10243507
    Abstract: A solar power system may include rails, solar modules, and a plurality of clamps to secure the solar modules to the rails. An end clamp may be partially disposed inside a rail at an end of the rail. The end clamp may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module. The end clamp may include a fastener that may be tightened to engage the end clamp and secure the solar module by holding it on top of the rail. The end clamp may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frames of the solar module and the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Paul Kapla, Kyle Donald Feldmann, Dylan Benjamin
  • Publication number: 20180062561
    Abstract: A solar power system may include rails, solar modules, and a plurality of clamps to secure the solar modules to the rails. An end clamp may be partially disposed inside a rail at an end of the rail. The end clamp may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module. The end clamp may include a fastener that may be tightened to engage the end clamp and secure the solar module by holding it on top of the rail. The end clamp may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frames of the solar module and the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Paul Kapla, Kyle Donald Feldmann, Dylan Benjamin
  • Publication number: 20180026575
    Abstract: A fixture may be installed on a mounting surface such as a roof of a structure. The fixture may be coupled to round elongated components such as wires, cables, conduits, pipes, or tubes that need to be transitioned from the exterior of the structure on top of the mounting surface to the interior of the structure below the mounting surface by passing through the mounting surface. To prevent moisture such as precipitation from penetrating the mounting surface, a mounting surface transition may be used to transition the round elongated components through the mounting surface. The transition may include compression fittings to establish a moisture barrier around the round elongated components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin Cadbury Wong, John Paul Kapla, Kyle Donald Feldmann, Dylan Benjamin
  • Patent number: 9813015
    Abstract: A solar power system may include rails, solar modules, and a plurality of clamps to secure the solar modules to the rails. An end clamp may be partially disposed inside a rail at an end of the rail. The end clamp may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module. The end clamp may include a fastener that may be tightened to engage the end clamp and secure the solar module by holding it on top of the rail. The end clamp may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Paul Kapla, Kyle Donald Feldmann, Dylan Benjamin
  • Patent number: D891360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Cadbury Wong, John Paul Kapla, Kyle Donald Feldmann, Dylan Benjamin