Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Knazs

Elizabeth Knazs 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).

  • Photovoltaic Module Assembly And Method Of Assembling The Same
    Publication number: 20140196767
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module assembly is mounted on a frame of a racking system of a photovoltaic module installation site. The photovoltaic module assembly includes at least one photovoltaic module and at least one rash. The photovoltaic module includes a back sheet, at least one crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell supported on the back sheet, a first encapsulant layer formed from a silicone composition supported on the photovoltaic cell, and a cover sheet supported on the first encapsulant layer. The rail is fixed relative to the back sheet and is configured to support the one photovoltaic module on the racking system. Adhesive adheres the back sheet of the photovoltaic module to the rail. The adhesive is formed from a room-temperature vulcanizing silicone composition and has a thickness from the rail to the back sheet of between 2.3 mm and 6.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: DOW CORNING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Houle, Elizabeth Knazs, Brandy Knutson, David McDougall
  • Fixture for assembling a solar module assembly
    Patent number: D679244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Efthimiady, Kevin Houle, Elizabeth Knazs, David McDougall, Nicholas Singh, Heather Singler
  • Fixture for assembling a solar module assembly
    Patent number: D679245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Efthimiady, Kevin Houle, Elizabeth Knazs, David McDougall, Nicholas Singh, Heather Singler
  • Fixture for assembling a solar module assembly
    Patent number: D689816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventors: Tim Efthimiady', Kevin Houle, Elizabeth Knazs, David McDougall, Nicholas Singh, Heather Singler