Patents by Inventor Ernest GALLEGOS

Ernest GALLEGOS 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).

  • Height Adjustable Solar Panel Mounting Assembly with an Asymmetric Lower Bracket
    Publication number: 20170063288
    Abstract: A height adjustable solar panel mounting assembly with an asymmetric lower bracket is disclosed. The asymmetric lower bracket includes a flat support ledge on a first side of the asymmetric lower bracket and a tilted spring support ledge on a second side of the asymmetric lower bracket, where the first side is opposite from the second side. A central box frame is defined by the asymmetric lower bracket where a helical drive element is receivable in the central box frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Unirac Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan SCHUIT, Jason MAYFIELD, Ernest GALLEGOS
  • Apparatus for mounting photovoltaic modules
    Patent number: 9584062
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting photovoltaic modules is disclosed. The apparatus includes a bracket where the bracket defines a slot in a lower portion of the bracket and the slot extends along a longitudinal length of the bracket. A clamp is securable to the bracket on an upper portion of the bracket. A first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module are mountable on a first side of the bracket and a first side of the clamp, where the first photovoltaic module is adjacent to the second photovoltaic module. A footer is variably positionable on the bracket along the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Unirac Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Ganshaw, Ernest Gallegos, Jason Mayfield, Nathan Schuit
  • APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
    Publication number: 20160111997
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting photovoltaic modules is disclosed. The apparatus includes a bracket where the bracket defines a slot in a lower portion of the bracket and the slot extends along a longitudinal length of the bracket. A clamp is securable to the bracket on an upper portion of the bracket. A first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module are mountable on a first side of the bracket and a first side of the clamp, where the first photovoltaic module is adjacent to the second photovoltaic module. A footer is variably positionable on the bracket along the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Unirac, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Ganshaw, Ernest Gallegos, Jason Mayfield, Nathan Schuit
  • APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE
    Publication number: 20140263899
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a photovoltaic module is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mounting member and an engagement member attached to the mounting member. The engagement member is longitudinally fixed on the mounting member and the engagement member is moveable with respect to the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Unirac, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy HARRIS, Todd GANSHAW, Kyle BARR, Ernest GALLEGOS, Juan SUAREZ