Patents by Inventor Hans C. Henning

Hans C. Henning 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).

  • Publication number: 20190296683
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of an approach to attaching one or more photovoltaic (PV) modules to a roof of a building. More particularly, described herein are embodiments of an approach to attaching glass-glass PV modules using an adhesive. Such an adhesive may be applied to contact points between the roof and a support frame that holds the glass-glass PV module(s) in place and that may be mechanically coupled to the glass-glass PV module(s). Use of the adhesive in this way may be particularly advantageous when the roof is sloped, including when the roof has a steep slope, which may include roofs having a rise-to-run ratio greater than 4:12, greater than 6:12, or greater than 8:12. The adhesive may, in some embodiments, aid in reducing, minimizing, or eliminating the use of mechanical anchor points that may be needed to support the glass-glass PV module(s) on the roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Fraunhofer USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Honeker, Christian Hoepfner, Hans C. Henning