Patents by Inventor Heiko MOLITOR

Heiko MOLITOR 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: 11527989
    Abstract: A stop element for at least one solar module holder, which can be fastened to a substructure by means of fastening means. The stop element comprises: two opposite stop portions and at least one connecting element that connects the two opposite stop portions. One of the two stop portions is coupled to the at least one solar module holder, and the other of the two stop portions is coupled to the fastening means or to a further solar module holder in order to generate a torque on the solar module holder caused by a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Matthess, Heiko Molitor
  • Patent number: 11309830
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a photovoltaic module onto at least one mounting rail. The mounting system comprises a frame for the photovoltaic module with at least one opening or protrusion at a lateral side or a bottom side of the frame, the bottom side being opposite to light incidence side of the photovoltaic module. The mounting system further comprises a plurality of mounting elements, each comprising a first portion and a second portion for securing the frame to the at least one mounting rail, the first portion defining a hook-like engagement portion to hook into the opening or the protrusion or the bottom side of the frame to provide an interlocking connection, the second portion enabling a secure fixation to the at least one mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Neuhauser, Heiko Molitor, Henning Busse, Marc Dewenter, Thomas Ebenroth, Thomas Linke
  • Publication number: 20210242825
    Abstract: A stop element for at least one solar module holder, which can be fastened to a substructure by means of fastening means. The stop element comprises: two opposite stop portions and at least one connecting element that connects the two opposite stop portions. One of the two stop portions is coupled to the at least one solar module holder, and the other of the two stop portions is coupled to the fastening means or to a further solar module holder in order to generate a torque on the solar module holder caused by a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe MATTHESS, Heiko MOLITOR
  • Patent number: 10651783
    Abstract: A solar module having a solar module laminate and a rectangular solar module frame which supports the solar module laminate and is assembled by frame profiles which are respectively connected to each other by pairs to a corner connection, wherein at least one of the corner connections is formed by connection of a first frame profile of the frame profiles to an adjacent second frame profile of the frame profiles by a flap. Further, the invention relates to a solar module frame designed to support a solar module laminate and assembled by frame profiles which are respectively connected to each other by pairs to a corner connection, wherein at least one of the corner connections is formed by connection of a first frame profile of the frame profiles to an adjacent second frame profile of the frame profiles by means of a flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH
    Inventors: Heiko Molitor, Henning Busse, Marc Dewenter, Thomas Ebenroth
  • Publication number: 20180226916
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a photovoltaic module onto at least one mounting rail. The mounting system comprises a frame for the photovoltaic module with at least one opening or protrusion at a lateral side or a bottom side of the frame, the bottom side being opposite to light incidence side of the photovoltaic module. The mounting system further comprises a plurality of mounting elements, each comprising a first portion and a second portion for securing the frame to the at least one mounting rail, the first portion defining a hook-like engagement portion to hook into the opening or the protrusion or the bottom side of the frame to provide an interlocking connection, the second portion enabling a secure fixation to the at least one mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Franz NEUHAUSER, Heiko MOLITOR, Henning BUSSE, Marc DEWENTER, Thomas EBENROTH, Thomas LINKE
  • Publication number: 20170170778
    Abstract: A solar module having a solar module laminate and a rectangular solar module frame which supports the solar module laminate and is assembled by frame profiles which are respectively connected to each other by pairs to a corner connection, wherein at least one of the corner connections is formed by connection of a first frame profile of the frame profiles to an adjacent second frame profile of the frame profiles by a flap. Further, the invention relates to a solar module frame designed to support a solar module laminate and assembled by frame profiles which are respectively connected to each other by pairs to a corner connection, wherein at least one of the corner connections is formed by connection of a first frame profile of the frame profiles to an adjacent second frame profile of the frame profiles by means of a flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Heiko MOLITOR, Henning BUSSE, Marc DEWENTER, Thomas EBENROTH
  • Publication number: 20160233823
    Abstract: A solar-module frame profile for framing a solar-module laminate. The solar-module frame profile has a frame groove formed from a front-side leg and a rear-side leg and a frame-groove crosspiece which spaces apart the front-side leg and the rear-side leg and from which the legs extend away laterally, forming the frame groove along an opening direction. The front-side leg has a front-side-leg end portion, which is spaced apart from the crosspiece, and a front-side-leg extent portion arranged between the frame-groove crosspiece and the end portion, and defines a front-side-adhesive-bonding plane for bonding the solar-module frame profile to the solar-module-laminate front side. The end portion projects out of the plane in the direction of the rear-side leg by an adhesive-bonding extent. The front-side leg has formed in it an adhesive cavity for accommodating adhesive beyond the adhesive-bonding extent, and/or the end portion has formed in it an adhesive cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Heiko MOLITOR, Marc DEWENTER, Thomas EBENROTH, Henning BUSSE