Patents by Inventor John KAPLA
John KAPLA 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).
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Patent number: 11594998Abstract: Mounting a solar panel system includes installing a skirt to a roof in a predetermined position, the predetermined position guiding an alignment for additional components installed in the solar panel system; integrating a solar panel with a flange of the skirt, wherein the skirt supports a portion of the solar panel; determining if a width of the solar panel system will be increased; installing an additional skirt to which an additional solar panel is attached in response to determining that the width of the solar panel system will be increased; determining if a length of the solar panel system will be increased; and integrating an additional solar panel with a flange of a previously installed solar panel via a mount interface in response to determining that the length of the solar panel system will be increased.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: John Kapla, Kyle Feldmann
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Patent number: 11111689Abstract: A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
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Publication number: 20210140187Abstract: A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John KAPLA, Sushrut G. BAPAT, Elizabeth SCHULTE, Gary A. ROSSI, Jeremy MANSELL, Andrew R. WOLF
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Publication number: 20200115917Abstract: A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John KAPLA, Sushrut G. BAPAT, Elizabeth SCHULTE, Gary A. ROSSI, Jeremy MANSELL, Andrew R. WOLF
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Patent number: 10533337Abstract: A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
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Publication number: 20190383051Abstract: A solar power generation assembly includes a vertical support column; a canopy including a plurality of solar modules for solar power generation; a first brace and a second brace on a first side of the support column to support the canopy; a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the support column to support the canopy; and a gutter system integrated into the canopy and directing precipitation along one or more of the second brace and the fourth brace to the support column. One or more of the first brace and the third brace manage electrical cables extending from the canopy to the support column.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
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Patent number: 10428547Abstract: A carport includes a casting, wherein first brace and a second brace on a first side of the casting and a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the casting support a canopy. The first brace and the third brace are configured for electrical cable management. Electrical cables disposed within the first brace extend from the canopy through the first side of the casting. Electrical cables disposed within the third brace extend from the canopy through the second side of the casting. The second brace and the fourth brace are configured for precipitation management, wherein a gutter system integrated into the canopy directs precipitation to the second brace and the fourth brace, and the second brace and the fourth brace direct the precipitation from the canopy toward the casting.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
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Publication number: 20190169871Abstract: A carport includes a casting, wherein first brace and a second brace on a first side of the casting and a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the casting support a canopy. The first brace and the third brace are configured for electrical cable management. Electrical cables disposed within the first brace extend from the canopy through the first side of the casting. Electrical cables disposed within the third brace extend from the canopy through the second side of the casting. The second brace and the fourth brace are configured for precipitation management, wherein a gutter system integrated into the canopy directs precipitation to the second brace and the fourth brace, and the second brace and the fourth brace direct the precipitation from the canopy toward the casting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John KAPLA, Sushrut G. BAPAT, Elizabeth SCHULTE, Gary A. ROSSI, Jeremy MANSELL, Andrew R. WOLF
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Patent number: 10177704Abstract: A mounting assembly to mount frames on a mounting surface, the mounting assembly having rails that supports the frames, each rail having an internal side adjacent with an internal recess, and an external side opposite to the internal side with lip; and roof mounting assemblies to affix the rails onto the mounting surface. Each mounting assembly having a mounting block that is fixable to the mounting surface, a mounting plate that is fixable to the mounting block, and a pair rail snap brackets formed at extremities of the mounting plate that receives and locks the rails in place, each rail snap bracket of the pair of rail snap brackets having a pair of notches that lodges in the internal recess of the rail to lock the rail in place and a hook that receives the lip.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: John Kapla, Kyle Feldmann, Bryan Cusick
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Publication number: 20180316300Abstract: A mounting assembly to mount frames on a mounting surface, the mounting assembly having rails that supports the frames, each rail having an internal side adjacent with an internal recess, and an external side opposite to the internal side with lip; and roof mounting assemblies to affix the rails onto the mounting surface. Each mounting assembly having a mounting block that is fixable to the mounting surface, a mounting plate that is fixable to the mounting block, and a pair rail snap brackets formed at extremities of the mounting plate that receives and locks the rails in place, each rail snap bracket of the pair of rail snap brackets having a pair of notches that lodges in the internal recess of the rail to lock the rail in place and a hook that receives the lip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Sunpower CorporationInventors: John KAPLA, Kyle FELDMANN, Bryan CUSICK
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Patent number: D850363Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas McKibben, Sushrut Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew Wolf, John Kapla
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Patent number: D896168Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas McKibben, Sushrut Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew Wolf, John Kapla
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Patent number: D911921Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas McKibben, Sushrut Bapat, Gary Rossi, Elizabeth Schulte, Jeremy Mansell, John Kapla, Andrew Wolf
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Patent number: D973229Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Poppin, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey F. Miller, John Kapla, Adrian Gomez, Matteo Bonacina
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Patent number: D973230Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Poppin, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey F. Miller, John Kapla, Adrian Gomez, Matteo Bonacina