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).

  • Patent number: 11594998
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Kapla, Kyle Feldmann
  • Patent number: 11111689
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20210140187
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John KAPLA, Sushrut G. BAPAT, Elizabeth SCHULTE, Gary A. ROSSI, Jeremy MANSELL, Andrew R. WOLF
  • Publication number: 20200115917
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John KAPLA, Sushrut G. BAPAT, Elizabeth SCHULTE, Gary A. ROSSI, Jeremy MANSELL, Andrew R. WOLF
  • Patent number: 10533337
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190383051
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10428547
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190169871
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. MCKIBBEN, John KAPLA, Sushrut G. BAPAT, Elizabeth SCHULTE, Gary A. ROSSI, Jeremy MANSELL, Andrew R. WOLF
  • Patent number: 10177704
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Kapla, Kyle Feldmann, Bryan Cusick
  • Publication number: 20180316300
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Sunpower Corporation
    Inventors: John KAPLA, Kyle FELDMANN, Bryan CUSICK
  • Patent number: D850363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas McKibben, Sushrut Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew Wolf, John Kapla
  • Patent number: D896168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas McKibben, Sushrut Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew Wolf, John Kapla
  • Patent number: D911921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas McKibben, Sushrut Bapat, Gary Rossi, Elizabeth Schulte, Jeremy Mansell, John Kapla, Andrew Wolf
  • Patent number: D973229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Poppin, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Miller, John Kapla, Adrian Gomez, Matteo Bonacina
  • Patent number: D973230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Poppin, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Miller, John Kapla, Adrian Gomez, Matteo Bonacina