Patents by Inventor Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva

Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva 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: 12021482
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a structure and canopy for mounting of a photovoltaic panel. A structure of the disclosure may provide a rail mounting clip including a first segment shaped for mounting on a purlin surface, a second segment at a lateral end of the first segment and extending perpendicularly outwardly therefrom. A rail assembly is coupled to the rail mounting clip and has a slot substantially aligned with a centerline axis of the rail assembly. The slot receives the second segment of the rail mounting clip, and the rail assembly is shaped for mounting a photovoltaic panel thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman, Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva
  • Publication number: 20230378900
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a structure and canopy for mounting of a photovoltaic panel. A structure of the disclosure may provide a rail mounting clip including a first segment shaped for mounting on a purlin surface, a second segment at a lateral end of the first segment and extending perpendicularly outwardly therefrom. A rail assembly is coupled to the rail mounting clip and has a slot substantially aligned with a centerline axis of the rail assembly. The slot receives the second segment of the rail mounting clip, and the rail assembly is shaped for mounting a photovoltaic panel thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman, Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva
  • Patent number: D1034429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: DISTRIBUTED SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman, Kumarapatabendige Nipun Darshana Silva