Patents by Inventor Marvin Hochstedler

Marvin Hochstedler 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: 20220255495
    Abstract: An arrangement for a photovoltaic module, the arrangement including at least one support member and a tilting rack, the tilting rack including at least one beam and at least one rafter, in which the at least one beam is operatively connected to at least one end of the at least one rafter, in which the tilting rack is operatively connected to the at least one support member at or near a center of gravity of the at least one rafter, and in which the titling rack is configured to rotate at or near the center of gravity of the at least one rafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Marvin Hochstedler, Matthew P. Carroll, Soren Jensen, José Miguel Tomicic Müller, James A. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20220255496
    Abstract: A rail for a photovoltaic module arrangement, the rail including a body having at least a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion including at least one upper edge in which at least one end of the upper edge defines an angle configured to receive a photovoltaic module on the body, the middle portion including at least one side edge, and the bottom portion including at least a bottom edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: James A. Carroll, Thomas Carroll, Marvin Hochstedler, José Miguel Tomicic Müller
  • Publication number: 20220255501
    Abstract: A flexible ground path connector for a photovoltaic module system, the flexible ground path connector including a body, a first attachment portion provided on a first end of the body, and a second attachment portion provided on a second end of the body, the second end of the body opposing the first end of the body, wherein at least the body is made of a substantially flexible material, and wherein the first attachment portion is configured to attach to a first photovoltaic module rack and the second attachment portion is configured to attach to a second photovoltaic module rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew P. Carroll, James A. Carroll, Marvin Hochstedler, Soren Jensen, Aaron Michael Spindell, José Miguel Tomicic Müller