Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Taylor Coleman

Nathaniel Taylor Coleman 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: 20140360558
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module assembly in which frame members are affixed by sealant onto opposite bottom edges of a dual glass photovoltaic laminate to provide a module combining the strength advantages of framed modules with the advantages of frameless dual glass photovoltaic modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jack Raymond West, Nathaniel Taylor Coleman
  • Publication number: 20140339179
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module frame having hollow sections into which male ends of a corner key are received such that two frame sections can be connected together in orthogonal directions. The male ends of the corner key may have teeth thereon. Once so engaged, a tool head may be applied to the corner formed by the adjacent frame sections. The tool head may create indentations in the profiles that engage the teeth of the corner keys within the frame sections, thereby forming a corner of a module frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jack Raymond West, Peter Edward Gruber, Nathaniel Taylor Coleman
  • Publication number: 20140102997
    Abstract: The invention comprises components and a method for producing components that, without limitation, frame a photovoltaic (“PV”) module such that the frame (i) provides improved stability for the groove incorporated therein, (ii) enables a higher percentage of in-tolerance final PV module product, and (iii) enables acceptance of a wider tolerance range in raw frame extrusion than the prior art. An embodiment may include a profile with a first hollow and a second hollow, collinear to one another and separated by a diagonal component. A corner key with teeth and male portions may engage the first hollow of adjacent profiles that meet orthogonally. Once so engaged, a tool head may be applied to the corner formed by the adjacent profiles. The application of the tool head may create indentations in the profiles that engage the teeth of the corner keys within the profiles, forming a corner of a PV module frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: ZEP SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: John Raymond West, Peter Edward Gruber, Nathaniel Taylor Coleman