Patents by Inventor Sandy Schnitzer

Sandy Schnitzer 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: 20140041202
    Abstract: A profile rail comprising in a cross-sectional view: a base plate which forms a bottom side of the profile rail and which is flat in sections or completely flat; a first and a second receiving cavity for a rail support which cavities are both partially closed laterally in outward direction and which respectively include a lateral opening, wherein the two lateral openings are oriented in opposite directions; and a third receiving cavity which includes an opening that is oriented away from the bottom side of the profile rail and which includes an inner profile for attaching module attachment elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MOUNTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Sandy Schnitzer, Lisa Hertlein
  • Patent number: 8453986
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar module attachment, comprising a Z-support (2), the one Z-side (2.1) of which is used directly as a roof attachment or can be connected to roof hooks or support posts in the case of a mounting system, while clamps (5) can be displaced over the other Z-side (2.2), the attachment means engaging in said clamps in order to fix solar module frames (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Mounting Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Sandy Schnitzer
  • Publication number: 20130032200
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection slider for attaching two adjacent frames of photovoltaic modules or collector modules on a profile rail, the connection slider comprising: a main element; two mandrels which extend from two surfaces of the main element oriented in opposite directions, wherein one respective mandrel is insertable into one of the adjacent frames; and a transversal element protruding from the main element, wherein the transversal element has an opposite profile adapted to a profile of the profile rail for providing a form locking connection with the profile rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: MOUNTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Sandy Schnitzer, Manuel Dhom
  • Publication number: 20120060901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a profile rail in particular for supporting framed solar modules, including a rail element and two support arms, wherein at least one of the support arms protrudes from the rail element in a transversal direction (q) that is perpendicular to a longitudinal orientation of the profile rail, and wherein the support arms include support surfaces that are parallel to one another are at different elevations with respect to a lower edge of the profile rail with an elevation offset from one another in an elevation direction perpendicular to the transversal and longitudinal direction, and a support surface oriented in the transversal direction and arranged between the support arms, wherein the support surface bridges the elevation difference between the support arms at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Mounting Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Sandy Schnitzer
  • Patent number: 8091847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connectable profiled mounting rail, comprising longitudinal webs (3) for connecting the elements to be mounted, wherein the basic profile has a discontinuous, essentially rectangular surface line (4). On the one side, a connection profile (5) for attachment of the profiled mounting rail (1) is provided. The connection profiles (6, 7) located on the opposite side are arranged in such a structural manner that a second profiled mounting rail (2) which has the same profile cross-section and is rotated by 180° can be connected in a positive fit to the first profiled mounting rail (1) by inserting the connection profiles (6, 7) into each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Mounting Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Sandy Schnitzer
  • Publication number: 20110277402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar module attachment, comprising a Z-support (2), the one Z-side (2.1) of which is used directly as a roof attachment or can be connected to roof hooks or support posts in the case of a mounting system, while clamps (5) can be displaced over the other Z-side (2.2), the attachment means engaging in said clamps in order to fix solar module frames (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: MOUNTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Sandy Schnitzer
  • Publication number: 20100132693
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connectable profiled mounting rail, comprising longitudinal webs (3) for connecting the elements to be mounted, wherein the basic profile has a discontinuous, essentially rectangular surface line (4). On the one side, a connection profile (5) for attachment of the profiled mounting rail (1) is provided. The connection profiles (6, 7) located on the opposite side are arranged in such a structural manner that a second profiled mounting rail (2) which has the same profile cross-section and is rotated by 180° can be connected in a positive fit to the first profiled mounting rail (1) by inserting the connection profiles (6, 7) into each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: MOUNTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Sandy Schnitzer