Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Kacandes

Thomas J. Kacandes 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).

  • System and method of assembling structural solar panels
    Patent number: 9362442
    Abstract: A modular assembly of solar panels is held together in a rigid fashion through the use of two J-channels arranged on either side thereof in oppositely facing directions. Brackets hold these J-channels to flanges on the underside of the solar panels. In the argot of solar panel installation, the J-channels extend in the north-south direction. Between each solar panel there is disposed a liquid collecting pan extending in the east-west direction. This collecting pan also acts as a clip providing both a structural and electrical connection between adjacently disposed solar panels in a column assembly which is rendered capable of installation as a single unit from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kacandes
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING STRUCTURAL SOLAR PANELS
    Publication number: 20150059158
    Abstract: A modular assembly of solar panels is held together in a rigid fashion through the use of two J-channels arranged on either side thereof in oppositely facing directions. Brackets hold these J-channels to flanges on the underside of the solar panels. In the argot of solar panel installation, the J-channels extend in the north-south direction. Between each solar panel there is disposed a liquid collecting pan extending in the east-west direction. This collecting pan also acts as a clip providing both a structural and electrical connection between adjacently disposed solar panels in a column assembly which is rendered capable of installation as a single unit from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kacandes
  • System and method of assembling structural solar panels
    Patent number: 8910433
    Abstract: A modular assembly of solar panels is held together in a rigid fashion through the use of two J-channels arranged on either side thereof in oppositely facing directions. Brackets hold these J-channels to flanges on the underside of the solar panels. In the argot of solar panel installation, the J-channels extend in the north-south direction. Between each solar panel there is disposed a liquid collecting pan extending in the east-west direction. This collecting pan also acts as a clip providing both a structural and electrical connection between adjacently disposed solar panels in a column assembly which is rendered capable of installation as a single unit from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kacandes
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING STRUCTURAL SOLAR PANELS
    Publication number: 20140190096
    Abstract: A modular assembly of solar panels is held together in a rigid fashion through the use of two J-channels arranged on either side thereof in oppositely facing directions. Brackets hold these J-channels to flanges on the underside of the solar panels. In the argot of solar panel installation, the J-channels extend in the north-south direction. Between each solar panel there is disposed a liquid collecting pan extending in the east-west direction. This collecting pan also acts as a clip providing both a structural and electrical connection between adjacently disposed solar panels in a column assembly which is rendered capable of installation as a single unit from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas J. Kacandes