Patents by Inventor Werner ILZHÖFER

Werner ILZHÖFER 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: 9406827
    Abstract: A holder for a solar module has a rectangular frame which has a peripheral side wall from at least one side of which there extends a leg that is directed toward the frame interior. The holder has a base plate with two receiving elements extending therefrom for receiving the leg. Each receiving element is assigned at least one support surface, attached to the base plate, for supporting the side wall, the spacing of said support surface from the receiving element being variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Inventor: Werner Ilzhoefer
  • Patent number: 9312414
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting at least one solar panel comprising a rectangular frame (R) that includes two opposite struts (1, 2). The disclosed device comprises at least two supporting elements (S1, S2), each of which has a support bar (5), on one side (O) of which at least one first fastening element (6) for securing one (1) of the struts is provided. At least one support (7) is pivotally mounted on the support bar (5) at a specific distance from the first fastening element (6). The free end of said at least one support (7) includes a second fastening element (13) for securing the other one strut (2) lying opposite the one strut (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Werner Ilzhoefer
  • Publication number: 20160054030
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening element for fastening solar modules to an inclined roof surface, including a base plate for fastening to a roof membrane of the roof surface or to a mounting rail supported on the roof membrane, at least one hook extending from the base plate for hanging a first frame of a first solar module, wherein the first frame in order to be hung is moved relative to the hook along a hanging direction, and a supporting wall extending opposite the hook from the base plate for supporting a second frame of a second solar module, wherein the supporting wall runs approximately perpendicularly to the hanging direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Werner ILZHÖFER
  • Publication number: 20150340987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting at least one solar panel comprising a rectangular frame (R) that includes two opposite struts (1, 2). The disclosed device comprises at least two supporting elements (S1, S2), each of which has a support bar (5), on one side (O) of which at least one first fastening element (6) for securing one (1) of the struts is provided. At least one support (7) is pivotally mounted on the support bar (5) at a specific distance from the first fastening element (6). The free end of said at least one support (7) includes a second fastening element (13) for securing the other one strut (2) lying opposite the one strut (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Werner ILZHOEFER
  • Publication number: 20140360951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holder (6) for a solar module having a rectangular frame (R) which has a peripheral side wall (4) from at least one side of which there extends a leg (3) that is directed toward the frame interior, wherein the holder (6) has a base plate (19) with two receiving elements (20) extending therefrom for receiving the leg (3). According to the invention, it is proposed that each receiving element (20) is assigned at least one support surface (Sf), attached to the base plate (19), for supporting the side wall (4), the spacing of said support surface (Sf) from the receiving element (20) being variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Werner Ilzhoefer
  • Patent number: D708123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventor: Werner Ilzhoefer
  • Patent number: D708124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventor: Werner Ilzhoefer
  • Patent number: D712344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Werner Ilzhoefer