Inclined photovoltaic assembly

- PowerLight Corporation
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Description

This is related to our copending U.S. patent application, titled Multiple Position Photovoltaic Assembly, application Ser. No. 10/292,400 and filed on 12 Nov. 2002, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.

An inclined photovoltaic assembly made according to the invention is mounted to a roof or other support structure and is used as a source of electrical energy.

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side isometric view of an inclined photovoltaic assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image.

Claims

The ornamental design for an inclined photovoltaic assembly, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Shugar, Daniel S., “PowerLight Completes 50 kW of PV Systems in Wyoming,” Press Release, Oct. 10, 1996, 2 pages.
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Patent History
Patent number: D510315
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2003
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2005
Assignee: PowerLight Corporation (Berkeley, CA)
Inventors: Daniel S. Shugar (San Bruno, CA), Thomas L. Dinwoodie (Piedmont, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Daniel Bui
Attorney: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
Application Number: 29/180,315
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