Photovoltaic roof tile

- SolarCity Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a photovoltaic roof tile showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom front perspective view of another photovoltaic roof tile showing the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a top view thereof.

The oblique shade lines in the figures show transparency or translucency.

Claims

The ornamental design for a photovoltaic roof tile, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D804059
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2016
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 2017
Assignee: SolarCity Corporation (San Mateo, CA)
Inventors: Remy Labesque (San Francisco, CA), Daniel Flanigan (San Francisco, CA), Jack West (San Francisco, CA), Brian Atchley (Petaluma, CA), Brian West (San Francisco, CA), Charles Almy (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Thomas Johannes
Assistant Examiner: Catherine Ho
Application Number: 29/582,643