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 top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 10 corresponds with the enlarged fragment view labeled FIG. 10 on FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 11 corresponds with the enlarged fragment view labeled FIG. 11 on FIG. 3.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D833382
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2016
Date of Patent: Nov 13, 2018
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: Mary Ann Calabrese
Assistant Examiner: Catherine Ho
Application Number: 29/582,645
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