# US 11,121,667 B2 · Mounting system for roof mounted solar panels

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- Number: US 11,121,667 B2
- Document ID: US11121667B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/838,142
- Filed: 2020-04-02
- Published: 2020-10-08
- Granted: 2021-09-14
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-04
- Applicants: Paolo Pietro Petrachi
- Inventors: Paolo Pietro Petrachi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11121667B2

## CPC

- H02S 20/23: specially adapted for roof structures
- F24S 25/613: in the form of bent strips or assemblies of strips; Hook-like connectors; Connectors to be mounted between building-covering elements
- H02S 30/00: Structural details of PV modules other than those related to light conversion (semiconductor device aspects of modules of electrolytic light sensitive devices H01G9/20, of inorganic PV modules H10F10/00, H10F19/00, of organic PV modules H10K30/00)
- H02S 30/10: Frame structures
- E04D 13/147: specially adapted for inclined roofs {(trays for cavity walls E04B1/70)}
- F24S 20/67: in the form of roof constructions (in the form of shingles or tiles F24S20/69)
- F24S 25/20: Peripheral frames for modules
- Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV]
- Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal
- Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking
- Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
- F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00)
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A method and apparatus for efficiently securing flexible solar panels on a roof surface that does not require penetration of the roof membrane. The apparatus is composed of extruded aluminum bars with two grooves. The apparatus has a low profile relative to the surface of the roof. The aluminum bars' streamlined design allows free drainage between and over the aluminum structure, as well as an aerodynamic profile to counteract air flow resistance in a high wind environment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A frame securing a solar panel to a sloped roof comprising:
a bottom framing member, said bottom framing member including an upper groove configured to receive a bottom edge of said solar panel, and a lower groove;
a top framing member, said top framing member including an upper groove configure to receive a top edge said solar panel;
a pair of side frame members each extending from said bottom frame to the top frame member;
a plurality of intermediate framing members spaced apart from one another, said intermediate framing members extending from one of the side frame members to the other of the side frame members, each intermediate frame member including a lower groove;
wherein the lower groove of the bottom framing member and each intermediate framing member are configured to receive an end flap of an asphalt shingle of a different course.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The frame of claim 1, wherein each lower groove comprising anchoring teeth configured to lock said end flap of the respective asphalt shingle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The frame of claim 1, wherein said intermediate framing members are configured to anchor said side framing members to said sloped roof.