Solar panel overlay and solar panel overlay assembly
CA 2574659 C · Owner: Ats Automation Tooling Systems Inc. · Inventors: Hammerbacher, Milfred Dale; Stevens, Gary Don; Crossley, Glen Alexander
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A solar panel overlay (110, 310) for mounting on an underlying roof deck comprises a substrate (180) and at least one row (120) of photovoltaic cells (122) on the substrate. The photovoltaic cells define a solar collecting surface (112) having an appearance mimicking that of the underlying roof deck. A solar panel overlay assembly (250, 260 350) comprising a plurality of , interconnected solar panel overlays is also provided.
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- Filed July 27, 2005 and granted January 24, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 27, 2025.
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