Modified clamp

US12031750B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ARRAY TECH, INC. · US

Inventors

• Nathan Schuknecht · Golden, US
• Todd Andersen · Sedro-Woolley, US
• John Nagyvary · Albuquerque, US
• Jon Sharp · Fort Collins, US
• Alex Cisneros · Albuquerque, US
• Bhanu Prasad Tuniki · Albuquerque, US
• Ronald P. Corio · Albuquerque, US
• Kyumin Lee · Albuquerque, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2024
• Expiry date: Aug 10, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/50
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A mounting system may include a frame associated with a power-generating device, the frame including an opening. The mounting system may include a bracket mounting assembly. The bracket mounting assembly may include a top member having a first surface, a clamp, and a single bolt passing through both the top member and the clamp such that the clamp moves along an interface between the first and a second surfaces as the single bolt is tightened. The clamp may include the second surface corresponding to the first surface, an arm projecting away from the top member, and a flange at least proximate a top of the arm. The flange may include an ear at the top of the arm and a tab on a bottom side of the ear projecting back towards the top member, the tab positioned to interface with the opening on the frame.