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US 1,140,702 · App. 29/910,501 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Solar module washer clip

Inventors: Raghavendra Praveen Maddulapalli (Hyderabad, IN); Abhimanyu Anil Sable (Hyderabad, IN); Ricardo Delgado-Nanez (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: NEXTPOWER LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,140,702
App. No.
29/910,501
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a solar module washer clip, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: NEXTRACKER LLC
To: NEXTPOWER LLC
Reel/Frame 074323/0685 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2024
From: MADDULAPALLI, RAGHAVENDRA PRAVEEN; SABLE, ABHIMANYU ANIL; DELGADO-NANEZ, RICARDO
To: NEXTRACKER LLC
Reel/Frame 067796/0872 →
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