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US 1,131,351 · App. 29/988,613 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Solar module rail with locating slots

Inventors: Madeleine Davis Kho (Oakland, CA); Craig Bradley Edward Wildman (Kensington, CA); Ning Liu (Folsom, CA); Ricardo Delgado-Nanez (San Jose, CA); Matheus Martins Lopes Machado (Sorocaba-SP, BR); Lincoln Duca Silva (Sorocaba-SP, BR)
Assignee: NEXTPOWER LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,131,351
App. No.
29/988,613
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a solar module rail with locating slots as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2026
From: KHO, MADELEINE DAVIS; WILDMAN, CRAIG BRADLEY EDWARD; LIU, NING; DELGADO-NANEZ, RICARDO; MACHADO, MATHEUS MARTINS LOPES; SILVA, LINCOLN DUCA
To: NEXTPOWER LLC
Reel/Frame 075625/0710 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: NEXTRACKER LLC
To: NEXTPOWER LLC
Reel/Frame 074323/0685 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation In Part 19020801 · Jan 14, 2025
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