US 12,191,797 B2
Photovoltaic module for a roof with continuous fiber tape
William Sirski, San Jose, CA (US); Alex Sharenko, Berkeley, CA (US); David Fredric Joel Kavulak, Fremont, CA (US); Nathan Peterson, Oakland, CA (US); and Hamsini Gopalakrishna, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Filed by GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/972,401.
Application 17/972,401 is a continuation of application No. 17/675,957, filed on Feb. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,496,088.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/151,510, filed on Feb. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0049016 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02S 20/30 (2014.01); C09J 7/20 (2018.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01); E04D 5/10 (2006.01); E04D 5/14 (2006.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 20/23 (2014.12) [C09J 7/20 (2018.01); C09J 7/381 (2018.01); E04D 5/10 (2013.01); E04D 5/148 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roofing system, comprising:
a roofing surface;
a plurality of photovoltaic modules located above the roofing surface,
wherein each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules comprises:
a solar cell; and
a plurality of modules located above the roofing surface and adjacent the plurality of photovoltaic modules,
wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises:
a first layer,
wherein the first layer comprises a thermoplastic polyolefin;
a second layer,
wherein the second layer comprises a continuous fiber tape; and
a third layer,
wherein the third layer comprises a thermoplastic polyolefin,
wherein the second layer is between the first layer and the third layer,
wherein the third layer is adjacent to the second layer,
wherein each of the plurality of modules does not include a solar cell.