S-5! Announces 21 New Patents Awarded This Year

Banner year for patent registering by the metal roof products manufacturer in 2023

S-5! was recently granted Patent No. 11,808,043 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its new S-5! Bonding Clip, which bonds and grounds standing seam metal roof panels (one to the next) for safety purposes if a roof is energized with electricity.

— Photo courtesy of S-5!

S-5!, a global leader in metal roof attachment manufacturing, announced on Wednesday it had achieved 21 new patents issued in 2023, bringing the total number of patent issuances to 133 since the company’s first product was patented in 1991.

In a Dec. 13 news release by S-5!, the company said The United States Patent and Trademark Office most recently granted S-5! Patent No. 11,808,043 for its new S-5! Bonding Clip, which bonds and grounds standing seam metal roof panels (one to the next) for safety purposes if a roof is energized with electricity.

Numerous other patents were issued to S-5! this year by the following global patent agencies, including:

African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO): PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
Australia: PVKIT solar solution; PVKIT 2.0 solar solution; TrapBracket attachment; RibBracket I-IV attachment; top-fix CorruBracket attachment; S-5-N Clamp; Standing Seam Clamp
Brazil: GripperFix utility mounting solution
Canada: PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
Colombia: GripperFix utility mounting solution; PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
Ghana: PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
India: Standing Seam Clamp
Kenya: PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
Namibia: PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
Panama: GripperFix utility mounting solution
Saudi Arabia: PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
Tanzania: PVKIT 2.0 solar solution
United States: GripperFix utility mounting solution; WindClamp 2X external seam clamp

“As our international business expands, including the growth of solar worldwide due to global initiatives for clean energy, S-5! continues to be at the forefront of innovation, providing our channel partners with trusted, tested and engineered manufactured metal roof attachments,” said Rob Haddock, S-5! founder and CEO.

“Our research and development team always strives to ‘innovate, improve, and re-innovate,’ while doing things ‘The Right Way!’” Haddock added.

For more information, visit S-5.com.

Roofing Contractor magazine editor-compiled stories, staff reports and industry news releases.

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