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Lumeta (www.lumetasolar.com), a developer of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar energy products, announced today that it was recently awarded multiple patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its patents entitled "Profile Roof Tile with Integrated Photovoltaic Module." The patents' broad claims cover roofing tiles with any type of profile, validating Lumeta's groundbreaking technological achievement that delivers seamless integration and unmatched aesthetics for residential solar roofing. The company has also filed for additional patents covering its profiled solar tile technology, as well as for international patent protection.

Developed by a management team active in the roofing industry since 1978, Lumeta's solar products are designed with the specific purpose of seamless integration with a roof system. "My partner Brian Flaherty and I noticed that the solar market had no product that fully integrates with profiled roof tiles – even though profiled tile is extremely popular throughout the Sun Belt states and in Europe," said patent co-inventor Tim Davey, CEO of Lumeta's parent company, DRI Companies. "Lumeta's solar tile products were specifically designed to fill this gap and now constitute the only solar roofing tile available that integrates seamlessly with roof tiles with any type of profile. The products' aesthetic and functionality advantages are unparalleled in the industry.

Lumeta's solar roof tiles directly replace traditional roof tiles to become a part of the roofing system. Additionally, because these solar roof tiles are manufactured in the most popular roofing tile colors, installing Lumeta's products results in an aesthetically superior solar solution for residential builders and architects.

About Lumeta:
Lumeta, Inc. is one of four wholly owned subsidiaries of DRI Companies, a privately held company and one of the most respected roofing and solar contractors in the United States. Lumeta, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is a leading developer of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) products. Lumeta solar modules become a part of the roof, creating clean, renewable energy, without compromising the aesthetics and functionality of roof systems.

For more information about Lumeta, visit its website at www.lumetasolar.com.