Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 03/07

20070068566 - Thermoelectric element: A thermoelectric element has a first substrate at a high temperature side, a second substrate at a low temperature side facing the first substrate, a thermoelectric material placed on the second substrate via a silicon layer, a first electrode formed on the first substrate, and a second electrode formed on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070068567 - Testing apparatus and method for solar cells: A method for temporarily electrically coupling to each of a plurality of current gathering fingers on a surface of a solar cell, to facilitate testing of the solar cell involves pressing a flexible elongate electrical conductor onto the surface of the solar cell such that an elongate contact surface of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070068568 - Solar panel and production method therefor: A method is provided for producing a solar panel, which is made by building up a solar cell layer on a glass base as a covering glass, having a good performance in sealing the solar panel. A solar panel produce by the method is also provided. The production method of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070068569 - Tandem photovoltaic device and fabrication method thereof: A tandem photovoltaic device and a method for fabricating the photovoltaic device is disclosed. The tandem photovoltaic device comprises two or more photovoltaic layers laminated to each other, each of which including a semiconductor electrode, an electrolyte layer and a counter electrode. A counter electrode of the upper photovoltaic layer... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070068570 - Method for forming buried contact electrode of semiconductor device having pn junction and optoelectronic semiconductor device using the same: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic semiconductor device having a p-n junction diode, which includes the steps of: (a) etching at least one surface of the p-n junction diode in a depth direction to form a plurality of continuous, isolated or mixed type electrode pattern grooves with a... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070068571 - Shunt passivation method for amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic modules: A method for reducing shunt-related defects is described for hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin film photovoltaic modules with thin active a-Si:H absorber as required by building integrated photovoltaic windows and sun-roofs with adequate transmission of sunlight. Without shunt-passivation, p-i-n type large area photovoltaic modules with very thin a-Si:H i-layer will... Agent: Yuan-min Li

20070068572 - Isoelectronic surfactant induced sublattice disordering in optoelectronic devices: A method of disordering a layer of an optoelectronic device including; growing a plurality of lower layers; introducing an isoelectronic surfactant; growing a layer; allowing the surfactant to desorb; and growing subsequent layers all performed at a low pressure of 25 torr.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070062571 - Method of preparing a thermoelectric material, method of forming a thermoelectric device, and method of fabricating a thermoelectric module: A method of preparing a thermoelectric material includes the following steps. A thermoelectric raw material can be filled into a cavity of a first mold so that the thermoelectric raw material filled in the cavity has first and second dimensions. The first dimension can be defined in a first direction.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070062572 - Photovoltaic system: A photovoltaic system for an electronic device. The system includes a first photovoltaic cell primarily oriented toward the sun and a second photovoltaic cell primarily oriented toward a light source of the electronic device. The first and second photovoltaic cells are in electrical communication to provide electricity to the electronic... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070062573 - Solar panel including a low moisture vapor transmission rate adhesive composition: A solar panel including a front panel; a photovoltaic material layer deposited either directly on the front panel or directly on an anti-reflective coating formed between the front panel and the photovoltaic material layer; a backing panel; and an adhesive layer disposed between and adhering together the photovoltaic material layer... Agent: Thomas W. Adams Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070062574 - Electrode wire material and solar cell having connection lead wire formed of the wire material: An electrode wire material that can be used in a solar cell is produced without using flattening rolls or endless belts and has excellent solderability. The electrode wire material includes a core material formed of a strip-like conductive material and a hot-dip solder plated layer formed on a surface of... Agent: Neomax Co., Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070062575 - Solar cell and process for producing the same: A surface of a multicrystalline silicon substrate is etched with an alkaline aqueous solution in a condition so that a surface area-to-planar surface area ratio R is smaller than 1.1. A multiplicity of fine textures are formed over the irregularities by dry etching. This allows fine textures to be formed... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070062577 - Polymer photovoltaic cell: Polymer photovoltaic cells, as well related modules and methods, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070062576 - Tandem dye-sensitised solar cell and method of its production: The present invention relates to two-compartment or multi-compartment photovoltaic cells, their uses and methods of their production.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070056620 - Power connection for a thin film thermoelectric cooler: A method and apparatus for providing power to a thin film thermoelectric cooling (TFTEC) device disposed between a heat generating device, such as a semiconductor device, and a cooling device, such as an integrated heat spreader. An electrically conductive pathway may be electrically coupled at one end to the TFTEC... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070056621 - Self-assembled thin film thermoelectric device: A self-assembled thin film thermoelectric device useful for thermal management of semiconductor devices, for medical treatment, or for other applications where precise, efficient, and controlled heating or cooling may be useful. TEC elements, including n-type TEC elements and p-type TEC elements may be self-assembled to binding sites on a substrate,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070056622 - Computer with thermoelectric conversion: A computer with thermoelectric conversion uses a thermoelectric conversion module that connects between a heat generating device and a low temperature device to fully utilize the redundant heat generated by the computer. The thermoelectric conversion module converts heat to power based on a temperature difference between the heat generating device... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070056623 - Thermionic vacuum diode device with adjustable electrodes: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a Gap Diode is disclosed in which a tubular actuating element serves as both a housing for a pair of electrodes and as a means for controlling the separation between the electrode pair. In a preferred embodiment, the tubular actuating element... Agent: Borealis Technical Limited

20070056624 - Thin film ceramic thermocouples: A thin film ceramic thermocouple (10) having two ceramic thermocouple (12, 14) that are in contact with each other in at least on point to form a junction, and wherein each element was prepared in a different oxygen/nitrogen/argon plasma. Since each element is prepared under different plasma conditions, they have... Agent: Gauthier & Connors LLP

20070056625 - Photovoltaic module: This invention provides a photovoltaic module for preventing insulation failure between an outer frame and connection leads. The photovoltaic module comprises: a photovoltaic submodule including a plurality of solar cells interposed between two light-transmitting substrates through the intermediary of an encapsulant and the connection leads extending from an edge between... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070056626 - Method and system for assembling a solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions: A solar cell device. The device has a housing member. The device also has a lead frame member coupled to the housing member. In a preferred embodiment, the lead frame member has at least one photovoltaic strip thereon, which has a surface region and a back side region. The device... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070056628 - Photovoltaic cell comprising carbon nanotubes formed by electrophoretic deposition and method for fabricating the same: A photovoltaic cell includes carbon nanotubes formed by electrophoretic deposition. A separate carbon nanotube layer is stacked on a semiconductor layer by electrophoretic deposition, or a mixed layer of carbon nanotubes and a constituent material of a semiconductor layer is formed by electrophoretic deposition, thereby preventing damage to the carbon... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070056627 - Sensitized semiconductor solar cell: The present invention provides a solar cell that absorbs a light source within a spectrum range from ultraviolet to far infrared with two surfaces by an absorption layer made of a semiconductor.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070051400 - Thermoelectric converter: In a thermoelectric converter, a division case (28, 29) is divided into first and second case portions (28, 29) to form air paths leading to a plurality of heat exchange members (25) defined into the heat absorption side and the heat radiation side. A waterproof film member (14) forming a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070051401 - Sun tracker for solar panels: The elevation of a solar panel to follow the course of the sun is achieved in a manner to require relatively little power. The elevation mechanism utilizes a system of wires and pulleys which cooperate with springs which are compressed when the panel is in the collapsed position. The springs... Agent: Jack Aaron

20070051402 - Apparatus for collecting solar energy and method for making the same: Techniques for collecting a large amount of sunlight without overheating the underlying solar cells are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an array of concentrating lenses are provided, each of the lenses having a spherical surface that includes a plurality of concentric V-shaped rings. Such lenses have been... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Agency

20070051403 - Photoelectric converter and dye sensitized solar cell: A photoelectric converter containing a conductive substrate having thereon a dye sensitized semiconductor electrode, a charge transport layer and a counter electrode, wherein the charge transport layer contains a charge transport material and an antioxidant.... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070044828 - Thermoelectric element device and thermoelectric module: The present invention according to one preferred embodiment provides a thermoelectric element device comprising a first electrode including an electrode member, an elastic member that has electrically conductive and is provided on the electrode member, and a heat uniforming member that has electrically conductive and is provided on the elastic... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070044829 - Photoelectric conversion layer, photoelectric conversion device and imaging device, and method for applying electric field thereto: e

20070044830 - Thin film solar module and method for manufacturing the same: A thin film solar module includes a frame-like spacer formed by being adhered to a translucent substrate around a thin film solar cell formed on a rear face of the translucent substrate; a low-resilience resin section filled within the frame of the spacer and covering the thin film solar cell;... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070044831 - Electrolyte composition and dye-sensitized solar cell: The present invention provides an electrolyte composition that can simultaneously realize solidification of the electrolyte layer and alleviation of a reduction in photoelectric conversion rate caused by the solidification of electrolyte layers, and a dye-sensitized solar cell having a solid electrolyte layer comprising the electrolyte composition. The electrolyte composition includes... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070044832 - Photovoltaic template: A template for growth of an anticipated semiconductor film has a deformation textured substrate. The template also has an intermediate epitaxial film coupled to the deformation textured substrate, the intermediate epitaxial film being chemically compatible and substantially lattice matched with the anticipated semiconductor film. A method of manufacturing a template... Agent: Christopher B. Miller Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070044833 - Solar energy collector and array of the same: The present solar energy collector includes a substrate and a plurality of plates assembled on the substrate in a roof manner, wherein the plates include a plurality of protrusions capable of collecting a penetrating solar ray on a solar cell positioned at a predetermined region on the substrate. The solar... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070044834 - Cigs photovoltaic cells: CIGS photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070044836 - Organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with transparent electrodes: A system comprising a plurality of organic photovoltaic cells arranged in a stack disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, and a resistive load electrically connected across the first electrode and the second electrode. Each cell comprises a rectifying junction at an interface of organic semiconductor materials. There... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070044835 - Semiconductor electrode, dye sensitized solar cells and manufacturing method of the same: A semiconductor electrode comprises a substrate having optical transparency, a transparent conductive layer provided on a photo-receptive surface of the substrate, and a porous semiconductor made of a metal oxide provided on the transparent conductive layer. The porous semiconductor has at least dye and a thiophene-ring-containing organic compound adsorbed thereon.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070044837 - Nanosatellite solar cell regulator: A solar cell regulator in a nanosatellite includes a pulse width modulated DC-DC boost converter and a peak power tracking controller for converting solar cell power to bus power for charging of system batteries and powering loads while the controller controls the pulse width modulation operation of the converter for... Agent: Carole A. Mulchinski, M1/040 The Aerospace Corporation