Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 07/07

20070169804 - Laminated solar battery: A laminated solar battery (200) wherein four solar cell modules are incorporated and integrally laminated is provided with four types of solar cell modules (90, 100, 70 and 60) which have different sensitivity wavelength bands and are so laminated that the shorter the center wavelength in the sensitivity wavelength band... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070169807 - Photovoltaic element, photovoltaic module comprising photovoltaic element, and method of fabricating photovoltaic element: A photovoltaic element comprising a transparent conductive film capable of improving weather resistance is obtained. This photovoltaic element includes a photoelectric conversion layer, and a transparent conductive film formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and including an indium oxide layer having (222) orientation and two X-ray diffraction... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070169806 - Solar cell production using non-contact patterning and direct-write metallization: Photovoltaic devices (i.e., solar cells) are formed using non-contact patterning apparatus (e.g., a laser-based patterning systems) to define contact openings through a passivation layer, and direct-write metallization apparatus (e.g., an inkjet-type printing or extrusion-type deposition apparatus) to deposit metallization into the contact openings and over the passivation surface. The metallization... Agent: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20070169805 - Substrate for thin-film solar cell, method for producing the same, and thin-film solar cell employing it: An inexpensive substrate for thin film solar cells having improved performance of a thin film solar cell, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided by increasing light trapping effect due to effective increase in unevenness of a substrate for thin film solar cells. Furthermore, a thin film solar cell having... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070169808 - Solar cell: The present invention provides a thin film amorphous silicon-crystalline silicon back heterojunction and back surface field device configuration for a heterojunction solar cell. The configuration is attained by the formation of heterojunctions on the back surface of crystalline silicon at low temperatures. Low temperature fabrication allows for the application of... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070169810 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer by use of chalcogen-containing vapor: A high-throughput method of forming a semiconductor precursor layer by use of a chalcogen-containing vapor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a precursor material comprising group IB and/or group IIIA particles of any shape. The method may include forming a precursor layer of the precursor material over... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070169809 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer by use of low-melting chalcogenides: A high-throughput method of forming a semiconductor precursor layer by use of low-melting chalcogenides is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is provided that comprises of forming a precursor material comprising group IB-chalcogenide and/or group IIIA-chalcogenide particles, wherein amounts of the group IB or IIIA element and amounts of chalcogen... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070169811 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer by use of thermal and chemical gradients: A high-throughput method of forming a semiconductor precursor layer by use of a chalcogen-containing vapor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a first layer of a first precursor material over a surface of a substrate, wherein the precursor material comprises group IB-chalcogenide and/or group IIIA-chalcogenide particles. The... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070169813 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles: Methods and devices are provided for high-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles. In one embodiment, the method comprises of transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070169812 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from nanoflake particles: Methods and devices are provided for transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that of the feedstock or precursor materials, even after selective forces settling. In particular, planar particles disperse... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070169815 - Counter electrode for photovoltaic cell using supported catalyst: A counter electrode for a photovoltaic cell and a photovoltaic cell including the same include a transparent substrate and a catalyst layer formed on the transparent substrate using a supported catalyst The counter electrode of the present invention has an economical preparation cost and process, and also has an enlarged... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070169814 - Organic electronic devices incorporating semiconducting polymer brushes: An organic electronic device comprises at least two electrodes and a semiconducting layer comprising a mixture of at least one hole-transporting semiconducting material and at least one electron-transporting semiconducting material, wherein at least one of said semiconducting materials is in the form of semiconducting polymer brushes which are attached to... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070169816 - Passivating layer for photovoltaic cells: A photovoltaic cell which comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoactive, charge-separating layer comprising a semiconducting polymer between the first and the second electrodes, and a passivatng layer adapted to enhance the lifetime of the photovoltaic cell. The passivating layer comprises a substantially amorphous titanium oxide having the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070163635 - Semiconductor, n-type semiconductor, p-type semiconductor, semiconductor junction device, pn junction device and photoelectric converter: The semiconductor of the present invention has iron sulfide and a forbidden band control element contained in the iron sulfide. The forbidden band control element has a property capable of controlling the forbidden band of iron sulfide on the basis of the number density of the forbidden band control element... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070163634 - Solar cell, manufacturing method and manufacturing management system thereof, and solar cell module: A solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate having a light receiving surface, an anti-light receiving surface, and a side surface; a front-side electrode formed on a side of the light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a rear-side electrode formed on a side of the anti-light receiving surface of... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070163636 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof: A semiconductor device is provided, which comprises a first electrode, crystalline semiconductor particles, a semiconductor layer, and a second electrode. The crystalline semiconductor particles of which adjacent particles are fusion-bonded, the crystalline semiconductor particles have a first conductivity type, and the semiconductor layer has a second conductivity type which is... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070163643 - High-throughput printing of chalcogen layer and the use of an inter-metallic material: Methods and devices for high-throughput printing of a precursor material for forming a film of a group IB-IIIA-chalcogenide compound are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a precursor layer on a substrate, wherein the precursor layer comprises one or more discrete layers. The layers may include at least... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163644 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer by use of chalcogen-containing vapor and inter-metallic material: A high-throughput method of forming a semiconductor precursor layer by use of a chalcogen-containing vapor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a precursor material comprising group IB and/or group IIIA particles of any shape. The method may include forming a precursor layer of the precursor material over... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163640 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer by use of chalcogen-rich chalcogenides: A high-throughput method of forming a semiconductor precursor layer by use of a chalcogen-rich chalcogenides is disclosed. The method comprises forming a precursor material comprising group IB-chalcogenide and/or group IIIA-chalcogenide particles, wherein an overall amount of chalcogen in the particles relative to an overall amount of chalcogen in a group... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163642 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from inter-metallic microflake articles: Methods and devices are provided for high-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles. In one embodiment, the method comprises of transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163641 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from inter-metallic nanoflake particles: Methods and devices are provided for transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that of the feedstock or precursor materials, even after selective forces settling. In particular, planar particles disperse... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163639 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles: Methods and devices are provided for high-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles. In one embodiment, the method comprises of transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163637 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from nanoflake particles: Methods and devices are provided for transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that of the feedstock or precursor materials, even after selective forces settling. In particular, planar particles disperse... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163638 - Photovoltaic devices printed from nanostructured particles: Methods and devices are provided for high-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from microflake particles. In one embodiment, a solar cell is provided that comprises of a substrate, a back electrode formed over the substrate, a p-type semiconductor thin film formed over the back electrode, an n-type semiconductor thin film... Agent: Nanosolar, Inc.

20070163645 - Dye-sensitized solar cell: A dye-sensitized solar cell according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a first base member having a first substrate provided with a light-transmitting property, a light-transmitting conductive layer formed on a surface of the first substrate and a semiconductor electrode formed on a surface of the light-transmitting conductive... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070163646 - Integrated thin-film solar cell and process for producing the same: In the invention, a thin film obtained by accumulating in this order a substrate 2, a back surface electrode layer 3, a multi-element compound semiconductor thin film (light absorbing layer) 5, a transparent buffer layer 6 having a high resistance and a transparent and electroconductive window layer 7 is divided... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070157960 - Composite oxide having n-type thermoelectric conversion property: The present invention provides a complex oxide having a composition represented by the formula LavM1wNixM2yOz; wherein M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Sr, Ca, Bi and Nd; M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070157961 - Thermoelectric conversion material and process for producing the same: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material and a process for producing the thermoelectric conversion materials. The thermoelectric conversion material I comprises a titanium oxide represented by the formula (A) TiOx (A), wherein 1.89=x<1.94 or 1.94<x<2.00, and the n-type thermoelectric conversion material has peaks at positions of 2θ=26.0°±0.3°, 26.8°±0.3°,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070157963 - Photovoltaic solar roof tile assembly system: The invention provides a modular system that includes a composite tile, with or without integrated photovoltaic cells, a track system for assembly of the tiles to a structure, and a wiring system for the photovoltaic tile. The track and tiles are made of composite material. Molding and extrusion processes can... Agent: Christopher W. Brody Clark & Brody

20070157962 - Interconnects for solar cell devices: A solar cell assembly comprising a plurality of elongated solar cells, each respective solar cell comprising (i) a core configured as a first electrode, (ii) a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the core, (iii) a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer disposed on the semiconductor junction, and (iv) an elongated counter-electrode... Agent: Jones Day

20070157964 - Interconnects for solar cell devices: A solar cell assembly comprising a plurality of elongated solar cells, each respective solar cell comprising (i) a core configured as a first electrode, (ii) a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the core, (iii) a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer disposed on the semiconductor junction, and (iv) an elongated counter-electrode... Agent: Jones Day

20070157965 - Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same: A buried contact solar cell which is capable of operating with high efficiency is manufactured by a method which comprises the steps of forming a groove in a surface of a substrate, and forming an electrode by filling a conductive material in the groove using a laser. The step of... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070157966 - Process for producing transparent conductive film and process for producing tandem thin-film photoelectric converter: The present invention provides a method for making a transparent conductive film, which contains zinc oxide as a main component and which has high transmittance, low resistivity, and excellent surface morphology, highly uniformly and simply, using an inexpensive dilution gas, and also provides a method for making a tandem thin-film... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070157967 - Bio-sensitized solar cells (bssc): The present invention provides a wet or dry bio-sensitized photoelectric conversion device (photodetector or photovoltaic) comprising: a stabilized biologically-derived sensitizer, such as a stablilized photosystem I (PS-I), deposited on nanowires, semiconductor material, electrodes and a support. The nanowires provide a greater surface area of the light absorption layer for better... Agent: Elmore Patent Law Group, PC

20070157968 - Compositions including controlled segregated phase domain structures: A composition includes a chemical reaction product defining a first surface and a second surface, characterized in that the chemical reaction product includes a segregated phase domain structure including a plurality of domain structures, wherein at least one of the plurality of domain structures includes at least one domain that... Agent: John Bruckner, P.C.

20070151590 - Prismatic type lithium secondary battery and manufacturing thereof: A prismatic type lithium secondary battery, including an electrode assembly including an anode plate, a cathode plate, and a separator wound together, a can to receive the electrode assembly via an opening in an upper end thereof, a cap assembly to seal the opening of the can, an insulating case... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070151591 - Downhole thermoelectric power generation: Methods and system are described for providing electric power in a wellbore including at least one thermoelectric generator at a downhole location; and one or more thermally insulated sections of wellbore tubing located such as to reduce heat loss of fluid flowing through the wellbore from the entry point of... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070151592 - Intermediate-band photosensitive device with quantum dots embedded in energy fence barrier: A plurality of layers of a first semiconductor material and a plurality of dots-in-a-fence barriers disposed in a stack between a first electrode and a second electrode. Each dots-in-a-fence barrier consists essentially of a plurality of quantum dots of a second semiconductor material embedded between and in direct contact with... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070151593 - Solar powered survival suit: An industrial application whereby flexible thin film solar cells and/or flexible thin film solar panels are attached to fabric(s) using stitching, gluing, laminating, to yield a durable, moldable, portable, vehicle for supplying electrical energy. This hybrid fabric can then be used to construct other useful applications where solar power has... Agent: Steven A. Jaynes

20070151594 - One piece, collapsible pv assembly: A collapsible PV assembly comprises a PV module, a front support and a rear support assembly. The front and rear supports are secured to the front and rear edges of the PV module. The rear support assembly comprises a wind deflector assembly including a wind deflector which can be placed... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20070151595 - Solar cell with superlattice structure and fabricating method thereof: A solar cell with a superlattice structure and a fabricating method thereof are provided, which includes fabricating a superlattice structure of GaAsN/GaInAs, GaAsN/GaSbAs, or GaAsN/GaInSbAs between a base and an emitter of a middle cell of a triple junction solar cell by a strain-compensation technology. The provided solar cell not... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070151597 - Nanocrystal and photovoltaic device comprising the same: A nanocrystal with high light absorption efficiency and a broad absorption spectrum, and a photovoltaic device comprising the nanocrystal are disclosed. The nanocrystal of the present invention comprises a core, a first shell grown and formed on the surface of the core, and a second shell grown and formed on... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070151598 - Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processes: In one embodiment, active diffusion junctions of a solar cell are formed by diffusing dopants from dopant sources selectively deposited on the back side of a wafer. The dopant sources may be selectively deposited using a printing method, for example. Multiple dopant sources may be employed to form active diffusion... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto, LLP

20070151596 - Substrate for photoelectric conversion device, photoelectric conversion device, and stacked photoelectric conversion device: A substrate 1 for a photoelectric conversion device includes a first transparent conductive layer 5 formed on at least a part of the surface region of a transparent substrate 3, the first transparent conductive layer 5 having at least an opening portion 7 exposing the substrate 3.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070151601 - Semiconductor electrode using carbon nanotube, preparation method thereof, and solar cell comprising the same: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor electrode including a layer of metal oxide particles; a dye coating a surface of the layer of metal oxide particles; and a carbon nanotube, having at least one anchoring functional group, attached to the layer of metal oxide particles through the anchoring functional group. Also... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070151600 - Nanoscale discotic liquid crystalline porphyrins: Novel nanoscale discotic liquid crystalline porphyrins, methods for their preparation, and device fabrication are disclosed. These compounds are capable of being used as high-efficiency photovoltaic materials, organic semiconducting materials, and organic light emitting materials.... Agent: Joseph D. Dreher, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070151599 - Solar cell having polymer heterojunction contacts: A solar cell having backside contacts is economically fabricated through use of acceptor and donor polymers which are inkjet printed in interleaved patterns on the back surface as the carrier accepting electrodes of the solar cell. The polymers can be placed on a tunnel oxide on the surface of a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP