Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 01/08

20080023058 - Thermoelectric conversion device and manufacture method for the same: A thermoelectric conversion device and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The manufacture method includes an electrode board stamping process, an insulating frame molding process, a punching process, an element fixing process, a bending process and an insulating frame integrating process. Band-shaped plate members which function as heat radiating fins... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080023057 - Thermoelectric conversion module, and thermoelectric power generating device and method, exhaust heat recovery system, solar heat utilization system, and peltier cooling and heating system, provided therewith: The thermoelectric conversion module is provided, comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and respective thermoelectric elements are electrically connected by metal caps attached to both ends of each thermoelectric element. In addition, the metal cap may be integrally formed with electrodes on both ends of each thermoelectric element.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080023056 - Thermoelectric conversion system and of increasing efficiency of thermoelectric conversion system: The present invention relates to a thermoelectric conversion system for receiving heat by radiation from a heat source and an efficiency improving method of the thermoelectric conversion system, the system including at least one thermoelectric conversion module 5 having at least a pair of thermoelectric elements 2, a heat receiving... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080023059 - Tandem solar cell structures and methods of manufacturing same: The present invention relates to thin film solar cell structures and methods of manufacturing them, particularly tandem cell structures and components thereof. In one aspect there is provided a polycrystalline thin film solar cell structure that is semi-transparent and allows a predetermined wavelength range of light to pass therethrough, in... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080023060 - Apparatus for distributing light energy particularly for photovoltaic conversion: A light distribution system is used in a method for converting solar or artificial light into electricity by collecting, concentrating and time-sharing light to a number of photovoltaic cells. A convergent lens and an optional optical collimator provide an intense parallel beam directed onto a spinning mirror reflecting the beam... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080023061 - Reflector assemblies, systems, and methods for collecting solar radiation for photovoltaic electricity generation: Disclosed is a lightweight reflecting system for the concentration of solar radiation in which the reflecting optic is approximately sinusoidal in cross section and is maintained in this shape by minimal contact with a support frame. The reflector can be a flexible rectangular sheet deformed into a generally sinusoidal trough... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080023062 - Holographic imaging passive tracking solar energy filter, concentrator and converter with pv cell cooling means: An invention to passively track the sun for the purposes of collecting, filtering and concentrating sunlight simultaneously and variously onto a photovoltaic cell, a heat collection device, and a thermally activated cooling device for the PV cell in order to efficiently and economically produce electrical power. The invention comprises a... Agent: Gary L. Eastman

20080023064 - Low modulus solar cell encapsulant sheets with enhanced stability and adhesion: The present invention provides a thermoplastic film or sheet comprising two surface layers made of acid copolymers, or ionomers, or combinations thereof and at least one inner layer made of ethylene acrylate ester copolymers, a solar cell module comprising at least one encapsulant layer derived therefrom, and a process of... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080023063 - Solar cell encapsulant layers with enhanced stability and adhesion: The present invention provides a solar cell module comprising at least one encapsulant layer which has 1) a total thickness of from about 0.1 to about 20 mils and 2) at least one surface layer made of ionomers containing a finite amount of polymerized residues of α-olefins and from about... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080023069 - Photovoltaic element and fabrication method thereof: The photovoltaic element has a photoelectric conversion layer and a collector electrode provided on at least one surface of the photoelectric conversion layer. Characteristically, a collector electrode covering layer for covering a surface of the collector electrode is provided and a tab electrode for electrical connection to an exterior electrode... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080023065 - Thin film photovoltaic module wiring for improved efficiency: The present invention relates to configuring and wiring together cells in TF PV modules. According to one aspect, cells are fabricated on one plane on a top surface of a substrate, with wiring patterned on a parallel plane, and vias formed to provide connections between the cell plane and wiring... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080023068 - Solar cell module: A solar cell module includes a photovoltaic element, a light receiving surface side protective member disposed above a light receiving surface of the photovoltaic element, and a back surface side protective member disposed above a back surface opposite to the light receiving surface side of the photovoltaic element. The photovoltaic... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080023067 - Solar cell with nanostructure electrode: An optoelectronic device comprising at least one nanostructure-film electrode and fabrication methods thereof are discussed. The optoelectronic device may further comprise a different material to fill in porosity in the nanostructure-film. Additionally, the optoelectronic device may be a solar cell, comprising at least one of a variety of photosensitive active... Agent: Venable LLP

20080023066 - Transparent electrodes formed of metal electrode grids and nanostructure networks: An optoelectronic device comprising at least one nanostructure-film electrode is discussed. The optoelectronic device may further comprise a different material, such as a polymer, to fill pores in the nanostructure-film. Additionally or alternatively, the optoelectronic device may comprise an electrode grid superimposed on the nanostructure-film.... Agent: Unidym

20080023070 - Methods and systems for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon and silicon-germanium solar cells: The present invention relates to a novel, unconventional methods and systems for the fabrication of silicon or silicon-germanium photovoltaic cell applications. In some embodiments high purity gaseous and/or liquid intermediate compounds of silicon (or silicon germanium) are converted directly to polycrystalline films by a thermal plasma chemical vapor deposition process... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080017236 - Apparatus for the conversion of electromagnetic radiation in electric energy and corresponding process: An apparatus is described that converts electromagnetic radiation into electric current, of the type comprising a plurality of junctions between a first element (11; 111) of material with conduction through carriers of positive charge and a second element (12; 112) of a material with conduction through carriers of negative charge,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080017237 - Heat transfer and power generation device: A system is provided. The system includes a thermoelectric device that includes first and second thermally conductive substrates and first and second thermoelements disposed between the first and second thermally conductive substrates, wherein the first thermoelement, or the second thermoelement, or both the first and second thermoelements comprises a thermally... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080017238 - Thermoelectric device: A thermoelectric device includes a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements and a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements. These thermoelectric elements each have multiple end surfaces that are substantially parallel to each other, and include terminals attached to the end surfaces. The thermoelectric elements also include a support structure with an... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080017239 - Photovoltaic receiver for beamed power: A system and method directed to using a PV array and laser beamed-power for aircraft and satellites is provided. More specifically, a system and method directed to a PV receiver that reduces power losses caused by variations in irradiance is provided. The use of a sloped array with a grooved... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080017240 - Method for manufacturing multi-junction solar cell: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a multi-junction solar cell which makes it possible to implement a 4-junction solar cell and to increase the area of a device. A nucleus generation site is disposed on a substrate 2 made of a first semiconductor. A first material gas is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080017241 - Embossed high modulus encapsulant sheets for solar cells: A thermoplastic film or sheet having a thickness of about 1 mil (0.026 mm) to about 20 mils (0.51 mm) containing a surface embossed layer comprising a copolymer of alpha olefin(s) with alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid comonomer(s), ionomers derived therefrom and combinations thereof useful for making solar cell... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080017242 - Group iv nanoparticles in an oxide matrix and devices made therefrom: Photoactive materials made from Group IV semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in an inorganic oxide matrix and methods for making the photoactive materials are provided. In some instances, the nanoparticles are functionalized with organosilanes to provide nanoparticle-organosilane compounds. The photoactive materials may be formed by subjecting the nanoparticles or nanoparticle compounds to... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080017243 - Solar cell with reduced base diffusion area: In one embodiment, a solar cell has base and emitter diffusion regions formed on the back side. The emitter diffusion region is configured to collect minority charge carriers in the solar cell, while the base diffusion region is configured to collect majority charge carriers. The emitter diffusion region may be... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20080017244 - Photovoltaic devices based on a novel block copolymer: A —donor(D)-bridge(B)-acceptor(A)-bridge(B)—type block copolymer system, where donor (D) is an organic conjugated donor (p-type) block, acceptor (A) is an organic conjugated acceptor (n-type) block, and bridge (B) is a non-conjugated and flexible chain, has been designed and preliminarily tested for potential lightweight, flexible shape, cost-effective and high efficiency “plastic” thin... Agent: Kimberly A. Chasteen

20080011347 - Connecting lead wire for a solar battery module, method for fabricating same, and solar battery module using the connecting lead wire: A connecting lead wire is used for a solar battery module in which a plurality of solar battery cells connected in series by an inter-connector are arranged. The connecting lead wire is provided with a trunk portion and one or more branch portions. In the trunk portion, an enamel coating... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080011348 - Solar cell module connector: c

20080011350 - Collector grid, electrode structures and interconnect structures for photovoltaic arrays and other optoelectric devices: The invention teaches novel structure and methods for producing electrical current collectors and electrical interconnections. Such articles find particular use in facile production of arrays of photovoltaic cells. The current collector and interconnecting structures are initially produced separately from the photovoltaic cells thereby allowing the use of unique materials and... Agent: Daniel Luch

20080011349 - Nanostructured quantum dots or dashes in photovoltaic devices and methods thereof: A photovoltaic device includes one or more structures, an array of at least one of quantum dots and quantum dashes, at least one groove, and at least one conductor. Each of the structures comprises an intrinsic layer on one of an n type layer and a p type layer and... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080011351 - Dye-sensitized solar cell and method for manufacturing the same: A dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a metal substrate, a photosensitive dye, a transparent substrate, an insulating unit and an electrolytic solution. The metal substrate is made of titanium or titanium alloy and is used as an anode. A titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film is provided on the surface of the... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080011352 - Photovoltaic solar cell: A photovoltaic cell comprising, a cathode layer, an electron donating layer, and an electron accepting anode structure comprising a collection region including one or a plurality of secondary collection regions attached to the collection region. The secondary collection regions of the anode preferably are in the shape of dispersed rod... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080011353 - Triarylamine containing polymers and electronic devices: p

20080006319 - Photovoltaic and photosensing devices based on arrays of aligned nanostructures: Photovoltaic cells and methods for making photovoltaic cells are provided. The photovoltaic cells include a photoactive layer which includes an array of elongated vertically aligned nanostructures. The nanostructures include at least a first and a second semiconducting material. The photovoltaic layer may also include a transparent insulating material which serves... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080006320 - Photovoltaic apparatus: A cooling device (2) for a photovoltaic panel where the cooling device (2) comprises a basis layer (3) with a number of protruding structures (4) which protrudes from the basis layer (3) and where the cooling device (2) covers a substantial part of the back of the photovoltaic panel.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080006321 - Connection unit for photovoltaic solar modules: The Invention relates to a connection unit for photovoltaic solar modules with bare connection sections of the strip conductor. The aim of the Invention is to create a connection unit that can be rapidly connected to the photovoltaic solar module and enables individual parts to be easily exchanged. According to... Agent: Horst M Kasper Their Attorney

20080006322 - Dye sensitized solar cell: A dye sensitized solar cell, wherein a compacting compound whose molecular structure comprises a terminal group, a hydrophobic part and an anchoring group is co-adsorbed together with the dye on the semi-conductive metal oxide layer of the photoanode, forming a dense mixed self-assembled monolayer.... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080006323 - Photovoltaic module: A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing.... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080006324 - Tandem photovoltaic cells: Tandem photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC