Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 05/08

20080121263 - Thermoelectric elements, method for manufacturing same, and use of same: There are described thermoelectric elements that are manufactured by using a porous matrix or a porous substrate. The matrix consists of an electrically insulating material having sufficient thermal and chemical resistance as well as the lowest possible thermal conductivity, and is provided in predetermined regions with different thermoelectric materials, so... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080121265 - Solar cell module: A solar cell module includes: two solar cells, each including an photoelectric conversion body 10a, 10b having first and second main faces and generating photogenerated carriers, a first electrode provided on the first main face, and a second electrode provided on the first or second main face and having a... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080121266 - Solar cell module: A solar cell module includes: two solar cells that has a photoelectric conversion part 10 which has first and second main faces, a first electrode 20 that is provided on the first main face and that is made of conductive paste, and a second electrode that is provided on any... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080121264 - Thin film solar module and method of fabricating the same: A device capable of converting solar radiation into electrical energy includes a substrate, and a plurality of cells formed over the substrate extending in parallel to each other, each of the plurality of cells including at least one thin film layer and having a size dependent on a film thickness... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080121267 - Integrated photovoltaic roofing component and panel: A combination roofing panel and solar module includes a flexible membrane sheet, such as a single-ply membrane sheet, and a plurality of elongated solar or photovoltaic modules arranged side-by-side, end-to-end, or adjacent each other. The modules are adhered to the flexible membrane, and the edges of the modules having electrical... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080121269 - Photovoltaic micro-concentrator modules: A photovoltaic (PV) device comprises at least one PV lamp that includes at least one solar cell chip that generates an electrical current upon exposure to light, and an epoxy lens that encapsulates the solar cell chip, the epoxy lens concentrating incident light onto the solar cell chip. A method... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080121268 - Portable power pack: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus that generates electricity based on the phenomenon of rays from a source of radiation acting on a photovoltaic or similar material. In particular, the present invention provides a device for generating electricity from sources of radiation other than solar radiation in a... Agent: Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee

20080121270 - Photovoltaic roof tile system: A solar tile system is disclosed. The solar tile system includes a fluorescence collector having multiple edges and configured to receive light through a face and configured to direct light towards the edges by total internal reflectance. The system also includes a photovoltaic cell coupled to at least one of... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080121271 - Multi-junction, photovoltaic devices with nanostructured spectral enhancements and methods thereof: A photovoltaic device includes three or more solar cells which are layered on top of each other, at least one of quantum dots and quantum dashes, and first and second conductors. The quantum dots or quantum dashes are incorporated in at least one of the solar cells which is between... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080121272 - System and apparatuses with multiple power extractors coupled to different power sources: In some embodiments, an apparatus or system may include multiple power extractors each coupled to a different power source. The power extractors may be in parallel or in series. The extractors and power supplies may be joined together in a frame. A power source and power extractor may be included... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080121273 - Mounting assembly for arrays and other surface-mounted equipment: A mounting system is provided for supporting equipment such as solar module arrays on a rooftop or other underlying surface. The mounting system includes a pipe, and a grasp section. These couple to a base that is extended into or otherwise integrated with the underlying surface. The pipe may be... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20080121274 - Solar cell module: In a solar cell module 10, a first removed portion 23 and a second removed portion 24, which penetrate a photoelectric conversion layer 13, are provided along a first groove portion 17. A back surface electrode 14 is filled into the first removed portion 23 and the second removed portion... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20080121275 - Method for producing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell: There is disclosed a method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell comprising the steps of: implanting hydrogen ions or rare gas ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion implanted layer in the single crystal silicon substrate; conducting a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080121277 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from chalcogenide 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: Director Of Ip

20080121278 - Method of manufacturing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing a single crystal silicon solar cell includes the steps of: implanting hydrogen ions or rare gas ions to a single crystal silicon substrate; performing surface activation on at least one of an ion-implanted surface of the single crystal silicon substrate and a surface... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080121276 - Selective electroless deposition for solar cells: A metal contact structure of a solar cell substrate includes a contact with a conductive layer or a capping layer that is formed using an electroless plating process. The contact may be disposed within a hole formed through the solar cell substrate or on a non-light-receiving surface of the solar... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080121280 - Method for the production of photovoltaic cells: A method for the production of a photovoltaic device is disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises providing a carrier substrate. The method further comprises forming a crystalline semiconductor layer on the substrate. The method further comprises carrying out hydrogen passivation of the crystalline semiconductor layer. The method further comprises... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080121279 - Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter: A silicon solar cell having a silicon substrate includes p-type and n-type emitters on a surface of the substrate, the emitters being doped nano-particles of silicon. To reduce high interface recombination at the substrate surface, the nano-particle emitters are preferably formed over a thin interfacial tunnel oxide layer on the... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20080121281 - Photovoltaic cell with thiazole-containing polymer: Photovoltaic cells with thiazole-containing polymers, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080115817 - Combined energy conversion: Means to use and combine methods of thermal engineering, plasmonics, photonics, electronics, photovoltaics, optical transfer, heat transport, light transport, catalysis and chemical reactions individually or in any combination for the enhancement or generation of solar, optical, electrical or any form of energy. The present disclosure further concerns a means to... Agent: Mainman Ltd.

20080115818 - Resonant thermoelectric generator: A thermoelectric generator comprises an electrical circuit having two or more thermocouple junctions (600, 615), a switch (620), a controller (640), and a series resonant circuit consisting of a capacitor (625) and an inductor in the form of a transformer (630). The thermocouple junctions operate between two temperature reservoirs (605,... Agent: Kan Cheng

20080115819 - Covering material for solar thermal power generating system and solar thermal power generating system formed by spreading the covering material: A covering material for solar thermal power generation system, characterized in that it is made of a film which has a tensile yield strength of at least 10 N/mm2 according to JIS K7127, a solar radiation transmittance of at least 85% according to JIS R3106, and a retention of at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080115820 - Method and devices for generating energy from photovoltaics and temperature differentials: A method for generating power is provided. The method including: providing a heat source with an output of radiation in a predetermined spectrum; generating a first portion of the power from the absorption of the radiation; and generating a second portion of the power from a temperature difference between a... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20080115822 - Cable connectors for a photovoltaic module and method of installing: A photovoltaic module having reliable connections between internal electrical terminals and output cables. The module is comprised of a backing sheet and a cover transparent sheet with a bus bar positioned therebetween. A plurality of photovoltaic (PV) cells are connected in series which, in turn, are connected to a positive... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20080115821 - Multilayer transparent conductive oxide for improved chemical processing: A TCO layer structure and methods of processing the layer in thin film materials including other layers such as layers of CIGS material are disclosed herein. According to one aspect, the invention includes a novel design of a multi-layer TCO structure. According to another aspect, the TCO layer structure of... Agent: Patent Counsel, Ms/2061 Legal Affairs Dept.

20080115823 - Curved focal plane receiver for concentrating light in a photovoltaic system: An apparatus having a concentrating optic member, wherein the concentrating optic member redirects light to form concentrated illumination. The apparatus also has a structure with a curved surface positioned to receive the redirected light and a set of solar cells connected to a curved surface of the structure, wherein the... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080115824 - Dye-sensitized solar cell module having vertically stacked cells and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell module having a vertically stacked cell structure and a method of manufacturing the same. In the dye-sensitized solar cell module, a plurality of cells are vertically stacked in parallel with each other. Each of the cells includes mutually facing semiconductor and counter electrodes and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080115825 - Electronic device module comprising an ethylene multi-block copolymer: Typically, the polyolefin material is an ethylene multi-block copolymer with a density of less than about 0.90 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cc). The polymeric material can fully encapsulate the electronic device, or it can be laminated to one face surface of the device. Optionally, the polymeric material can further comprise... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080115826 - Photoelectric conversion element, method of manufacturing the same and solar cell: A photoelectric conversion element comprising an electrically conductive support having thereon an oxide semiconductor electrode comprising an oxide semiconductor which is adsorbed with a dye, and a counter electrode facing the oxide semiconductor electrode through a charge transfer layer, wherein the dye is represented by Formula (1):... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080115827 - Reinforcing structures for thin-film photovoltaic device substrates, and associated methods: In an embodiment, one reinforced substrate for use in a photovoltaic device includes a polymer base material and a reinforcing structure bonded with the base material. The reinforced substrate presents a surface in a condition that is made-ready for deposition of thin film layers of the photovoltaic device. A thin... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080115829 - Dye-sensitized solar cell: A dye-sensitized solar cell includes a first electrode including a conductive transparent substrate; a light absorption layer disposed on a side of the first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an electrolyte disposed between the first and the second electrode. The light absorption layer includes a porous... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080115828 - High transmission glass ground at edge portion(s) thereof for use in electronic device such as photovoltaic applications and corresponding method: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a glass substrate that is patterned and may be at least partially ground down at edge portion(s) thereof, for use as a light incident glass substrate in electronic devices such as photovoltaic devices or the like. In certain example embodiments, the glass... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080115830 - Test device for solar concentrator module: Sets of a solar cell and a lens are obtained on a surface of a solar concentrator module. The solar cell is located at a focal point of the lens. The other sets whose solar cells are replaced with lighting devices are obtained on the opposite surface of the solar... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080115831 - Electrolyte composition for dye-sensitized solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell including same, and method of preparing same: An electrolyte composition for a dye sensitized solar cell according to one embodiment includes a first polymer or a non-volatile liquid compound having a weight average molecular weight of less than or equal to 500, a second polymer having a weight average molecular weight of more than or equal to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080115832 - Polymer electrolyte using titania nanotubes and dye-sensitized solar cell using the polymer electrolyte: A polymer electrolyte using titania nanotubes (TiNTs) is disclosed. The polymer electrolyte is prepared by crosslinking titania nanotubes with a conductive polymeric material and adding an iodine-based solution thereto. Further disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell using the polymer electrolyte.... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080115833 - Organic photovoltaic cells: The present invention pertains to organic infrared absorbing layers comprising an organic radical cation compound that absorbs in an infrared region and produces an electron transfer reaction that results in a flow of electrons. Preferably, the organic radical cation compound is a salt of an aminium radical cation. Provided are... Agent: Optodot Corporation

20080110485 - Hybrid automotive vehicle with solar battery charging: Semiconductors bits, ultra-violet-light photons or nanocrystals are formulated with a polythiophene conductive polymer in a paint finish for the outer surface of a hybrid automotive vehicle to gather energy as a large solar collector for its included storage batteries.... Agent: Charles I. Brodsky

20080110486 - Amorphous-crystalline tandem nanostructured solar cells: A photovoltaic device that includes a plurality of elongated nanostructures disposed on the surface of a substrate and a multilayered film deposited conformally over the elongated nanostructures forming a plurality of photoactive junctions. A method making such a photovoltaic device includes generating a plurality of elongated nanostructures on a substrate... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080110487 - Solar panel frame: A solar panel apparatus includes a set of electrically-interconnected photovoltaic modules. Each module is elongated along an axis and has first and second axially opposite ends. Each module further has photovoltaic surface portions facing away from the axis in different directions to receive light to generate electricity. The first ends... Agent: Jones Day

20080110488 - Apparatus and methods for reducing the transmission of stress in a solar energy collection or absorption device: In some embodiments, an apparatus for reducing the transmission of stress to at least one among a plurality of photovoltaic modules mounted within a solar energy collection or absorption device includes a first electrically conductive line extending between and electrically connected to at least first and second photovoltaic modules and... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP Attn: Randy Smith

20080110489 - Very high efficiency multi-junction solar spectrum integrator cells, and the corresponding system and method: Application of Solid Phase Epitaxy (SPE) fabrication technology to very high efficiency radiation hardened solar cells, and the corresponding system and method, are presented. The heteroepitaxial structure of ZnSe/GaAs/Ge is realizable, due to the adequate lattice matching of the component crystals. It offers several advantages compared to the other solar... Agent: Maxvalueip Consulting

20080110490 - Photovoltaic connection system: A photovoltaic connection system and junction box for maximum current output and heat dissipation properties. The junction box includes a box portion, heat dissipating portion and a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes at least one heat emitting electrical components, each heat emitting electrical component having a heat sink... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080110491 - Monolithic integration of non-planar solar cells: A solar cell unit comprising a substrate and a plurality of photovoltaic cells is provided. The substrate has a first end and a second end. The plurality of photovoltaic cells, which are linearly arranged on the substrate, comprises a first photovoltaic cell and a second photovoltaic cell. Each photovoltaic cell... Agent: Jones Day

20080110492 - Arrangement for securing elongated solar cells: A solar panel apparatus includes a set of photovoltaic modules. The modules are configured to photovoltaically generate electricity from light. Each module is elongated along an axis and has first and second axially opposite ends. An end rail has a groove into which the first end of each module is... Agent: Jones Day

20080110493 - Ventilated photovoltaic module frame: In one embodiment, a photovoltaic frame assembly comprises a photovoltaic module and a frame having a plurality of air vents. The air vents allow air to flow into the frame and thereby cool the photovoltaic module. The frame may be installed in-line with another such frame to allow air flow... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20080110494 - Nanoparticle sensitized nanostructured solar cells: In general, the invention relates to the field of photovoltaics or solar cells. More particularly the invention relates to photovoltaic devices using metal oxide nanostructures in connection with photoactive nanoparticles including nanoparticles of different size and composition to form a photovoltaic device.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080110496 - Dye for photoelectric device and photoelectric device comprising the dye: Disclosed herein are a novel dye for a photoelectric device and a photoelectric device comprising the dye. More particularly, the dye for a photoelectric device incorporates different quaternary ammoniums into a carboxyl or phosphoric acid-substituted bipyridyl ligand of the dye, and a photoelectric device comprising the same. The dye for... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080110495 - Method for forming light absorption layer of cis type thin-film solar cell: A fan 3 as a device for atmosphere homogenization is disposed in an apparatus, and the work is disposed in the manner which enables a reactant gas to circulate smoothly. Namely, flat platy works 2 are disposed apart from each other at a certain distance parallel to the direction of... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080110497 - Modified titanium oxide microparticle and photoelectric transducer making use of the same: f

20080110498 - Photovoltaic devices including nitrogen-containing metal contact: ABSTRACT A photovoltaic cell can include a nitrogen-containing metal layer in contact with a semiconductor layer.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080110499 - Suppressing recombination in an electronic device: A semiconductor material structure includes at least one region capable of generating electrons and holes each having an associated mean kinetic energy during operation. A material layer in proximity to the region provides an associated potential energy larger than the mean kinetic energy associated with the generated electrons and the... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080105291 - Methods and systems for asphalt roof integrated photovoltaic modules: Methods and systems for photovoltaic roofing systems are provided. The system includes a back sheet including a length, L, a width, W, and a thickness, T, the back sheet including an overlap portion extending along length L having a width, WO and an active portion extending along length L having... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20080105292 - Solar cell device: The invention provides a solar cell device having a plurality of solar cell modules Z1, Z2, Z3, . . . , Zn, whose voltage outputs (UE1, UE2, UE3, . . . , UEn) are each coupled via a switching element (T1, T2, T3, . . . , Tn) to a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080105293 - Front electrode for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: This invention relates to a front electrode/contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of a photovoltaic device or the like includes a multilayer coating including at least one transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (e.g., of or including a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080105294 - Cis type thin-film photovoltaic module, process for producing the photovoltaic module, and method of separating the module: A thin-film photovoltaic module 1 having a substrate structure comprising a CIS type thin-film solar cell device 2 and a cover glass 4 bonded to the light incidence side of the device 2 with a thermally crosslinked EVA resin or the like 3 as an adhesive is made to include... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080105295 - Method for structuring of a thin-layer solar module: For structuring of a thin-layered solar module a plurality of thin layers are deposited onto a substrate, linear tracks are introduced in each case into the thin layers, in which linear tracks the material of at least one thin layer is removed again, before or during the introduction of a... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080105296 - Nanostructures and methods for manufacturing the same: A resonant tunneling diode, and other one dimensional electronic, photonic structures, and electromechanical MEMS devices, are formed as a heterostructure in a nanowhisker by forming length segments of the whisker with different materials having different band gaps.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080105298 - Front electrode for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: This invention relates to a front electrode/contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of a photovoltaic device or the like includes a multilayer coating including at least one transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (e.g., of or including a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080105299 - Front electrode with thin metal film layer and high work-function buffer layer for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: This invention relates to a front electrode or contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of the photovoltaic device includes a highly conductive metal film and a thin high work-function buffer layer. The high-work function buffer layer is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080105297 - Solar cell: A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode on one surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, a second electrode on other surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, and a third electrode on the other surface of the photoelectric conversion layer. The third electrode is substantially rectangular with... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080105300 - Solar cell and method for manufacturing photo-electrochemical layer thereof: A solar cell includes a pair of electrodes, an electrolyte and a titanium dioxide layer. The electrolyte is positioned between the electrodes. The titanium dioxide layer is positioned between one of the electrodes and the electrolyte. Furthermore, the titanium dioxide layer has a rough surface opposite the electrolyte, and a... Agent: Robert F. Gazdzinski, Esq. Gazdzinski & Associates

20080105301 - Method and structure for hydrogenation of porous monocrystalline silicon substratres: A photovoltaic device and related methods of manufacture. The device has a support substrate having a support surface region. The device has a thickness of crystalline material characterized by a plurality of worm hole structures therein overlying the support surface region of the support substrate. The worm hole structures are... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080105302 - Front electrode for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: This invention relates to a front electrode/contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of a photovoltaic device or the like includes a multilayer coating including at least one transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (e.g., of or including a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080105303 - Method and manufacturing thin film photovoltaic modules: A method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic module comprising series connected cells, the cells comprising a front contact, a back contact and a photovoltaically active region positioned between the front and back contacts, the series connected cell being formed by scribing a front contact layer, a photovoltaically active layer... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20080099062 - Flexible photovoltaic array with integrated wiring and control circuitry, and associated methods: A flexible photovoltaic module for converting light into electricity includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells, a wiring harness, and a connection subsystem. The plurality of photovoltaic cells are electrically interconnected to form a positive node for supplying current to a load and a negative node for receiving current from the... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080099063 - Flexible high-voltage adaptable current photovoltaic modules and associated methods: A flexible photovoltaic module for converting light into an electric current includes a plurality of electrically interconnected flexible photovoltaic submodules monolithically integrated onto a common flexible substrate. Each photovoltaic submodule includes a plurality of electrically interconnected flexible thin-film photovoltaic cells monolithically integrated onto the flexible substrate. A flexible photovoltaic module... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080099064 - Solar cells which include the use of high modulus encapsulant sheets: The present invention provides a solar cell module comprising an encapsulant layer formed of a polymeric sheet comprising an acid copolymer, an ionomer derived therefrom, or a combination thereof and having a thickness greater than or equal to 50 mils (1.25 mm).... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080099065 - Method for producing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell: There is disclosed a method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell comprising the steps of: implanting hydrogen ions or rare gas ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion implanted layer in the single crystal silicon substrate; forming a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099066 - Method for producing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell: There is disclosed a method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell comprising the steps of: implanting at least one of hydrogen ions or rare gas ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion implanted layer in the single crystal... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099067 - Method for producing single crystal silicon solar cell and single crystal silicon solar cell: There is disclosed a method for producing a single crystal silicon solar cell comprising the steps of: implanting hydrogen ions or rare gas ions into a single crystal silicon substrate through an ion implanting surface thereof to form an ion implanted layer in the single crystal silicon substrate; closely contacting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099068 - Stacked organic photosensitive devices: A device is provided having a first electrode, a second electrode, a first photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ1 and a second photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ2. The photoactive regions are disposed between the first and second electrodes, and further positioned on the same side... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP