Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 06/08

20080149158 - Thermal diodic devices and methods for manufacturing same: The present invention provides thermal transfer devices and methods for manufacturing such devices.... Agent: Joseph P. Kincart, Esq.

20080149159 - Thermoenergy devices and methods for manufacturing same: The present invention provides thermoelectric or thermodiodic devices and methods for manufacturing such devices.... Agent: Joseph P. Kincart, Esq.

20080149160 - Photovoltaic cell based on vectorial electron transfer: A photovoltaic device and a method for production thereof. The photovoltaic device comprises an anode (32), a cathode (46) spaced apart from the anode, and at least one subcell disposed between the anode and the cathode. The subcell comprises a charge-transfer dyad (38) with a light absorbing electron donor moiety... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080149161 - Solar cell and solar cell module: In the solar cell module 1, one finger electrode 30 is branched into multiple branched portions 30a in an intersecting region α where the one finger electrode 30 intersects a conductive body including a wiring member 40 configured to collect photo-generated carriers from the finger electrode 30.... Agent: Mots Law, Pllc

20080149162 - Spectral splitting-based radiation concentration photovoltaic system: A spectral splitting-based radiation concentration photovoltaic system is described, comprising one or more spectral splitting reflector elements, a photovoltaic concentrator, and a photovoltaic receiver.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080149163 - System and method for mounting photovoltaic cells: The present invention is directed to a system for mounting photovoltaic cells on a surface, the system including a tile frame containing photovoltaic cells, an expansion arm on a side of the tile frame, a well in the expansion harm, and an adhesive in the well for contacting a cover.... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080149165 - Luminescent solar collector: A luminescent solar collector is provided comprising a substrate and a light energy converter, such as a photocell, operatively connected thereto. The substrate is molded from a thermoplastic composition comprising a polymer and a fluorescent dye or quantum dot dispersed therein. The polymer comprises a polycarbonate unit and a polyester... Agent: Sabic - Lexan Sabic Innovative Plastics - Ip Legal

20080149164 - Luminescent thermoplastic compositions and articles with enhanced edge emission: A thermoplastic composition is provided comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a fluorescent dye or quantum dot, and a diffuser. When molded into an article, the composition has a haze level less than 55 at an article thickness, according to ASTM D1003-00. The composition has increased energy efficiency and enhances the emission... Agent: Sabic - Lexan Sabic Innovative Plastics - Ip Legal

20080149167 - Analog photovoltaic power circuit: The present invention discloses an analog photovoltaic power circuit, comprising: a photovoltaic device group for receiving photo energy to generate an input voltage; a power stage circuit for converting the input voltage to an output voltage; an optimum voltage estimation circuit for receiving a predetermined voltage and estimating an optimum... Agent: Tung & Associates

20080149166 - Compact light conversion device and light source with high thermal conductivity wavelength conversion material: A light conversion device and high-intensity, solid-state light source utilize wavelength conversion elements with a thermal conductivity greater than 1 watt per meter per degree Kelvin (W/m-K). Exemplary materials that have high thermal conductivity include monocrystalline solids, polycrystalline solids, substantially densified ceramic solids, amorphous solids or composite solids. The light... Agent: William Propp, Esq. Goldeneye, Inc.

20080149168 - Photovoltaic module for roofs: A photovoltaic module generates electrical power when installed on a roof. The module is constructed as a laminated sandwich having a transparent protective upper layer adhered to a photovoltaic layer. The photovoltaic layer is adhered to a rigid layer formed from a composite panel of fiber reinforced plastic and a... Agent: Jerry Turner Sewell

20080149169 - Photovoltaic module for roofs: A photovoltaic module generates electrical power when installed on a roof. The module is constructed as a laminated sandwich having a transparent protective upper layer adhered to a photovoltaic layer. The photovoltaic layer is adhered to a rigid layer formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. The laminated sandwich has a... Agent: Jerry Turner Sewell

20080149170 - Plug-together photovoltaic modules: A solar cell module adapted for direct intercoupling with another solar cell module. The solar cell module has a plurality of photovoltaic cells disposed within an integral enclosure, a plurality of bypass diodes coupled in shunt across a subset of the plurality of photovoltaic cells, and at least one electrical... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080149172 - Cementitious solar collector: A solar collector including a reflective surface formed along an axis and a structure composed of at least one cementitious material that is coupled to and supports the reflective surface. The optic structure is made strong and light by the addition of a filler material within the cement. One or... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080149171 - Zinc oxide photoelectrodes and methods of fabrication: A substrate-supported photoelectrode, which includes an essentially two-dimensional transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film supported by a substrate, wherein the film is doped with at least one element of Group III, and one or more single crystal essentially one-dimensional nanostructures that are integral with the film and grown upwardly therefrom without... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20080149173 - Inverted metamorphic solar cell with bypass diode: A method of forming a semiconductor structure including a multijunction solar cell with an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell, by providing first substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on said substrate having a first band gap; forming a second... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20080149174 - Polymer solar cell and manufacturing method thereof: A polymer solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The cell includes a substrate, a first electrode located on top of the substrate, a conductive polymer layer having a conductive polymer and an additive located on the first electrode, a semiconductor layer over the conductive polymer layer and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080149175 - Organic dye, photoelectric conversion material, semiconductor electrode and photoelectric conversion device: p

20080149177 - Apparatus and method for optimizing the efficiency of germanium junctions in multi-junction solar cells: Apparatus and Method for Optimizing the Efficiency of Germanium Junctions in Multi-Junction Solar Cells. In a preferred embodiment, an indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) nucleation layer is disposed between the germanium (Ge) substrate and the overlying dual-junction epilayers for controlling the diffusion depth of the n-doping in the germanium junction. Specifically,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080149176 - Coated nanoparticles and quantum dots for solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cells: CIGS absorber layers fabricated using coated semiconducting nanoparticles and/or quantum dots are disclosed. Core nanoparticles and/or quantum dots containing one or more elements from group IB and/or IIIA and/or VIA may be coated with one or more layers containing elements group IB, IIIA or VIA. Using nanoparticles with a defined... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080149178 - Composite organic materials and applications thereof: The present invention provides composite organic materials and optoelectronic device, including photovoltaic devices, comprising the same. In one embodiment, a composite material comprises a polymeric phase and a nanoparticle phase, the nanoparticle phase comprising at least one exaggerated nanocrystalline grain.... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20080149179 - Process for large-scale production of cdte/cds thin film solar cells, without the use of cdci2: A process for large-scale production of CdTe/CdS thin film solar cell the films of the solar cells being deposited as a sequence on a transparent substrate, which comprises the steps of: depositing a film of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) on the substrate; depositing a film of CdS on the... Agent: Pollack, P.c.

20080142066 - Method for producing a nanostructure based on interconnected nanowires, nanostructure and use as thermoelectric converter: Method for producing a nanostructure based on interconnected nanowires, nanostructure and use as thermoelectric converter The nanostructure comprises two arrays of nanowires made from respectively n-doped and p-doped semi-conducting material. The nanowires of the first array, for example of n type, are formed for example by VLS growth. A droplet... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080142068 - Direct thermoelectric chiller assembly: A thermoelectric system comprising at least one thermoelectric module comprising a first side and a second side, and being configured to develop a temperate difference between the first side and the second side during operation, and comprising at least one first fluid manager configured to direct a first fluid along... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080142067 - Thermoelectric power generation device: The invention relates to a thermoelectric-based power generation system designed to be clamped onto the outer wall of a steam pipe or other heating pipe. The system can include a number of assemblies mounted on the sides of a pipe. Each assembly can include a hot block, an array of... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080142069 - Thermoelectric module: A novel thermoelectric module in which the thermoelectric elements are stacked together with thermal and electrical conductors integrated in the stack to perform the dual functions of conducting both heat and electricity.... Agent: Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.a.

20080142070 - Photovoltaic module: A photovoltaic module (10) comprises a plurality of interconnected submodules (11, 12, 13). Each submodule (11, 12, 13) has a transparent front electrode layer (15), a semiconductor layer (16) and a back electrode layer (17) which have separating lines (18, 19, 20) in each case for forming series-connected strip-shaped photovoltaic... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.c.

20080142071 - Protovoltaic module utilizing a flex circuit for reconfiguration: A photovoltaic (PV) module includes a plurality of PV cells and a plurality of reconfigurable interconnects which electrically interconnect the plurality of PV cells.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080142074 - Method for producing conductive polyaniline: A method for producing a conductive polyaniline comprising oxidative polymerizing aniline or its derivative in the presence of at least one member of a sulfonic acid compound and a water-insoluble organic polymer compound having protonic acid group in a mixed layer composed of an aqueous layer and organic layer, during... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080142073 - Optoelectronic architecture having compound conducting substrate: Optoelectronic device modules, arrays optoelectronic device modules and methods for fabricating optoelectronic device modules are disclosed. The device modules are made using a starting substrate having an insulator layer sandwiched between a bottom electrode made of a flexible bulk conductor and a conductive back plane. An active layer is disposed... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080142072 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080142075 - Nanophotovoltaic device with improved quantum efficiency: Photovoltaic devices or solar cells are provided having one or more photoactive layers where at least one of the photoactive layers comprises a sublayer made of photoactive nanoparticles that differ in size, composition or both.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080142076 - Chamber for housing an energy-conversion unit: Embodiments of the present invention seal an inside volume of an energy conversion unit from the outside atmosphere. A chamber for housing an energy conversion unit includes a lid having a first rim, a housing having a second rim, and a continuous seal sealing the first rim to the second... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080142077 - Environmental condition control for an energy-conversion unit: Embodiments of the present invention control an atmosphere of a volume surrounding an energy conversion unit, such as a concentrator photovoltaic device. Differences between pressures within the volume and pressures outside the volume are controlled to reduce stress on seals and to prevent contaminants and moisture from flowing into the... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080142078 - Optical concentrators having one or more spot focus and related methods: The present invention provides optical concentrators having one or more spot focus (point, region, area, for example), preferably plural spot foci, provided by one or more optic systems. Other aspects of the present invention provides optical concentrators having self refrigeration devices.... Agent: Kagan Binder, Pllc

20080142079 - Photovoltaic cell: The invention discloses a photovoltaic cell with a high photocurrent. The photovoltaic cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoactive layer between the first and second electrodes, and a polar organic layer between the photoactive layer and at least one of the first and second electrodes.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080142080 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080142081 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080142082 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080142083 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080142084 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080135081 - Thermal insulation materials and applications of the same: A thermally insulated structure comprising a first surface and a second surface is provided. The second surface is disposed in a spaced apart relationship with the first surface to define a gap, within which a layer of thermal insulation is provided. The thermal insulation includes a thermoelectric material.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080135082 - Thermoelectric conversion module, heat exchanger using same, and thermoelectric power generating apparatus: A thermoelectric conversion module (10) comprises first and second electrode members (13, 14), and thermoelectric elements (11, 12) arranged between the electrode members (13, 14). The thermoelectric elements (11, 12) are made of a half-Heusler material and are electrically and mechanically connected to the first and second electrode members (13,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080135083 - Cascade solar cell with amorphous silicon-based solar cell: A cascade solar cell structure includes an amorphous silicon-based solar cell on a non-silicon solar cell to be configured for an anti-reflective surface and absorbing incident light with short wavelength.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080135084 - Sub-module photovoltaic control system: A method and apparatus for operating a photovoltaic cell array provide for collecting power generated by each group of at least one but less than all of the cells of the array using each of a plurality of controllers, one controller for each group; converting the collected power at each... Agent: Wilmerhale/new York

20080135088 - Interlocking solar roof tiles with heat exchange: A photovoltaic tile with photovoltaic cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is attached on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell and can remove heat caused by light absorbed by the photovoltaic cell but not converted to electricity as well as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080135085 - Modular solar panels with heat exchange: A photovoltaic module with photovoltaic cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is attached on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell. The heat sink can remove heat caused by light absorbed by the photovoltaic cell but not converted to electricity as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080135086 - Photovoltaic cells, modules and methods of making same: A photovoltaic cell has electrodes, p- and n-junctions, and a heat sink. The heat sink is on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell may also have heat-conducting channels within an interior of the photovoltaic cell that conduct heat from... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080135087 - Thin solar concentrator: The present invention is an electro-optical system for collecting solar energy and converting it into electrical energy. It is an enclosed concentrator that will last long in harsh environment. It is made up of a matrix of modules, each collecting sunlight, concentrating it on a solar chip, and producing an... Agent: Anikara Rangappan

20080135089 - Graded hybrid amorphous silicon nanowire solar cells: In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to compositionally-graded hybrid nanostructure-based photovoltaic devices comprising elongated semiconductor nanostructures and an amorphous semiconductor single layer with continuous gradation of doping concentration across its thickness from substantially intrinsic to substantially conductive. In other embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080135090 - Solar roof tiles with heat exchange and methods of making thereof: A photovoltaic tile with photovoltaic cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is attached on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell and can remove heat caused by light absorbed by the photovoltaic cell but not converted to electricity as well as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080135091 - Process and device to produce a solar panel with enhanced light capture: The present invention is directed to a process for producing solar panels having an antireflective film designed to capture more incident light. The film increases the transmission of light through the film and a substrate by reducing the amount of light reflected and by minimizing optical loss in the film... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080135092 - Solar roof tiles with heat exchange: A photovoltaic tile with photovoltaic cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is attached on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell and can remove heat caused by light absorbed by the photovoltaic cell but not converted to electricity as well as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080135096 - Optical concentrators having one or more line foci and related methods: In accordance with the present invention optical concentrators with one or more, preferably two, line foci are disclosed. Such optical concentrators preferably comprise primary and optional secondary optics that function as optical concentrators. Preferred exemplary optical concentrators in accordance with the present invention include one or more line foci in... Agent: Kagan Binder, Pllc

20080135093 - Optoelectronic device: The optoelectronic apparatus of the present invention includes a solar cell and a prism located over the solar cell. The light reflected by the solar cell is reflected back to the solar cell by the prism. Therefore, the light repeatedly illuminates the solar cell to improve the power transference rate.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080135094 - Photovoltaic roof tiles and methods of making same: A photovoltaic tile with photovoltaic cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is attached on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell and can remove heat caused by light absorbed by the photovoltaic cell but not converted to electricity as well as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080135095 - Rigging system for supporting and pointing solar concentrator arrays: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to the design and manufacturing of inexpensive photovoltaic or thermal receivers for cost-effective solar energy conversion of concentrated light. Particular embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose the design of a photovoltaic receiver and a low-pressure, low-flow-rate liquid cooler. Embodiment of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080135097 - Paste composition, electrode, and solar cell element including the same: Disclosed herein are a paste composition capable of, even when the thickness of a silicon semiconductor substrate (1) is reduced, satisfactorily achieving a desired BSF effect and suppressing the deformation (bow) of the silicon semiconductor substrate (1) occurring after the firing of the paste composition without reducing the mechanical strength... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080135098 - Color purity improving sheet, optical apparatus, image display, liquid crystal display and solar cell: A color purity improving sheet that improves color purity while preventing brightness from degrading due to absorption of light of a necessary color. The color purity improving sheet includes a light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting means for absorbing light in a specific wavelength range other than the target wavelength range... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080135099 - Solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cell: An ink for forming CIGS photovoltaic cell active layers is disclosed along with methods for making the ink, methods for making the active layers and a solar cell made with the active layer. The ink contains a mixture of nanoparticles of elements of groups IB, IIIA and (optionally) VIA. The... Agent: Director Of Ip

20080128012 - Ground source energy generator: A method for generating electricity from a ground source. A temperature differential is created across a thermoelectric generator by passing a first fluid that has been maintained at air temperature over one side of the generator, and passing a second fluid that has been maintained at ground temperature over the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080128014 - Arrangement comprising a solar cell and an integrated bypass diode: m

20080128013 - Electroplating on roll-to-roll flexible solar cell substrates: Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a low cost flexible solar cell using a novel electroplating method and apparatus to form a metal contact structure. The apparatus and methods described herein remove the need to perform one or more high temperature screen printing processes to form conductive features... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080128016 - Parallel aperture prismatic light concentrator: A radiant energy concentrator is disclosed with optical properties similar to that of the triangle prism concentrator, but with entrance and exit apertures parallel to each other. Use of the radiant energy concentrator as a component in a photovoltaic module is disclosed, and the reflectors of adjacent concentrators are preferably... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080128015 - Solar collector arrangement with reflecting surface: A PV assembly comprises a support assembly and first and second PV elements mounted to the support assembly with a gap separating the PV elements. The PV elements are bifacial PV elements having upper and lower active, energy-producing PV surfaces. The gap is a light-transmitting gap. The assembly also includes... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080128017 - Solar energy collection systems: A photovoltaic device comprising a light receiving surface and first and second electrodes for delivering electrical power from the device, the device having at least one high current electrical contact, at least one of said first and second electrodes comprising a plurality of electrically conductive tracks; and wherein said high... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080128018 - Solar cells which include the use of certain poly(vinyl butyral)/film bilayer encapsulant layers with a low blocking tendency and a simplified process to produce thereof: The present invention provides a solar cell laminate comprising a preformed bi-layer sheet having a poly(vinyl butyral) sub-layer.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080128019 - Method of metallizing a solar cell substrate: Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a low cost solar cell using a novel high speed electroplating method and apparatus to form a metal contact structure having selectively formed metal lines using an electrochemical plating process. The apparatus and methods described herein remove the need to perform one... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080128020 - Photovoltaic devices including a metal stack: A photovoltaic device can include metal layer in contact with a semiconductor layer.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080128021 - Nanocomposite devices, methods of making them, and uses thereof: The present invention relates to a nanocomposite device comprising a polymeric matrix, semiconducting nanoparticles, and a semiconducting molecule having a field-effect mobility of at least 0.1 cm2/Vs. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of making a nanocomposite device. The method includes providing a mixture comprising a polymer,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080128022 - Photovoltaic device including a tin oxide protective layer: A photovoltaic device can include a protective layer including a tin oxide over a transparent conducting layer to stabilize the transparent conducting layer.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080128023 - Photovoltaic device employing a resonator cavity: A photovoltaic device utilizing a gain means and an amplification means to intake and convert incident light/photons to greater intensities of highly coherent and monochromatic photons whereby said photons are passed to a resonating means and absorption means, allowing for said photons to be absorbed with increased conversion efficiency.... Agent: Catalyst Law Group, Apc

20080128024 - Open air manufacturing process for producing biologically optimized photovoltaic cells: i) a donor/acceptor blend in a single layer, wherein the donor domains is a synthetic polymer, and the acceptor domains is a) a dry organic semiconductor composite of sonicated single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) wetted with epon 862 epoxy resin, and b) a biopolymer selected from lignin or melanin.... Agent: Jerome J. Norris/norris, Braden Melton & Gregersen, Pllc