Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 02/09

20090050189 - Motor vehicle having a unit operated by a cryogenically stored fuel: A motor vehicle having a unit, particularly a drive assembly, which is operated by a fuel that is cryogenically stored in a vehicle tank, is provided, in which fuel is heated by a heat exchange with a warmer medium. The fuel taken from the vehicle tank comes in contact with... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090050190 - Solar cell and solar cell module: Solar cells each include: an insulator connected to a back surface of a photoelectric conversion part; a first through-hole electrode penetrating the insulator, and electrically connected to a first collector electrode; and a second through-hole electrode penetrating the insulator, and electrically connected to a second collector electrode. In addition, a... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090050191 - System and method for solar tracking: The present invention is a solar tracking system which utilizes three supports arranged in a generally tripod configuration. In one embodiment, two of the supports are linear actuators, and the third support is a stationary universally pivoting joint such as a ball and socket joint. The tracking system may include... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090050192 - Tracking-type photovoltaic power generation system, method for controlling the system, and program product for controlling the system: There is provided a system control method which reduces maximum energy consumption in a tracking-type photovoltaic power generation system having a plurality of tracking-type photovoltaic power generation devices and reduces energy supply capacity. An integrated control part drives driving parts in each of tracking-type photovoltaic power generation devices at predetermined... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090050193 - Photophysicochemical cell: Provided is a photophysicochemical cell including a liquid phase medium of a fuel such as a redox liquid, etc., a photoanode electrode formed of a porous electrically conductive material or an n-type visible-region semiconductor having a high carrier density, the photoanode electrode or the n-type visible-region semiconductor being inserted in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090050195 - Solar cell module: This solar cell module includes a platelike solar cell panel including a solar cell element, a frame body including a groove portion into which the outer periphery of the solar cell panel is fitted, a sealant so provided as to fill up a space between the outer periphery of the... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090050194 - Support system for a photovoltaic system: A method and modular assembly provide shade and generate electricity using photovoltaic cells. In the method, a kit includes a plurality of columns, a truss assembly, a rack, and a plurality of photovoltaic cells for converting solar energy into electricity. First, four columns are erected at a distance from one... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger Nydegger & Associates

20090050197 - Photovoltaic cell with non-miscible electrolytes: m

20090050196 - Resin composition for solar cell package: (provided that, in the formula, x and y represent the copolymerization ratio and are a real number satisfying 0/100≦y/x≦95/5. n is the number of substitution of a substituent Q and an integer of 0≦n≦2. R1 is a 2+n valent group selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon groups having 2... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090050198 - Solar-cell marking method and solar cell: The invention relates to a solar-cell marking method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate with a substrate surface for producing a solar cell (1) that comprises an active zone (5); and producing at least one indentation (21, 31) in the substrate surface with the use of laser irradiation, wherein... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090050199 - Semiconducting polymer films with fixed electronic junctions: A polymer film having fixed electronic junctions; devices that include the film; and methods for making and using the film.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090050200 - Solar cell: A solar cell includes a back metal-contact layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, a P-N junction layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, and a transparent electrically conductive layer. The P-type semiconductor layer is formed on the back metal-contact layer. The P-N junction layer is formed on the P-type semiconductor layer. The N-type... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090050201 - Solar cell: Disclosed is a photovoltaic solar cell and method for producing same for conversion of light into electric power using a composite film having micron sized down to nanometer sized particles sufficiently sized for precise light scattering. A matrix material is further provided having a substantially different refractive index to provide... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090050203 - Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device: There is provided a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element comprising a porous photoelectrode layer which comprises dye-sensitized porous semiconductor particles, a charge transport layer and an opposite electrode layer in this order, the charge transport layer comprising a solid mixture comprising 0.1 to 50 wt % of carbon material and 50... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090050205 - Method of optimizing the band edge positions of the conduction band and the valence band of a semiconductor material for use in photoactive devices: The present invention relates to a semiconductor compound having the general formula AxB1-xCy, to a method of optimizing positions of a conduction band and a valence band of a semiconductor material using said semiconductor compound, and to a photoactive device comprising said semiconductor compound.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090050204 - Photovoltaic device using nanostructured material: A photovoltaic device where the charge carrier collection occurs in an array of semiconducting nanowires. The structure of the nanowire array enables high conversion efficiency devices to be built at low cost. In one embodiment, the single crystal silicon nanowire elements can be 10-100 microns long, 50-300 nm in diameter,... Agent: Ted Sabety, C/o Sabety +associates, PLLC

20090050202 - Solar cell and method for forming the same: The invention is directed to a solar cell. The solar cell comprises a silicon layer, a front side electrode and a back side electrode. The silicon layer has a first surface and a second surface. The front side electrode is located on the first surface of the silicon layer. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090050206 - Method of preparing opto-electronic device: A method is provided to produce an opto-electronic device comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer of opposite polarity to said first electrode layer, any interlayers and, between said first and second electrode layers, a first functional material in interfacial contact with a second functional material,... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090050207 - Photovoltaic cell: A photovoltaic cell has two electrodes and a hole injection layer. A liquid crystal material and a plurality of particles can be disposed between the electrodes.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090050208 - Method and structures for controlling the group iiia material profile through a group ibiiiavia compound layer: A method is provided for forming a Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorber layer including indium (In) and gallium (Ga) that are distributed substantially uniformly between the top surface and the bottom surface of the absorber layer. In one embodiment method includes forming a precursor by depositing a metallic layer including... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20090044848 - Nanostructured material-based thermoelectric generators: A thermoelectric device that can exhibit substantially high specific power density is provided. The device includes core having a p-type element made from carbon nanotube and an n-type element. The device also includes a heat plate in and a cool plate, between which the core can be positioned. The design... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090044849 - Polymer encapsulated micro-thermocouple: A catheter comprising a catheter sleeve and a micro-thermocouple adapted to move within the sleeve, wherein the micro-thermocouple includes a first insulated conductor, wherein the first conductor has a diameter ranging from around 0.00009 inches to 0.005 inches, a second insulated conductor, and a coupled region including a bare region... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090044850 - Support apparatus for supporting a solar energy collection device: Apparatus for, and a method of, supporting a substantially planar solar energy collection device on a roof, the roof comprising a plurality of roof battens and a plurality of substantially flat roof elements. A back portion comprises a flange for locating the back portion on a roof batten. A front... Agent: James C. Wray

20090044851 - Solar power system: A solar collector includes one or more diffractive optical elements that concentrate light in two dimensions. The optical elements may be flat inexpensive plastic gratings or holograms, The elements provide an inexpensive way to concentrate sunlight or other radiation, for example directing the radiation to a collector such as one... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090044853 - Composite sheet and use thereof: 10 to 100 parts by weight of a propylene copolymer (B), wherein the copolymer is formed from propylene, and at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene and α-olefins having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and the copolymer has a shore A hardness of 30 to 80... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090044854 - Framed solar module and method of installing: A framed solar module and a method for installing. The frame comprises contoured sides that can conform with the tiers of tiles on an inclined roof. The framed solar module can be installed with brackets which do not require roof-penetrating fasteners. Each front bracket has a clip portion and a... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20090044852 - Solar panel: A solar panel including a flexible polymeric support element and a plurality of photovoltaic cells supported by the support element. At least some of the photovoltaic cells are spaced apart such that the flexible support element provides a hinge between the spaced apart photovoltaic cells. A plurality of bypass diodes... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090044855 - P-type semiconducting nickel oxide as an efficiency-enhancing anodal interfacial layer in bulk heterojunction solar cells: The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a solar cell. In one embodiment, the solar cell includes an anode, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the anode, and an active organic layer formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, where the active organic layer has an electron-donating organic material and... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090044859 - Device for converting electromagnetic radiation energy into electrical energy and method of manufacturing such a device: Device (10) for converting electromagnetic radiation energy into electrical energy, comprising at least a photovoltaic element (11) with a radiation-sensitive surface, wherein a covering layer (12) of a material comprising a silicon compound, to which a rare earth element has been added, is present on said radiation-sensitive surface, characterized in... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090044857 - Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device: (In the formula (1), n represents an integer of 0-5; m represents an integer of 0-5; R1-R4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted aromatic residue, an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon residue or the like; X and Y independently represent a hydrogen atom; an optionally substituted aromatic residue, an... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20090044858 - Method of manufacture of semiconductor device and conductive compositions used therein: The present invention is further directed to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device from a structural element composed of a semiconductor having a p-n junction and an insulating film formed on a main surface of the semiconductor comprising the steps of (a) applying onto said... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090044856 - Solar cell and solar cell module: A solar cell according to the present invention includes: a photoelectric conversion part having a photoelectric converting function; and a collector electrode provided at a side of a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion part in a way that parts of the light-receiving surface are exposed. Interconnection tabs are connected... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090044860 - Methods for fabricating thin film iii-v compound solar cell: The present invention utilizes epitaxial lift-off in which a sacrificial layer is included in the epitaxial growth between the substrate and a thin film III-V compound solar cell. To provide support for the thin film III-V compound solar cell in absence of the substrate, a backing layer is applied to... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090044861 - Luminescent object and utilization thereof: A first aspect of the invention relates to a luminescent object comprising: a. a luminescent layer or core containing a photoluminescent material; and b. a wavelength-selective mirror; wherein the luminescent layer or luminescent core is optically coupled to the wavelength-selective mirror, said wavelength-selective mirror being at least 50% transparent to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090044862 - Solar cell and method of producing the same: A solar cell comprises a substrate; an n-type barium silicide layer being arranged on the substrate and containing Ba atoms and Si atoms; an n+-type barium silicide layer being arranged on the n-type barium silicide layer and containing impurity atoms which are at least one of atoms belonging to Groups... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20090044863 - Coronene charge-transport materials, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include coronene charge-transport materials, methods of forming coronene charge-transport materials, and methods of using the coronene charge-transport materials.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090044864 - Organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices with triplet harvesting: There is disclosed an organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising organic photoconductive materials, which comprise singlet fission host materials doped with triplet forming materials. There is also disclosed devices made from such materials, such as an organic photovoltaic cell, a photoconductor cell, a photodetector, organic photosensors, chemical sensors, and biological sensors.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090038667 - Thermoelectric conversion module and heat exchanger and thermoelectric power generator using it: A thermoelectric conversion module (10) used at temperatures of 300° C. or more includes a first substrate (15) disposed on a low temperature side, a second substrate (16) disposed on a high temperature side, first and second electrode members (13, 14) provided to face the element mounting regions of these... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090038670 - Pet collar with solar powered global positioning system device: A pet collar with a solar powered global positioning system (GPS) device in accordance with the present invention has a band, a GPS device and multiple solar panels. The band is annular and has an outer surface. The GPS device is mounted on the outer surface of the band and... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090038672 - Solar array support methods and systems: Systems and methods for disposing and supporting a solar panel array are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for supporting a solar panel array includes the use of support columns and cables suspended between the support columns, with the solar panels received by solar panel receivers that are adapted to... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090038671 - Solar cell array and solar cell module: A solar cell array is formed by connecting an n-type electrode of a first solar cell included in a plurality of solar cells and a p-type electrode of a second solar cell with each other. An n-type electrode of a protective diode is connected to the p-type electrode of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090038669 - Thin film solar cell iii: The present invention teaches a device for converting solar radiation to electrical energy comprising a thin film, single crystal device chosen from a variety of semiconductor materials, optionally, employing an alternative substrate, and various combinations of p-n, p-i-n and avalanche p-i-n diodes to enable high conversion efficiency photo-voltaic devices.... Agent: Fernandez & Associates LLP

20090038668 - Topologies, systems and methods for control of solar energy supply systems: A control system or controller solar module array may be operated by (i) programmatically determining, for a given time period, a demand for an output of the solar module array by one or more energy consuming resources at the target location; and (ii) affecting an efficiency of the solar module... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20090038673 - Solar emergency power kit: A portable power source kit is presented. The kit includes a lower box having a lower box volume, a storage battery contained in the lower box volume and an upper box having an upper box volume and attachable to the lower box. A power adapter is contained in the upper... Agent: Vernon Ware

20090038674 - Photovoltaic module: A photovoltaic module with photocells mounted between two superposed and adhesively connected panes of toughened safety glass (ESG-glass) and a web of suitable material with grooves in a surface placed over and adhesively connected to one of the panes to form channels for the flow of cooling liquid.... Agent: Law Offices Of Karl Hormann

20090038675 - Solar cell module: A solar cell module is provided that comprises: a solar cell; a connection electrode provided on each of a light-receiving surface and back surface of the solar cell; a conductive resin adhesive arranged on an upper surface of the connection electrode; and a wiring material electrically connected to the solar... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090038676 - Photoelectric conversion electrode, manufacturing method of the same, and dye-sensitized solar cell: There are disclosed a photoelectric conversion electrode having a large amount of a dye to be supported and an excellent dye replacement property and having a capability of improving a photoelectric conversion efficiency, a manufacturing method of the photoelectric conversion electrode and the like. A photoelectric conversion electrode 11 according... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090038677 - Solar cell having tree-like nanostructure and method for preparing the same: The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport layer, and an anode. The photo-active layer comprises a tree-like nanostructure array and a... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090038678 - Thin film iii-v compound solar cell: The present invention utilizes epitaxial lift-off in which a sacrificial layer is included in the epitaxial growth between the substrate and a thin film III-V compound solar cell. To provide support for the thin film III-V compound solar cell in absence of the substrate, a backing layer is applied to... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090038681 - Ozone-treated carbon electrodes: Ozone treated carbon electrodes can provide increased catalytic activity, such as in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) or other electrochemical device or other device that could benefit from an increased catalytic activity, such as lithium ion or other batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, or electroanalytical instruments. Devices, methods of making, and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090038680 - Solar building: An exemplary solar building includes a roof and a peripheral side wall enclosure supporting the roof. The roof and the peripheral sidewall enclosure are comprised of glass. A solar cell is formed on an exterior surface of the roof and the peripheral side wall enclosure. The solar cell includes a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090038679 - Thin multijunction solar cells with plated metal ohmic contact and support: A method of forming a thin multifunction solar cell in which an electroplating process is used to form a thick metal layer to give strength and support to the solar cell. The strain of the plated thick metal layer is adjusted during the process by parameter control to compensate for... Agent: Casey Toohey Emcore Corporation

20090038682 - Semiconductor substrate for solar cell, method for manufacturing the same, and solar cell: A semiconductor substrate for a solar cell, comprising the semiconductor substrate having a surface which constitutes a light incident face of the solar cell and having a surface irregularities structure, wherein the surface has an surface area from 1.2 to 2.2 times that of an imaginary smooth face and the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090038683 - Method and apparatus for patterning a conductive layer, and a device produced thereby: A device is fabricated by a method in which a conductive layer or layer stack is formed over a compressible layer or layer stack, and contacted with an embossing tool. Raised portions of the embossing tool compress the compressible layer or stack and countersink the conductive layer or stack into... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20090032080 - Thermoelectric conversion module and method for manufacturing the same: A compact, high-performance thermoelectric conversion module includes a laminate having a plurality of insulating layers, p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and n-type thermoelectric semiconductors formed by a technique for manufacturing a multilayer circuit board, particularly a technique for forming a via-conductor. Pairs of the p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and the n-type thermoelectric semiconductors... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090032081 - Solar cell module and method for manufacturing the same: With the method for manufacturing the solar cell module according to the present embodiment, the width W1 of the connection region C in which the wiring member 11 and the connecting electrode 40 are electrically connected is set to be larger than the substantially half of the width W2 of... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090032082 - System, method, and apparatus for coupling photovoltaic arrays: System, methods and apparatus for coupling photovoltaic arrays are disclosed. The apparatus may include a first input adapted to couple to a neutral line of a first photovoltaic array; a second input adapted to couple to a neutral line of a second photovoltaic array; a contactor configured to switchably couple... Agent: Neugeboren O''dowd PC

20090032085 - Apparatus for generating ac electric power from photovoltaic cells: A light distribution system is used in a method for converting solar or artificial light into AC electricity by collecting, concentrating and time-sharing light to a number of photovoltaic cells. The cells are arranged in an array arranged such that the beam traverses relative to the photovoltaic cells so as... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090032087 - Manufacturing processes for light concentrating solar module: Solar module manufacturing methods for manufacturing a light concentrating solar module including photovoltaic (PV) cells. The method includes applying an interconnect material to a flexible electrical backplane having preformed conductive interconnect circuitry to form interconnect attachments. The method aligns an array of back contact PV cells with the interconnect attachments.... Agent: J. Scott Southworth Attorney At Law

20090032084 - Optimization of ground coverage of terrestrial solar array system: A concentrator photovoltaic solar cell array for terrestrial use for generating electrical power from solar radiation including a central support which is rotatable about its central longitudinal axis, a support frame carried by, and rotatable with respect to, the central support about an axis orthogonal to said central longitudinal axis,... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090032083 - Solar collection device: Solar collection devices make use of (a) an absorption body including luminescent material and (b) photovoltaic (PV) cells placed at the edges of the absorption body. The luminescent material absorbs solar radiation and generates luminescent radiation of a different wavelength. The PV cells receive the luminescent radiation and convert it... Agent: T H P Richardson

20090032086 - Terrestrial solar array including a rigid support frame: A concentrator photovoltaic solar cell array system includes a central support mountable on a surface and a solar cell array including triple junction III-V semiconductor compound solar cell receivers and a support frame coupled to the solar cell array and carried by, and rotatable with respect to, the central support... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090032090 - Method for assembling a terrestrial solar array including a rigid support frame: A method for assembling a concentrator photovoltaic solar cell array system for producing energy from the sun includes installing a foundation on a surface and coupling a central support to the foundation. A cross member is coupled to the central support and one or more inclined arms are coupled to... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090032088 - Sealants for solar energy concentrators and similar equipment: This invention increases the longevity and performance of solar concentrators, optical switches; and reflection, illumination, and projection equipment in general. To achieve long lifetimes this equipment is sealed to prevent egress of internal lubricant or ingress of undesirable fluids. The rotational elements are sealed to increase their abrasion resistance. Many... Agent: Mario Rabinowitz

20090032089 - Solar tracker having louver frames: A solar tracker does not need to stand high. The solar tracker has a strong structure and a stable center of gravity for tracking sunlight. Thus, the solar tracker does not need a foundation to be connected for standing upon. And the solar tracker is fit to be used on... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090032091 - Solar cell: A solar cell comprises a substrate with a p-n junction formed therein. A buffer layer is formed on the substrate, wherein the buffer layer has a plurality of grooves formed therein. The material for forming the buffer layer includes silicon oxide, nitride, oxynitride or the combination thereof. The buffer layer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090032092 - Solar cell receiver having an insulated bypass diode: A solar cell receiver comprising a solar cell and a diode mounted on a board, the receiver being provided with a connector for electrically connecting to adjacent receivers. The diode is connected in parallel with the solar cell, for reverse biasing the diode against conductivity during operation of the solar... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090032093 - Solar cell receiver having an insulated bypass diode: A solar cell receiver comprising a solar cell having one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a diode coupled in parallel with the solar cell and operable to be forward-biased in instances when the solar cell is not generating above a threshold voltage, a coating substantially encapsulating the diode, an... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090032097 - Enhancement of dye-sensitized solar cells using colloidal metal nanoparticles: Plasmon enhancement of a dye-stained matrix for use in a photovoltaic cell. The matrix includes nanoparticles of a charge accepting semiconductor; a sensitizer coating the charge accepting semiconductor; and metal nanoparticles capable of plasmon resonance. Another aspect of the invention relates to a plasmon-enhanced photovoltaic cell. The solar photovoltaic cell... Agent: Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co

20090032096 - Process for producing thin-film device, and devices produced by the process: In a process for producing a thin-film device having an inorganic film formed over a resin-based substrate, a thermal-buffer layer is formed over a substrate which contains a resin material as a main component, and a light-cutting layer is formed over the thermal-buffer layer, where the light-cutting layer prevents damage... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090032095 - Semiconductor component and method for producing it and use for it: The invention relates to a method for the production of a semiconductor component having at least one optically reflective surface in which a silicon wafer, which has an etchable dielectric layer at least in regions on at least one of its surfaces, is provided with a silicon-containing masking layer in... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20090032094 - Solar cell and method of fabricating the same: A light absorbing layer 3 and a buffer layer 4 are divided by removing the light absorbing layer and the buffer layer by a laser, a metal needle or the like, successively, laser anneal working is carried out by thermally melting an end portion by irradiating a laser to include... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090032098 - Photovoltaic device having multilayer antireflective layer supported by front substrate: In certain embodiments of this invention, an improved multilayer anti-reflection (AR) coating is provided on the exterior surface of the front glass substrate of a photovoltaic device. This AR coating functions to reduce reflection of desirable wavelengths from the front glass substrate, thereby allowing more light within the desirable solar... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090032099 - Solar cell with flexible substrate: An exemplary solar cell includes a flexible substrate, a back metal contact layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, a P-N junction layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, and a front metal contact layer. The substrate is made of polymer. The back metal contact layer is formed on the substrate. The P-type semiconductor... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090032103 - Condensing type solar cell apparatus: A concentrating solar cell apparatus is disclosed, comprising a concentrating assembly, a solar cell assembly and a heat dissipation assembly. The concentrating assembly concentrates light rays in a large area on a focus by the well-known concentrating theory of concave mirror. The solar cell assembly is composed of plurality of... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090032101 - Encapsulant materials and associated devices: Compositions suitable for use as encapsulants are described. The inventive compositions include a high molecular weight polymeric material, a curing agent, an inorganic compound, and a coupling agent. Optional elements include adhesion promoting agents, colorants, antioxidants, and UV absorbers. The compositions have desirable diffusivity properties, making them suitable for use... Agent: Buchanan Intellectual Property Office LLC

20090032102 - Light collection device: A light collection device assembled with a light-processing unit comprises a fresnel lens unit, an anti-reflection layer and a light-processing unit. The fresnel lens unit has a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The light-processing unit is positioned with the light-emitting surface for transmitting or converting a light emitted from... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090032100 - Position adjustable awning equipped with solar cell plates thereon: An awning, equipped with pluralities of solar cell plates, is provided. The solar cell plates mounted awning can manually be positioned to follow the movement of the sun. The awning is comprised of a square metal frame that has multiple square sectional divisions. Solar cell plates are put on each... Agent: Eugene Oak

20090032104 - Dye-sensitized solar cell having improved energy conversion efficiency and method of fabricating the same: Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell with increased energy conversion efficiency, and a method of fabricating the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell is provided with a semiconductor electrode layer including hollow-shaped semiconductor particles and a dye layer adsorbed on the surface of the semiconductor electrode layer, and the dye layer... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090032105 - Electrolyte composition for photoelectric converter and photoelectric converter using same: Disclosed is an electrolyte composition for photoelectric converters which contains a redox electrolyte pair, a room temperature molten salt and a nonionic organic solvent. This electrolyte composition for photoelectric converters is used as a charge-transporting layer in a photoelectric converter wherein a conductive support having a layer containing a dye-sensitized... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20090032106 - N-type conjugated materials based on 2-vinyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazoles and their use in organic photovoltaics: There is provided novel n-type conjugated compounds based on 2-vinyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazole moieties conjugated via the vinyl group to an aromatic moiety. Also provided are thin films and photovoltaics comprising the novel compounds, as well as methods of synthesizing the compounds.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090032107 - Organic solar cell using conductive polymer transparent electrode and fabricating method thereof: The present invention relates to an organic solar cell made of a transparent conductive polymer electrode and a fabricating method thereof. An anode electrode is formed on a substrate, a photoactive layer is formed on the anode electrode, and a cathode electrode is then formed on the photoactive layer. The... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

20090032109 - Cis based thin-film photovoltaic module and process for producing the same: A surface of a glass substrate is irradiated with ultra violet lights. When fluorescence occurs, this side is judged to be the tin-containing float side B (P1) and a tin containment mark is put thereon (P2). When the upper side is the air side A not bearing a tin containment... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090032108 - Formation of photovoltaic absorber layers on foil substrates: An absorber layer of a photovoltaic device may be formed on an aluminum or metallized polymer foil substrate. A nascent absorber layer containing one or more elements of group IB and one or more elements of group IIIA is formed on the substrate. The nascent absorber layer and/or substrate is... Agent: Director Of Ip