Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 03/09

20090078298 - Devices for thermal transfer and power generation and system and method incorporating same: A device includes first and second electrically conductive substrates that are positioned opposite from one another. The device also includes a sealing layer disposed between the first and second electrically conductive substrates and a plurality of hollow structures having a conductive material, wherein the plurality of hollow structures is contained... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090078300 - Distributed maximum power point tracking converter: The present system and method provides a maximum power point tracking converter for use with a solar cell group in a distributed manner within a solar panel. According to one embodiment, one or more solar cells within a solar panel are grouped and coupled to a distributed converter that extracts... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090078299 - Mounting system for solar panels: An integrated module frame and racking system for a solar panel is disclosed. The solar panel comprises a plurality of solar modules and a plurality of splices for coupling the plurality of solar modules together. The plurality of splices provide a way to make the connected modules mechanically rigid both... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090078301 - Solar cell module: According to a solar cell module 100 of the present invention, a wiring member (first wiring member 11, second wiring member 12m or fourth wiring member 14) includes contact portions 11a, 12a, and 14a which contacts with the main surface of the solar cell 10, and noncontact portions 11b, 12b,... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090078303 - Encapsulated photovoltaic device used with a reflector and a method of use for the same: An apparatus is provided that has photovoltaic modules and a concentrator mechanically attached to a frame. Each module has (i) an outer shell defining an inner volume, (ii) a substrate in the inner volume, and (iii) a material on the substrate that converts light to electric energy. The outer shell... Agent: Jones Day

20090078302 - Photovoltaic device and plant with selective concentration of the incident radiation: The invention relates to a photovoltaic device (1) and a corresponding plant, of the kind comprising a plurality of photovoltaic panels (3), for transforming the incident solar radiation in direct electric current, at least one reflecting surface (2) and a reflecting focal element (8) for concentrating the incident solar radiation,... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090078304 - Photovoltaic charge abatement device, system, and method: A system, method and apparatus are disclosed for abating charge accumulation on a photovoltaic array. In one embodiment, the method includes arranging a portion of a photovoltaic array so that the portion of the photovoltaic array operates above a ground potential; converting solar energy into electrical energy with the photovoltaic... Agent: Neugeboren O''dowd PC

20090078305 - Solar cell and solar cell module: Pressure applied when connecting a solar cell to a wiring material becomes uneven due to the uneven shape of a semiconductor wafer and thereby causes cell cracks. A solar cell of the invention is configured by forming a connection electrode in a first direction having a smaller degree of unevenness... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090078306 - Apparatus and methods for retaining a plurality of elongated photovoltaic modules: In some embodiments, an apparatus for assisting in retaining at least two elongated photovoltaic modules includes a carrier having at least first and second adjacent receptacles. Each receptacle is engageable with at least one elongated photovoltaic module and the carrier is moveable between the first and second receptacles.... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP Attn: Randy Smith

20090078307 - Three-pole two-layer photo-rechargeable battery: A three-pole two-layer photo-rechargeable battery has a laminated two-layered structure that includes a solar battery cell, a storage cell, and a common electrode therebetween. The solar battery cell has a structure wherein a photo-electrode, which has a photo-sensitized dye and a semiconductor layer on a conductive substrate with optical transparency,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090078309 - Barrier layers in inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cells: A method of forming a multijunction solar cell including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell, the method including: providing first substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on the substrate having a first band gap; forming a second solar subcell... Agent: Casey Toohey Emcore Corporation

20090078310 - Heterojunction subcells in inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cells: An inverted metamorphic multifunction solar cell, and its method of fabrication, including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell, including providing a first substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming an upper first solar subcell on the substrate having a first bandgap; forming a middle... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090078311 - Surfactant assisted growth in barrier layers in inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cells: A method of forming a multijunction solar cell including an upper subcell, a middle subcell, and a lower subcell, the method including: providing a substrate for the epitaxial growth of semiconductor material; forming a first solar subcell on the substrate having a first band gap; forming a second solar subcell... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090078308 - Thin inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cells with rigid support: A multijunction solar cell including a first solar subcell having a first band gap; a second solar subcell disposed over the first subcell and having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; a grading interlayer disposed over the second subcell and having a third band gap greater... Agent: Casey Toohey Emcore Corporation

20090078314 - Backing sheet for photovoltaic modules: The present invention provides a protective backing sheet for photovoltaic modules. The backing sheet has a layer including fluoropolymer which is cured on a substrate, and the layer includes a hydrophobic silica. The amount of hydrophobic silica contained in the layer is within the range of 2.5 to 15.0% by... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20090078315 - Electrode, method of making same, photoelectric transfer element, method of manufacturing same, electronic device and method of manufacturing same: An electrode is composed of a carbon carrying a metal and a binder polymer, and it is used as a counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell. The metal carried by carbon is at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ru, Co, Ti, Ni,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090078313 - Substrate preparation for thin film solar cell manufacturing: A thin film solar cell including a Group IBIIIAVIA absorber layer on a defect free base including a stainless steel substrate is provided. The stainless steel substrate of the base is surface treated to reduce the surface roughness such as protrusions that cause shunts. In one embodiment, the surface roughness... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20090078312 - Verfahren zur herstellung von mit rylentetracarbonsaeurediimiden beschichteten substraten: The present invention relates to a process for producing a substrate coated with rylenetetracarboximides, in which a substrate is treated with an N,N′-bisubstituted rylenetetracarboximide and the treated substrate is heated to a temperature at which the N,N′-bisubstituted rylenetetracarboximide is converted to the corresponding N,N′-unsubstituted compound. The present invention further relates... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090078316 - Interferometric photovoltaic cell: Certain embodiments include interferometrically tuned photovoltaic cells wherein reflection from interfaces of layered photovoltaic devices coherently sum to produce an increased field in an active region of the photovoltaic cell where optical energy is converted into electrical energy. Such interferometrically tuned or interferometric photovoltaic devices (iPV) increase the absorption of... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090078317 - Organometalic compounds for electroluminescence and organic electroluminescent device using the same: r

20090078318 - Photovoltaic devices including an interfacial layer: A photovoltaic cell can include an interfacial layer in contact with a semiconductor layer.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090071524 - Substrate processing apparatus having electrode member: An electrode member for generating plasma includes an electrode plate and a cooling unit having a plurality of thermoelectric modules that are thermally in contact with the electrode plate. The thermoelectric modules may regulate the temperature of the electrode plate based on the Peltier effect.... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090071525 - Cooling hot-spots by lateral active heat transport: An apparatus includes a thermoelectric cooler adjacent to a surface of a device substrate and including a first set of one or more metal electrodes, a second set of one or more metal electrodes, and one or more semiconductor members. Each member includes a material different from the device substrate... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20090071526 - Sustained-heat source and thermogenerator system using the same: A thermogenerator system includes a sustained-heat source with a plurality of pyrophoric material elements each having a same geometric shape and in an encasement having openings, a thermal power generator for converting thermal energy from the sustained-heat source into electricity, and an electrical control system for regulating the electricity.... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20090071527 - Solar arrays with geometric-shaped, three-dimensional structures and methods thereof: A solar array system has a plurality of geometric-shaped, three-dimensional structures on a surface of a substrate. At least one surface of one of the geometric-shaped, three-dimensional structures is sloped with respect to the surface of the substrate. At least one photovoltaic conversion layer is on at least a portion... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090071528 - Solar cell module: The present invention relates to a solar cell module (1). The solar cell module includes a flexible solar cell (10) and a shape memory alloy layer (15) having a predetermined trained shape. The flexible solar cell has a first surface (100) configured for receiving solar radiation and a second surface... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090071529 - Methods and systems for extracting energy from a heat source using photonic crystals with defect cavities: Methods and systems for extracting energy from a heat source using photonic crystals with defect cavities generally comprise a photonic crystal, a cavity, and a converter. The photonic crystal is responsive to a heat source and generates an electromagnetic beam in response to incidence with the heat source. The photonic... Agent: The Noblitt Group, PLLC

20090071530 - Texture process and structure for manufacture of composit photovoltaic device substrates: A composite structure, e.g., rigid or flexible. The structure has a layer transferred photovoltaic material (e.g., single crystal silicon) having a first region and a second region, and a thickness of material provided between the first region and the second region. The structure has a glue layer overlying the second... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090071531 - Three dimensional photo voltaic modules in an energy reception panel: An apparatus for receiving energy is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a support base and a plurality of cells. The support base comprises an electric terminal. The plurality of cells are mounted to the support base. Further, each of the plurality of cells is electrically connected to the electric terminal disposed... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090071532 - Solar cell and fabricating method thereof: A method for fabricating a solar cell device is provided. A container containing a solution with a plurality of nano or micro particles is provided. A solar chip is provided, and the plurality of nano or micro particles in the solution are uniformly coated on a surface of the solar... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090071533 - Transparent electrode comprising graphene sheet, and display and solar cell including the electrode: Provided is a transparent electrode including a graphene sheet. A transparent electrode having high conductivity, low sheet resistance, and low surface roughness can be prepared by employing the graphene sheet.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090071534 - Photoelectric electrodes capable of absorbing light energy, fabrication methods, and applications thereof: A photoelectric electrode capable of absorbing light energy is provided. The photoelectric electrode at least includes a conductive substrate, one or more semiconductor particle-containing film with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) skeleton.... Agent: J.c. Patents Suite 250

20090071535 - Antireflective coating on solar cells and method for the production of such an antireflective coating: Disclosed is an antireflective coating on solar cells made of crystalline silicon as well as a method for producing such an antireflective coating. The aim is to create an antireflective coating on solar cells made of crystalline silicon which makes it possible to optimize the optical and passivating properties thereof... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090071537 - Index tuned antireflective coating using a nanostructured metamaterial: An anti-reflective layer solar cell/optical medium is provided by nanostructuring the surface of the optical material into which light transmission is desired. The surface of the optical material is etched through a nanoporous polymer film etch mask to transfer the porous pattern to the optical material. The resultant nanostructured layer... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20090071536 - Internal light trapping method and structure using porous monocyrstalline silicon films for photovoltaic applications: A thin photovoltaic device for solar cell applications. As used herein, the term “thin” generally means less than about 20 microns of silicon crystal material, but can also be other dimensions. The term thin should not be limited and should be construed broadly and consistently as one of ordinary skill... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090071538 - Photovoltaic device and method of manufacturing the same: A photovoltaic device having a relatively high photoelectric efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same. The photovoltaic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, and a plurality of photovoltaic layers between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode. The photovoltaic... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090071539 - Solar cell manufactured using amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon composite thin film, and process for manufacturing the same: According to the present invention, any expensive equipment requiring alternative complicated installations is not needed to form a composite thin film comprising both of amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon. In addition, it is possible to form a composite thin film comprising plural materials with different band gap energy which can... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090071540 - Combined etching and doping media: The present invention relates firstly to HF/fluoride-free etching and doping media which are suitable both for the etching of inorganic layers and also for the doping of underlying layers. The present invention secondly also relates to a process in which these media are employed.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090065040 - Electrical energy generating device: The invention results in an increased efficiency factor at electric energy generation. To achieve the mentioned technical result an electric energy generating device has a heat energy source, means for bringing heat energy from the source to an energy converter, heat-to-electric energy converter, and means of supplying the obtained electric... Agent: Law Office Of Dale B. Halling, LLC

20090065041 - Wireless sensing node powered by energy conversion from sensed system: A sensing system for sensing conditions or characteristics associated with a process or thing. The sensing system includes one or more energy converters and a sensor, which are coupled to the process or thing. A node is coupled to the sensor and the energy-converter, and the node is powered by... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20090065042 - Integrated electrochemical and solar cell: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing an integrated electrochemical and solar cell. In one embodiment of the invention, an electrochemical cell with a self supporting ceramic cathode layer is electrically connected to a solar cell. In another embodiment of the invention, an electrochemical cell with a... Agent: Harvey S. Kauget Phelps Dunbar, LLP

20090065043 - Method of coupling photovoltaic cells and film for implementing it: Method for electrically connecting photovoltaic cells (102) together and for connecting the panels peripherally. The method comprises the use of a flexible film (103) composed of two layers of five materials having different properties. The film (103) has a plurality of through-holes (104) arranged so that they coincide with connection... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20090065044 - Concentrator-based photovoltaic system by parallizing and splitting the high intensity light: The present invention is a high-intensity-light split-based photovoltaic system. More particularly, it is a photovoltaic system that utilizes the sunlight according to the frequency band via splitting the concentrated high intensity light flux for the purpose of generating electricity. In the invention, the light is concentrated with the large first... Agent: Diana H. Kim

20090065045 - Solar electricity generation system: A solar electricity generation system including a solar energy-to-electricity converter having a solar energy receiving surface including at least an electricity-generating solar energy receiving surface and a plurality of reflectors arranged to reflect solar energy directly onto the solar energy receiving surface, each of the plurality of reflectors having a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090065046 - Solar photovoltaic module to solar collector hybrid retrofit: The present invention discloses a system for a retrofitting a photovoltaic energy collector, by coupling a thermal energy absorbing working fluid casing for flowing heat out to a heat sink The solar module is cooled by the working fluid transferring unproductive heat away from the photovoltaic array and into an... Agent: Walt Froloff

20090065047 - Multi-junction solar cells: Solar cell structures including multiple sub-cells that incorporate different materials that may have different lattice constants. In some embodiments, solar cell devices include several photovoltaic junctions.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090065049 - Getter paste composition: The present invention relates to a getter paste composition, and more particularly, to a getter paste composition which is quickly densified at low densification temperatures to be applied to a device that is weak to heat, provides good adhesiveness, controls moisture and gas effectively and is screen-printable to thereby improve... Agent: LexyoumeIPGroup, LLC

20090065048 - Hybrid photolytic fuel cell: An apparatus for providing electrical energy by utilizing energy from absorbed light to dissociate water and thereby provide free electrons is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a fuel cell having a photolytic front end, a proton-conducting layer, and a catalytic cathode. The photolytic front end uses energy from... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090065051 - Method and structure for hydrogenation of silicon substrates with shaped covers: Method and structure for hydrogenation of silicon substrates with shaped covers. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for fabricating a photovoltaic material. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a crystalline material characterized by a plurality of worm hole structures therein... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090065050 - Method and structure for textured thermal cut for photovoltaic applications for thin films: 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 overlying the support surface region of the support substrate. Preferably, the thickness of material has an upper surface region. The device has a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090065053 - Photovoltaic device: A photovoltaic device employs several major components or features which work together to provide a device that allows for the use of many different photoactive chemicals simultaneously to more efficiently convert solar energy into electrical energy. In the order of sunlight impingement, the components comprise: a physical interruption device, a... Agent: Gregory J. Gore

20090065052 - Solar cell having improved electron emission using amorphous diamond materials: Solar cells and related methods using thin layers of amorphous diamond. A thin layer of amorphous diamond is in electrical communication with a conductor. The use of a thin layer of amorphous diamond helps to reduce back conversion of excited electrons to heat. Reduced back conversion in turn can provide... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090065055 - Polyester resin sheet for photovoltaic batteries, laminate formed by using the same, photovoltaic battery backside protection sheet, and module: An objective of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and excellent polyester resin sheet for photovoltaic batteries which enhances the electrical transduction efficiency of photovoltaic battery by improving the hydrolysis resistance and heat resistance, and further enhancing the screening potency, as well as a photovoltaic battery using the... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20090065054 - Solar thermal power station: Each mirror possesses a mobile system (8), which makes it swing with a solid angle of 30° towards the east and west; it also possesses a tower or shaft (6) of 0 to 100 metres of height. In the top is located a spheroid of graphite (7), covered with zirconium... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Koda & Androlia

20090065056 - Hybrid photovoltaically active layer and method for forming such a layer: A “hybrid” photovoltaically active layer is homogenous (in a direction parallel to the major surfaces of the layer) with respect to film constituents, but is non-homogenous with respect to photovoltaic properties. First regions exhibit high absorptivity, while second regions that are perpendicular to the major surfaces of the layer exhibit... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20090065057 - Charge-transport materials, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include charge-transport materials, methods of forming charge-transport materials, and methods of using the charge-transport materials.... Agent: Christopher B. Linder Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley

20090065058 - Electrolyte composition for photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric conversion device using the same: i

20090065059 - Low band gap semiconducting polymers:

20090065060 - Chalcopyrite type solar cell: A first electrode layer 14 is formed on a mica substrate 54, and then first scribe portions 64 are disposed. Next, a light absorbing layer 16 and a buffer layer 18 are disposed on the first electrode layer 14, and through holes (second scribe portions 66) which penetrate from the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090056783 - Temperature power generation device and temperature power generation method: A temperature power generation device includes a temperature reactive layer made of high thermal energy absorbing material and a thermal electron generation layer made of low work function material. A temperature power generation method by using the temperature reactive layer and the thermal electron generation layer to absorb heat and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090056784 - Solar cell connecting apparatus, strip retaining apparatus and transport apparatus for a solar cell connecting apparatus: The invention relates to a solar cell connecting apparatus, for example a solar cell connecting apparatus, for manufacturing solar cell strings from individual solar cells and electrically conductive strips, having a first module for joining solar cells and strips together; a second module which is connected to the first module... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090056787 - Concentrating solar collector: A solar energy collector is provided having at least one reflector panel, a plurality of solar receivers, and a support structure that supports the at least one reflector panels in a manner that defines a reflector troughs having a trough base, a pair of reflective side walls and a trough... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090056785 - Dual trough concentrating solar photovoltaic module: A solar energy collector suitable for use in a solar energy collection system. The collector may have a plurality of reflector panels, a support structure that supports the reflector panels in a manner that defines a pair of adjacent reflector troughs, each trough having a base, a pair of reflective... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090056790 - Monolithic mirror array: The present invention is an improved solar concentrator array utilizing a monolithic array of primary mirrors fabricated from a single sheet of formable material. The material may include glass, plastic, and metal of a high thermal stability to be able to withstand a broad range of temperature conditions. The monolithic... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090056788 - Notch structure for concentrating module and method of manufacture using photovoltaic strips: The invention provides a solar concentrator structure including a first concentrating element. The first concentrating element includes a first aperture region, a first exit region, a first side and a second side. The solar concentrator structure further includes a second or more concentrating elements integrally coupled with the first concentrating... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090056786 - Photovoltaic receiver: A solar receiver can have a base plate having a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of solar cells positioned over and supported by the first surface of the base plate, each solar cell having a cell face suitable for receiving solar radiation that faces away from the... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090056789 - Solar concentrator and solar concentrator array: A solar concentrator with a folded beam optical configuration allowing for compact, lightweight construction. Reflective optics may additionally be employed, including dichroic mirrors and/or antireflection coatings, to remove prevent unwanted infrared radiation reaching the solar cell. An array of such solar concentrators is also disclosed.... Agent: Vladimir Draganov

20090056791 - Solar modules with enhanced efficiencies via use of spectral concentrators: Described herein are solar modules including spectral concentrators. In one embodiment, a solar module includes a set of photovoltaic cells and a spectral concentrator optically coupled to the set of photovoltaic cells. The spectral concentrator is configured to: (1) collect incident solar radiation; (2) convert the incident solar radiation into... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090056792 - Interconnecting support panel providing substantially planar upper surface: An interconnecting support panel configured to be utilized with a support structure to provide a substantially planar upper surface on which a work object may be beneficially attached or mounted. In a preferred use of the support panel, the work object is a photovoltaic element, such as photovoltaic laminate strips,... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20090056793 - Benzoterrylene derivatives:

20090056795 - Electrolyte for solar cell and solar cell having the same: An electrolyte for a solar cell, includes a heat treatment product of an imidazole, a C1-C20 diiodoalkane, and iodine (I2). The electrolyte is an ionic gel-type electrolyte, which is injected into a solar cell with a low viscosity in a liquid form, and then gelated at a low temperature in... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20090056794 - Operating devices including embedded nanoparticles: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for operating a device including embedded nanoparticles. In some implementations, the method includes selectively illuminating at least a portion of a device including material having embedded nanoparticles. The nanoparticles emit electrons in response to light at a certain frequency or... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090056797 - Photovoltaic thin-film solar cell and method of making the same: A photovoltaic device having a front and back orientation and comprising: a crystalline substrate having a resistivity greater than about 0.01 ohm-cm; and an epitaxy thin-film layer in front of said substrate, said thin-film layer contacting said substrate in at least one region to define a p-n junction.... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090056796 - Structure of an edge conducting double-sided flip-chip solar cell: The present invention offers a structure of an edge conducting double-sided flip-chip solar cell with the p-n junction on both sides and on the edge of the chip to increase the conversion efficiency of the sun light. Both the n-type and the p-type bounding pads are in the back side... Agent: Mr. Brian R. Coleman Perkins Coie. LLP

20090056799 - Photovoltaic cells with selectively patterned transparent conductive coatings, and associated methods: A photovoltaic cell comprising a selectively patterned, transparent, conductive coating (TCC) on a sunward surface. The selectively patterned TCC is contiguous with at least some highly conductive gridlines on the sunward surface. A portion of the sunward surface of the semiconductor wafer is not covered by either the gridlines or... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20090056805 - Photovoltaic thin-film solar cell and method of making the same: A photovoltaic device having a front and back orientation and comprising: a crystalline substrate having a resistivity greater than about 0.01 ohm-cm; and an epitaxy thin-film layer in front of said substrate, said thin-film layer contacting said substrate in at least one region to define a p-n junction.... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090056802 - Practical method and means for mechanosynthesis and assembly of precise nanostructures and materials including diamond, programmable systems for performing same; devices and systems produced thereby, and applications thereof: The present invention features compositions for mechanosynthetic tool molecules useful as mechanosynthetic tools and improving over those proposed heretofore, novel uses of extant materials as mechanosynthetic tools, novel methods for improving the design of mechanosynthetic tools, methods for attachment of mechanosynthetic tool molecules to structural support members, methods for mechanosynthesis... Agent: Eli Rabani

20090056804 - Solar cell: A solar cell having a through-hole electrode with an improved manufacturing yield is provided. The solar cell includes a through-hole passing through a photoelectric converter from a light-receiving surface to the back surface of the photoelectric converter. One end portion on the back surface side of the through-hole branches off... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090056803 - Solar cell module, method for manufacturing the same, solar cell, and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a solar cell module according to the present invention includes a step of forming a protective layer formed of a transparent material on one main surface of one solar cell, and a region in which the one main surface is exposed remains on an outside of... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090056800 - Surface passivation of silicon based wafers: The surface recombination velocity of a silicon sample is reduced by deposition of a thin hydrogenated amorphous silicon or hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide film, followed by deposition of a thin hydrogenated silicon nitride film. The surface recombination velocity is further decreased by a subsequent anneal. Silicon solar cell structures using... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090056798 - Thick film pastes for fire through applications in solar cells: Formulations and methods of making solar cell contacts and cells therewith are disclosed. The invention provides a photovoltaic cell comprising a front contact, a back contact, and a rear contact. The back contact comprises, prior to firing, a passivating layer onto which is applied a paste, comprising aluminum, a glass... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090056801 - Thin film solar cell and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention discloses a thin film solar cell and manufacturing method thereof. The thin film solar cell comprises a substrate, a first electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is formed with a plurality of first grooves so as to divide... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090056806 - Solar cell structure including a plurality of concentrator elements with a notch design and predetermined radii and method: A solar cell concentrator structure includes a first concentrator element having a first aperture region and a first exit region including a first back surface region and a first corner region. The structure also includes a second concentrator element integrally formed with the first concentrator element. The second concentrator element... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090056808 - Dye-sensitized solar cell with metal oxide layer containing metal oxide nanoparticles produced by electrospnning and method for manufacturing same: A dye-sensitized solar cell having improved photoelectric conversion characteristic includes a metal oxide layer having dye-adsorbed metal oxide nanoparticles, wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles are formed by electrospinning a mixed solution of a metal oxide precursor and a polymer into ultrafine composite fibers, and thermally compressing and sintering the ultrafine... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090056807 - Solar cell and fabricating process thereof: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, an emitter layer, at least one emitter contact region and at least one first electrode. The emitter layer is formed on at least one surface of the semiconductor substrate. A p-n junction is formed between the emitter layer and the semiconductor substrate. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090056809 - 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-type semiconductor layer is comprised of nano particles of a P-type semi-conductive... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090056811 - Polymer compound and polymer light emitting device using the same: s

20090056810 - Tfb:tpdsi2 interfacial layer usable in organic photovoltaic cells: The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a solar cell. In one embodiment, the solar cell includes an anode; an active organic layer comprising an electron-donating organic material and an electron-accepting organic material; and an interfacial layer formed between the anode and active organic layer, where the interfacial layer... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP