Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 04/09

20090107535 - Solid state transport-based thermoelectric converter: A solid state thermoelectric converter includes a thermally insulating separator layer, a semiconducting collector and an electron emitter. The electron emitter comprises a metal nanoparticle layer or plurality of metal nanocatalyst particles disposed on one side of said separator layer. A first electrically conductive lead is electrically coupled to the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090107536 - System for recycling energy: A system for generating electrical energy is disclosed. The system includes at least one device having a plurality of heat radiating components each having a cooling component. The system includes a converter system comprising a plurality of thermal electric generators contained in each of the at least one device, each... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090107537 - Thermocouple extension wire: A thermocouple system is disclosed. The thermocouple system includes a thermocouple having a positive lead and a negative lead. A positive wire is connected at a first end to the positive lead at a first junction and at a second end to a second junction. A negative wire is connected... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090107538 - Collector grid and interconnect structures for photovoltaic arrays and modules: An interconnected arrangement of photovoltaic cells is achieved using laminating current collector electrodes. The electrodes comprises a pattern of conductive material extending over a first surface of sheetlike substrate material. The first surface comprises material having adhesive affinity for a selected conductive surface. Application of the electrode to the selected... Agent: Daniel Luch

20090107539 - Photoelectric device: A photoelectric conversion element having a photoelectric conversion layer between opposing anode electrode and cathode electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer having a structure in which (1) a p-type semiconductor layer and (2) a layer mixing a p-type semiconductor with an n-type semiconductor, and, as required, (3) an n-type semiconductor layer... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090107541 - Concentrated solar photovoltaic module: A solar photovoltaic module containing a housing that supports an array of photovoltaic cells and corresponding light guides. The housing includes a base member having a generally planar support surface and two side walls projecting from the support surface. Two side panels detachably connect to the side walls, and a... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090107540 - Non-imaging concentrator with spacing nubs: The present invention is a solar energy system which includes an optical assembly and a non-imaging concentrator. The optical assembly includes a primary mirror and a secondary mirror. The optical assembly reflects solar radiation to the non-imaging concentrator where the radiation is output to a photovoltaic cell for conversion to... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090107542 - Solar collector stabilized by cables and a compression element: A solar collector system including solar elements connected to form an array for intercepting the sun's radiation, a compression element that is positioned substantially perpendicular to the array, and pairs of cables that run from opposite sides of the array to the compression element to mutually stabilize each portion of... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090107543 - Film forming additive formulations of conductive polymers: An aqueous dispersion including a partially fluorinated dispersant, an electrically conductive polymer and a film forming additive. The film forming additive includes a boiling temperature greater than about 85° C. (185° F.). In addition, the concentration of the film forming additive is less than the solubility limit of the additive... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090107544 - Lead-free conductive compositions and processes for use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices: flux materials: Embodiments of the invention relate to a silicon semiconductor device, and a conductive silver paste for use in the front side of a solar cell device.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090107546 - Co-extruded compositions for high aspect ratio structures: A material set that can be used for making high aspect ratio lines includes a sacrificial feedstock comprising an organic polymer, a solvent, and one or more optional additives, and a functional material that forms a ribbon with the sacrificial feedstock without the sacrificial feedstock and the functional material substantially... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090107547 - Solar cell and solar cell module: A solar cell includes: a photoelectric conversion part having a concave and convex profile in a light receiving surface thereof; and a protective layer 10 which is provided to cover the concave and convex profile, and which includes particles therein. In a cross section, in parallel with an incident direction... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090107548 - Stress-induced bandgap-shifted semiconductor photoelectrolytic/photocatalytic/photovoltaic surface and method for making same: Titania is a semiconductor and photocatalyst that is also chemically inert. With its bandgap of 3.0, to activate the photocatalytic property of titania requires light of about 390 nm wavelength, which is in the ultra-violet, where sunlight is very low in intensity. A method and devices are disclosed wherein stress... Agent: David J. Cole

20090107545 - Template for pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cell manufacturing and methods of use: A template 120 for pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cell substrate formation for use in pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cells. The template 120 comprises a substrate which comprises a plurality of pyramid trenches 122 between a plurality of posts 123. The template 120 forms an environment for pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar... Agent: HulseyIPIntellectual Property Lawyers, P.C.

20090107549 - Percolating amorphous silicon solar cell: The present invention generally comprises a solar cell and a solar cell fabrication process. Photogenerated electrons and electron-holes may have a short lifetime or low mobility that permits the electrons or electron-holes to recombine before reaching the junction. A percolating solar cell device may shorten the distance that the electrons... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090107550 - High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from chalcogenide nanoflake particles: Methods and devices are provided for transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that of the feedstock or precursor materials, even after selective forces settling. In particular, planar particles disperse... Agent: Director Of Ip

20090107552 - Novel dyes: Novel dyes, as well as related photovoltaic cells, components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090107551 - Organic electronic devices using phthalimide compounds: Organic electronic devices comprising a phthalimide compound. The phthalimide compounds disclosed herein are electron transporters with large HOMO-LUMO gaps, high triplet energies, large reduction potentials, and/or thermal and chemical stability. As such, these phthalimide compounds are suitable for use in any of various organic electronic devices, such as OLEDs and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090101191 - Photovoltaic system: The photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules which are connected to form a string or several strings connected in parallel, thereby forming a photovoltaic generator having a positive terminal and negative terminal. A DC constant voltage source connected to the photovoltaic generator to raise the potential of the... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20090101190 - Solar cell contacts containing aluminum and at least one of boron, titanium, nickel, tin, silver, gallium, zinc, indium and copper: Formulations and methods of making solar cell contacts and cells therewith are disclosed. In general, the invention provides a solar cell comprising a contact made from a mixture wherein, prior to firing, the mixture comprises at least one aluminum source, at least one source of a metal including one or... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090101194 - Method and system for converting light to electric power: A method and system for converting light to electric power including coupling in parallel at least two devices in a first plurality of devices suitable to convert light to electric power, coupling in parallel at least two devices in at least one additional plurality of devices suitable to convert light... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090101195 - Mini-truss thin-sheet panel assembly: A mini-truss thin-sheet panel assembly. In one embodiment, a substantially rigid thin-sheet panel assembly having a non-rigid thin-sheet component includes the thin-sheet component which has selected plan area and shape, a backer having a plan shape and area substantially similar to the thin-sheet component, and plural riser elements of selected... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090101192 - Photovoltaic devices with integrated color interferometric film stacks: Color photovoltaic (PV) devices formed using interferometric stacks tuned to reflect color covering the front side or back side of a PV cell, device, panel, or array are disclosed. Interferometric stacks covering PV devices include interferometric modulators (IMODs), or dichroic pair stacks. Such devices can be configured to reflect enough... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090101193 - Solar cell assembly: A solar cell includes a plurality of solar panels arranged in parallel, and a light-reflective member adjacent to the plurality of solar panels. Each solar panel is spaced a predetermined distance from another, and the light-reflective member is configured for reflecting sunlight to the solar panels.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090101196 - Evm in solar modules: The present invention relates to a solar module containing at least one layer made up of at least one α-olefin-vinyl acetate copolymer which has a vinyl acetate content of ≧40% by weight, based on the total weight of the α-olefin-vinyl acetate copolymer, and has been prepared by a solution polymerization... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20090101199 - Conductive compositions and processes for use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices: The present invention is directed to a thick film conductive composition comprising: (a) electrically conductive silver powder; (c) fluorine-containing glass frit; dispersed in (d) organic vehicle and devices made therefrom.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090101198 - Dye-sensitized solar cell and method of fabricating the same: Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of fabricating the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate separated from each other, a semiconductor electrode layer on the lower substrate, a dye layer adsorbed onto a surface of the semiconductor electrode layer, and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090101200 - Photoelectric conversion material containing fullerene derivative: The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion material comprising a fullerene derivative represented by the formula C60(R1)5(MLn), wherein: each R1 independently represents an organic group having a substituent; M represents a metal atom; L is a ligand of M; and n is the number of Ls. Further, the present invention... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090101197 - Solar battery and production method thereof: Included are a semiconductor layer that is formed on a light receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate and is of a type opposite to that of said semiconductor substrate, an electrode of a semiconductor layer that is of the same type as that of the semiconductor layer of said light... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090101201 - Nip-nip thin-film photovoltaic structure: A thin film multi-junction photovoltaic structure is presented as well as methods and apparatus for forming the same. The photovoltaic structure comprises first and second NIP junctions formed over a translucent substrate.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090101202 - Method of fast hydrogen passivation to solar cells made of crystalline silicon: A method of improving efficiency of solar cells made of crystalline silicon, including monocrystalline silicon, multicrystalline silicon and polycrystalline silicon is provided. In the method, a negative bias pulse is applied to solar cells at a predetermined voltage, a predetermined frequency, and a predetermined pulse width while immersing the solar... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090101203 - Method of making an antireflective silica coating, resulting product, and photovoltaic device comprising same: A low-index silica coating may be made by forming silica sol including or of a silane and/or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured and/or fired using temperature(s) of from... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090101204 - Photovoltaic laminated module backsheet, films and coatings for use in module backsheet, and processes for making the same: Improved photovoltaic module backsheets, and processes for making the same, are disclosed, including paper and polymer films for use in photovoltaic laminated modules. The present disclosure provides electrical insulation paper and one or more coatings or resin laminates having improved material properties, such as improved thermal and humidity performance, for... Agent: Mark D. Sweet Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,

20090101205 - Process for preparing a rubber composition, rubber composition obtained therefrom, and use thereof: The present invention pertains to a process for preparing a rubber precursor or a rubber composition comprising a modified inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material comprising the steps of: a) preparing a mixture of the modified inorganic oxygen-containing particulate material and a first solvent; and b1) adding the mixture to a rubber... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090101206 - Process for manufacturing a photovoltaic or a light emitting polymer device: A process for manufacturing a photovoltaic, or a light emitting polymer device, comprises providing a cathode of aluminum, placing the cathode in an inert atmosphere and removing aluminum oxide formed on the aluminum prior to placement thereof in the inert atmosphere. The aluminum is passivated while still in the inert... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20090101207 - Hermetic receiver package: The present invention is a hermetic receiver package for improving reliability of optical components within a solar concentrator system. The hermetic receiver package includes a non-imaging concentrator and a solar cell sealed within a shell structure to provide protection from environmental degradation. The non-imaging concentrator and solar cell are guarded... Agent: Heather Mueller The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090101208 - Stiffening members for reflectors used in concentrating solar power apparatus, and method of making same: In certain example embodiments, a solar collector system including a plurality of reflectors is provided. Each reflector has a stiffening rib associated therewith and is attached thereto on a side facing away from the sun. At least one area on each stiffening rib is suitable for accommodating a polymer-based adhesive... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090101210 - Conductive compositions and processes for use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices: multiple busbars: Described herein are a silicon semiconductor device with multiple busbars, and a conductive silver paste for use in the front side of a solar cell device.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090101209 - Method of making an antireflective silica coating, resulting product, and photovoltaic device comprising same: A low-index silica coating may be made by forming silica sol including a silane and/or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured and/or fired using temperature(s) of from about 550... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090095339 - Roof based energy conversion system: A roof based energy conversion system for a building with a roof comprises a roof frame structure and a plurality of solar energy converting tile assemblies. The solar energy converting tile assemblies may comprise a selection of photovoltaic tile assemblies that convert solar energy into electrical energy and thermal tile... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20090095338 - Solar power source: A solar power source includes a solar panel and a magnetic capacitor. The solar panel receives solar energy, and the magnetic capacitor stores energy and provides electricity. The solar panel has a first side facing the sun, and the magnetic capacitor is attached to a second side of the solar... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090095340 - Solar cell assembly: A solar cell assembly includes a first solar cell panel, a second solar cell panel, and at least one light guide assembly. The first solar cell panel has at least one first through hole defined therein. The second solar cell panel faces and is spaced from the first solar cell... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090095341 - 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 an active layer including a set of photovoltaic cells. The solar module also includes a spectral concentrator optically coupled to the active layer and including a luminescent material that exhibits photoluminescence in response to incident... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090095342 - Sun-tracking power generating apparatus: A solar-tracking power generating apparatus includes a plurality of sensing units having a directional light-extraction member each, a plurality of solar batteries associated with a light-gathering device each, and a solar trajectory simulation unit. Therefore, the solar-tracking power generating apparatus enables more accurate tracking of solar position and focusing of... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090095344 - Conductive paste for solar cell electrode: The conductive paste is a conductive paste for solar cell electrodes which includes an organic binder, a solvent, conductive particles, glass frits, and (A) a substance which changes into a gas at a temperature in the range of 150 to 800° C., and a metal oxide, (B) an organometallic compound... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090095343 - Copolymers of alkoxythiophene: The synthesis, characterization, optical and electrochemical properties of a regioregular copolymer, poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl-co-3-decyloxythiophene-2,5-diyl) (POT-co-DOT), and an alternating regioregular copolymer poly{(9,9-dioctylfluorene)-2,7-diyl-alt-[4,7-bis(3-decyloxythien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole]-5′,5″-diyl} (PF-co-DTB) is disclosed. The incorporation of 3-alkoxythiophene units onto the conjugated backbones enhances the electron-donating property of the polymer and lowers its bandgap. The fabrication and performance of photovoltaic cells with... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20090095345 - Gas-barrier film and environment-sensitive device: wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L represents a linking group having a chain length of at least 4 atoms; n indicates 0 or 1; provided that at least 3 hydroxyl groups of the polyhydric alcohol are substituted with the aliphatic carbonyloxy group of formula (1),... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090095346 - Antireflective coatings for photovoltaic applications: A process is provided for making a photovoltaic device comprising a silicon substrate comprising a p-n junction, the process comprising the steps of: forming an amorphous silicon carbide antireflective coating over at least one surface of the silicon substrate by chemical vapor deposition of a composition comprising a precursor selected... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090095347 - Cis based thin-film solar cell module having pattern-displaying function and process for producing the same: A design pattern or the like is displayed on a module at low cost through simple production steps without reducing the reliability and conversion efficiency of the module to thereby improve an aesthetic sense and obtain an advertising effect. A resin film F bearing a cutout display pattern, e.g., a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090095348 - Method for producing a solar cell with functional structures and a solar cell produced thereby: A solar cell has a p-n-junction which is parallel to an irradiated surface, and functional structures which are located on the surface of the solar cell. In a method for producing such a solar cell, a semiconductor material is doped on both sides for forming the p-n junction and the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090095349 - Type ii quantum dot solar cells: A device comprises a plurality of fence layers of a semiconductor material and a plurality of alternating layers of quantum dots of a second semiconductor material embedded between and in direct contact with a third semiconductor material disposed in a stack between a p-type and n-type semiconductor material. Each quantum... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090090409 - System and method for assembling a microthermoelectric device: A method for creating an array of thermoelectric elements may include providing a rigid block including P-type material layers and N-type material layers stacked in an alternating relationship and bonded together by an adhesive. First channels may be formed in the block parallel to the P-type material layers and the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090090410 - Nanoengineered biophotonic hybrid device: An improved method for the design and development of high performance hybrid devices having biological and nonbiological components. The biological component is used in hybrid constructs that may be nanostructures, given the small size of the biological parts. In one specific embodiment, chlorosomes of Chloroflexus aurantiacus (C. aurantiacus) enhance performance... Agent: Gallagher & Kennedy, P. A.

20090090411 - Dye-sensitized solar cell and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same, which includes: a lower electrode formed of a titanium metal or a titanium alloy; a titanium oxide electrode having a nanotube structure formed on the lower electrode; a metal oxide layer formed on the titanium oxide electrode... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20090090412 - Photovoltaic device and method for encapsulating: A photovoltaic device comprising a photovoltaic layer between a substrate and a cover plate, which cover plate is transparent in an area above the photovoltaic layer, wherein the cover plate overlaps the photovoltaic layer, and wherein the cover, in an area adjacent to the photovoltaic layer, is opaque; a method... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090090413 - Cadmium telluride-based photovoltaic device and method of preparing the same: A cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based photovoltaic device includes a CdTe layer including cadmium and telluride. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device further includes a substrate including a silicone layer formed from a silicone composition. The substrate, because it includes the composition, is both flexible and sufficiently able to withstand annealing temperatures in excess... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090084421 - Thermoelectric devices: One or more thin-film layers of thermoelectric material are formed on one or both sides of a substrate (e.g., a flexible substrate). In some embodiments, the thin-film layers have features that scatter phonons. A flexible substrate and its attached layers of thermoelectric material can be rolled up and/or arranged in... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090084422 - Doped lead tellurides for thermoelectric applications: e

20090084423 - Thermoelectric module substrate and thermoelectric module using such board: To obtain a thermoelectric module substrate of which reliability such as stress relaxation is improved without damaging the performance as a thermoelectric module such as heat conductivity to provide a thermoelectric module excellent in reliability by using such a substrate. Thermoelectric module substrates of the present invention each comprises a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090084427 - Copper indium diselenide-based photovoltaic device and method of preparing the same: A copper indium diselenide (CIS)-based photovoltaic device includes a CIS-based solar absorber layer including copper, indium, and selenium. The CIS-based photovoltaic device further includes a substrate formed from a silicone composition. The substrate, because it is formed from the silicone composition, is both flexible and sufficiently able to withstand annealing... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090084428 - Copper indium diselenide-based photovoltaic device and method of preparing the same: A copper indium diselenide (CIS)-based photovoltaic device includes a CIS-based solar absorber layer including copper, indium, and selenium. The CIS-based photovoltaic device further includes a substrate including a silicone layer formed from a silicone composition and a metal foil layer. The substrate, due to the presence of the silicone layer... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090084424 - Multilayer acid terpolymer encapsulant layers and interlayers and laminates therefrom: The present invention provides an acid terpolymer comprising multilayer film or sheet and safety laminates and solar cell pre-lamination assemblies comprising the same.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090084425 - Scribing methods for photovoltaic modules including a mechanical scribe: Methods for forming photovoltaic modules, and the photovoltaic modules produced by such methods are provided. A back-electrode layer is disposed on an elongated substrate. A first patterning is performed on the back-electrode layer using a laser scriber or a mechanical scriber. A semiconductor junction layer is disposed on top of... Agent: Jones Day

20090084426 - Universal interface for a photovoltaic module: An apparatus for providing a universal interface for a photovoltaic (PV) module. The apparatus comprises a universal retainer plate for mechanically coupling an output power module to the PV module.... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20090084431 - Solar tracking reflector system for structure lighting: A solar tracking device is mounted above a skylight of a building. An array of mirrors is rotated at a rate of one revolution per day to reflect sunlight through the skylight. A control circuit intermittently adjusts the angular position of the tracking device so that the mirrors face the... Agent: Jerry Turner Sewell

20090084429 - Stand-alone, interactive modular energy-production system: Stand-alone, interactive modular solar-energy-production system. This system consists of an oblong frame that supports the photovoltaic field that receives the solar energy, an azimuth/zenith tracker, an actuating means generator and computerized control means. The base of the frame is supported in a rotary fashion on a shaft fixed securely in... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090084430 - Supplemental solar energy collector: A supplemental solar energy collection system including a photovoltaic panel which converts incident radiation into electricity. A housing includes a top thermally conductive surface mated with the photovoltaic panel and serving as a thermal collector. Open channels behind the thermally conductive surface carry fluid in contact with the top thermally... Agent: Iandirorio Teska & Coleman

20090084432 - Injection-molded housing of plastic for taking up electrical and/or electronic built-in components or installed devices: A molded housing that is injection-molded of plastic with outer-lying dimensionally stable walls for taking up electrical and/or electronic built-in components or installed devices, and the injection-molded housing provides a wall-integrated power generation in that the outer-lying stable walls serve, at least in partial regions, as a dimensionally stable support... Agent: Salter & Michaelson The Heritage Building

20090084433 - Thin-film solar battery module and method of producing the same: A thin-film solar battery module comprising: a plurality of thin-film solar batteries; a supporting plate; and a frame, the thin-film solar battery having a string in which a plurality of thin-film photoelectric conversion elements, each formed by sequentially stacking a first electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a second... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090084434 - Nanocomposite and method of fabricating the same and dye-sensitized solar cell using the nanocomposite: Provided is a nanocomposite. The nanocomposite includes a plurality of nanotubes arranged perpendicular to a substrate and a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed within each of the plurality of nanotubes or between adjacent ones of the plurality of nanotubes. The nanotube and the nanoparticle are formed of titanium dioxide (TiO2), tin... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090084435 - Techniques for cooling solar concentrator devices: Solar concentrator devices and techniques for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a solar concentrator device is provided. The solar concentrator device comprises at least one solar converter cell; a heat sink; and a liquid metal between the solar converter cell and the heat sink, configured to thermally... Agent: Michael J. Chang, LLC

20090084436 - Effective organic solar cells based on triplet materials: A photovoltaic device has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a layer of light responsive material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The layer of light responsive material includes a material that has a triplet exciton state which can be... Agent: Venable LLP

20090084438 - Front electrode for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: This invention relates to a front electrode/contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of a photovoltaic device or the like includes a multilayer coating including at least one transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (e.g., of or including a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090084437 - Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same: Imperfect filling sometimes occurs when a conductive material is filled into a through-hole formed on a solar cell. A method of manufacturing a solar cell of the invention employs a support wherein a conductive material is filled into a through-hole. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress occurrence of imperfect filling... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090084439 - Tco-based hybrid solar photovoltaic energy conversion apparatus: The invention relates to a solar photovoltaic energy conversion apparatus. The apparatus consists of a substrate, a buffer layer formed on the substrate layer, a first transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the buffer layer, periodic protrusions containing first silicon layers formed on the first transparent conductive oxide layer, second... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090084440 - Semiconductor photovoltaic devices and methods of manufacturing the same: A semiconductor photovoltaic device comprises a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being opposed to each other, a plurality of trenches extending into the semiconductor substrate from the first surface, the first surface being a substantially planar surface, a... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20090084441 - Dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device: in the formula (1), n represents an integer of 0 to 7; R1 represents an optionally-substituted aromatic residue or optionally-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon residue, or an acyl group; X represents an optionally-substituted hydrocarbon residue which has 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Y represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally-substituted aromatic residue or... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20090084443 - Electrolyte composition for photoelectric conversion device and photoelectric conversion device using the same:

20090084442 - Photovoltaic cells and manufacture method: The present invention provides photovoltaic cells that stably increase photovoltaic conversion efficiency while restraining current leakage. The photovoltaic cells of the present invention include a transparent conductive layer formed on a light-permeable substrate, an organic semiconductor layer A covering the surface of the transparent conductive layer, a photovoltaic conversion layer... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090084444 - Photovoltaic devices based on a novel block copolymer: A -donor(D)-bridge(B)-acceptor(A)-bridge(B)-type block copolymer system, where donor (D) is an organic conjugated donor (p-type) block, acceptor (A) is an organic conjugated acceptor (n-type) block, and bridge (B) is a non-conjugated and flexible chain, has been designed and preliminarily tested for potential lightweight, flexible shape, cost-effective and high efficiency “plastic” thin... Agent: Williams Mullen