Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 08/09

20090211618 - Thermoelectric device and thermoelectric module: A thermoelectric device and a thermoelectric module are disclosed. The thermoelectric device comprises two thermoelectric materials bonded via first and second bonding surfaces. The first bonding surface comprises a region facing and electrically coupled to the second bonding surface and a region not facing the second bonding surface. Power generation... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090211619 - Thermoelectric material and device incorporating same: A thermoelectric device includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate. The plurality of thermoelectric elements are electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects and the plurality of thermoelectric elements include at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20090211620 - Conformal solar power material: A solar cell mesh includes multiple strips of flexible photovoltaic conversion cells disposed in a first direction. Multiple strips of flexible material are intertwined with the multiple strips of flexible photovoltaic material at least somewhat orthogonal to the first direction to form the mesh, such as in a fabric or... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20090211621 - Flexible magnetically attached solar electric collector: A removable magnetically attached solar collector sheet system comprises a thin film, organic and printable photovoltaic sheet attached to a flexible magnetic sheet. The system removably attaches to any metal surface magnetically, conforms to that surface, and connects into the power supply of that object, such as homes, vehicles, commercial... Agent: Donald W. Meeker

20090211622 - Multi-layered electro-optic devices: A laminate film includes a plurality of planar photovoltaic semi-transparent modules disposed one on top of another and laminated to each other. Each of the modules includes a substrate, first and second conductive layers and at least first and second semiconductor layers disposed between the conductive layers. The first and... Agent: Mayer & Williams Pc

20090211623 - Solar module with solar cell having crystalline silicon p-n homojunction and amorphous silicon heterojunctions for surface passivation: A thin silicon solar cell is described. Specifically, the solar cell may be fabricated from a crystalline silicon wafer having a thickness of approximately 50 micrometers to 500 micrometers. The solar cell comprises a first region having a p-n homojunction, a second region that creates heterojunction surface passivation, and a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090211625 - Photovoltaic module with a wind suction securing device and method of production: A photovoltaic module includes a frame structure and a plurality of wind suction securing devices. The frame structure serves to provide a predetermined spacing between a substrate and a flexible photovoltaic panel. The wind suction securing devices have a predetermined height corresponding to the predetermined spacing and are arranged in... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090211624 - Solar powered spa and hot tub down light sconce: An apparatus includes a solar-powered lighting system supported by a wedge-shaped housing. The housing has a back, an upper side and a lower side. The back is adapted to be mounted against a supporting surface such as a wall or the like. The upper side is adapted to support a... Agent: Gregory Ipl, P.c.

20090211626 - Conductive paste and grid electrode for silicon solar cells: A conductive paste for grid electrodes in solar cells includes a conductive component, glass frit, and resin binder, wherein the conductive component is selected from the group consisting of (i) silver particles and metal particles selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ir, Pt, Ru, Ti, and Co, (ii) alloy... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090211627 - Solar cell having crystalline silicon p-n homojunction and amorphous silicon heterojunctions for surface passivation: A thin silicon solar cell is described. Specifically, the solar cell may be fabricated from a crystalline silicon wafer having a thickness of approximately 50 micrometers to 500 micrometers. The solar cell comprises a first region having a p-n homojunction, a second region that creates heterojunction surface passivation, and a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090211630 - Dye-sensitized solar cell and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a semiconductor electrode and a counter electrode that face each other, and an electrolytic solution interposed therebetween, wherein the semiconductor electrode includes: a conductive substrate; an oxide semiconductor-conductor structure formed on the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20090211631 - Photoluminescent backing sheet for photovoltaic modules: The present invention provides a protective backing sheet for photovoltaic modules. The backing sheets are capable of absorbing a wide range of solar wavelengths (UV, IR and visible) and re-emitting the absorbed solar radiation as a photons wherein the energy is at or greater than the band gap energy of... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20090211632 - Photovoltaic device based on conformal coating of columnar structures: A photovoltaic device, comprises a first electrode, an electron donor layer in electrical contact with the first electrode, an electron acceptor layer in contact with the electron donor layer across an interface having a shape defined by a columnar structure grown by oblique angle deposition, and a second electrode in... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20090211629 - Photovoltaic devices having nanoparticle dipoles for enhanced performance and methods for making same: A photovoltaic device has nanoparticles sandwiched between a conductive substrate and a charge selective transport layer. Each of the nanoparticles has a ligand shell attached to the nanoparticle core. A first type of ligand is electron rich and attached to one hemisphere of the nanoparticle core, while a second type... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm

20090211634 - Quantum dot solar cell: A solar cell may include a quantum dot and an electron conductor. A bifunctional ligand may be disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The ligand molecule may include an electron conductor anchor that bonds to the electron conductor and a first quantum dot anchor that bonds to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090211628 - Rear contact solar cell and method for making same: The invention concerns a solar cell (1) and a method for making same, said solar cell (1) comprising on its rear surface (3) both the emission contact (43) and the base contact (45), those two contacts (43, 45) being electrically isolated from each other by flanks (5) whereof the metal... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090211633 - Tandem photovoltaic cells: Tandem photovoltaic cells, as well as related systems, methods, and components, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20090211635 - Photovoltaic conversion element and manufacturing method therefor, and photovoltaic conversion module using same: A photovoltaic conversion element includes a one conductivity-type crystalline Si semiconductor; an opposite conductivity-type semiconductor which is joined to the crystalline Si semiconductor to form a pn junction therebetween; an electrode provided on the opposite conductivity-type semiconductor; and a depletion region formed from the side of the one conductivity-type crystalline... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20090211636 - Solar cell focusing device: A solar cell focusing device includes a concave and a convex section for focusing sunlight. The concave section is provided at a predetermined position with a through hole, and the convex section is disposed opposite to the concave section with a convex surface of the convex section facing toward a... Agent: Wpat, Pc Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090211637 - Photovoltaic devices including heterojunctions: A photovoltaic cell can include a heterojunction between semiconductor layers.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090211639 - dye-sensitized solar cell having nanostructure absorbing multi-wavelength, and a method for preparing the same: A dye-sensitized solar cell absorbing a multi-wavelength, and a method of preparing the same are provided. In the dye-sensitized solar cell, a contacted interface structure of metal oxide nanoparticle layers of a photoelectrode and a counter electrode may be provided. The contacted interface structure may be formed by contacting the... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090211638 - Multiple-dyes sensitized solar cells and a method for preparing the same: Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method for preparing the same. A dye-sensitized solar cell may include a photoelectrode comprising at least two kinds of dye layers having different wavelengths on a transparent conductive substrate, and a counter electrode comprising a platinum (Pt) layer on a transparent conductive... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090211640 - Electron injecting layer including superacid salt, lithium salt or mixture thereof, photovoltaic device including the electron injecting layer, method of manufacturing the photovoltaic device, and organic light-emitting device including the electron injec: Provided are an electron injecting layer formed by spin-coating a solution of a superacid salt, a lithium salt or a mixture thereof dissolved in a solvent, a photovoltaic device including the same, a method of manufacturing the photovoltaic device, and an organic light-emitting device including the electron injecting layer.... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090205695 - Energy conversion device: An improved design for maintaining nanometer separation between electrodes in tunneling, thermo-tunneling, diode, thermionic, thermoelectric, thermo-photovoltaic and other devices is disclosed. At least one electrode is of a curved shape. All embodiments reduce the thermal conduction between the two electrodes when compared to the prior art. Some embodiments provide a... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090205694 - Thermoelectric generation device for energy recovery: A thermoelectric generation device is configured for mounting on cooling tubes of a heat exchanger of a computer room air conditioning unit in a data center. A first type of Seebeck material and a second type of Seebeck material are arranged in a matrix and connected in series. An electrically... Agent: Ibm-rochester C/o Toler Law Group

20090205696 - Thermoelectric heat pumps providing active thermal barriers and related devices and methods: An electronic device may include a heat generating component and a surface adjacent the heat generating component. A temperature of the heat generating component may be greater than a temperature of the surface adjacent the heat generating component during operation of the electronic device. A thermoelectric heat pump between the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090205697 - Thermoelectric conversion material and process for producing the same: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material and a process for producing the thermoelectric conversion materials. The thermoelectric conversion material I comprises a titanium oxide represented by the formula (A) TiOx (A), wherein 1.89=x<1.94 or 1.94<x<2.00, and the n-type thermoelectric conversion material has peaks at positions of 2θ=26.0°±0.3°, 26.8°±0.3°,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090205698 - Photovoltaic applications of non-conjugated conductive polymers: e

20090205700 - Conversion of solar energy to electrical and/or heat energy: A parabolic primary mirror (10) has a concave specular surface (12) that is constructed and positioned to receive solar energy and focus it towards a focal point. A secondary mirror (14) having a convex specular surface (16) is constructed and positioned to receive focused solar energy from the primary mirror... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090205699 - Solar-power collector: This invention proposes one kind of solar-power collecting apparatus that utilizes different lens structure and double layers of solar panel modules to optimize the absorption of solar power within a limited space, and better protect the life of solar panels by avoiding overheats generated from overly focused sunlight.... Agent: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd

20090205701 - Luminescent solar collector having customizable viewing color: A luminescent solar collector is provided comprising a sheet and a light energy converter, such as a photocell. The sheet comprises two polymer layers. One polymer layer comprises a polymer and a fluorescent dye or quantum dot. The other polymer layer comprises a polymer and a non-fluorescent dye, and may... Agent: Sabic - Lexan Sabic Innovative Plastics -IPLegal

20090205703 - Apparatus and method of mounting and supporting a solar panel: The present invention generally relates to a simple and cost effective device and method for mounting and supporting solar panels. A solar panel according to the present invention is supported from the backside via a plurality of elongated support members. The elongated support members may have open V-shaped or W-shaped... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090205704 - Photovoltaic module for roofs: A photovoltaic module generates electrical power when installed on a roof. The module is constructed as a laminated sandwich having a transparent protective upper layer adhered to a photovoltaic layer. The photovoltaic layer is adhered to a rigid layer formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. The laminated sandwich has a... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090205702 - Solar panel and associated method: Module for a solar panel, comprising a glass plate and a monolithic solar cell, wherein the monolithic solar cell is joined to the glass plate. A glass frit layer is located between the solar cell and the glass plate and forms the join between a surface of the glass plate... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090205706 - Dye-sensitized solar cell: A dye-sensitized solar cell having a low cost and a high photoelectric transfer efficiency. Exemplary embodiments include an anode electrode layer contacting at least a part of a solar battery layer, which includes a dye-supporting semiconductor layer and an battery electrolyte layer. An exemplary anode electrode layer includes a plurality... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20090205705 - Method for fabricating a semiconductor component with a specifically doped surface region using out-diffusion, and corresponding semiconductor component: The invention proposes a method for producing a semiconductor component, such as a thin-layer solar cell. The method involves providing a doped semiconductor carrier substrate (1), producing a separating layer (2), for example a porous layer, on one surface of the semiconductor carrier substrate, depositing a doped semiconductor layer (3)... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090205707 - Solar cell and method for producing the same: The object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell which is industrially beneficial and has high light conversion efficiency; and a method for producing a solar cell; and the present invention provides a solar cell comprising a substrate, a power generation layer for converting received light into... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090205708 - Reduced transmittance photovoltaic conversion device for high spectral irradiance: A device (D), dedicated to photovoltaic conversion under high spectral irradiance has: i) a photovoltaic cell (CP) having a lower face provided with a conductive layer (CC) and an upper face (FSC) provided with a carrier collection grid (G). The device also has ii) at least one protective screen (EP)... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090205709 - Thin film type solar cell and method for manufacturing the same: A thin film type solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, the thin film type solar cell comprising a front electrode formed on a substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the front electrode; a transparent conductive layer formed on the semiconductor layer; a rear electrode formed... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20090205710 - Thin film type solar cell and method for manufacturing the same: A thin film type solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, which is capable of realizing the improved efficiency in the solar cell with a decreased dead zone, wherein the method comprises forming a plurality of front electrodes on a substrate, wherein the plurality of front... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20090205711 - Use of photovoltaics for waste heat recovery: A device for recovering waste heat in the form of radiated light, e.g. red visible light and/or infrared light includes a housing having a viewing window, and a photovoltaic cell mounted in the housing in a relationship to the viewing window, wherein rays of radiated light pass through the viewing... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20090205712 - Front contact solar cell with formed emitter: A bipolar solar cell includes a backside junction formed by an N-type silicon substrate and a P-type polysilicon emitter formed on the backside of the solar cell. An antireflection layer may be formed on a textured front surface of the silicon substrate. A negative polarity metal contact on the front... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20090205713 - Carbon nanotubes as charge carriers in organic and hybrid solar cells: Organic and organic/inorganic hybrid bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices with improved efficiencies are disclosed. The organic photovoltaic device comprises a photoactive polymer:fullerene C60-carbon nanotube (polymer:C60-CNT) composite as a component of the active layer. Under light irradiation, photoinduced charge separation at the polymer:C60 interface is followed by electron transfer from C60 onto... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Stamford

20090205714 - Metal plating composition and method for the deposition of copper-zinc-tin suitable for manufacturing thin film solar cell: To be able to form a copper-zinc-tin alloy which optionally comprises at least one chalcogenide and thus forms a semiconductor without the use of toxic substances a metal plating composition for the deposition of a copper-zinc-tin alloy is disclosed, wherein said metal plating composition comprises at least one copper plating... Agent: Paul And Paul

20090205715 - Chalcopyrite solar cell and manufacturing method thereof: A solar cell having high conversion efficiency and excellent flexibility is realized. A mica substrate or laminated mica substrate is used as substrate 1. The mica and laminated mica have high insulating property and heat resistance temperature, which can be selenized at an appropriate treatment temperature through vapor-phase selenization process,... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090199887 - Methods of forming thermoelectric devices including epitaxial thermoelectric elements of different conductivity types on a same substrate and related structures: A method of forming a thermoelectric device may include forming a first pattern of epitaxial thermoelectric elements of a first conductivity type on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A second pattern of epitaxial thermoelectric elements of a second conductivity type may be formed on the surface of the semiconductor... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090199888 - Sun protection device with angle-selective transmission properties: The present invention relates to a sun protection device of at least one optically transparent dielectric layer (1, 7), which on both sides is joined with a structural layer (5, 6) of an opaque or only partially translucent material. The two structural layers (5, 6) are structured subject to the... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090199890 - Solar cell receiver for concentrated photovoltaic system for iii-v semiconductor solar cell: A solar cell module comprises an array of lenses, corresponding secondary optical elements and corresponding solar cell receivers. The solar cell receiver includes a solar cell having one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a diode coupled in parallel with the solar cell and connector for coupling to other solar... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090199891 - Solar cell receiver for concentrated photovoltaic system for iii-v semiconductor solar cell: A solar cell module comprises an array of lenses, corresponding secondary optical elements and corresponding solar cell receivers. The solar cell receiver includes a solar cell having one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a diode coupled in parallel with the solar cell and connector for coupling to other solar... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090199889 - System and method for the improvement of photovoltaic cell efficiency: A system and method for increasing photovoltaic cell efficiency is provided, comprising a photovoltaic cell, a filter covering the photovoltaic cell at a first angle to the photovoltaic cell, and a mirror positioned adjacent to the filter at a second angle to the photovoltaic cell, the mirror operable to reflect... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090199892 - Solar earth module: A solar collector system (10, 30, 82, 82′, 171) includes a photovoltaic means (24, 174) for conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and a pathway/conduit (22, 94, 94′, 94″) for thermal transfer fluid which is in thermal communication with the photovoltaic means (24, 174). A shaped solar concentrator surface... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090199893 - Thin film holographic solar concentrator/collector: In various embodiments described herein, a device comprising a light collector optically coupled to a photocell is described. The device further comprises a light turning film or layer comprising volume or surface diffractive features or holograms. Light incident on the light collector is turned by volume or surface diffractive features... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090199894 - Photovoltaic devices protected from environment: A photovoltaic module includes a first photovoltaic cell, a second photovoltaic cell, and a transparent barrier disposed over the first photovoltaic cell and the second photovoltaic cell. The transparent barrier includes least one inorganic layer and at least one electrical conductor which electrically connects the first photovoltaic cell to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090199896 - Dye-sensitized solar cell: According to the present invention, a dye-sensitized solar cell includes a conductive substrate, which is transparent; and a photovoltaic (photoelectric exchange) layer formed on the conductive substrate. The photovoltaic layer comprises a lighter (brighter) region and a darker region therein.... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090199895 - Method for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layer with optimized gallium content at its surface: A method of forming a Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorber, which includes a top surface region of less than or equal to 300 nm depth. The Ga/(Ga+In) molar ratio within the top surface region is in the range of 0.1-0.3. The Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorber is formed by reacting... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20090199897 - Glass composition and its applications: A glass composition substantially free from lead and bismuth and containing vanadium oxide and phosphor oxide as main ingredients, wherein the sintered glass of the glass composition exhibits 109 Ωcm or more at 25 ° C.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090199898 - Solar cell and method of texturing solar cell: A solar cell and a method of texturing a solar cell are disclosed. The method includes coating an ink containing metal particles on a surface of a substrate, drying the ink to attach the metal particles to the surface of the substrate, and differentially etching the surface of the substrate... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090199899 - Photovoltaic module and method for production thereof: A photovoltaic module has on a transparent substrate (1) a transparent front electrode layer (2), a semiconductor layer (3) and a back electrode layer (4). The back electrode layer (4) has a silver layer (7) and between the silver layer (7) and the semiconductor layer (3) an interlayer (5) consisting... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090199900 - Thin film holographic solar concentrator/collector: In various embodiments described herein, a device comprising one or more light guides that is optically coupled to one or more photocells is described. The device further comprises one or more light turning films or layers comprising volume or surface diffractive features or holograms. Light incident on the light guides... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090199901 - Photovoltaic device comprising a sputter deposited passivation layer as well as a method and apparatus for producing such a device:

20090199902 - Silicon solar cells comprising lanthanides for modifying the spectrum and method for the production thereof: The aim of the invention is to improve the energy yield efficiency of solar cells. According to the invention, the silicon material is doped with one or more different lanthanides such that said material penetrates into a layer approximately 60 nm deep. Photons, whose energy is at least double that... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090199903 - Organic solar cell: e

20090199887 - Methods of forming thermoelectric devices including epitaxial thermoelectric elements of different conductivity types on a same substrate and related structures: A method of forming a thermoelectric device may include forming a first pattern of epitaxial thermoelectric elements of a first conductivity type on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A second pattern of epitaxial thermoelectric elements of a second conductivity type may be formed on the surface of the semiconductor... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090199888 - Sun protection device with angle-selective transmission properties: The present invention relates to a sun protection device of at least one optically transparent dielectric layer (1, 7), which on both sides is joined with a structural layer (5, 6) of an opaque or only partially translucent material. The two structural layers (5, 6) are structured subject to the... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090199890 - Solar cell receiver for concentrated photovoltaic system for iii-v semiconductor solar cell: A solar cell module comprises an array of lenses, corresponding secondary optical elements and corresponding solar cell receivers. The solar cell receiver includes a solar cell having one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a diode coupled in parallel with the solar cell and connector for coupling to other solar... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090199891 - Solar cell receiver for concentrated photovoltaic system for iii-v semiconductor solar cell: A solar cell module comprises an array of lenses, corresponding secondary optical elements and corresponding solar cell receivers. The solar cell receiver includes a solar cell having one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a diode coupled in parallel with the solar cell and connector for coupling to other solar... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20090199889 - System and method for the improvement of photovoltaic cell efficiency: A system and method for increasing photovoltaic cell efficiency is provided, comprising a photovoltaic cell, a filter covering the photovoltaic cell at a first angle to the photovoltaic cell, and a mirror positioned adjacent to the filter at a second angle to the photovoltaic cell, the mirror operable to reflect... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090199892 - Solar earth module: A solar collector system (10, 30, 82, 82′, 171) includes a photovoltaic means (24, 174) for conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and a pathway/conduit (22, 94, 94′, 94″) for thermal transfer fluid which is in thermal communication with the photovoltaic means (24, 174). A shaped solar concentrator surface... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090199893 - Thin film holographic solar concentrator/collector: In various embodiments described herein, a device comprising a light collector optically coupled to a photocell is described. The device further comprises a light turning film or layer comprising volume or surface diffractive features or holograms. Light incident on the light collector is turned by volume or surface diffractive features... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090199894 - Photovoltaic devices protected from environment: A photovoltaic module includes a first photovoltaic cell, a second photovoltaic cell, and a transparent barrier disposed over the first photovoltaic cell and the second photovoltaic cell. The transparent barrier includes least one inorganic layer and at least one electrical conductor which electrically connects the first photovoltaic cell to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090199896 - Dye-sensitized solar cell: According to the present invention, a dye-sensitized solar cell includes a conductive substrate, which is transparent; and a photovoltaic (photoelectric exchange) layer formed on the conductive substrate. The photovoltaic layer comprises a lighter (brighter) region and a darker region therein.... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090199895 - Method for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layer with optimized gallium content at its surface: A method of forming a Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorber, which includes a top surface region of less than or equal to 300 nm depth. The Ga/(Ga+In) molar ratio within the top surface region is in the range of 0.1-0.3. The Group IBIIIAVIA solar cell absorber is formed by reacting... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20090199897 - Glass composition and its applications: A glass composition substantially free from lead and bismuth and containing vanadium oxide and phosphor oxide as main ingredients, wherein the sintered glass of the glass composition exhibits 109 Ωcm or more at 25 ° C.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090199898 - Solar cell and method of texturing solar cell: A solar cell and a method of texturing a solar cell are disclosed. The method includes coating an ink containing metal particles on a surface of a substrate, drying the ink to attach the metal particles to the surface of the substrate, and differentially etching the surface of the substrate... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090199899 - Photovoltaic module and method for production thereof: A photovoltaic module has on a transparent substrate (1) a transparent front electrode layer (2), a semiconductor layer (3) and a back electrode layer (4). The back electrode layer (4) has a silver layer (7) and between the silver layer (7) and the semiconductor layer (3) an interlayer (5) consisting... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090199900 - Thin film holographic solar concentrator/collector: In various embodiments described herein, a device comprising one or more light guides that is optically coupled to one or more photocells is described. The device further comprises one or more light turning films or layers comprising volume or surface diffractive features or holograms. Light incident on the light guides... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20090199901 - Photovoltaic device comprising a sputter deposited passivation layer as well as a method and apparatus for producing such a device:

20090199902 - Silicon solar cells comprising lanthanides for modifying the spectrum and method for the production thereof: The aim of the invention is to improve the energy yield efficiency of solar cells. According to the invention, the silicon material is doped with one or more different lanthanides such that said material penetrates into a layer approximately 60 nm deep. Photons, whose energy is at least double that... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090199903 - Organic solar cell: e

20090194143 - Photovoltaic arrays, systems and roofing elements having parallel-series wiring architectures: The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic arrays, systems and roofing products in which a plurality of photovoltaic elements are electrically interconnected. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic array including a plurality of pods... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090194144 - Solar cell module and method of manufacturing the same: A wiring member is arranged to have a protruding portion extending beyond a bonding layer at its end in the extending direction... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090194146 - Method and apparatus for arranging multiple flat reflector facets around a solar cell or solar panel: A system and method of arranging multiple flat reflective facets around solar cells within a solar panel, or around a standard solar panel to increase the amount of light striking the solar cells or panel. The present invention in the preferred embodiment uses multiple reflector facets arranged to form an... Agent: Daniel Simon

20090194145 - Small-scale, concentrating, solar chp system: A high-efficiency, small-scale, combined heat and power, concentrating solar energy system (200), designed specifically for residential and other relatively low-power applications, rendering it cost-effective and economically viable. Two-axis tracking of a dish-like reflector (10) of between 1 and 2 meters in aperture ensures very high concentrating ratios of between 200... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090194147 - Dual seal photovoltaic assembly and method: A photovoltaic assembly including first and second substrates joined together and spaced apart, on either side of an airspace, by a seal system formed of a first seal and a second seal, the second seal comprising one or more silyl terminated polyacrylate polymers. A photovoltaic functional coating is disposed over... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090194148 - Solar cell module: A solar cell module includes high refractivity layers each being formed between a light-receiving surface of a solar cell and a sealing member and having a refractive index higher than that of the sealing member. The high refractivity layers each have a pair of first tilted surfaces provided on a... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090194149 - Low band gap semiconductor oxides, processes for making the same, and dye sensitized solar cells containing the same: Low band gap semiconductor oxides include nanocrystalline porous particles doped with an anion selected from the group consisting of carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, and combinations thereof, wherein the doped nanocrystalline porous semiconductor oxide has a lower band gap energy relative to undoped semiconductor oxides. A combustion synthesis process is used to... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090194151 - Semiconductor substrate, method for forming electrode, and method for fabricating solar cell: The present invention is directed to a semiconductor substrate having at least an electrode formed thereon, in which the electrode has a multilayer structure including two or more layers, of the multilayer structure, at least a first electrode layer directly bonded to the semiconductor substrate contains at least silver and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090194150 - Solar cell and method for fabricating the same: A cell 10 (unit cell) constituting a unit is formed from a lower electrode layer 2 (Mo electrode layer) formed on a texture substrate 1 formed with recesses and projections at a surface thereof, a light absorbing layer 3 (CIGS light absorbing layer) including copper, indium, gallium, selenium, a buffer... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090194153 - Photovoltaic cell comprising a thin lamina having low base resistivity and method of making: Fabrication of a photovoltaic cell comprising a thin semiconductor lamina may require additional processing after the semiconductor lamina is bonded to a receiver. To minimize high-temperature steps after bonding, the p-n junction is formed at the back of the cell, at the bonded surface. In some embodiments, the front surface... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090194154 - Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: An object is to reduce the breakage of appearance such as a crack, a split and a chip by external stress of a semiconductor device. Another object is that manufacturing yield of a thin semiconductor device increases. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits mounted on the... Agent: Eric Robinson

20090194152 - Thin-film solar cell having hetero-junction of semiconductor and method for fabricating the same: A thin-film solar cell having a hetero-junction of semiconductor and the fabrication method thereof are provided. Instead of the conventional hetero-junction of III-V semiconductor or homo-structure of IV semiconductor, the thin-film solar cell according to the present invention adopts a novel hetero-junction structure of IV semiconductor to improve the cell... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090194156 - Dual seal photovoltaic glazing assembly and method: A photovoltaic glazing assembly including first and second substrates joined together and spaced apart, on either side of an airspace, by a seal system formed of a first seal and a second seal. A photovoltaic functional coating is disposed over a second major surface of one of the substrates, which... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090194159 - Dye-sensitized solar cell and method for manufacturing the same: Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell. Specifically, the present invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell which is designed to reduce the production cost, improve productivity and increase energy efficiency by using a carbon electrode as a counter electrode, and a manufacturing method thereof. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the... Agent: LexyoumeIPGroup, LLC

20090194155 - Front electrode having etched surface for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a photovoltaic (PV) device including an electrode such as a front electrode/contact, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode has a textured (e.g., etched) surface that faces the photovoltaic semiconductor film of the PV device.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090194157 - Front electrode having etched surface for use in photovoltaic device and method of making same: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a photovoltaic (PV) device including an electrode such as a front electrode/contact, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode has a textured (e.g., etched) surface that faces the photovoltaic semiconductor film of the PV device.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090194158 - 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(R2), wherein each R1 independently represents an organic group having a substituent; and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstitutedC1-C30 hydrocarbon group. Further, the present invention also provides a photoelectric conversion... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090194161 - Solar cell having multiple transparent conductive layers and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a solar cell that increases a rate of sunlight absorbed into a photoelectric conversion layer by forming a transparent conductive layer into a plurality of layers having different oxygen contents and different light absorbing coefficients and a manufacturing method thereof. The solar cell of the present... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090194160 - Thin-film photovoltaic devices and related manufacturing methods: Described herein are thin-film photovoltaic devices and related manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes: (1) a structured substrate including an array of structure features; (2) a first electrode layer disposed adjacent to the structured substrate and shaped so as to substantially conform to the array of structure... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090194162 - Method to form a photovoltaic cell comprising a thin lamina: A very thin photovoltaic cell is formed by implanting gas ions below the surface of a donor body such as a semiconductor wafer. Ion implantation defines a cleave plane, and a subsequent step exfoliates a thin lamina from the wafer at the cleave plane. A photovoltaic cell, or all or... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090194163 - Method to form a photovoltaic cell comprising a thin lamina: A very thin photovoltaic cell is formed by implanting gas ions below the surface of a donor body such as a semiconductor wafer. Ion implantation defines a cleave plane, and a subsequent step exfoliates a thin lamina from the wafer at the cleave plane. A photovoltaic cell, or all or... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090194164 - Method to form a photovoltaic cell comprising a thin lamina: A very thin photovoltaic cell is formed by implanting gas ions below the surface of a donor body such as a semiconductor wafer. Ion implantation defines a cleave plane, and a subsequent step exfoliates a thin lamina from the wafer at the cleave plane. A photovoltaic cell, or all or... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090194166 - Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor films: A photovoltaic cell can include a dopant in contact with a semiconductor layer.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090194165 - Ultra-high current density cadmium telluride photovoltaic modules: Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have the highest possible conversion of photons to electrons in order to optimize their sunlight-to-electricity energy conversion efficiency. The electric current and sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency of CdTe modules is increased by about 20% with a new module design that (1) allows more light to pass through... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090194167 - Methods of forming photoactive layer: Methods of forming a photoactive layer, as well as related compositions, photovoltaic cells, and photovoltaic modules, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC