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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6239354 | Electrical isolation of component cells in monolithically interconnected modules A monolithically interconnected photovoltaic module having cells which are electrically connected which comprises a substrate, a plurality of cells formed over the substrate, each cell including a primary absorber layer having a light receiving surface an... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6221495 | Thin transparent conducting films of cadmium stannate A process for preparing thin Cd2 SnO4 films. The process comprises the steps of RF sputter coating a Cd2 SnO4 layer onto a first substrate; coating a second substrate with a CdS layer; contacting the Cd2 | 04/24/2001 |
| 6103942 | Method of high purity silane preparation A process for the preparation of high purity silane, suitable for forming thin layer silicon structures in various semiconductor devices and high purity poly- and single crystal silicon for a variety of applications, is provided. Synthesis of high-purity ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6093757 | Composition and method for encapsulating photovoltaic devices A composition and method for encapsulating a photovoltaic device which minimizes discoloration of the encapsulant. The composition includes an ethylene-vinyl acetate encapsulant, a curing agent, an optional ultraviolet light stabilizer, and/or an optional... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6077401 | Production of fullerenes using concentrated solar flux A method of producing soot containing high amounts of fullerenes comprising: providing a primary concentrator capable of impingement of a concentrated beam of sunlight onto a carbon source to cause vaporization of carbon and subsequent formation of fuller... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073500 | Ultra-accelerated natural sunlight exposure testing Process and apparatus for providing ultra accelerated natural sunlight exposure testing of samples under controlled weathering without introducing unrealistic failure mechanisms in exposed materials and without breaking reciprocity relationships between f... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6068446 | Airfoils for wind turbine Airfoils for the tip and mid-span regions of a wind turbine blade have upper surface and lower surface shapes and contours between a leading edge and a trailing edge that minimize roughness effects of the airfoil and provide maximum lift coefficients that... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6022419 | Hydrolysis and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass A multi-function process is described for the hydrolysis and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass to separate hemicellulosic sugars from other biomass components such as extractives and proteins; a portion of the solubilized lignin; cellulose; glucose... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5976614 | Preparation of cuxinygazsen precursor films and powders by electroless deposition A method for electroless deposition of Cux Iny Gaz Sen (x=0-2, y=0-2, z=0-2, n=0-3) precursor films and powders onto a metallic substrate comprising: preparing an aqueous bath solution of compounds selected from the ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5948176 | Cadmium-free junction fabrication process for CuInSe2 thin film solar cells The present invention provides an economical, simple, dry and controllable semiconductor layer junction forming process to make cadmium free high efficiency photovoltaic cells having a first layer comprised primarily of copper indium diselenide having a t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5929652 | Apparatus for measuring minority carrier lifetimes in semiconductor materials An apparatus for determining the minority carrier lifetime of a semiconductor sample includes a positioner for moving the sample relative to a coil. The coil is connected to a bridge circuit such that the impedance of one arm of the bridge circuit is vari... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5925291 | Method and apparatus for high-efficiency direct contact condensation A direct contact condenser having a downward vapor flow chamber and an upward vapor flow chamber, wherein each of the vapor flow chambers includes a plurality of cooling liquid supplying pipes and a vapor-liquid contact medium disposed thereunder to facil... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5922142 | Photovoltaic devices comprising cadmium stannate transparent conducting films and method for making A photovoltaic device having a substrate, a layer of Cd2 SnO4 disposed on said substrate as a front contact, a thin film comprising two or more layers of semiconductor materials disposed on said layer of Cd2 SnO4 | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919927 | Purification of caprolactam from recycled nylon A method of removing 1,11-diamino-6-undecanone from the pyrolysis product of nylon comprising: a) pyrolyzing nylon-6 to form a pyrolyzate containing a caprolactam mixture; b) dissolving the caprolactam mixture in a solvent to form a solution; c) passing carbon... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5909632 | Use of separate ZnTe interface layers to form OHMIC contacts to p-CdTe films A method of improving electrical contact to a thin film of a p-type tellurium-containing II-VI semiconductor comprising: depositing a first undoped layer of ZnTe on a thin film of p-type tellurium containing II-VI semiconductor with material properties selecte... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5907058 | Synthesis of an acid addition salt of delta-aminolevulinic acid from 5-bromo levulinic acid esters A process of preparing an acid addition salt of delta-aminolevulinic acid comprising: dissolving a lower alkyl 5-bromolevulinate and an alkali metal diformylamide in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, methanol, tetrahyd... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5897331 | High efficiency low cost thin film silicon solar cell design and method for making A semiconductor device having a substrate, a conductive intermediate layer deposited onto said substrate, wherein the intermediate layer serves as a back electrode, an optical reflector, and an interface for impurity gettering, and a semiconductor layer d... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5897715 | Interdigitated photovoltaic power conversion device A photovoltaic power conversion device has a top surface adapted to receive impinging radiation. The device includes at least two adjacent, serially connected cells. Each cell includes a semi-insulating substrate and a lateral conductivity layer of a firs... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5871952 | Process for selection of Oxygen-tolerant algal mutants that produce H2 A process for selection of oxygen-tolerant, H2 -producing algal mutant cells comprising: (a) growing algal cells photoautotrophically under fluorescent light to mid log phase; (b) inducing algal cells grown photoautrophically under fluorescent light... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868997 | Sterilization of fermentation vessels by ethanol/water mixtures A method for sterilizing process fermentation vessels with a concentrated alcohol and water mixture integrated in a fuel alcohol or other alcohol production facility. Hot, concentrated alcohol is drawn from a distillation or other purification stage and s... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5843760 | Single zymomonas mobilis strain for xylose and arabinose fermentation This invention relates to single microorganisms which normally do not ferment pentose sugars which are genetically altered to ferment the pentose sugars, xylose and arabinose, to produce ethanol, and a fermentation process utilizing the same. Examples inc... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5834137 | Thin film method of conducting lithium-ions The present invention relates to the composition of a solid lithium-ion electrolyte based on the Li2 O--CeO2 --SiO2 system having good transparent characteristics and high ion conductivity suitable for uses in lithium batt... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5807533 | Method for charging a hydrogen getter A method for charging a sample of either a permanent or reversible getter material with a high concentration of hydrogen while maintaining a base pressure below 10-4 torr at room temperature involves placing the sample of hydrogen getter materi... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5798632 | Variable speed wind turbine generator with zero-sequence filter A variable speed wind turbine generator system to convert mechanical power into electrical power or energy and to recover the electrical power or energy in the form of three phase alternating current and return the power or energy to a utility or other lo... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5444260 | Atomic-level imaging, processing and characterization of semiconductor surfaces A method for selecting and removing single specific atoms from a solid material surface uses photon biasing to break down bonds that hold the selected atom in the lattice and to reduce barrier effects that hold the atom from transferring to a probe. The p... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5356839 | Enhanced quality thin film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 for semiconductor device applications by vapor-phase recrystallization Enhanced quality thin films of Cuw (In,Gay)Sez for semiconductor device applications are fabricated by initially forming a Cu-rich, phase-separated compound mixture comprising Cu(In,Ga):Cux Se on a substrate to ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5346729 | Solar-induced chemical vapor deposition of diamond-type carbon films An improved chemical vapor deposition method for depositing transparent continuous coatings of sp3 -bonded diamond-type carbon films, comprising: a) providing a volatile hydrocarbon gas/H2 reactant mixture in a cold wall vacuum/chemi... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5338254 | Increasing jet entrainment, mixing and spreading A free jet of air is disturbed at a frequency that substantially matches natural turbulences in the free jet to increase the entrainment, mixing, and spreading of air by the free jet, for example in a room or other enclosure. The disturbances are created ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337891 | Water and dirt protective, camcorder, shooting case A water and dirt protective, camcorder, shooting case comprises an enclosure. The enclosure comprises an outer structure that substantially encapsulates the camcorder and minimizes damage from adverse environmental elements and from harmful shock and impa... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5321174 | Controlled catalystic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of polycarbonate and plastic waste to recover monomers A process of using fast pyrolysis to convert a plastic waste feed stream containing polycarbonate and ABS to high value monomeric constituents prior to pyrolysis of other plastic components therein comprising: selecting a first temperature program range t... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318108 | Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate Disclosed is a dynamic vacuum insulation comprising sidewalls enclosing an evacuated chamber and gas control means for releasing hydrogen gas into a chamber to increase gas molecule conduction of heat across the chamber and retrieving hydrogen gas from th... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5316593 | Heterojunction solar cell with passivated emitter surface A high-efficiency heterojunction solar cell wherein a thin emitter layer (preferably Ga0.52 In0.48 P) forms a heterojunction with a GaAs absorber layer. A passivating window layer of defined composition is disposed over the emitter l... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314571 | Crystallization from high temperature solutions of Si in copper A liquid phase epitaxy method for forming thin crystalline layers of device quality silicon having less than 5X1016 Cu atoms/cc impurity, comprising: preparing a saturated liquid solution melt of Si in Cu at about 16% to about 90% wt. Si at a t... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5313858 | Rubber stopper remover A device for removing a rubber stopper from a test tube is mountable to an upright wall, has a generally horizontal splash guard, and a lower plate spaced parallel to and below the splash guard. A slot in the lower plate has spaced-apart opposing edges th... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5307964 | Aerosol extension Disclosed is an aerosol extension for use with a pressurized container in domestic, industrial and general spray applications. The pressurized container includes a cylindrically-shaped body, a planar bottom and a convex top. The body includes a propellant... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5304509 | Back-side hydrogenation technique for defect passivation in silicon solar cells A two-step back-side hydrogenation process includes the steps of first bombarding the back side of the silicon substrate with hydrogen ions with intensities and for a time sufficient to implant enough hydrogen atoms into the silicon substrate to potential... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5300704 | Controlled catalytic and thermal sequential pyrolysis and hydrolysis of mixed polymer waste streams to sequentially recover monomers or other high value products A process of using fast pyrolysis in a carrier gas to convert a plastic waste feedstream having a mixed polymeric composition in a manner such that pyrolysis of a given polymer to its high value monomeric constituent occurs prior to pyrolysis of other pla... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5275944 | Thermostable purified endoglucanas from acidothermus cellulolyticus ATCC 43068 A purified low molecular weight cellulase endoglucanase I having a molecular weight of between about 57,420 to about 74,580 daltons from Acidothermus cellulolyticus (ATCC 43068). The cellulase is water soluble, possesses both C1 and Cx | 01/04/1994 |
| 5261143 | Spar track cleaning and maintenance device A device maintains an elongated, generally, T-shaped, spar track for a free running of mating slides and boltropes under loadings of a sail through cleaning and maintenance. A first internal surface region of the T-shaped track opening is comparatively wi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5250427 | Photoconversion of gasified organic materials into biologically-degradable plastics A process is described for converting organic materials (such as biomass wastes) into a bioplastic suitable for use as a biodegradable plastic. In a preferred embodiment the process involves thermally gasifying the organic material into primarily carbon m... | 10/05/1993 |
