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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439600 | Photovoltaic device forming a glazing The invention concerns a photovoltaic device (1) comprising a plurality of p-i-n type photovoltaic cells (2) arranged on a substrate (3), wherein said cells (2) are arranged, in the form of a single layer, parallel to one another and the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425728 | Surface light source control device A surface light source control device has a plane light source control circuit for setting a current amount to a plurality of diode arrays. The light source control circuit comprises a constant current circuit for holding currents respectively flowing in the plurali... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7368755 | Array substrate of liquid crystal display and fabrication method thereof Provided is an array substrate of an LCD that includes a substrate, an active layer, a first insulating layer, and a gate electrode sequentially formed on the substrate. A source region and a drain region reside in predetermined regions of the active layer and each ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7176542 | Photo induced-EMF sensor shield A photo-EMF detector including a shield to prevent a portion of the detector from illumination. The shield prevents the generation of unwanted noise-currents, thus increasing the performance of the photo-EMF detector. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7141834 | Method of using a germanium layer transfer to Si for photovoltaic applications and heterostructure made thereby Ge/Si and other nonsilicon film heterostructures are formed by hydrogen-induced exfoliation of the Ge film which is wafer bonded to a cheaper substrate, such as Si. A thin, single-crystal layer of Ge is transferred to Si substrate. The bond at the interface of the G... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6632993 | Photovoltaic module There is provided a photovoltaic module including a transparent substrate and hybrid photovoltaic cells arrayed on the substrate and series connected to each other, the cells including a back electrode facing the substrate, a transparent front electrode i... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6552259 | Solar cell with bypass function and multi-junction stacked type solar cell with bypass function, and method for manufacturing these devices In this bypass-function added solar cell, a plurality of island-like p+ regions, which is third regions, are formed at a boundary between a p-type region and an n-type region layer constituting a substrate so that the p+ regions proj... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6525261 | Resin composition and an electronic device using the same An electronic device, such as a solar cell, having improved moisture, heat, and wear resistance, formed by applying an insulating film over the surfaces of the electronic device utilizing a screen printing process and curing the film with heat. The insula... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6518087 | Method for manufacturing solar battery A solar battery is provided having a structure in which at least two semiconductor thin-films are disposed one over the other between a pair of electrodes, each semiconductor thin-film differing from the other in the impurity concentration thereof and/or ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6452089 | Solar battery module An object of the invention is to provide a solar battery module having a high efficiency power generating ability, a harmony of design without an odd sensation, and a freedom of design. The object is achieved by a solar battery module comprising, on a lig... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6437231 | Integrated thin-film solar battery and method of manufacturing the same An integrated thin-film solar battery having a plurality of unit elements connected in series includes a substrate, a plurality of spaced apart first electrode layers formed on the substrate; a plurality of semiconductor layers disposed on said plurality ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6422793 | Separating means for producing a thin-film solar module Process and separating device for the production of a thin film solar module (10) comprising a plurality of solar cells (11) arranged side-by-side on a common substrate (12), which are produced by employing a plurality of layer deposition steps and layer ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6384315 | Solar cell module A thin film solar cell module which comprises a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer, which are deposited on a substrate and at least part of which is worked to partition these layers into a plurality of cells which ar... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6365823 | Solar cell module and manufacturing method thereof A thin film based solar cell module having superior appearance without glittering, and method of manufacturing the same in a simple manner at a low cost are provided. The solar cell module includes a glass substrate 10 and a photo semiconductor element fo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6359209 | Solar panel and solar cell having in-plane solar cell interconnect with integrated diode tab An interconnect for connecting first and second solar cells comprises a base portion having a first distal section and a first intermediate section, with the first distal and intermediate sections being integral with the base portion and capable of fixtur... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6355941 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device which has a non-single crystal semiconductor layer formed on a substrate and in which the non-single crystal semiconductor layer is composed of a first semiconductor region formed primarily of non-single crystal semiconductor and a ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6324195 | Laser processing of a thin film Method and apparatus for processing a workpiece having a thin film layer using laser pulses generated by a plurality of lasers. The lasers are equipped with Q-switches and triggered by a Q-switch trigger device at controlled pulse frequencies and delays w... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323056 | Solar cell, method for manufacturing same, and photolithographic mask for use in manufacturing a solar cell A high-quality solar cell is manufactured that prevents contamination of solar cell boundaries. A transparent conductive film, an amorphous silicon film, and a metallic electrode are continuously laminated onto a substrate, and etching is done of the tran... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319747 | Process for producing a thin-film solar module and separating means for use in this process Process and separating means for the production of a thin film solar module (10) comprising a plurality of solar cells (11) arranged side-by-side on a common substrate (12), which are produced by employing a plurality of layer deposition steps and layer s... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6300556 | Solar cell module A thin film solar cell module which comprises a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer, which are deposited on a substrate and at least part of which is worked to partition these layers into a plurality of cells which ar... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6294722 | Integrated thin-film solar battery A sputtering-deposition method usable in forming on an insulator substrate a film including a conductive layer includes the steps of: preparing a conductive substrate holder in the form of a frame having an opening at its central area and electrically gro... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6271053 | Method of manufacturing a thin film solar battery module A method of manufacturing an integrated thin film solar battery module including a substrate, and a plurality of unit cells connected in series on the substrate, each of the unit cells having a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second ele... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6268558 | Solar battery module An object of the invention is to provide a solar battery module having a high efficiency power generating ability, a harmony of design without an odd sensation, and a freedom of design. The object is achieved by a solar battery module comprising, on a lig... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6239474 | Integration type photovoltaic apparatus and method of fabricating the same The present invention is to prevent a back metal electrode film from being insufficiently processed even if an amorphous silicon related material film is thinned, wherein a transparent conductive film 2, an amorphous silicon related material film 3, and a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6222115 | Photovoltaic module A photovoltaic module having a transparent substrate, solar cells formed on the back surface of the transparent substrate, an encapsulant resin for sealing the solar cells, and a back cover film formed on the back surface of the encapsulant resin, in whic... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6184458 | Photovoltaic element and production method therefor A photovoltaic element with a low shadow, a high energy conversion efficiency, a high freedom in dimension and a high reliability with prolonged use is provided. The photovoltaic element comprises a photovoltaic layer having a first semiconductor junction... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6184058 | Integrated thin film solar battery and method for fabricating the same The integrated thin film solar battery of this invention includes a plurality of unit cells serially connected with one another on a same translucent insulating substrate, each of the unit cells including a transparent conductive film electrode, a photoel... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6162987 | Monolithic interconnected module with a tunnel junction for enhanced electrical and optical performance An improved thermophotovoltaic (TPV) n/p/n device is provided. Monolithic Interconnected Modules (MIMS), semiconductor devices converting infrared radiation to electricity, have been developed with improved electrical and optical performance. The structur... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6133521 | Solar battery output section and its method of manufacture The solar battery output section has a hole provided through the substrate and through an output terminal formed on the front-side of that substrate. Metal foil is applied covering the hole on the backside of the substrate. The inside of the hole is fille... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6080928 | Photovoltaic element array and method of fabricating the same An insulating film is formed on a conductive substrate, a conductor film is deposited on the insulating film, and a plurality of first electrodes are formed by forming at least one groove in the conductor film. A transparent layer is so formed as to cover... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6040520 | Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same In a solar cell including a photoelectric conversion layer 14 disposed on a flexible substrate 11 and constituted by a laminated layer of non-single crystalline silicon thin films, the flexible substrate 11 has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6013870 | Thin-film solar module This solar module in integrated thin-film technology consists of a number of solar cells 11, 12, 13, 14 tandem mounted and series-connected on common substrate 1 and a number of diodes 21, 22, 23, 24 disposed parallel and adjacent thereto. Overlap zones 1... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6011215 | Point contact photovoltaic module and method for its manufacture A large area photovoltaic device includes a plurality of photovoltaic regions electrically interconnected in parallel. The regions are defined by a plurality of conductive channels which establish electrical contact between a top transparent electrode of ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5994642 | Method for preparing CdTe film and solar cell using the same A method for forming a CdTe film of good quality by an improved close-spaced sublimation process is disclosed. This method comprises: a step of applying a paste which contains material for CdTe semiconductor on a supporting member, thereby to form a coati... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5981864 | Photovoltaic element array and method of fabricating the same A metal layer (102) is formed on an insulating substrate (101), and a first transparent conductive layer (103) containing fluorine is formed on the metal layer (102). The metal layer (102) and the transparent conductive layer (103) are electrically divide... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5956572 | Method of fabricating integrated thin film solar cells A method is provided for fabricating solar cells. A transparent conductive film is formed on a transparent substrate having an insulative surface and the transparent conductive film is segmented by a first scribing step to form transparent conductive film... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5932118 | Photoprocessing method In processing an object to be processed by a laser beam, the laser beam is expanded by a beam expander and is introduced into a mask in which a light transmitted portion having a desired pattern is formed, the laser beam introduced into the mask is passed... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928439 | Thin-film solar cell and method for the manufacture thereof A transparent second electrode layer laminated over a laminated composite of a solar cell structure is connected to a third electrode layer disposed opposite the substrate via through holes spaced longitudinally and equidistantly apart from each other. Th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5821597 | Photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device taking the form of a thin film and having a substrate exhibiting poor thermal resistance. The device prevents thermal deformation which would normally be caused by local application of excessive heat to the substrate. The... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5798284 | Process for fabricating array of photovoltaic elements connected in series Disclosed is a process for fabricating an array of photovoltaic elements connected in series, which can be used as a high-efficiency solar battery, at low cost and with high reliability. The process for fabricating the array of photovoltaic elements conne... | 08/25/1998 |
