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Glass support light energy converter

Patent 4173494 Issued on November 6, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 14, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3247477

Solar cell with semiconductor particles and method of fabrication
Patent #: 3998659
Issued on: 12/21/1976
Inventor: Wakefield

Solar energy conversion Patent #: 4021323
Issued on: 05/03/1977
Inventor: Kilby ,   et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 05/768187 filed on 02/14/1977

US Classes:

136/250, Particulate or spherical semiconductor118/206, Combined with other type coating applier118/258, Rotary applicator156/279, Coating with fibers or particles204/278, Gas withdrawal257/618, PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR (E.G., MESA, BEVEL, GROOVE, ETC.)257/621, With electrical contact in hole in semiconductor (e.g., lead extends through semiconductor body)257/E31.051, Including other nonmonocrystalline material (e.g., semiconductor particles embedded in insulating material) (EPO)427/180, SOLID PARTICLES OR FIBERS APPLIED427/74, Photoelectric427/75Mosaic or nonuniform coating

Examiners

Primary: Mack, John H.
Assistant: Weisstuch, Aaron

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H01L 31/0384 (20060101)
H01L 31/036 (20060101)

Abstract

Semiconductor particles are distributed in a single level layer orientation in a glass sheet with portions of each particle exposed at both surfaces of the sheet. A metal layer on one surface of the sheet is in ohmic contact with the body of each particle and forms a common electrode.

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