Solar battery module

Patent 6046403 Issued on April 4, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 7, 2018. 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Bridgestone Corporation

Application

No. 130878 filed on 08/07/1998

US Classes:

136/257, Luminescent layer or optical filter136/256, Contact, coating, or surface geometry502/308, And Group IV metal containing (i.e., Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge, Sn or Pb)502/309, Titanium containing502/350Of titanium

Examiners

Primary: Nguyen, Nam
Assistant: Miggins, Michael C.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Sughrue, Mion, Zinn Macpeak & Seas, PLLC

International Classes

H01L 031/023.2
B01J 021/06

Foreign Application Priority Data

1997-08-08 JP

Abstract

Disclosed is a solar battery module including: a solar battery cell; and a surface material laminated to cover a surface of said cell; wherein a photocatalyst layer is formed on said surface material. With this module, it is possible to prevent contamination to the surface material of a solar battery module and prevent loss of sunlight irradiation energy to the solar battery, and hence to maintain an electric generation power for a long time.