http://www.freshpatents.com/Batteries--thermoelectric-and-photoelectric-dtnewntc136.php USPTO Class 136 - Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric en-us Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Supplemental-solar-energy-collector-dt20081211ptan20080302405.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A supplemental solar energy collection system. A photovoltaic panel converts incident radiation into electricity. A housing includes a top thermally conductive surface mated with the photovoltaic panel and serving as a thermal collector. Open channels behind the thermally conductive surface carry fluid in contact with the top thermally conductive surface... http://www.freshpatents.com/Solar-cell-panel-dt20081211ptan20080302406.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 Generally, solar cell panels are black, being inferior in design. An object of the invention is to provide a transparent plate which develops color without lowering power generation efficiency; and a solar cell panel which uses such transparent plate. A solar cell panel according to the invention has a construction... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-manufacturing-an-integrated-solar-roofing-tile-dt20081211ptan20080302408.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic roofing tile for installing on a roof surface and converting solar energy into electrical energy includes the steps of forming a generally flexible photovoltaic laminate, the laminate including a photovoltaic layer including plurality of electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells and a photovoltaic circuit electrically connecting... http://www.freshpatents.com/Solar-cell-module-connector-and-method-of-producing-solar-cell-module-panel-dt20081211ptan20080302410.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A solar cell module connector includes an insulating box (2). The insulating box includes a solar cell module lead line connection zone (8) and an output cable connection zone (12) disposed on opposite sides of an diode zone (10), with partitions (4, 6) disposed therebetween, respectively. Heat sinks (14) are... http://www.freshpatents.com/Solar-cell-module-retaining-structure-frame-for-solar-cell-module-and-holding-member-for-solar-cell-module-dt20081211ptan20080302407.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 To provide the solar cell module retaining structure, the frame for the solar cell module, and the holding member for the solar cell module, which reduces the number of members relating to the solar cell module retaining structure, standardizes the installation process thereof, and reduces the cost of manufacturing and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Solar-roofing-tile-having-an-electrically-exposed-connector-dt20081211ptan20080302409.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A photovoltaic roofing tile for installing on a roof surface and converting solar energy into electrical energy includes a tile base that has a first side surface, a second side surface and a top edge. A rigid contact support extends outwardly from the top edge of the tile base and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Formation-of-photovoltaic-absorber-layers-on-foil-substrates-dt20081211ptan20080302413.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 An absorber layer of a photovoltaic device may be formed on an aluminum or metallized polymer foil substrate. A nascent absorber layer containing one or more elements of group IB and one or more elements of group IIIA is formed on the substrate. The nascent absorber layer and/or substrate is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Paste-composition-and-solar-cell-element-using-the-same-dt20081211ptan20080302411.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 Provided are a paste composition making it possible to improve the adhesive property of a backside electrode and restrain an aluminum electrode layer from exfoliating, and a solar cell element having an electrode formed by use of this composition. The paste composition is a paste composition for forming an electrode... http://www.freshpatents.com/Photovoltaic-power-device-and-manufacturing-method-thereof-dt20081211ptan20080302412.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A photovoltaic power device is provided. The photovoltaic power device includes a donor substrate, a first emitting substrate; a second emitting substrate, a first anti-reflection layer, a first metal electrode, a second metal electrode and a second anti-reflection layer. In the photovoltaic power device, the first and the second emitting... http://www.freshpatents.com/Durable-silver-based-transparent-conductive-coatings-for-solar-cells-dt20081211ptan20080302416.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A method of creating a solar cell package is disclosed. A solar cell is obtained having an active surface. A coating is applied to the active surface of the solar cell, wherein the coating comprises a four-layer structure. A first Nickel Chromium Nitride layer is applied with a thickness between... http://www.freshpatents.com/Elongated-photovoltaic-cells-in-casings-with-a-filling-layer-dt20081211ptan20080302415.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A solar cell unit comprising a cylindrical shaped solar cell and a transparent tubular casing is provided. The tubular shaped solar cell comprises a back-electrode, a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the back-electrode and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the semiconductor junction. The transparent tubular casing is circumferentially sealed... http://www.freshpatents.com/Filler-sheet-for-solar-cell-module-and-solar-cell-module-using-the-same-dt20081211ptan20080302417.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 In order to attain the object, the invention provides, as a filler sheet for solar cell element, a filler sheet made of a resin film produced by a resin composition comprising a copolymer of an α-olefin and an ethylenic unsaturated silane compound, or a modified or condensed body thereof, and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Front-electrode-for-use-in-photovoltaic-device-and-method-of-making-same-dt20081211ptan20080302414.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 This invention relates to a front electrode/contact for use in an electronic device such as a photovoltaic device. In certain example embodiments, the front electrode of a photovoltaic device or the like includes a multilayer coating including at least one transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer (e.g., of or including a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Elongated-photovoltaic-devices-in-casings-dt20081211ptan20080302418.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A solar cell unit comprising a solar cell and an at least partially transparent casing that encases the solar cell. The solar cell includes a nonplanar substrate defining a length of the solar cell, wherein a length of the nonplanar substrate is at least three times longer than a width... http://www.freshpatents.com/Polymer-comprising-unit-comprising-fluorocyclopentane-ring-fused-with-aromatic-ring-and-organic-thin-film-and-organic-thin-film-element-both-comprising-the-same-dt20081211ptan20080302419.php Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:59:13 -0800 A polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I). (In the formula, Ar1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or divalent heterocyclic group, X1, Y1, X2 and Y2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or alkylthio group, and X1 and Y1 and X2 and Y2 may together...