27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120167870 | SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF HEAT ENERGY - The present invention relates to a system of transfer and storage of thermal energy to and from the surrounding environment. In particular, this invention relates to a thermo-well ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167871 | Photovoltaic and Thermal Energy System With Improved Tracking - An improved diurnal sun tracking system and methodology for use with a photovoltaic solar collector system mountable on flat roof industrial buildings or multi-unit apartment buildings is provided. The improved tracking system and method rotates or pivots the solar collector system to track the sun during the spring and fall Equinoxes in a first tracking mode, as well as from winter to summer solstices, when the angular rate of the sun's movement does not exactly follow the angular rate at the Equinoxes, in a second tracking mode. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167872 | Solar Energy Collecting Device - A solar energy collecting device includes a spherical concentrator, a track, a sliding element, and at least one solar panel. The track is curved and has a center overlapping with that of the spherical concentrator. The sliding element is disposed on the track, and is controlled to move along the track according to the motion of the Sun during the course of a day. The solar panel is mounted on the sliding element to move along with the sliding element. The solar panel faces the spherical concentrator. Thus, the sunlight can be focused on the solar panel by the spherical concentrator throughout the day. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167873 | SOLAR POWERED HEATING SYSTEM FOR WORKING FLUID - A working fluid heating system that utilizes solar energy and fuel-fired heaters to heat the working fluid is provided. The system may have a fuel heating plant that has a first fuel-fired heater to heat a first portion of working fluid, a solar heating plant that has both a solar thermal-energy heater and a second fuel-fired heater to heat a second portion of working fluid. The first and second portions may join in a pipeline to supply heated working fluid to a facility such as an electrical generation facility, desalination facility, petrochemical facility, enhanced oil recovery facility, or air conditioning facility. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167874 | Methods and Systems for Solvent Purification - A method including: (a) contacting lime with an extract including an S1 solvent carrying a contaminant load to form a lime treated extract; and (b) reducing the contaminant load by removing solids. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167875 | SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS USING SOLVENT FROM A BIOREFORMING PROCESS - The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167876 | ORGANO-CATALYTIC BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION - The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167877 | MEMBRANE NEBULIZER AND METHOD FOR WELDING A MEMBRANE TO A CARRIER DURING THE PRODUCTION OF A MEMBRANE NEBULIZER - The invention relates to a membrane nebulizer for producing aerosol in an aerosol therapy device, comprising: a membrane ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167878 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF A BREATHING GAS WITH FINE ICE PARTICLES - A therapeutic treatment system has a delivery device is adapted to deliver a cooled breathing gas mixture to a patient and an injection device positioned near a distal end of the delivery device. The injection device is coupled to a source of liquid. The treatment system also includes a control system coupled to the delivery device and the injection device. Alternatively, the control system is adapted to control the injection device to release a fluid into the cooled breathing gas mixture to form a frozen mist of fine ice particles in the cooled breathing gas mixture. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167879 | POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to positive airway pressure therapy apparatus and methods for using same. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a body- (e.g., head-) mounted housing enclosing a blower, wherein the housing includes air inlets on multiple sides so that the blower may draw adequate air even when inlets on one side are obstructed. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a mask or mask system securable to an airway of the user. The mask system may include a mask shell and two or more adapters configured to permit the attachment of two or more different mask seals to the same mask shell. Other embodiments of the invention describe strapping systems configured to removably attach the housing and the mask to the body. The apparatus may further include a drying mode that activates upon removal of the apparatus from the user. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167880 | HUMIFIDIER WITH WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSING - A respiration humidifier having a base unit and a chamber constructed to hold liquid. A sensor is connected to the chamber and configured to sense a condition within the chamber. A radiation signal transmitter is carried by the chamber and associated with the sensor. The transmitter wirelessly sends a radiation signal indicative of the sensed condition. The humidifier includes a radiation signal receiver carried by the base unit for receiving the signal. The humidifier includes a control unit that controls the condition based on the radiation signal received by the radiation signal receiver. Another aspect provides a breathing system using the humidifier. The breathing system includes a gas flow generator that generates a flow of gas to a user circuit coupled to the gas flow generator and adapted to communicate the flow of gas to a user. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167881 | DRY-POWDER INHALER - An inhaler for delivering dry-powder medicament to a patient from an open blister pocket of a blister pack. The blister pack is in the form of a flexible elongate strip including a base sheet having a plurality of recesses spaced along its length and a cover sheet peelably sealed to the base sheet to define a plurality of blister pockets each containing a measured dose of the medicament. The inhaler also includes a housing for enclosing used and unused portions of the blister pack together with the medicament dispensing mechanism. The housing defines internal transverse walls extending in the width direction of the blister pack for isolating the used portion of the cover sheet from the unused portion of the blister pack. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167882 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR TRACHEAL TUBES - Various embodiments of an intubation system include a tracheal tube, a heat source coupled to the tracheal tube, and a temperature sensor disposable in a patient's trachea to detect a temperature within the patient's trachea. The heat source is adapted to generate heat when the tracheal tube is disposed in the airway of the patient. A temperature control system coupled to the heat source is adapted to monitor the detected temperature and to control generation of heat from the heat source based on the detected temperature. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167883 | Advanced portable oxygen concentrator - A portable oxygen concentrator designed for medical use with a novel housing and internal component design that reduces noise and vibration while increasing durability. The improved design of the portable oxygen concentrator further facilitates easy maintenance and repair over the life of the equipment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167884 | PEEP REGULATION FOR A BREATHING APPARATUS - A breathing apparatus has an expiratory flow sensor unit, an expiratory pressure sensor unit, an expiratory pressure regulator, and an expiratory control unit operatively connected to the expiratory pressure sensor unit for a feedback control of an expiratory pressure during an expiratory phase of a breathing cycle. The expiratory control unit is adapted to provide a real time target pressure value during the expiratory phase to the expiratory pressure regulator for adjusting a desired positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) level (PEEP | 2012-07-05 |
20120167885 | Systems And Methods For Ventilation To Obtain A Predetermined Patient Effort - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods and devices for respiratory support. As one example, a ventilation system is disclosed that includes a computer readable medium including instructions executable by a processor to receive a measured pressure value and a net flow value. A patient effort value is calculated based on a relationship between patient effort, the measured pressure value and the net flow value. The instructions are further executable to calculate a gas delivery metric based on the computed patient effort to obtain a predetermined patient effort. Gas is then caused to be delivered consistent with the gas delivery metric. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167886 | Advanced portable oxygen concentrator - A portable oxygen concentrator designed for medical use with a novel housing and internal component design that reduces noise and vibration while increasing durability. The improved design of the portable oxygen concentrator further facilitates easy maintenance and repair over the life of the equipment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167887 | Advanced portable oxygen concentrator - A portable oxygen concentrator designed for medical use with a novel housing and internal component design that reduces noise and vibration while increasing durability. The improved design of the portable oxygen concentrator further facilitates easy maintenance and repair over the life of the equipment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167888 | Advanced portable oxygen concentrator - A portable oxygen concentrator designed for medical use with a novel housing and internal component design that reduces noise and vibration while increasing durability. The improved design of the portable oxygen concentrator further facilitates easy maintenance and repair over the life of the equipment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167889 | GAS MASK FILTER CANISTER - A filter for a gas mask has a concave outlet wall and a convex inlet wall with a particulate filter bed that has a uniform depth and conforms substantially to the shape of the inlet and outlet wall. The side wall can have an elliptical, circular or convex shape to conform to the curvature of the wearer's face, or a planar shape. The filter an be a double particulate filter element and a double adsorption filter element configured for axial airflow therethrough with a bifurcated flow pattern. The adsorption filter element comprises a granulated charcoal, a composite material having carbon particles combined with binder particles, or an immobilized bed of charcoal granules and EVA-coated fibers. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167890 | RESPIRATOR HAVING VALVE WITH AN ABLATED FLAP - A respirator | 2012-07-05 |
20120167891 | ADJUSTABLE FACIAL CONFORMING FACE MASK - An adjustable face mask having a body conforming substantially to the facial structure of a wearer. The face mask is provided with a neck shield and removable filter and novel air apertures providing a communication of forced air to the nose and mouth of a user. The face mask can optionally provide neck protection with a descending neck member. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167892 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE INCLUDING A MECHANISM FOR MANIPULATING THE POSITION OF AN INTERNAL COMPONENT THEREOF - A patient interface device includes a mask having a shell defining a chamber. A component, such as a nasal cannula coupled to a sensor, is structured to be selectively positioned within the chamber. A manipulation mechanism for selectively manipulating the position of the component within the chamber from an exterior of the mask when the mask is placed against the patient's face. The manipulation mechanism may include an attachment element, such as a magnet, attached to the component and structured to be selectively positioned on the interior surface of the shell, and a manipulation element, such as a magnet, structured to be selectively positioned on the exterior surface of the shell and coupled to the attachment element through the shell, wherein movement of the manipulation element causes movement of the attachment element and the component. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167893 | Tracheostomy Tube Having a Sealing Device - There is suggested a tracheostomy tube comprising a sealing means, said sealing means sealingly enclosing the tracheostomy tube transversally to its longitudinal extension, the sealing means being configured as a sealing bell whose rear end portion encloses the tracheostomy tube and whose front end portion comprises a sealing lip to be brought into contact with a neck area of a patient. The sealing bell forms a reception space in which an absorbent insert can be accommodated. Furthermore, the invention relates to a sealing means and to the use of an absorbent insert together with the tracheostomy tube and the sealing means. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167894 | APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A NASAL CANNULA - An apparatus and a system for stably positioning a nasal cannula in a manner effective for oral or nasal delivery of oxygen or gas mixtures to an individual are described. A generally rectangular cannula support member having at least one retention device secures a nasal cannula to the support member. A pad may be disposed between the support member and the face of the person to assist in positioning the support member without the requirement of tape, and for reducing skin irritation. Depending on the size of the cannula support member, the support member may be constructed from flexible materials to conform to the facial features of the wearer. The apparatus and the system may further include a flexible strip having shape memory. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167895 | THERAPEUTIC SLEEP DEVICE FOR DISCOURAGING SLEEPING IN A SUPINE POSITION - A therapeutic sleep device worn about an individual's torso and intended to discourage an individual from sleeping in a supine position includes a body securing member and a sleep fin. The body securing member has an interior side and a posterior side. The sleep fin includes a supine-suppression fin providing a right convex surface and a left convex surface tapering from a wider base region to a narrower peak region at which the right and left convex surfaces join at an apex. The apex and at least a portion of the right and left convex surfaces extend beyond said posterior side of the body securing member. A spine indentation formed in the sleep device can help to increase the comfort and improve the securing of the device to a individual. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167896 | Surgical drape - A surgical drape ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167897 | TISSUE PROTECTOR - The invention refers to a tissue protector for protecting healthy tissue of a patient from radiation exposure during teletherapy, comprising a jaw part for generating a raised bite, and a soft-tissue positioning part connected to said jaw part for positioning a soft-tissue of said patient, said jaw part having an opening for visual control of a surgical area of said patient. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167898 | Patient Immobilization Device For Radiotherapy Treatment System And Methods - A patient immobilization device for radiotherapy includes a one-piece composite body having a core and a carbon fiber reinforced skin encapsulating the core. The composite body further includes a posterior surface configured for mounting the composite body upon a radiotherapy support table, and an anterior surface defining a cradle. Positioning a patient upon the immobilization device and supporting the patient with the cradle enables emitting therapeutic radiation towards a craniospinal treatment site of the patient from a posterior side of the immobilization device while the patient is supported in a supine position. The emitted radiation may include proton beam radiation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167899 | Absorbent digital Pad - The present invention relates to a pad to be inserted between the web spaces of human toes. The pad comprise an non-absorbent outer section encompassing an absorbent inner section. The pad can be manufactured within various shapes and sizes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167900 | Package and Device For manual Rolling of Cigarettes - A packaging for manual rolling of cigarettes comprising smoker's accessories like cigarette sheets, filters, sheets, matches, lighters, tobacco and an article usable as an advertising material is characterized in that the base line is foldably divided into two small sides with a narrow band therebetween. The intermediate band is terminated at both sides each time with two triangular parts, providing for creating a handy table for rolling cigarettes. The narrow band is foldably divided in a way that the external parts are embraced by triangular folded corners of smaller sides. While the device is in use, the packaging is opened and put onto a support in a way that small sides are lifted upwards. The triangular sides on both sides of the narrow band are then pushed upwards to create bulges. The two bulges each from its side stop the narrow side and prevent the content from falling from the support. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167901 | Tobacco Product for Oral Use - The present invention relates to a flavoured tobacco product for oral use comprising matrices, wherein at least one matrix comprises tobacco, and essentially all flavourants are comprised in matrices not containing tobacco. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167902 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A smokeless tobacco system includes a container including a plurality of preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape and integrity. One or more of the preformed smokeless tobacco products are compressed between a lid and a base of the container to hinder movement of the one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products within the container. Each preformed smokeless tobacco product can include a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile. A method of forming and packaging the preformed smokeless tobacco products includes depositing shaped smokeless tobacco bodies into the container and closing the container prior to a relaxation of the shaped smokeless tobacco bodies into preformed smokeless tobacco products. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167903 | FILTRATION AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Provided herein are compositions for removal of contaminants from an air stream. The composition contains a filtration agent having one or more components that can adsorb tar or other contaminants from smoke. Also provided is a method for removing a contaminant from an air stream. Also provided are a system and a kit employing the filtration agent. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167904 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO-FREE SNUFF PRODUCT - A smokeless tobacco-free snuff product and method that utilizes a mixture of green or black tea with extracted nicotine and caffeine in a small pouch to be inserted and consumed between a consumer's cheek or gum. The mixture of nicotine, caffeine and tea provides a source of nicotine for consumption with reduced hazards that are normally associated with tobacco products. The present invention combines finely ground green or black tea with nicotine and caffeine in a pulverized dip that may be pinched and placed between the lip and gum of the consumer thus providing a non-toxic source of nicotine. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167905 | MENTHOL CIGARETTE - Cigarettes are provided which contain a filtering system and flavorants encapsulated with polyvinyl acetate, wherein deactivation of a sorbent by the flavorant is reduced through the encapsulation of the flavorant within the polyvinyl acetate. A preferred flavorant is menthol. The encapsulated flavorants are prepared by mixing at least one flavorant with polyvinyl acetate and a solvent, such as ethanol, and forming the encapsulated flavorants. Methods of making cigarettes and smoking the articles are also provided. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167906 | Electronic Cigarette Refilling Apparatus - An electronic cigarette including an atomizer, a cartridge, a mouthpiece, a power switch, and an electronic cigarette refilling apparatus for use therein is disclosed. A method of dispensing a liquid into an electronic cigarette and a method of inhaling a vapor from an electronic cigarette are also disclosed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A FINISHED TOBACCO PRODUCT INCLUDING SPECIAL FORM CASINGS AND SHEET CONFIGURATIONS - A finished tobacco product is formed by a set of pre-rolled sheets. In one embodiment a form casing is used which includes at least two portions—a non-smokable portion along with a container portion which includes tobacco filler material. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167908 | COMB AND METHOD FOR CLEANING THEREOF - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a comb ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167909 | Hair Clip Apparatus and Method - A hair apparatus and hair retention method includes a spine having a longitudinal axis, wherein the spine includes a hole and a peg outwardly protruding from an edge of the spine and substantially along the longitudinal axis of the spine. The spine includes a plurality of protrusions outwardly projecting orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the spine. The hair apparatus further includes a first clip portion including a first connecting mechanism that non-integrally connects the first clip portion with the spine, wherein the first connecting mechanism is positioned at a first end of the first clip portion. The first clip portion includes a first attachment mechanism positioned at a second end of the first clip portion, wherein the first end is at an opposite end from the second end, and thereby the first connecting mechanism and the first attachment mechanism are positioned at opposite ends of the first clip portion. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167910 | Cosmetic Applicator with Internal Applicators that can be Pushed Out and Rotated - The invention relates to an applicator for applying a decorative cosmetic with a flowable consistency from a storage container, such as in particular mascara, comprising an applicator brush equipped with a bristle area consisting of outwardly protruding bristles and/or bristle discs that comprises stationary bristles and/or bristle discs, wherein the bristle area is additionally formed from mobile bristles and/or bristle discs whose base area can be displaced relative to the base area of the stationary bristles or bristle discs in such a way that a free space between the stationary bristles or bristle discs that can be loaded with the cosmetic by dipping the brush into the reservoir can be arbitrarily varied. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167911 | Multi-Edge Dental Floss - The present invention is comprised of an antibacterial dental floss device to provide the user with enhanced dental hygiene care. The present invention is further comprised of processors and modules to fray dental floss to provide more thorough cleaning with bristled floss coated with oral antibacterial compounds to increase prevention of dental and oral infections and disease. The present invention provides an ultraviolet light to further treat dental and oral bacterial presence. The present invention provides the user with a compact portable dental hygiene device. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167912 | TOUCHLESS DENTAL FLOSS DISPENSER - Embodiments described herein relate to an automatic, touchless dental floss dispenser that comprises a housing with a front cover, a sensing mechanism for detecting of an object adjacent the front cover without the object contacting the front cover, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing a predetermined length of floss, and a cutting mechanism for automatically severing the dental floss at measured lengths to ensure proper use and minimize waste of dental floss. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167913 | Flossing Devices and Methods of Using Same - A device for flossing teeth comprises an elongate handle having a central axis. In addition, the device comprises a head including a pair of spaced apart posts and a base portion extending therebetween. Each post has a central axis. The central axis of each post is disposed in a plane that is oriented at an acute angle β in side view relative to a projection of the central axis of the handle. Further, the device comprises a neck extending between the handle and the base portion of the head. The device also comprises a strand of floss extending between the posts. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167914 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WET TREATING DISC-LIKE SUBSTRATES - A method for wet treatment of wafers includes a first plate and a second plate substantially parallel to the first plate, and a wafer is held between the first and the second plate substantially parallel. A first dispenser introduces fluid into a first gap between the first plate and the wafer when being treated, and a second dispenser introduces fluid into a second gap between the second plate and the wafer when being treated. At least one vibrating element is acoustically coupled to at least the second plate, and a holder and the second plate are rotated relative to each other about an axis substantially perpendicular to the second plate. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167915 | METHOD FOR REMOVING MICRO-DEBRIS AND DEVICE OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for removing micro-debris generated in a laser machining process operated on machined object and device of the same. The machined object is placed on a movable machining platform within a machining range and machined at a particular machining location. By disposing an acoustic wave generator and a reflector part, or by disposing a plurality of acoustic wave generators, at least two standing waves extending across the machining range and two standing wave nodes are generated. The micro-debris generated from the laser machining process is moved away by the standing waves to concentrate at the standing wave nodes, and subsequently removed from the standing wave nodes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167916 | NEUTRALIZING/REDUCING AGENT, AND DESMEAR METHOD - Disclosed is a neutralizing/reducing agent for neutralizing/reducing an oxidizing agent component that is adsorbed and remains on an object to be coated after the object is subjected to a desmear treatment with the oxidizing agent, which comprises a thioamide compound and a non-aromatic thiol compound. The neutralizing/reducing agent does not generate any gas during a neutralization/reduction treatment, and therefore the occurrence of defects caused by the neutralization/reduction on the surface of a through hole or a blind via hole can be prevented. Further, the neutralizing/reducing agent hardly dissolves copper, and therefore the occurrence of haloing can be prevented, and the blistering caused by the etching between an inner layer copper and a resin with the neutralizing/reducing agent can also be prevented. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167917 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT - A surface treatment robot including a robot body, a differential drive system mounted on the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, a liquid applicator carried by the robot body, and a collection assembly carried by the robot body and configured to remove waste from the cleaning surface. The robot body has a forward portion and a rear portion, with the forward portion preceding the rear portion as the robot moves in a forward direction over the cleaning surface. The liquid applicator is configured to dispense a liquid to the cleaning surface such that at least a portion of the liquid is dispensed rear of the collection assembly as the robot moves in the forward direction. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167918 | FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED DISPENSING AND CONTAINMENT ROLLS - A floor cleaning apparatus is provided. The floor cleaning apparatus includes a roller arrangement for carrying rolls of soiled and unsoiled cleaning media thereon. The floor cleaning apparatus also includes an actuation arrangement operable to simultaneously unwind unsoiled cleaning media and wind soiled cleaning media. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167919 | FAN FRIEND CLEANING SYSTEMS - A ceiling fan blade cleaning system including a vacuum attachment, configured expressly to be easily secured to virtually any household vacuum cleaner or industrial shop vac nozzle for convenience of the user in cleaning ceiling fan blades. The device is designed specifically to effectively eradicate dust, pollen, pet dander and other agents from all sides of a ceiling fan blade simultaneously, thereby preventing these agents from infiltrating a room's environment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167920 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A DISHWASHING PROGRAM - A method for carrying out a dishwashing program in an automatic dishwasher includes a washing step, an intermediate cleaning and a clear rinsing. The washing step includes heating water present in a tub of the dishwasher using at least a condenser of a heat pump. The clear rinsing includes heating water present in the dishwasher tub using the condenser together with an electric heater. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167921 | Working Tank With Vacuum Assist - A system is disclosed. The system includes a fluid reservoir containing a volume of fluid, a bell housing that forms a chamber, a workpiece having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, and a pressure manipulating sub-system in fluid communication with the chamber of the bell housing. The bell housing is arranged relative to the fluid reservoir such that a lower end of the bell housing is at least partially submerged in the fluid thereby sealing the chamber of the bell housing from atmosphere. The bell housing is arranged relative to the fluid reservoir such that the second surface portion of the workpiece is disposed within the chamber of the bell housing that is sealed from atmosphere. A method is also disclosed. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167922 | DISHWASHER DETERGENT - The invention relates to a phosphate-free automatic dishwashing agent containing a builder, comprising a) 0.5 to 7.0 wt % of a nonionic surfactant A; b) 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of a nonionic surfactant B with a melting point above 25° C., each based on the total weight of the automatic dishwashing agent, wherein the nonionic surfactant A has a melting point which is at least 5° C. below the melting point of nonionic surfactant B, wherein said washing agent is characterized by excellent residue inhibition and good cleaning and clear rinsing performance. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167923 | DISHWASHER DETERGENT - The present invention is a phosphate-free automatic dishwashing agent containing a builder, said agent comprising: a) a copolymer A comprising i) at least one mono- or polyunsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, ii) at least one mono- or polyunsaturated sulfonic acid monomer, and iii) at least one additional nonionic monomer; and b) an acrylic acid homopolymer B, wherein the weight ratio of copolymer A to homopolymer B is between 10:1 and 1:3. The present agent is characterized by excellent residue inhibition, good cleaning, and clear rinsing performance in automatic dishwashing. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167924 | CLEANING DEVICE AND A CLEANING METHOD OF A FIXED ABRASIVES POLISHING PAD - A device for cleaning a fixed abrasive polishing pad includes a main body having a surface facing the polishing pad, an inlet coupled to an end of the main body and configured to supply a cleaning liquid, an inject orifice coupled to the inlet for injecting the cleaning liquid and being provided on the surface of the main body, an outlet coupled to the end of the main body, and a recycle orifice coupled to the outlet, and being provided on the surface of the main body. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167925 | Compressor Cleaner - A compressor cleaner includes a machine body with a tunnel, a transporting unit connected with several conveyors, a driving unit for driving the compressors on the conveyors to rotate dining the cycle. The conveyors are driven by the transporting unit to enter an entry side and to carry compressors. They first enter the cleaning room for cleaning, then the front drying room and the rear drying room for drying. The dried compressor then goes to the exit side. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167926 | CLEANING STERILIZATION APPARATUS - To provide a cleaning sterilization apparatus capable of sterilizing an object to be cleaned such as a medical instrument effectively in a short time by generating and using ozone water containing ozone with particle diameters hard to disappear in water, the cleaning sterilization apparatus is provided with cleaning water supply means, ozone water generating means, and squirting means for squirting cleaning water and ozone water toward the object to be cleaned inside a container, where the ozone water generating means is provided with a mixing pump which takes in ozone and water to mix and generates ozone-mixed water, ozone supply means for supplying ozone to the mixing pump, stirring means for colliding the ozone-mixed water from the mixing pump sequentially with a plurality of protrusions with running-water pressure applied inside an enclosed running-water channel with the plurality of protrusions arranged therein, and thereby making ozone contained in the ozone-mixed water finer to generate ozone water, and a line mixer which causes the stirring means to circulate and stir the ozone-mixed water generated by the mixing pump and thereby adjusts particle diameters of ozone contained in the ozone-mixed water. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167927 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is disclosed. The dishwasher includes a tub to provide a washing space, a dish rack positioned in the washing space, to receive washing objects therein, a spraying arm to spray washing water toward the washing objects received in the dish rack, a supply path to provide washing water to the spraying arm, and a rack spraying arm provided in the dish rack, in communication with the supply path, to spray the washing water only to predetermined washing objects received in the rack. As a result, the dishwasher may realize an effect of intensive washing performed for washing objects with a high contamination level. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167928 | ROTATING FILTER FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a washing chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filtering system includes a rotating filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167929 | MOBILE DISASTER CHATTEL RESTORATION UNIT - A mobile disaster restoration unit designed to facilitate cleaning efforts by a crew at a disaster recovery site. The mobile unit comprises a modified trailer designed to be parked by a restoration service provider at a disaster site long term. The trailer is modified to include a storage bin, a cleaning room with a variety of cleaning equipment for use by the restoration crew, and a swing office for combined use of the restoration crew, insurance claims adjuster, and homeowner. The cleaning room stocks an array of restoration equipment including a commercial dishwasher and sink, an ultrasonic cleaning tank, shop vac, etc., all powered by a solar-charging battery bank. The mobile disaster restoration unit avoids the need to pack and transport the contents of a disaster-stricken home or building (after a fire or flood) to a commercial cleaning facility. Instead, all cleaning can be done expeditiously onsite. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167930 | DECARBONIZATION DEVICE - A decarbonization device for engine decarbonization includes an oxyhydrogen supplying unit, a dryer unit connected to the oxyhydrogen supplying unit, an exhaust unit connected to the dryer unit, and a pressure adjusting unit connected to the exhaust unit. The oxyhydrogen supplying unit is configured to supply oxyhydrogen gas. The dryer unit is configured to dry the oxyhydrogen gas from the oxyhydrogen supplying unit. The exhaust unit is configured to be connected to an engine for providing the oxyhydrogen gas from the oxyhydrogen supplying unit through the dryer unit to the engine. The pressure adjusting unit is configured to provide air into the engine through the exhaust unit so as to adjust inner pressure within the engine. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167931 | DRAIN HOSE AND WASHER HAVING THE SAME - A drain hose has a simple structure which absorbs vibration of a drain pump, and a washer has the same. The washer includes a main body, a drain pump disposed at the lower portion of the main body, a drain hose to guide wash water pumped by the drain pump to the outside of the main body, and an anti-vibration member formed of a material differing from the drain hose, and including a corrugation part connected between the drain pump and the drain hose and absorbing vibration of the drain pump during drainage of the wash water. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167932 | MULTI-FOLD UMBRELLA COMBINED WITH WRITING IMPLEMENT OR COSMETIC CASE - A thin plastic, fold-up umbrella with thin structural supports which fits within a writing implement case, a personal care product case or case for other products normally carried by a user. The case becomes the handle for the umbrella stored in the case with the personal use product to insure that the umbrella will always be carried by the person. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167933 | Length Adjustable Crutch - An adjustable length crutch including at least one support portion to support at least a portion of the weight of a user, a leg portion associated with the at least one support portion and having a foot adapted to abut the ground in use to balance the user and a length adjustment mechanism to adjust the separation between the at least one support portion and the foot to adjust the effective length of the crutch. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167934 | COLLAPSIBLE FOOD PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE - A collapsible enclosure for protecting food from pests and debris comprises in one configuration at least two flexible structural beams, a cover having a top portion and a bottom portion, at least one opening and at least one flap attached above the opening. The flap is substantially larger in length and width than the opening and has ballast along its base to hold it flush against the at least one opening. In another configuration the collapsible protective food enclosure comprises three or more resilient structural frame loops, a cover having at least one opening and a flap. The structural frame loops are affixed within the cover forming walls. The flap is attached above the opening and has a resilient structural frame loop affixed along its perimeter to allow the flap to fit flush against the at least one opening. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167935 | Connection Member for a Tent Pole, and Jig for Attaching/Detaching the Connection Member - Disclosed are a connection member for a tent pole, and a detachable jig of the same. The connection member for a tent pole, which connects unit poles of which opposite end parts are internally formed with insertion holes, the connection member including: a pair of insert members which are respectively fitted in and fixed to insertion holes at end parts of a pair of adjacent unit poles; a connecting pipe body which is formed with a through hole in a middle thereof to be arranged between the insert members and includes opposite end parts respectively inserted the insertion holes of the unit poles; and an elastic cord which includes opposite end parts respectively fixed to the pair of insert members while being inserted in the through hole of the connecting pipe body and provides elasticity so that the end parts of the pair of adjacent unit poles can be in contact with each other. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167936 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE BASED ON SILICON NANOWIRES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a thermoelectric device based on silicon nanowires including: a substrate; a silicon heat absorbing part absorbing heat, a silicon nanowire leg transferring heat, and a silicon heat releasing part releasing heat, which are formed on the substrate; and an insulating film with at least one or more holes, which is formed on the substrate including the silicon heat absorbing part, the silicon nanowire leg, and the silicon heat releasing part, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167937 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thermoelectric module includes a first and a second substrates, plural thermoelectric elements, plural first and second metal electrodes, plural first and second solder layers, and spacers. The thermoelectric elements are disposed between the first and second substrates, and each pair includes a P-type and an N-type thermoelectric elements. An N-type thermoelectric element is electrically connected to the other P-type thermoelectric element of the adjacent pair of thermoelectric element by the second metal electrode. The first metal electrodes and the lower end surfaces of the P/N type thermoelectric elements are jointed by the first solder layers. The second metal electrodes and the upper end surfaces of the P/N type thermoelectric elements are jointed by the second solder layers. The spacers are positioned at one of the first and second solder layers. The melting point of the spacer is higher than the liquidus temperatures of the first and second solder layers. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167938 | SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A solar cell includes a first electrode layer, a P-type silicon layer, an N-type silicon layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer, the P-type silicon layer, the N-type silicon layer, and the second electrode layer are arranged in series side by side along a straight line and in contact with each other, thereby cooperatively forming a planar structure. The planar structure has a photoreceptive surface substantially parallel to the straight line and directly receives an incident light. A P-N junction is formed near an interface between the P-type silicon layer and the N-type silicon layer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167939 | DEVICE ARCHITECTURE FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND MODULES - Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) and Photoelectrochemical Cells (PECs) have shown great progress toward conversion of light to electricity and chemical fuels in past. However, the presence of liquid electrolytes poses challenges in integration of large area modules, difficulty in implementing tandem architectures and sealing issues which lead to lower lifetimes of the modules. This invention addresses these issues by means of a novel design consisting of multiple nested concentric tubes leading to multi-cell tandem architecture of DSSCs and PECs. Each tube of this design comprises an electrode. At least one of the electrodes in this design is responsive to light and carries electronic charge (electrons or holes). The space between the tubes is filled with an electrolyte carrying ionic charge and participating in redox processes with the electrodes. This design facilitates higher efficiency, better lifetimes and a facile method of integration of large area modules. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167940 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module includes a wiring sheet formed such that n-type and p-type wirings are alternately arranged in a striped pattern on a surface of a sheet-like insulating substrate, and a back contact solar cell formed such that n-type and p-type electrodes electrically connected to impurity diffusion regions are alternately arranged in a striped pattern on one surface of a semiconductor substrate. The electrodes and the wirings are connected through conductors so as to satisfy a one-to-one relationship. The periphery of the conductor is covered with an insulating resin. An insulator having a composition different from the insulating resin is mounted between the adjacent electrodes on the back contact solar cell. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167941 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A wiring member is arranged on protruding parts each formed so as to protrude toward a thin line-shaped electrode adjacent to one portion of the thin line-shaped electrode, and is connected to the thin line-shaped electrodes on the protruding parts. At this time, the longitudinal direction of the wiring member becomes a direction along the arrangement direction, and thus becomes the same direction as the protruding direction of the protruding part. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167942 | LOW-CONCENTRATION FLAT PROFILE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - The present invention generally relates to low-concentration photovoltaic modules. The photovoltaic modules may comprise a flexible backsheet having a plurality of electrically conductive circuit elements that have been embossed or imprinted to create optical features in the electrically conductive surface. The solar cells are then in electrical contact with the electrically conductive circuit elements to complete the photovoltaic module. By imprinting/embossing the electrically conductive circuit elements, incident solar radiation that would normally not reach the solar cells may be reflected and collected by the solar cells. Thus, substantially all of the solar radiation that is exposed to the photovoltaic module is collected by the solar cells of the photovoltaic module. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167943 | Unwindable Flat Solar Generator - A solar generator deployment device includes an assembly comprising a plurality of tape-springs supporting a windable membrane on a face of which is arranged a plurality of elements capable of converting the solar energy into electrical energy. The tape-springs and membrane are co-wound around a unique radius of curvature equal to the natural radius of curvature of folding of the tape-spring in the wound state. The tape-springs are substantially parallel and interlinked by transversal braces ensuring the rigidity of the bearing structure. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167944 | Boxed Unwindable Solar Generator - A solar generator deployment device includes at least one primary tape-spring supporting a flexible membrane with a set of flexible photovoltaic cells on one face, at least one secondary tape-spring, and a reinforcing structure attached to the primary tape-spring and secondary tape-spring, said device having a wound state in which the primary tape-spring supporting the flexible membrane and secondary tape-spring and reinforcing structure are co-wound around a mandrel; and an unwound state in which said primary tape-spring and secondary tape-spring are unwound. The device comprises, at the level of said mandrel, means for offsetting, in the unwound state, the root of said secondary tape-spring so that the reinforcing structure is deployed within a volume situated on the side opposite the face of the flexible membrane comprising flexible photovoltaic cells and supports said flexible membrane, the device then being in the deployed state. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167945 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES HAVING SHAPED CONCENTRATOR MEMBERS - Photovoltaic devices having shaped concentrator members. The present invention is directed to solar energies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide a shaped concentrator member that is used as a part of concentrated solar panel. The shape concentrator member includes semi-cylindrically shaped concentrator elements arranged and spaced in parallel to one another. At the edges of the shaped concentrator member, there are flat edge regions that include flat surfaces. There are other embodiments as well. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167946 | HIGH IMPACT AND LOAD BEARING SOLAR GLASS FOR A CONCENTRATED LARGE AREA SOLAR MODULE AND METHOD - A solar module device. The device has a substrate having a surface region. The device has one or more photovoltaic regions overlying the surface region of the substrate. In a preferred embodiment, each of the photovoltaic strips is derived from dicing a solar cell in to each of the strips. Each of the strips is a functional solar cell. The device also has an impact resistant glass member having a plurality of elongated concentrating elements spatially arranged in parallel configuration and operably coupled respectively to the plurality of elongated concentrating elements. Preferably, the impact resistant glass has a strength of at least 3× greater than a soda lime glass, e.g., conventional soda lime glass for conventional solar cells, e.g., a low iron soda lime glass. In a preferred embodiment, the impact resistant glass member comprises a planar region and a concentrator region comprising the plurality of elongated concentrating element spatially arranged in parallel configuration. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES USING DARK-FIELD IV CHARACTERISTICS - A method for forming a solar energy collection device includes receiving a first photovoltaic string comprising a first plurality of photovoltaic strips coupled via a first plurality of conductors, wherein the first photovoltaic string is tested to have a first dark-field current/voltage characteristic, receiving a second photovoltaic string comprising a second plurality of photovoltaic strips coupled via a second plurality of conductors, wherein the second photovoltaic string is tested to have a second dark-field current/voltage characteristic, electrically coupling the first photovoltaic string and the second photovoltaic string, and wherein the first dark-field current/voltage characteristic is substantially similar to the second dark-field current/voltage characteristic. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A method for forming a solar energy collection device includes determining physical concentration characteristics for a plurality of light concentrating geometric features of a sheet of transparent material, determining placements for a plurality of photovoltaic strips in response to the physical concentration characteristics for the plurality of light concentrating geometric features, wherein the placements for each of the plurality of photovoltaic strips is associated with a two-dimensional displacement and an offset angle, placing the plurality of photovoltaic strips onto a stage in response to two-dimensional displacements and offset angles associated with each of the plurality of photovoltaic strips, and electrically coupling the plurality of photovoltaic strips with a plurality of conductors to form a photovoltaic assembly. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167949 | METHOD OF ENHANCING IRRADIANCE PROFILE FROM SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - Embodiments of the present invention include structures and methods for enhancing illumination uniformity from solar concentrators. Certain embodiments may use features on a reflective layer to globally correct for deviation in reflective behavior from a desired shape. Local features such as facets on a reflective layer are formed such that the resulting illumination profile represents a superposition of multiple facets. Features may be formed on a back film to correct the reflectance of the back film. In some embodiments, features may be formed on a front film to correct a profile from refraction. In some embodiments the corrections are for line concentrators. Global and local correction techniques may be used together, and may be used on front film or reflective film(s) together or separately. Global and/or local correction may also be used in combination with other approaches, such as secondary optic receiver compensation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167950 | THERMALLY MOUNTING ELECTRONICS TO A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL - An electronics assembly for a photovoltaic panel includes a substrate of a thermally conductive material, wherein the substrate defines a thermal contact area for thermally contacting the electronics assembly to a photovoltaic panel; and at least one electronic component provided on the substrate and in thermal contact with the substrate, so that when the electronics assembly is in thermal contact with the photovoltaic panel. The thermal contact provides a heat conductive channel between the at least one electronic component and the photovoltaic panel, wherein the heat conductive channel enables the electronics assembly to use the photovoltaic panel as a heat sink for heat produced by the at least one electronic component. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167951 | SOLAR CELL MODULE, SOLAR POWER GENERATING APPARATUS, AND WINDOW - In order to realize a transparent solar cell module with a high design freedom, a solar cell module ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167952 | Heat Pump Power Generation System - A heat pump power generation system is provided that can generate electricity by efficiently using solar energy in a wide wavelength range including a visible light range and an infrared range. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167953 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR WITH COMPREHENSIVE EFFECTS - A solar energy collector with comprehensive effects. The collector is mounted on a mounting surface ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120167954 | MONOLITHIC MODULE ASSEMBLY USING BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS AND METAL RIBBON - Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a solar cell module comprising an array of interconnected solar cells that are formed using an automated processing sequence that is used to form a novel solar cell interconnect structure. In one embodiment, the module structure described herein includes a patterned adhesive layer that is disposed on a backsheet to receive and bond a plurality of patterned conducting ribbons thereon. The bonded conducting ribbons are then used to interconnect an array of solar cell devices to form a solar cell module that can be electrically connected to external components that can receive the solar cell module's generated electricity. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167955 | Solar panels with clear encapsulant layer - Solar panels of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin having at least one layer of substantially clear encapsulant and a second layer of laminar encapsulant having a substantially clear layer and a pigmented layer provide excellent long term performance. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167956 | HIGH THROUGHPUT PARALLEL BACKSIDE CONTACTING AND PERIODIC TEXTURING FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS - Disclosed are configurations of long-range ordered features of solar cell materials, and methods for forming same. Some features include electrical access openings through a backing layer to a photovoltaic material in the solar cell. Some features include textured features disposed adjacent a surface of a solar cell material. Typically the long-range ordered features are formed by ablating the solar cell material with a laser interference pattern from at least two laser beams. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167957 | SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for installing a preassembled array of solar panels on a rooftop of a facility includes a primary beam member having a plurality of transverse receptacles, a plurality of transverse rails engaged with the transverse receptacles, and a plurality of panel supports, each having a hook portion, and movably supported by the transverse rails, so that each corner of the solar panels in the preassembled array is supported by at least one panel support. A system for transporting solar panels to a rooftop of a facility for subsequent assembly into an array includes a high density rack having a plurality of parallel tracks, each of the parallel tracks are arranged in a progressively staggered configuration, so that one of the solar panels is receivable on each of the parallel tracks, with one side of each of the solar panels having at least one downwardly extending standoff coupled thereto. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167958 | PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SOLAR CELL MODULES WITH ENCAPSULANT HAVING RESISTANCE TO DISCOLORATION - Provided herein is a process for fabricating a solar cell module that is resistant to discoloration. The solar cell module comprises a solar cell assembly and an encapsulant. The solar cell assembly in turn comprises a solar cell and a metal component. The encapsulant is in contact with the metal component. The process comprises the step of applying an additive that prevents or reduces discoloration to the encapsulant or to the metal component. Further provided is a solar cell module that is a product of the process described herein. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167959 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE HAVING A PLANAR CELL CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a photovoltaic module made of at least two solar cells, wherein said cells are connected at least in regions by a planar cell connector. The cell connector is made of at least one porous carrier layer and at least one conductor structure disposed on the side of the carrier layer facing away from the solar cells. The system of planar cell connectors are used in producing wafer-based photovoltaic modules, primarily of return contact cells having an arbitrary contact arrangement in the plane. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167960 | System and Method for Supporting a Plurality of Arrays of Photovoltaic Devices Above a Ground Surface - A system of mounting a plurality of arrays of photovoltaic devices includes a plurality of columns, a first array of photovoltaic devices arranged on a first platform, and a second array of photovoltaic devices arranged on a second platform. An upper edge of the first platform and an upper edge of the second platform are horizontally spaced-apart and each are vertically spaced-apart from the ground surface. A lower edge of the first platform and a lower edge of the second platform are horizontally spaced-apart and each is vertically spaced-apart from the ground surface. The second array of photovoltaic devices is arranged on the second platform a predetermined distance from the lower edge thereof which corresponds to a level of shading caused by the sun impacting the upper edge of the first platform to provide a maintenance area to access the second array of photovoltaic devices. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167961 | TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRODE - The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BEAM OF PARTICLES - A method of fabricating a film. The method comprises directing onto a substrate a pulsed supersonic beam of a molecular precursor characterized by kinetic energy of at least 1 eV per molecule, such that non-volatile species of molecules of the precursor are deposited on the substrate. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167963 | Photovoltaic Device Structure with Primer Layer - Device structure that facilitates high rate plasma deposition of thin film photovoltaic materials at microwave frequencies. The device structure includes a primer layer that shields the substrate and underlying layers of the device structure during deposition of layers requiring aggressive, highly reactive deposition conditions. The primer layer prevents or inhibits etching or other modification of the substrate or underlying layers by highly reactive deposition conditions. The primer layer also reduces contamination of subsequent layers of the device structure by preventing or inhibiting release of elements from the substrate or underlying layers into the deposition environment. The presence of the primer layer extends the range of deposition conditions available for forming photovoltaic or semiconducting materials without compromising performance. The invention allows for the ultrafast formation of silicon-containing amorphous semiconductors from fluorinated precursors in a microwave plasma process. The product materials exhibit high carrier mobility, high photovoltaic conversion efficiency, low porosity, little or no Staebler-Wronski degradation, and low concentrations of electronic and chemical defects. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167964 | STACKED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MODULE - A stacked photovoltaic cell module including a substrate, a first electrode layer on the substrate, a first carrier transport layer on the first electrode layer, a first light absorption layer on the first carrier transport layer, a second electrode layer on the first light absorption layer, a first output unit electrically connected to the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, a second carrier transport layer on the second electrode layer, a second light absorption layer on the second carrier transport layer, a third electrode layer on the second light absorption layer, and a second output unit electrically connected to the second electrode layer and the third electrode layer. The second carrier transport layer and the second light absorption layer satisfy Φ | 2012-07-05 |
20120167965 | STACKED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MODULE - A stacked photovoltaic cell module includes, sequentially stacked, a substrate, a first electrode layer, a first carrier transport layer, a first light absorption layer, a connecting layer with a reflectivity of 10-60%, a second carrier transport layer, a second light absorption layer, and a second electrode layer. The second carrier transport layer has a first refraction index n1 and a first thickness D1, and the second light absorption layer has a second refraction index n2 and a second thickness D2, and the second carrier transport layer and the second light absorption layer satisfy Φ | 2012-07-05 |
20120167966 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A solar cell includes a semiconductor base, a first doped semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, a second doped semiconductor layer and a first electrode layer. The semiconductor base has a first doped type. The first doped semiconductor layer, disposed on the semiconductor base, has a doped contact region. The insulating layer is disposed on the first doped semiconductor layer, exposing the doped contact region. The second doped semiconductor layer is disposed on the insulating layer and the doped contact region. The first doped semiconductor layer, the doped contact region and the second doped semiconductor layer have a second doped type, and a dopant concentration of the second doped semiconductor layer is between that of the first doped semiconductor layer and that of the doped contact region. The first electrode layer is disposed corresponding to the doped contact region. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167967 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL HAVING A HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY - An embodiment of a monolithic photovoltaic cell is provided. The photovoltaic cell comprises at least one junction; said at least one junction includes a base formed by an epitaxial doped semiconductor material of a first conductivity type and an emitter formed by a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type opposed to the first. Said emitter is stacked on the base according to a first direction, and the base of at least one of said at least one junction has a decreasing dopant concentration gradient along said first direction. Said base comprises a first portion far from the emitter, a second portion proximate to the emitter, and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion. In the first portion, said decreasing dopant concentration gradient has a slope whose average value ranges from approximately −9*10 | 2012-07-05 |
20120167968 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELLS HAVING SELECTIVE EMITTER - A method is described for manufacturing solar cells having a selective emitter. Wafers free of saw damage are initially provided. A doping source is then applied over the entire surface of the wafer and the dopant is initially lightly diffused into the wafer until a first layer resistance area is obtained. The applied doping source is subsequently structured, only those areas which essentially correspond to the sections on the wafer to be subsequently contacted remaining as a result of the structuring. An additional second diffusion from the remaining areas of the doping source into the wafer volume is conducted until a second layer resistance area for the selective emitter is obtained and simultaneous redistribution of the dopant introduced during the first diffusion with the goal of reducing the doping concentration in the area near the surface which is no longer covered by the doping source, provided that the layer resistance values of the first layer resistance area are greater than those of the second layer resistance area. | 2012-07-05 |
20120167969 | Zener Diode Within a Diode Structure Providing Shunt Protection - A structure to provide a Zener diode to avoid shunt formation is disclosed. An undoped or lightly doped monocrystalline thin semiconductor lamina is cleaved from a donor body which is not permanently affixed to a support element. The lamina may be annealed at high temperature to remove damage from a prior implant. At least one aperture is formed through the lamina, either due to flaws in the cleaving process, or intentionally following cleaving. Heavily doped amorphous silicon layers having opposite conductivity types are deposited on opposite faces of the lamina, one forming the emitter and one a base contact to a photovoltaic cell, while the lamina forms the base of the cell. The heavily doped layers contact in the aperture, forming a Zener diode. This Zener diode prevents formation of shunts, and may behave as a bypass diode if the cell is placed under heavy reverse bias, as when one cell in a series string is shaded while the rest of the string is exposed to sun. | 2012-07-05 |