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Photovoltaic fibers

US7894694B2 · kind B2 · utility

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123References

20Claims

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Assignee

KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

Russell Gaudiana · Merrimack, US
Lian Li · Chelmsford, US
Kethinni Chittibabu · Westford, US
Robert D. Eckert · Lexington, US
Alan Montello · West Newbury, US
Edmund Montello · Rockport, US
Paul Wormser · Irvine, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2008
Grant date	Feb 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/2922
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Photovoltaic materials and methods of photovoltaic cell fabrication provide a photovoltaic cell in the form of a fiber. These fibers may be formed into a flexible fabric or textile.

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