Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Keith L Kauffmann

Leonardo C Lopez

Joseph A Langmaid

James Keenihan

Michael E Mills

Kevin D Maak

Jason A Reese

Ryan S Gaston

Narayan Ramesh

Samar R Teli

Jorge Caminero Gomes

Peter J Schulz

Chad V Schuette

Rahul Sharma

Sam L Crabtree

Xuming Chen

Kwanho Yang

Liangkai Ma

Siddharth Ram Athreya

Jay M Tudor

Gerald K Eurich

Abhijit A Namjoshi

Scott R Kaleyta

Daniel Ramirez

John F Kohn

Ronald K Jenkins

Piyush R Thakre

Kevin L Church

Jeffrey D Zawisza

Patrick M Kelleher

Mark J Lux

Matthew A Stempki

A photovoltaic assembly comprising: (a) at least two photovoltaic components that are adjacent to each other, each photovoltaic component comprising: (i) a partial connector channel in communication with a partial connector channel in an adjacent photovoltaic component and (ii) one or more connector receptors; (b) a connector located at least partially in the partial connector channel of the photovoltaic component and at least partially in the partial connector channel of the adjacent photovoltaic component so that the connector connects the photovoltaic component to the adjacent photovoltaic component, the connector comprising: a housing having: (1) a top housing and (2) a bottom housing, wherein the top housing and the bottom housing each include a first end and a second end; one or more flexible electrical conductors that extend from the first end to the second end; wherein the top housing and the bottom housing each include one or more mechanical flexing regions that allow the housing to mechanically flex.

Connector for joining photovoltaic components

The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes a first multilayer film and a second multilayer film. Each multilayer film comprises an inner seal layer. The multilayer films are arranged such that the seal layers oppose each other and the second multilayer film is superimposed on the first multilayer film. The multilayer films are sealed along a common peripheral edge. The flexible container includes an orifice in one of the multilayer films, and a pop-up spout extends through the orifice. The pop-up spout has a flange sealed to the multilayer film around the orifice. The pop-up spout comprises an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin multi-block copolymer.

Flexible container with pop-up spout

The present invention is premised upon an improved photovoltaic device ('PV device'), more particularly to an improved photovoltaic device with a multilayered photovoltaic cell assembly and a body portion joined at an interface region and including an intermediate layer, at least one interconnecting structural member, relieving feature, unique component geometry, or any combination thereof.

Photovoltaic device

The invention is a flexible photovoltaic article having excellent environmental barrier and mechanical protection for the photovoltaic system. The article comprises top side protective layers that include a flexible thin film glass under a top side stress relieving layer and on the opposite side of the photovoltaic cell a backside stress relieving layer.

Flexible photovoltaic articles

The present invention is premised upon an improved photovoltaic device ('PV device'), more particularly to an improved photovoltaic device () with a multilayered photovoltaic cell assembly () and a body portion () joined at an interface region () and including an intermediate layer (), at least one interconnecting structural member (), relieving feature (), unique component geometry, or any combination thereof.

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Keith L Kauffmann