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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mark J. Votava, Stillwater, MN (US);
Jiaying Ma, Cottage Grovee, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 3/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); B65H 35/00 (2006.01); B65H 23/032 (2006.01); B65H 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/188 (2013.01); B65H 23/032 (2013.01); B65H 35/0013 (2013.01); B65H 35/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated photovoltaic (PV) subassembly manufacturing method involves in-line cutting of material strips. A tape is cut longitudinally into multiple strips. The strips are separated and guided into spaced apart positions relative to a surface of the PV cell subassembly comprising one or more PV cells. The multiple strips remain attached to the tape while the strips are guided to the spaced apart positions. The multiple strips are positioned at attachment locations on the surface of a PV cell subassembly.