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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2015
Applicant:

Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Piyush R. Thakre, Midland, MI (US);

Abhijit A. Namjoshi, Midland, MI (US);

Jay M. Tudor, Goodrich, MI (US);

Joseph A. Langmaid, Caro, MI (US);

Keith L. Kauffmann, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Leonardo C. Lopez, Midland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01); H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H01R 13/56 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/36 (2014.12); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/5025 (2013.01); H01R 13/562 (2013.01); H01R 13/582 (2013.01); H02S 20/25 (2014.12); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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