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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:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2005
Applicants:

Geoffrey S. Kinsey, Pasadena, CA (US);

Richard R. King, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Hojun Yoon, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);

Denton W. Mcalister, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Inventors:

Geoffrey S. Kinsey, Pasadena, CA (US);

Richard R. King, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Hojun Yoon, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);

Denton W. McAlister, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2012.01); H01L 31/076 (2012.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); H01L 31/022466 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H01L 31/076 (2013.01); H01L 31/1884 (2013.01); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01); Y02E 10/548 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for creating solar cell assemblies with bonded interlayers are disclosed. In summary, the present invention describes an apparatus and method for making a solar cell assembly with transparent conductive bonding interlayers. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a substrate, a first solar cell, coupled to a first side of the substrate, wherein the first solar cell comprises a first Transparent Conductive Coating (TCC) layer coupled to a first polarity electrode of the first solar cell, and a second solar cell, the second solar cell being bonded to the first solar cell by bonding the first TCC layer to the second solar cell.


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