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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Issam Gereige, Thuwal, SA;
Ahmad Khayyat, Thuwal, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/30 (2006.01); B05C 19/04 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 19/04 (2013.01); B05C 11/1005 (2013.01); B05D 1/30 (2013.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system including: at least one ceramic foam comprising a porous top surface, porous channels, and a porous bottom surface, wherein the at least one ceramic foam is over a surface of a solar panel such that when dust particles are poured onto the porous top surface of the at least one ceramic foam, the dust particles permeate through the porous channels of the at least one ceramic foam and then exit from the porous bottom surface of the at least one ceramic foam to form a layer of dust, with a pre-determined thickness, on the surface of the solar panel.