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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Merlin Solar Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Dechaumphai, Bangkok, TH;
Venkatesan Murali, San Jose, CA (US);
Sarinee Prompanut, Lamphun, TH;
Chagkapong Chitsamart, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, TH;
Niphon Lapanaphan, Nonthaburi, TH;
Merlin Solar Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of removing a plurality of portions of a black layer of an electrical conduit for a photovoltaic cell is disclosed. The method includes providing a mandrel having the electrical conduit electroformed in the mandrel. The electrical conduit is formed in a preformed pattern on an outer surface of the mandrel. The electrical conduit has the black layer with a black layer thickness on a side opposite of the outer surface of the mandrel. A beam of a laser is controlled toward the black layer of the electrical conduit. The beam is characterized by laser parameters. The beam of the laser removes the plurality of portions of the black layer on the electrical conduit. Each removed portion of the plurality of portions of the black layer has a thickness equal to the black layer thickness, and a portion area of 5 mmto 20 mm.