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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. 26, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yasushi Tomioka, Tokyo, JP;

Junji Kobashi, Tokyo, JP;

Shinichiro Oka, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

JAPAN DISPLAY INC., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 77/42 (2025.01); G02F 1/1347 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01); G02F 1/139 (2006.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 77/484 (2025.01); G02F 1/13471 (2013.01); G02F 1/13718 (2013.01); G02F 1/1396 (2013.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H10F 77/488 (2025.01); G02F 2201/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a photovoltaic cell device includes a transparent substrate including a first side surface, a second side surface, and a third side surface, a first liquid crystal layer, a second liquid crystal layer, a first photovoltaic cell opposed to the first side surface, a second photovoltaic cell opposed to the second side surface, and a third photovoltaic cell opposed to the third side surface. The first liquid crystal layer comprises a first reflective surface. The second liquid crystal layer comprises a second reflective surface. In plan view, an angle formed by a normal of the first reflective surface and a normal of the second reflective surface is greater than 0° but less than 180°.


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