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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:
Sep. 28, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edmund J Mahoney, Billerica, MA (US);
Paul S Natanson, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Power Corporation, Braintree, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136 89 ; 250239 ;
Abstract
A device for converting Sunlight into electrical energy which can be used to maintain a charge in a battery includes at least one translucent panel having a plurality of individual electrically connected solar cells mounted therein. The translucent panel is mounted in a frame which can support the panel on a mounting surface. This frame includes a peripheral support wall and a panel support surface extending therebetween. The peripheral support wall has an upper edge and the support surface is located at a level below the upper edge of the peripheral wall thereby to support the panel within the confines of the wall.