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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:
Aug. 17, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136246 ; 136244 ; 136256 ; 136258 ; 136259 ; 136251 ;
Abstract
A photovoltaic apparatus for directly converting light energy into electric energy, comprising a light shielding substrate, at least one surface of the light shielding substrate being a metal; a light transmitting insulating layer on the above surface; and a photovoltaic body on a surface of the insulating layer, the photovoltaic body including a light transmitting first electrode, an amorphous or microcrystal semiconductive layer, and a light transmitting second electrode laminated in this order, with the first electrode being in contact with the insulating layer.