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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:
Mar. 19, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahiro Wada, Katano, JP;
Mitsusuke Ikeda, Hirakata, JP;
Mikihiko Nishitani, Nara, JP;
Masaharu Terauchi, Nara, JP;
Takayuki Negami, Katano, JP;
Naoki Kohara, Takatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136259 ; 136256 ; 136260 ; 136265 ;
Abstract
A solar cell includes a compound semiconductor, which is a laminated film having compound semiconductor layers, and low melting point glass. When the solar cell is heated by fire, the low melting point glass melts to seal the compound semiconductor so that toxic substances contained in the compound semiconductor are not released into the air.