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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:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirofumi Ichinose, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Hasebe, Nagahama, JP;
Tsutomu Murakami, Nara, JP;
Satoshi Shinkura, Tsuzuki-gun, JP;
Yukie Ueno, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136256 ; 257459 ; 438 98 ;
Abstract
A photovoltaic device comprising a semiconductor layer, a current collecting electrode on said semiconductor layer, and a bus bar electrically connected to the current collecting electrode. The current collecting electrode comprises a metal wire. A part of the current collecting electrode is positioned between the bus bar and the semiconductor layer.