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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:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihiko Mimura, Nara, JP;
Kimitoshi Fukae, Nara, JP;
Masahiro Mori, Kyoto, JP;
Takeshi Takada, Kyoto, JP;
Satoru Shiomi, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136246 ; 454242 ; 454250 ;
Abstract
A sunlight energy conversion apparatus comprises a photoelectric transducer comprising a non-single crystal semiconductor and means for supplying heat to the photoelectric transducer through a flowing heating medium.