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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:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Suzanne L. B. Woll, Manchester, CT (US);
Kay Y. Blohowiak, Issaquah, WA (US);
David E. Harden, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Harold G. Pippin, University Place, WA (US);
Larry K. Olli, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1048 ; H01L 3/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1048 ; H01L 3/118 ;
Abstract
Methods for formulating and depositing a sol-gel coating onto a surface of a solar cell to provide improved radiation damage resistance. The sol-gel contains a solvent, alkoxyzirconium and an organosilane, with an organic acid catalyst and optionally a surfactant. The sol-gel coating can be deposited by spraying and the sol-gel coating is cured. The invention reduces manufacturing steps and overall weight of the solar cell array.