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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:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ksenia A. Landa, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Leonid Landa, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Richard Hulme, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ksenia A. Landa, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Leonid Landa, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Richard Hulme, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 25/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2006.01); C03C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patterned glass substrate is provided for use in a solar cell. The glass substrate is both patterned on at least one surface thereof and has a low iron content. The combination of low iron content, optional oxidizing agent, and the patterning of the glass substrate results in a substrate with high visible transmission and excellent light refracting characteristics.