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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Geordie Zapalac, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
David Soltz, San Jose, CA (US);
Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Geordie Zapalac, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
David Soltz, San Jose, CA (US);
Bulent M. Basol, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
SoloPower, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/12 (2006.01); B05D 3/12 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01); B05C 13/00 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present inventions relate to methods and apparatus for detecting and mechanically removing defects and a surrounding portion of the photovoltaic layer and the substrate in a thin film solar cell such as a Group IBIIIAVIA compound thin film solar cell to improve its efficiency.