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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Reese Reynolds, Sonora, CA (US);
Wail George Mansour, Oakdale, CA (US);
Mark Dipietro, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Chetwyn Jones, Washington, DC (US);
Reese Reynolds, Sonora, CA (US);
Wail George Mansour, Oakdale, CA (US);
Mark Dipietro, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Chetwyn Jones, Washington, DC (US);
MRL Industries, Inc., Sonora, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to equipment used to manufacture PV cells or modules. In some embodiments, a support structure is provided that provides support for substrates used in the manufacture of PV cells or modules. The support structure provides support for the substrate at the edge, allows access to the rear of the substrate and is composed of materials that do not contaminate the substrate during processing.