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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Jeffrey E. Nesbitt, Lititz, PA (US);
Robert A. Harris, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey E. Nesbitt, Lititz, PA (US);
Robert A. Harris, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0216 (2006.01); C08K 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
UV-curable coatings for photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic systems having a UV-curable coating, and methods of generating energy through photovoltaic systems having a UV-curable coating are disclosed. The UV-curable coating includes a urethane acrylate blend, a montmorillonite platelet, a light stabilizer, a UV absorber, and a photoinitiator. The coating is substantially transparent to visible and near infrared light and provides a barrier to oxygen and moisture and the coating is configured to adhere to an acrylic film.