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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2010
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);

Anna Broughton, New Boston, 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);

Anna Broughton, New Boston, MI (US);

Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 3/083 (2006.01); C03B 8/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0392 (2006.01); C03C 4/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0236 (2006.01); C03C 19/00 (2006.01); C03B 13/08 (2006.01); C03C 3/087 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 3/087 (2013.01); H01L 31/0392 (2013.01); C03C 4/02 (2013.01); H01L 31/0236 (2013.01); C03C 2204/08 (2013.01); C03C 19/00 (2013.01); C03B 13/08 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A high transmission and low iron glass is provided for use in a solar cell. The glass substrate may be patterned on at least one surface thereof. Antimony (Sb) is used in the glass to improve stability of the solar performance of the glass upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and/or sunlight. The combination of low iron content, antimony, and/or the patterning of the glass substrate results in a substrate with high visible transmission and excellent light refracting characteristics.


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