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Patent No.:

US 9276152 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2012
Applicant:

Gerald R. Wootton, Cambridge, CA;

Inventor:

Gerald R. Wootton, Cambridge, CA;

Assignee:

ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS INC., Cambridge, Ontario, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49174 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53213 (2015.01);
Abstract

A photovoltaic cell tab including: a front contact portion having a first profile; and a back contact portion having a second profile, wherein the first profile or second profile are complex shapes that may be dissimilar to each other. A system and method for forming photovoltaic cell tabs comprising: a feeding mechanism to feed wire; a first forming tool to trim and shape the wire to tabs; and a placement tool configured to match a profile of the tabs and place and attach the tabs on photovoltaic cells. In the system and method, the tabs may be formed to have a complex profile or shape that will affect incident light and/or mechanical or other characteristics of the tabs.


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Wootton, Gerald. (2016). Photovoltaic cell tabs and method and system for forming same (U.S. Patent No. 9276152). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9276152

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