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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., Thornton, CO (US);
Inventors:
Joseph H. Armstrong, Littleton, CO (US);
Robert Meck, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Thornton, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/0021 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1633 (2013.01); Y02E 10/566 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reversible system for housing a battery-operated device includes a first case member and a second case member. The first case member includes a first alignment member and the second case member includes a second alignment member complimenting the first alignment member such that the orientation of the first case member to the second case member can be altered in at least two orientations. In certain embodiments, the reversible system additionally includes a photovoltaic module for powering the battery-operated device.