Patents Assigned to Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuarwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
  • Patent number: 11078722
    Abstract: A screen (1) is provided comprising at least a first and a second elongate guidance element (27, 28) extending in a first direction (D1) and a structured foil (10) with a front surface and a back surface, having a variable length (L) in a first direction (D1) carried by the elongate guidance elements. The screen has slat shaped portions (11a1+11a2, 11b1+11b2) and connection portions (12ab, 2ab?) bridging the slat shaped portions. The slat shaped portions, which extend in a second direction (D2) transverse to the first direction are provided with photovoltaic elements (20) that are connectable to external terminals for supply of electric energy. The slate shaped portions are slidably coupled with the guidance elements, to allow them to slide in said first direction along said guidance elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuarwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Johannes Andreas Maria Ammerlaan, Hieronymus Antonius Josephus Maria Andriessen, Gerardus Titus van Heck, Jeroen van den Brand, Harmannus Franciscus Maria Schoo