Patents Examined by Michael Y Sun
  • Patent number: 11979107
    Abstract: A solar module mounting bracket system including a plurality of solar modules including mounting slots formed in a sidewall of the solar module, a torque tube configured to support the solar modules such that they can be rotated, a plurality of mounting brackets configured for integration with the torque tube and to which the plurality of solar modules are mounted, at least one first retainer assembly connected to one of the plurality of mounting brackets, the first retainer assembly including a through bolt, a spring, a mounting tab, and nut. When a solar module is placed on the mounting bracket and supported by the torque tube the mounting tab retainer assembly is received in the mounting slot of the solar module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Joseph Watson, Dennis Marvin Lawson, Thao Thanh Hoang, Paul Daniel Habib
  • Patent number: 11973463
    Abstract: An adaptor for adapting a solar electric generator and solar heater to a thermal storage device, the adaptor including a first port, a second port, a third port, a fourth port and a pump configured for receiving a fluid through the third port and pulling the fluid through the third port from a thermal storage device to the fourth port, wherein the first port and the fourth port are configured to be supplied on a first surface and the second port and third port are configured to be supplied on a second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Intellihot, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridhar Deivasigamani, Sivaprasad Akasam
  • Patent number: 11967925
    Abstract: A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter a first shut-off device, and a second shut-off device. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups connected in series. The first shut-off device is connected to a first electric path connecting between the plurality of solar cell module groups. The second shut-off device is connected to a second electric path connecting between the plurality of solar cell module groups. The first shut-off device cuts off a connection between the plurality of solar cell module groups connected to the first electric path in response to a first control signal from the inverter. The second shut-off device is driven by an electrical power supplied from the first shut-off device and cuts off a connection between the solar cell module groups connected to the second electric path in response to a second control signal from the first shut-off device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Takeyama, Ryo Ogura, Jeongho Baik, Jun Nakaichi, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Tomoko Endo, Erica Martin
  • Patent number: 11967926
    Abstract: A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter a first shut-off device, and a second shut-off device. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups connected in series with each other. The first shut-off device cuts off a connection between the plurality of solar cell module groups connected to a first electric path connecting between the plurality of solar cell module groups in response to a first control signal from the inverter. The second shut-off device is connected to the first shut-off device in a two-way communicable manner by a communication system different from power line communication and cuts off a connection between the solar cell module groups connected to a second electric path connecting between the plurality of solar cell module groups in response to a second control signal output from the first shut-off device by a communication system different from power line communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Takeyama, Ryo Ogura, Jeongho Baik, Jun Nakaichi, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Tomoko Endo, Erica Martin
  • Patent number: 11967927
    Abstract: A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter a first shut-off device, and a second shut-off device. The string includes a plurality of solar cell module groups connected in series with each other. Each of the solar cell module groups includes one or a plurality of solar cell modules connected in series. The first shut-off device cuts off a connection between the plurality of solar cell module groups connected to a first electric path in response to a first control signal from the inverter. The second shut-off device is connected to the first shut-off device in a two-way communicable manner, is driven by an electrical power supplied from the first shut-off device, and cuts off a connection between the plurality of solar cell module groups connected to a second electric path in response to a second control signal from the first shut-off device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Takeyama, Ryo Ogura, Jeongho Baik, Jun Nakaichi, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Tomoko Endo, Erica Martin
  • Patent number: 11968891
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device and a heterocyclic compound, the device including a first electrode; a hole transport region on the first electrode; an emission layer on the hole transport region; an electron transport region on the emission layer; and a second electrode on the electron transport region, wherein the emission layer includes a heterocyclic compound that includes a nitrogen-containing monocycle, at least one linker, and two or more carbazole moieties, the at least one linker is a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran group or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophene group, and at least one of the carbazole moieties and the nitrogen-containing monocycle are bonded to the at least one linker in an ortho relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11962264
    Abstract: A system and method for portable solar power generation is provided. The portable solar power generator will be mounted on a movable platform, making it easy to transport and install in different places. Using solar panels, the generator will create electricity, which will be stored in a battery and converted to alternating current (AC) via an inverter. The generator has a control panel that allows users to monitor and regulate power generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Abdulaziz Hassain Elsinawi, Ahmed Emad Almuhanna, Feras Fadhel Buzaid, Mahdi Hussain Ben Quti, Mohammed Shubber Alsaleh, Mohammed Radi Alhajji, Slim Adnene Chtourou
  • Patent number: 11955921
    Abstract: One embodiment can provide a photovoltaic roof tile. The photovoltaic roof tile can include a transparent front cover, a transparent back cover, and a plurality of polycrystalline-Si-based photovoltaic structures positioned between the front cover and the back cover. A respective polycrystalline-Si-based photovoltaic structure has a front surface facing the front cover and a back surface facing the back cover. The photovoltaic roof tile can further include a paint layer positioned on a back surface of the back cover facing away from the front cover. A color of the paint layer substantially matches a color of the front surface of the respective polycrystalline-Si-based photovoltaic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: John Liu, Yangsen Kang, Anh N. Duong, Yongkee Chae, Milan Padilla, Chen Wang, Remy D. Labesque
  • Patent number: 11949365
    Abstract: A solar mounting system stored within a shipping container prior to deployment and wherein the mounting system includes: laterally extending beams that extend outwardly from the top of the shipping container; support mounts connected to the laterally extending beams at positions over the top of the shipping container and at the ends of the laterally extending beams; a first set of higher longitudinal beams spanning between the support mounts; a second set of lower longitudinal beams spanning between ends of the laterally extending beams at positions beside the shipping container; a plurality of PV module support rails extending between the first and second sets of longitudinal beams; and PV modules mounted onto the PV module support rails such that the PV modules slope downwardly from above the center to beyond the sides of the shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GIVEPOWER FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Materna, Theresa Sweeney, Kyle Stephan
  • Patent number: 11950491
    Abstract: A semiconductor mixed material comprises an electron donor, a first electron acceptor and a second electron acceptor. The first electron donor is a conjugated polymer. The energy gap of the first electron acceptor is less than 1.4 eV. At least one of the molecular stackability, ?-?*stackability, and crystallinity of the second electron acceptor is smaller than the first electron acceptor. The electron donor system is configured to be a matrix to blend the first electron acceptor and the second electron acceptor. The present invention also provides an organic electronic device including the semiconductor mixed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: RAYNERGY TEK INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Chang, Chuang-Yi Liao, Wei-Long Li, Yu-Tang Hsiao, Chun-Chieh Lee, Chia-Hua Li, Huei-Shuan Tan
  • Patent number: 11949026
    Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Ratson Morad, Gilad Almogy, Itai Suez, Jean Hummel, Nathan Beckett, Yafu Lin, John Gannon, Michael J. Starkey, Robert Stuart, Tamir Lance, Dan Maydan
  • Patent number: 11944006
    Abstract: A diamine compound includes a naphthyl-phenyl linker and a 2-carbazolyl group. An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes the diamine compound including the naphthyl-phenyl linker and the 2-carbazolyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongwoo Kim, Dongjun Kim, Jangyeol Baek, Eunjae Jeong, Sanghyun Han, Youngkook Kim, Seokhwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 11942561
    Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Ratson Morad, Gilad Almogy, Itai Suez, Jean Hummel, Nathan Beckett, Yafu Lin, John Gannon, Michael J. Starkey, Robert Stuart, Tamir Lance, Dan Maydan
  • Patent number: 11933756
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor comprising a probe immersible in a measured medium and having at least two electrodes of a first electrically conductive material and at least one probe body of a second, electrically non-conductive material. The electrodes are at least partially embedded in the probe body and insulated from one another by the probe body, wherein the at least two electrodes are embodied of at least one conductive material and the probe body of at least one electrically insulating ceramic, wherein the electrodes are embodied of thin, measuring active layers of a conductive material and sit in an end face of the probe body of a ceramic material, and wherein the electrodes are electrically contacted via connection elements extending through the probe body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Fanselow, Stefan Paul
  • Patent number: 11930704
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device of the present disclosure comprises a specific combination of an electron buffer material and an electron transport material which can provide high efficiency and/or long lifespan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Korea Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Choon Ahn, Doo-Hyeon Moon, Sang-Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 11925114
    Abstract: The present invention provides an indenocarbazole compound characterized by having hole transporting properties, being used as a constituent material of an organic electroluminescence device, and being represented by the following general formula (1), and an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween is characterized in that the indenocarbazole compound is used as a constituent material of at least one organic layer. The indenocarbazole compound according to the present invention has (1) excellent hole transporting properties, (2) excellent electron blocking properties, (3) a stable thin film state, and excellent heat resistance. The organic electroluminescence device according to the present invention has a high light-emitting efficiency and high brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Takahashi, Hideyoshi Kitahara, Junichi Izumida
  • Patent number: 11925101
    Abstract: An organic semiconducting compound and an organic photoelectric component containing the same are provided. The organic semiconducting compound has a novel chemical structure to make the organic semiconducting compound have good response to the infrared light. The organic semiconducting compound can be applied to the organic photoelectric components such as organic photodetector (OPD), organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell, and organic field-effect transistor (OFET). Thus, the organic photoelectric components have better light absorption range and photoelectric response while in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: RAYNERGY TEK INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Long Li, Yu-Tang Hsiao, Chia-Hua Tsai, Chuang-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 11913936
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an array of layers of amphiphilic molecules, the apparatus comprising: a body, formed in a surface of the body, an array of sensor wells capable of supporting a layer of amphiphilic molecules across the sensor wells, the sensor wells each containing an electrode for connection to an electrical circuit, and formed in the surface of the body between the sensor wells, flow control wells capable of smoothing the flow of a fluid across the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
    Inventors: Jason Robert Hyde, James Anthony Clarke, Gaƫlle Anne-Leonie Andreatta
  • Patent number: 11901259
    Abstract: A self-acclimating electronics package includes an electronic chip, an electrically resistive material with a negative temperature coefficient of resistivity, the electrically resistive material being thermally coupled to the electronic chip, and a thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to the electronic chip. The thermoelectric cooler is electrically connected in series with the electrically resistive material and a power supply to cool the electronic chip, where if a temperature of the electronic chip increases, a resistance of the electrically resistive material decreases to cause the a voltage supplied to the thermoelectric cooler to increase, and if a temperature of the electronic chip decreases, a resistance of the electrically resistive material increases to cause the a voltage/current applied to the thermoelectric cooler to decrease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11903224
    Abstract: The perovskite solar cell (PSC) includes a first layer containing a conducting material coated glass plate as a substrate, a second layer containing copper doped nickel oxide, a third layer containing a perovskite, a fourth layer containing nitrogen (N)-doped graphene quantum dots, a fifth layer containing phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester and a top layer including conductive layer. A method for producing the perovskite solar cell is also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventor: Firoz Khan