Patents by Inventor Nicole R. Anderson

Nicole R. Anderson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Reinforcing structures for thin-film photovoltaic device substrates, and associated methods
    Patent number: 8207442
    Abstract: In an embodiment, one reinforced substrate for use in a photovoltaic device includes a polymer base material and a reinforcing structure bonded with the base material. The reinforced substrate presents a surface in a condition that is made-ready for deposition of thin film layers of the photovoltaic device. A thin film photovoltaic device includes the reinforced substrate, a back contact layer formed on the surface of the reinforced substrate, and a solar absorber layer formed on the back contact layer. A plurality of thin film photovoltaic devices may be formed on a common reinforced substrate. A process of producing a reinforced substrate includes combining a fluid base material and a fiber reinforcing structure to form an impregnated fiber reinforcement. The impregnated fiber reinforcement is cured to form the reinforced substrate, and the reinforced substrate is annealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: ITN Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Woods, Joseph H. Armstrong, Rosine M. Ribelin, Thomas Duncan Barnard, Yukinari Harimoto, Hidekatsu Hatanaka, Maki Itoh, Dimitris Elias Katsoulis, Michitaka Suto, Bizhong Zhu, Nicole R. Anderson, Herschel Henry Reese
  • Copper Indium Diselenide-Based Photovoltaic Device And Method Of Preparing the Same
    Publication number: 20090084427
    Abstract: A copper indium diselenide (CIS)-based photovoltaic device includes a CIS-based solar absorber layer including copper, indium, and selenium. The CIS-based photovoltaic device further includes a substrate formed from a silicone composition. The substrate, because it is formed from the silicone composition, is both flexible and sufficiently able to withstand annealing temperatures in excess of 500° C. to obtain maximum efficiency of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Nicole R. Anderson, Dimitris Elias Katsoulis, Herschel Henry Reese, Bizhong Zhu, Lawrence M. Woods, Joseph H. Armstrong, Rosine M. Ribelin
  • Reinforcing Structures For Thin-Film Photovoltaic Device Substrates, And Associated Methods
    Publication number: 20080115827
    Abstract: In an embodiment, one reinforced substrate for use in a photovoltaic device includes a polymer base material and a reinforcing structure bonded with the base material. The reinforced substrate presents a surface in a condition that is made-ready for deposition of thin film layers of the photovoltaic device. A thin film photovoltaic device includes the reinforced substrate, a back contact layer formed on the surface of the reinforced substrate, and a solar absorber layer formed on the back contact layer. A plurality of thin film photovoltaic devices may be formed on a common reinforced substrate. A process of producing a reinforced substrate includes combining a fluid base material and a fiber reinforcing structure to form an impregnated fiber reinforcement. The impregnated fiber reinforcement is cured to form the reinforced substrate, and the reinforced substrate is annealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicants: ITN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., DOW CORNING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence M Woods, Joseph H. Armstrong, Rosine M. Ribelin, Thomas Duncan Barnard, Yukinari Harimoto, Hidekatsu Hatanaka, Maki Itoh, Dimitris Elias Katsoulis, Michitaka Suto, Bizhong Zhu, Nicole R. Anderson, Herschel Henry Reese