Patents by Inventor Ulf Blieske

Ulf Blieske 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).

  • Patent number: 9978892
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent pane, in particular a glass pane, which includes on at least one of its main surfaces a surface structure including an assembly of specified individual motifs in relief, in particular pyramids, cones, or truncated cones, created by embossing or by rolling. A structure is created on the surface of the pane constituted by individual motifs, based on one or more basic motifs but which are distinguished from each other by their depth, their height, and/or the perimeter of their base area, and/or by the position of their peak with respect to their base. With this variation, formation of intensity peaks of the reflected light is prevented and at the same time a high quality of light trapping is obtained by panes suitable, for example, for solar applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Nils-Peter Harder, Ulf Blieske, Dirk Neumann, Marcus Neander, Michele Schiavoni, Patrick Gayout
  • Publication number: 20170148931
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent pane, in particular a glass pane, which includes on at least one of its main surfaces a surface structure including an assembly of specified individual motifs in relief, in particular pyramids, cones, or truncated cones, created by embossing or by rolling. A structure is created on the surface of the pane constituted by individual motifs, based on one or more basic motifs but which are distinguished from each other by their depth, their height, and/or the perimeter of their base area, and/or by the position of their peak with respect to their base. With this variation, formation of intensity peaks of the reflected light is prevented and at the same time a high quality of light trapping is obtained by panes suitable, for example, for solar applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Nils-Peter HARDER, Ulf BLIESKE, Dirk NEUMANN, Marcus NEANDER, Michele SCHIAVONI, Patrick GAYOUT
  • Patent number: 8866008
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent pane, in particular a glass pane, which includes on at least one of its main surfaces a surface structure including an assembly of specified individual motifs in relief, in particular pyramids, cones, or truncated cones, created by embossing or by rolling. A structure is created on the surface of the pane constituted by individual motifs, based on one or more basic motifs but which are distinguished from each other by their depth, their height, and/or the perimeter of their base area, and/or by the position of their peak with respect to their base. With this variation, formation of intensity peaks of the reflected light is prevented and at the same time a high quality of light trapping is obtained by panes suitable, for example, for solar applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Nils-Peter Harder, Ulf Blieske, Dirk Neumann, Marcus Neander, Michele Schiavoni, Patrick Gayout
  • Patent number: 8809668
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Renaud Fix, Thibaut Heitz, Veronique Rondeau, Ulf Blieske, Nikolas Janke, Marcus Neander
  • Publication number: 20130344642
    Abstract: A transparent plate includes at least two parallel main borders and has, in relief on at least one of its main surfaces, repetitive pyramidal relief features, each including an apex, a base, and a set of edges that join the apex to the base, and at least one edge of the features being such that its projection in the general plane of the plate is substantially parallel to the two parallel main borders. The plate may be combined with photovoltaic cells so as to enhance the transmission of light to the cells. The plate can easily be produced by hot rolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Patrick GAYOUT, Dirk Neumann, Ingrid Vaverka, Ulf Blieske
  • Publication number: 20130269769
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent pane, in particular a glass pane, which includes on at least one of its main surfaces a surface structure including an assembly of specified individual motifs in relief, in particular pyramids, cones, or truncated cones, created by embossing or by rolling. A structure is created on the surface of the pane constituted by individual motifs, based on one or more basic motifs but which are distinguished from each other by their depth, their height, and/or the perimeter of their base area, and/or by the position of their peak with respect to their base. With this variation, formation of intensity peaks of the reflected light is prevented and at the same time a high quality of light trapping is obtained by panes suitable, for example, for solar applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Nils-Peter HARDER, Ulf BLIESKE, Dirk NEUMANN, Marcus NEANDER, Michele SCHIAVONI, Patrick GAYOUT
  • Patent number: 8372513
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate (6) having at least one antireflection coating, made from a film (A) comprising multiple thin layers of alternately high and low refractive indexes. The multilayer film comprises, in succession, a high-index first layer (1), having a refractive index n1 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e1 of between 5 and 50 nm, a low-index second layer (2), having a refractive index n2 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e2 of between 5 and 50 nm, a high-index third layer (3), having a refractive index n3 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e3 of at least 100 nm, and a low-index fourth layer (4), having a refractive index n4 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e4 of at least 80 nm. This antireflection coating can be used in solar modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Charles Anderson, Ulf Blieske
  • Publication number: 20120186646
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Renaud FIX, Thibaut Heitz, Véronique Rondeau, Ulf Blieske, Nikolas Janke, Marcus Neander
  • Publication number: 20120167961
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Renaud FIX, Thibaut Heitz, Véronique Rondeau, Ulf Blieske, Nikolas Janke, Marcus Neander
  • Patent number: 8174766
    Abstract: A plate of transparent material including, on its surface, a texture including a plurality of a feature in relief, whether in a form of depressions or projections. The feature includes a first face and a second face that are not mutually parallel, lines at a base of the faces being parallel. The first face forms, with the general plane of the plate, a larger angle than the angle formed by the second face with the general plane of the plate, the angles being angles inside the material if the feature is a projection, or angles on the outside of the material if the feature is a depression. The plate improves light transmission toward a photovoltaic cell, in particular when the plate is in a vertical position, for example on the surface of a noise barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Michele Schiavoni, Patrick Gayout, Nils-Peter Harder, Ulf Blieske
  • Patent number: 8148631
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate, especially made of glass, which is provided with an electrode, especially for a solar cell, comprising a conductive layer based on molybdenum Mo with a thickness of at most 500 nm, especially at most 400 nm or at most 300 nm or at most 200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Renaud Fix, Thibaud Heitz, Veronique Rondeau, Ulf Blieske, Nikolas Janke, Marcus Neander
  • Patent number: 7994420
    Abstract: A photovoltaic solar cell including an upper electrode, a layer with light scattering and/or reflection properties, and a lower electrode. The layer with light scattering and/or reflection properties is located between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Nils-Peter Harder, Paul Mogensen, Ulf Blieske
  • Patent number: 7923626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass substrate (1) provided with an electrode comprising at least one metal oxide-based transparent conducting layer (3), characterized in that said layer has an RMS roughness of at least 3 nm, especially of at least 5 nm and/or a mean feature size for this roughness of at least 50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Ulf Blieske, Anne Durandeau
  • Publication number: 20110017272
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate (6) having at least one antireflection coating, made from a film (A) comprising multiple thin layers of alternately high and low refractive indexes. The multilayer film comprises, in succession: a high-index first layer (1), having a refractive index n1 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e1 of between 5 and 50 nm; a low-index second layer (2), having a refractive index n2 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e2 of between 5 and 50 nm; a high-index third layer (3), having a refractive index n3 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e3 of at least 100 nm; a low-index fourth layer (4), having a refractive index n4 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e4 of at least 80 nm. This antireflection coating can be used in solar modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Charles ANDERSON, Ulf Blieske
  • Patent number: 7833629
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate (6) having at least one antireflection coating, made from a film (A) comprising multiple thin layers of alternately high and low refractive indexes. The multilayer film comprises, in succession: a high-index first layer (1), having a refractive index n1 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e1 of between 5 and 50 nm; a low-index second layer (2), having a refractive index n2 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e2 of between 5 and 50 nm; a high-index third layer (3), having a refractive index n3 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e3 of at least 100 nm; a low-index fourth layer (4), having a refractive index n4 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e4 of at least 80 nm. This antireflection coating can be used in solar modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Charles Anderson, Ulf Blieske
  • Publication number: 20100051093
    Abstract: Transparent panes made of glass or of synthetic material, which simultaneously create good light trapping properties by linear structural elements and allow a thermal treatment and hardening of the glass without warping. Groups of parallel elements for which the orientation of the longitudinal extension of the elements alternates from one group to another are formed globally on the surface of the substrate. Moreover, the parallel elements can include a curvature superimposed on their longitudinal extension, which makes it possible to obtain a non-oriented reflected image with a weak screen effect. These panes can be used as covering for photovoltaic components designed to use solar energy, and can also serve a decorative purpose in the construction industry, for example for glazed doors or panes for furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Nils-Peter Harder, Ulf Blieske, Dirk Neumann, Marcus Neander, Michele Schiavoni, Patrick Gayout
  • Publication number: 20100000591
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a transparent substrate (6) having at least one antireflection coating, made from a film (A) comprising multiple thin layers of alternately high and low refractive indexes. The multilayer film comprises, in succession: a high-index first layer (1), having a refractive index n1 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e1 of between 5 and 50 nm; a low-index second layer (2), having a refractive index n2 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e2 of between 5 and 50 nm; a high-index third layer (3), having a refractive index n3 of between 1.8 and 2.3 and a geometrical thickness e3 of at least 100 nm; a low-index fourth layer (4), having a refractive index n4 of between 1.30 and 1.70 and a geometrical thickness e4 of at least 80 nm. This antireflection coating can be used in solar modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Charles ANDERSON, Ulf BLIESKE
  • Publication number: 20090320899
    Abstract: A plate of transparent material including, on its surface, a texture including a plurality of a feature in relief, whether in a form of depressions or projections. The feature includes a first face and a second face that are not mutually parallel, lines at a base of the faces being parallel. The first face forms, with the general plane of the plate, a larger angle than the angle formed by the second face with the general plane of the plate, the angles being angles inside the material if the feature is a projection, or angles on the outside of the material if the feature is a depression. The plate improves light transmission toward a photovoltaic cell, in particular when the plate is in a vertical position, for example on the surface of a noise barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Michele Schiavoni, Patrick Gayout, Nils-Peter Harder, Ulf Blieske
  • Publication number: 20090266407
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent pane, in particular a glass pane, which includes on at least one of its main surfaces a surface structure including an assembly of specified individual motifs in relief, in particular pyramids, cones, or truncated cones, created by embossing or by rolling. A structure is created on the surface of the pane constituted by individual motifs, based on one or more basic motifs but which are distinguished from each other by their depth, their height, and/or the perimeter of their base area, and/or by the position of their peak with respect to their base. With this variation, formation of intensity peaks of the reflected light is prevented and at the same time a high quality of light trapping is obtained by panes suitable, for example, for solar applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Nils-Peter Harder, Ulf Blieske, Dirk Neumann, Marcus Neander, Michele Schiavoni, Patrick Gayout
  • Patent number: 7368655
    Abstract: A textured transparent panel placed near an element capable of collecting or emitting light. The panel is textured on at least one of its faces by a plurality of geometrical features in relief, such as pyramids or cones. The panel, which may be made of glass, provides excellent light transmission for all light orientations. The panel may be combined with a photoelectric cell, especially one made of polycrystalline silicon, and may also act as a light diffuser, especially for liquid-crystal screens or plasma lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Ulf Blieske, Thomas Doege, Marcus Neander, Aurélia Prat, Patrick Gayout