Solar panel

- Sunpower Corporation
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Description

This invention was made with government support under DE-EE0007190 awarded by The U.S. Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of a solar panel;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;

FIG. 5 is a detail view showing a partially exploded front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a detail view showing an enlarged front elevational view thereof, corresponding to the area defined by call-out box 6 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a detail view showing a partial enlarged left side elevational view thereof, along line 7-7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a solar panel;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;

FIG. 12 is a detail view showing a partially exploded front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a detail view showing an enlarged front elevational view thereof, corresponding to the area defined by call-out box 13 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is a detail view showing a partial enlarged left side elevational view thereof, along line 14-14 in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a solar panel;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;

FIG. 19 is a detail view showing a partially exploded front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a detail view showing an enlarged front elevational view thereof, corresponding to the area defined by call-out box 20 in FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a detail view showing a partial enlarged left side elevational view thereof, along line 21-21 in FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of a solar panel;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;

FIG. 26 is a detail view showing a partially exploded front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a detail view showing an enlarged front elevational view thereof, corresponding to the area defined by call-out box 27 in FIG. 22;

FIG. 28 is a detail view showing a partial enlarged left side elevational view thereof, along line 28-28 in FIG. 27;

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of a solar panel;

FIG. 30 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;

FIG. 32 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;

FIG. 33 is a detail view showing a partially exploded front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a detail view showing an enlarged front elevational view thereof, corresponding to the area defined by call-out box 34 in FIG. 29; and,

FIG. 35 is a detail view showing a partial enlarged left side elevational view thereof, along line 35-35 in FIG. 34.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the solar panel that form no part of the claimed design. The short-dash long-dash broken lines define bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a solar panel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D914589
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 2017
Date of Patent: Mar 30, 2021
Assignee: Sunpower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Maritza Ruiz (Campbell, CA), Nathaniel Caswell (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick E Holland
Application Number: 29/611,877
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