Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scnito
  • Photovoltaic device and process for the production thereof
    Patent number: 6706961
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device having a first electrode comprising a metallic wire, a second electrode connected to the first electrode, and a joint portion composed of conductive particles and a resin. The joint portion is arranged between the metallic wire constituting the first electrode and the second electrode. A volume density of the conductive particles in the joint is decreased in a direction from a surface of the second electrode to a surface of the metallic wire constituting the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Shimizu, Tsutomu Murakami, Kouji Tsuzuki