Patents Examined by Eli S Mekhlin
  • Patent number: 12218308
    Abstract: An additive, an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, the additive being represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonseok Cho, Dahyun Kim, Minseo Kim, Sanghyung Kim, Sanghoon Kim, Sangwoo Park, Hyejin Park, Myungheui Woo, Bokyung Ryu, Tae Jin Lee, Olga Tsay, Pavel Shatunov
  • Patent number: 12199550
    Abstract: A system, including: a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed above a roof deck, where the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes at least a first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module, where each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes: a top surface; a bottom surface opposite the top surface; a plurality of solar cells; a first receptacle on the top surface, where the first receptacle has: a plurality of first non-conductive openings, and a plurality of first conductive members in the plurality of first non-conductive openings; and a second receptacle on the bottom surface, where the second receptacle has: a plurality of second non-conductive openings, and a plurality of second conductive members in the plurality of second non-conductive openings, where at least a portion of the second photovoltaic module overlaps at least a portion of the first photovoltaic module, where the first receptacle of the first photovoltaic module is in mechanical connection with the second recep
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: GAF Energy LLC
    Inventors: Thierry Nguyen, Lewis Abra, Hasib Amin, Babak Farhangi, Gabriela Bunea
  • Patent number: 12191448
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a secondary battery that exhibits excellent cycle characteristics even in high temperature environment, and a secondary battery including the same. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a secondary battery of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery which is used for a secondary battery, including at least one component (A) represented by the following chemical formula (1): in which Mn+ represents at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen ion, an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion, an aluminum ion, a transition metal ion and an onium ion, X represents a halogen atom, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and having at least any one of a halogen atom, a heteroatom or an unsaturated bond, and n represents a valence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Stella Chemifa Corporation
    Inventors: Toshitaka Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi Katsura, Sojiro Kon, Masashi Yamamoto, Tetsuo Nishida
  • Patent number: 12191412
    Abstract: Compositions, thin films, devices, and methods involving doped oxide semiconductor materials are described. Indium gallium doped zinc oxide (IGZO) with advantageous properties that may be useful as a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) is described. Methods of digital doping to create doped oxide semiconductor materials are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Bowling Green State University
    Inventor: Farida Selim
  • Patent number: 12181351
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for the low-cost manufacturing of thermoelectric power-generation devices (thermopiles) using stable, common materials that can function at very high temperatures. An improved geometry for thermocouple elements in the assembly provides for incorporating a large number of thermocouples. The geometry includes holes and cross-channels in an electrically-insulative device body comprising a material such as a ceramic or glass whereby wires may be deposited and the device heated to sinter or melt deposited junction-forming materials connecting the wires to form a thermopile. These device geometries and manufacturing procedures enable the low-cost production of thermopiles comprised of a massive number of thermocouple elements, from hundreds to hundreds of thousands or more, for electrical power generation using common, standard metallic thermocouple materials and common, widely used electrical insulation materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventor: Arthur Beckman
  • Patent number: 12176447
    Abstract: According to a solar cell panel according to the present embodiment, a connection structure of a wiring unit for connecting a plurality of solar cells comprising first and second solar electrically connected to each other is improved. More particularly, the wiring unit comprises a first extension wiring and a second extension wiring, which correspond to each of the plurality of solar cells, the first extension wiring having a first outer portion extending outwards beyond a first side of a solar cell and a second extension wiring having a second outer portion extending outwards beyond a second side of the solar cell, the second side being opposite to the first side of the solar cell. A second extension wiring of the first solar cell and a first extension wiring of the second solar cell overlap each other to have a connection portion where they are connected to each other, and the connection portion includes an overlapping portion formed by the connection portion overlapping a portion of the first solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Shangrao Xinyuan YueDong Technology Development Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Woojoong Kang, Jinyoung Cho, Minseok Choi, Jaesung Kim
  • Patent number: 12151949
    Abstract: Various lithium cobalt oxides materials having a chemical formula of Lix Coy Oz, and method and apparatus of producing the various lithium cobalt oxides materials are provided. The method includes adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt, and a cobalt-containing salt within a liquid mixture to be equivalent to a ratio of x:y, drying a mist of the liquid mixture in the presence of a gas to form a gas-solid mixture, separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material, and annealing the solid particles of the oxide material in the presence of another gas flow to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material. The process system has a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separator, and one or more reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventors: Haixia Deng, Shengfeng Liu, Min-Duan Liu, Mengchen Liu, Liang-Yuh Chen
  • Patent number: 12149204
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a heat sink (5) for bi-facial photovoltaic modules (3) configured to be secured to the back side (3b) of at least one bi-facial photovoltaic module (3) wherein the heat sink (5) comprises a plurality of rods (11) having a thermal conductivity higher than 10 W·m?1·K?1 and arranged as a mesh configured to be in contact with the back side (3b) of the bi-facial photovoltaic module (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
    Inventors: Nils Harder, Camille Bainier
  • Patent number: 12143064
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on a roof deck and arranged in an array, and at least one jumper module electrically connecting a first subarray and a second subarray of the array. The jumper module includes a first end and a second end, a sleeve extending from the first end to the second end, and at least one electrical cable. The sleeve is sized and shaped to receive the at least one electrical cable. The at least one electrical cable electrically connects the first subarray to the second subarray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: GAF Energy LLC
    Inventors: Evan Michael Wray, Henry Pham, Lewis Abra, Hasib Amin
  • Patent number: 12142700
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating solar cell emitter regions with differentiated P-type and N-type architectures and incorporating dotted diffusion, and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate having a light-receiving surface and a back surface. A first polycrystalline silicon emitter region of a first conductivity type is disposed on a first thin dielectric layer disposed on the back surface of the substrate. A second polycrystalline silicon emitter region of a second, different, conductivity type is disposed on a second thin dielectric layer disposed in a plurality of non-continuous trenches in the back surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Staffan Westerberg, Gabriel Harley
  • Patent number: 12125930
    Abstract: The laminated A tandem solar cell includes a bottom cell and a top cell located on the bottom cell, wherein the bottom cell includes a first doping portion and a second doping portion, the first doping portion and the second doping portion form at least one PN junction, majority carriers in the first doping portion are a first type of carrier, and majority carriers in the second doping portion are a second type of carrier; the bottom cell is provided with a first electrode hole and a second electrode hole which penetrate the bottom cell, a first electrode is formed in the first electrode hole, and a second electrode is formed in the second electrode hole; the first electrode is in contact with the first doping portion; and the second electrode is in contact with the second doping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zifeng Li, Zhao Wu, Chen Xu
  • Patent number: 12119780
    Abstract: A mounting bracket system for solar panels, includes a sealing profile configured to be attached to side of solar panel, wherein a cross-section of the sealing profile includes a sealing profile base having first end and second end, upper part having third end and fourth end, and first dividing wall having first side and second side; and fixing profile arranged to accommodate corner of solar panel, wherein the cross-section of the fixing profile includes a U-shaped upper part having bottom part, first arm and second arm, reinforcement wall connected to second arm, second dividing wall connected to second arm, and fixing profile base having fifth end and sixth end, wherein gap is formed between reinforcement wall, second dividing wall and fixing profile base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Roosters Unlimited OÜ
    Inventors: Mikk Kukk, Raiko Kukk
  • Patent number: 12120892
    Abstract: The application relates to organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites of formula (I): [(A)1?2.48p?b(B)3.48p+b](1+2p?y)/1+p)(Pb)1?p?m(M)m(X1)3?y?q(X2)q(I), and perovskite photovoltaic cells comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), CHIMIE PARISTECH
    Inventors: Nicolas Mercier, Antonin Leblanc, Thierry Pauporté
  • Patent number: 12112897
    Abstract: Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Le Chen, David Ho, Xiaoping Li, Rick Powell, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Dirk Weiss, Gang Xiong, Zhibo Zhao
  • Patent number: 12107238
    Abstract: Electrolytes, articles, and methods for reducing gases produced during the operation of an electrochemical cell are generally described. The inclusion of silylated sulfonic acid esters can reduce the amount of gases produced in an electrochemical cell (e.g., a battery).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Sion Power Corporation
    Inventors: Igor P. Kovalev, Alexis Sheffield, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik
  • Patent number: 12107535
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic plant (100) comprising: at least one photovoltaic module (1), including at least one junction box (13) placed on a front face of the photovoltaic module (1), via which face the solar rays enter, in proximity to a peripheral edge (4) of said photovoltaic module (1), and at least one DC current cable (15, 17) that conveys the current generated by the at least one photovoltaic module (1), characterized in that it furthermore comprises a protective sheath (5) that is placed, on the front face of the photovoltaic module (1), encircling the junction box (13) and the DC current cable (15, 17), said protective sheath (5) having a cross-section the height of which corresponds at least to the height of the junction box (13) and including a window (57) that is located in the face of the protective sheath (5) that makes contact with the photovoltaic module (1), via which window the junction box (13) protrudes from the protective sheath (5), and a closable longitudinal aperture (51)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TOTAL SE
    Inventors: Valérick Cassagne, Frédéric Leroy
  • Patent number: 12100807
    Abstract: Method of improving the performance and safety of a Li-ion battery. The method includes using a nitrile-based small organic compound of general formula I, V or IX outlined in the application in association with the electrolyte of the battery. An electrolyte including a nitrile-based small organic compound. A battery including the electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: HYDRO-QUÉBEC, MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Charlotte Mallet, Sylviane Rochon, Karim Zaghib
  • Patent number: 12095057
    Abstract: A battery system, capable of detecting a pore generated in an outer package film in an early stage, includes: a battery including a plurality of laminated cells arranged along a thickness direction and connected in series, and a plate arranged between a pair of the laminated cells; a first voltage sensor configured to measure a first voltage between a terminal of a reference cell belonging to the plurality of laminated cells, and the plate; a second voltage sensor configured to measure a second voltage between a terminal of the reference cell, and among the pair of laminated cells facing the plate, the laminated cell in the reference cell side; and an electronic control unit including a first obtaining unit configured to obtain the first voltage from the first voltage sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keita Komiyama
  • Patent number: 12094994
    Abstract: A solar cell of an embodiment includes a p-electrode, an n-electrode, a p-type light-absorbing layer located between the p-electrode and the n-electrode and mainly containing a cuprous oxide, and an n-type layer that includes a first n-type layer which is located between the p-type light-absorbing layer and the n-electrode, which mainly contains a compound represented by Gav1Znv2Snv3M1v4Ov5, the M1 being one or more selected from the group consisting of Hf, Zr, In, Ti, Al, B, Mg, Si, and Ge, the v1, the v2, and the v4 being numerical values of 0.00 or more, the v3 and the v5 being numerical values of more than 0, at least one of the v1 and the v2 being a numerical value of more than 0, and the v5 when a sum of the v1, the v2, the v3, and the v4 is 1 being 1.00 or more and 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushige Yamamoto, Naoyuki Nakagawa, Yukitami Mizuno, Soichiro Shibasaki, Yuya Honishi, Mutsuki Yamazaki, Yasutaka Nishida
  • Patent number: 12087905
    Abstract: Provided is an ionic conductor with which adhesion between particles can be enhanced simply by pressure-molding a powder without using sulfide ionic conductors and without performing firing or vapor deposition, and which can exhibit a high lithium ionic conductivity. This ionic conductor contains, in addition to an oxide lithium ionic conductor, a complex hydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NITERRA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takeuchi, Manato Uchida, Yuta Iga, Daisuke Shishihara, Hideaki Hikosaka, Hidetoshi Mizutani