Patents by Inventor Adolf M unzer

Adolf M unzer 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).

  • Solar cell with combined metallization and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 5591565
    Abstract: A process for producing front and rear contacts on a solar cell provides for producing a channel structure on the passivation layer of a silicon wafer, producing a rear contact by printing and firing a silver paste that has an aluminum dopant, treating the wafer with a palladium solution containing fluoride to produce a nucleation layer on the surface of the channel structure, and reinforcing the nucleation layer by depositing a further metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Solar GmbH
    Inventors: Konstantin Holdermann, Adolf M unzer, Hans-Josef Schmidt