Patents by Inventor Alan W. Yehle

Alan W. Yehle 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).

  • Apparatus and method of production of thin film photovoltaic modules
    Patent number: 7271333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to light-weight thin-film photovoltaic cells, methods for making cells, modules made from cells, and methods for making modules from cells. The invention teaches a manner in which individual cells may be bonded to one another, eliminating the need for an additional support substrate and interconnecting leads, thus reducing the overall weight and thickness of individual cells and modules of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon B. Fabick, Alan W. Yehle
  • Apparatus and method of production of thin film photovoltaic modules
    Publication number: 20030127128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to light-weight thin-film photovoltaic cells, methods for making cells, modules made from cells, and methods for making modules from cells. The invention teaches a manner in which individual cells may be bonded to one another, eliminating the need for an additional support substrate and interconnecting leads, thus reducing the overall weight and thickness of individual cells and modules of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Leon B. Fabick, Alan W. Yehle