Patents by Inventor Alysha Grenko

Alysha Grenko 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).

  • Methods and systems for asphalt roof integrated photovoltaic modules
    Patent number: 8003882
    Abstract: Methods and systems for photovoltaic roofing systems are provided. The system includes a back sheet including a length, L, a width, W, and a thickness, T, the back sheet including an overlap portion extending along length L having a width, WO and an active portion extending along length L having a width, WA. The system also includes a photovoltaic cell formed on a surface of the active portion, the photovoltaic cell including a photovoltaic member electrically responsive to an absorption of photons, a negative electrode coupled to a surface of the photovoltaic member, and a positive electrode coupled to the surface of the photovoltaic member, wherein the thickness T is selected such that thickness T plus a thickness of the photoelectric cell substantially match a thickness of a proximate non-photovoltaic roofing member when the photovoltaic roofing system is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen George Pisklak, James Allan Rand, Ralf Jonczyk, Alysha Grenko
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASPHALT ROOF INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
    Publication number: 20080105291
    Abstract: Methods and systems for photovoltaic roofing systems are provided. The system includes a back sheet including a length, L, a width, W, and a thickness, T, the back sheet including an overlap portion extending along length L having a width, WO and an active portion extending along length L having a width, WA. The system also includes a photovoltaic cell formed on a surface of the active portion, the photovoltaic cell including a photovoltaic member electrically responsive to an absorption of photons, a negative electrode coupled to a surface of the photovoltaic member, and a positive electrode coupled to the surface of the photovoltaic member, wherein the thickness T is selected such that thickness T plus a thickness of the photoelectric cell substantially match a thickness of a proximate non-photovoltaic roofing member when the photovoltaic roofing system is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen George Pisklak, James Allan Rand, Ralf Jonczyk, Alysha Grenko