Patents by Inventor Ben E. Cruz

Ben E. Cruz 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).

  • Fast conductivity polymer silver
    Patent number: 11084950
    Abstract: A conductive paste is provided for forming conductive traces on substrates. The conductive paste includes a vehicle and conductive material. The vehicle includes a resin, a plasticizer, and a solvent in which the resin is dissolved. After application to a substrate, the conductive paste is cured at ambient temperature by evaporation of the solvent from the paste, to thereby form a conductive trace on the substrate. The conductive trace does not require a curing agent, and attains low resistivity within minutes of application to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Ferro Corporation
    Inventors: G. Edward Graddy, Jr., Ben E. Cruz
  • Fast Conductivity Polymer Silver
    Publication number: 20190002723
    Abstract: A conductive paste is provided for forming conductive traces on substrates. The conductive paste includes a vehicle and conductive material. The vehicle includes a resin, a plasticizer, and a solvent in which the resin is dissolved. After application to a substrate, the conductive paste is cured at ambient temperature by evaporation of the solvent from the paste, to thereby form a conductive trace on the substrate. The conductive trace does not require a curing agent, and attains low resistivity within minutes of application to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: G. Edward Graddy, JR., Ben E. Cruz
  • DIELECTRIC COATING FOR SINGLE SIDED BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20170194515
    Abstract: A dielectric coating material system for use in a single-sided back contact solar cell is disclosed. The material system serves to electrically isolate electrodes of opposite polarity types on the same side of a silicon-based solar call, and includes titanium and phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ben E. Cruz, George E. Graddy, JR., Aziz S. Shaikh, Jalal Salami
  • DIELECTRIC COATING FOR SINGLE SIDED BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20150020881
    Abstract: A dielectric coating material system for use in a single-sided back contact solar cell is disclosed. The material system serves to electrically isolate electrodes of opposite polarity types on the same side of a silicon-based solar call, and includes titanium and phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ben E. Cruz, George E. Graddy, JR., Aziz S. Shaikh, Jalal Salami
  • Dielectric coating for single sided back contact solar cells
    Patent number: 8876963
    Abstract: A dielectric coating material system for use in a single-sided back contact solar cell is disclosed. The material system serves to electrically isolate electrodes of opposite polarity types on the same side of a silicon-based solar cell, and includes titanium and phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken LLC
    Inventors: Ben E. Cruz, George E. Graddy, Jr., Aziz S. Shaikh, Jalal Salami
  • Dielectric Coating For Single Sided Back Contact Solar Cells
    Publication number: 20120006393
    Abstract: A dielectric coating material system for use in a single-sided back contact solar cell is disclosed. The material system serves to electrically isolate electrodes of opposite polarity types on the same side of a silicon-based solar cell, and includes titanium and phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: FERRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ben E. Cruz, George E. Graddy, Jr., Aziz S. Shaikh, Jalal Salami