Patents by Inventor Brent Bollman

Brent Bollman 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).

  • Formation of solar cells on foil substrates
    Publication number: 20060060237
    Abstract: An absorber layer of a photovoltaic device may be formed on an aluminum or metallized polymer foil substrate. A nascent absorber layer containing one or more elements of group IB and one or more elements of group IIIA is formed on the substrate. The nascent absorber layer and/or substrate is then rapidly heated from an ambient temperature to an average plateau temperature range of between about 200° C. and about 600° C. and maintained in the average plateau temperature range 2 to 30 minutes after which the temperature is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Nanosolar, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Leidholm, Brent Bollman