Patents by Inventor Charles Clerc

Charles Clerc 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).

  • Patent number: 10181817
    Abstract: The invention relates to a testing device for testing a photovoltaic device having an electrical contact area, the testing device comprising: a support base for supporting the photovoltaic device, the support base having a support surface for receiving the photovoltaic device, a measurement device, at least one electrical wire for temporarily establishing an electrical contact between the measurement device and an electrical contact area of the photovoltaic device, the electrical wire is a flexible wire being electrically conductive and arranged to receive the photovoltaic device between the support surface and the flexible wire, at least a portion of the flexible wire abuttingly adapts along its longitudinal extension against the electrical contact area of the photovoltaic device when the photovoltaic device is received by the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: PASAN SA
    Inventors: Derk Baetzner, Charles Clerc, Emanuel Neto, Patrick Volluz, Pierre-Rene Beljean, Bas Albers, Pierre Papet
  • Publication number: 20150214890
    Abstract: The invention relates to a testing device (1) for testing a photovoltaic device (2) having an electrical contact area (3), the testing device (1) comprising: a support base (4) for supporting the photovoltaic device (2), the support base (4) having a support surface (5) for receiving the photovoltaic device (2), a measurement device (20), at least one electrical contacting means for temporarily establishing an electrical contact between the measurement device (20) and an electrical contact area (3) of the photovoltaic device (2), the electrical contacting means comprises at least one flexible wire (6) being electrically conductive and arranged as to receive the photovoltaic device (2) between the support surface (5) and the flexible wire (6), and that the testing device (1) comprises forcing means (10, 11, 12, 19; 14) for forcing at least a portion of the flexible wire (6) to abuttingly adapt along its longitudinal extension against the electrical contact area (3) of the photovoltaic device (2) when the photo
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Derk Baetzner, Charles Clerc, Emanuel Neto, Patrick Volluz, Pierre-Rene Beljean, Bas Albers, Pierre Papet