Patents by Inventor Chu-Lung Chao

Chu-Lung Chao 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).

  • Publication number: 20140174529
    Abstract: This present disclosure relates to conductive aluminum paste for fabricating a silicon solar cell. Herein, the conductive aluminum paste is composed of organic carrier, aluminum powder, nano-scale metal particle, and glass frit, wherein the nano-scale metal particle has a particle size distribution D50 in the range from 10 nanometers to 1000 nanometers and the weight percentage of the nano-scale metal particle associated with the conductive aluminum paste is around 0.1 through 10 wt %. Furthermore, the characteristics of the conductive aluminum paste are for reducing the sheet resistance value of the electrode, increasing the adhesion in the silicon solar cell package module, and enhancing the electro-optical conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: GIGA SOLAR MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Min WU, Chu-Lung CHAO, Ying-Chih LU, Wen-Jui HUANG
  • Patent number: 8696945
    Abstract: This present disclosure relates to conductive aluminum paste for fabricating a silicon solar cell. Herein, the conductive aluminum paste is composed of organic carrier, aluminum powder, nano-scale metal particle, and glass frit, wherein the nano-scale metal particle has a particle size distribution D50 in the range from 10 nanometers to 1000 nanometers and the weight percentage of the nano-scale metal particle associated with the conductive aluminum paste is around 0.1 through 10 wt %. Furthermore, the characteristics of the conductive aluminum paste are for reducing the sheet resistance value of the electrode, increasing the adhesion in the silicon solar cell package module, and enhancing the electro-optical conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Giga Solar Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Min Wu, Chu-Lung Chao, Ying-Chih Lu, Wen-Jui Huang
  • Publication number: 20110197961
    Abstract: This present disclosure relates to conductive aluminum paste for fabricating a silicon solar cell. Herein, the conductive aluminum paste is composed of organic carrier, aluminum powder, nano-scale metal particle, and glass frit, wherein the nano-scale metal particle has a particle size distribution D50 in the range from 10 nanometers to 1000 nanometers and the weight percentage of the nano-scale metal particle associated with the conductive aluminum paste is around 0.1 through 10 wt %. Furthermore, the characteristics of the conductive aluminum paste are for reducing the sheet resistance value of the electrode, increasing the adhesion in the silicon solar cell package module, and enhancing the electro-optical conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Chun-Min Wu, Chu-Lung Chao, Ying-Chih Lu, Wen-Jui Huang
  • Publication number: 20110101285
    Abstract: A conductive paste includes: at least one metal powder, an organic vehicle, a glass and a surfactant having a representative formula as follows: Mx(R)y(Q)z, wherein M is selected from a metal element and a semiconductive element, R is hydrophilic group directly connected to M and one will be able to hydrolyze by water to form another hydrophilic group, and Q is a hydrophobic group. The hydrophilic functional group of the surfactant will attach on the metal powder surface closely. Therefore, the surfactant can disperse the metal powder in the organic vehicle well and prevent paste from aggregating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Chu-Lung Chao, Yu-Chen Chang, Chong-Chieh Cheng, Ying-Chih Lu, Cheng-Hsun Lin, Wen-Jui Huang