Patents by Inventor Dale Waterman

Dale Waterman 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).

  • SOLAR CELLS FOR A SOLAR CELL ARRAY
    Publication number: 20220367741
    Abstract: A solar cell for a solar cell array with one or more grid on a surface thereof, wherein electrical connections are made to the grids in a plurality of locations positioned around the solar cell; and the electrical connections extend to one or more conductors located under the solar cell. The conductors located under the solar cell are buried within a substrate, and each of the conductors comprises a low resistance conducting path that distributes current from the solar cell. The conductors are loops, U-shaped, or have only up or down pathways. The solar cell comprises a full cell that has four cropped corners and the locations are in the cropped corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric Rehder, Philip Chiu, Tom Crocker, Daniel Law, Dale Waterman
  • Solar cells for a solar cell array
    Patent number: 11437533
    Abstract: A solar cell for a solar cell array with one or more grid on a surface thereof, wherein electrical connections are made to the grids in a plurality of locations positioned around the solar cell; and the electrical connections extend to one or more conductors located under the solar cell. The conductors located under the solar cell are buried within a substrate, and each of the conductors comprises a low resistance conducting path that distributes current from the solar cell. The conductors are loops, U-shaped, or have only up or down pathways. The solar cell comprises a full cell that has four cropped corners and the locations are in the cropped corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Rehder, Philip Chiu, Tom Crocker, Daniel Law, Dale Waterman
  • SOLAR CELLS FOR A SOLAR CELL ARRAY
    Publication number: 20180076350
    Abstract: A solar cell for a solar cell array with one or more grid on a surface thereof, wherein electrical connections are made to the grids in a plurality of locations positioned around the solar cell; and the electrical connections extend to one or more conductors located under the solar cell. The conductors located under the solar cell are buried within a substrate, and each of the conductors comprises a low resistance conducting path that distributes current from the solar cell. The conductors are loops, U-shaped, or have only up or down pathways. The solar cell comprises a full cell that has four cropped corners and the locations are in the cropped corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric Rehder, Philip Chiu, Tom Crocker, Daniel Law, Dale Waterman