Patents by Inventor Erich Christoph Mueller

Erich Christoph Mueller 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).

  • Systems and methods for processing solar substrates
    Patent number: 8926760
    Abstract: A method of removing at least a portion of an interaction layer on an electrode region of a solar substrate is provided. The method includes a step of providing a solar substrate including an absorbing region and an electrode region. The absorbing region including an absorbing layer configured to convert light energy into electrical energy. The electrode region is substantially free of the absorbing layer, and the electrode region includes an interaction layer. The method also includes a step of brushing the electrode region to remove at least a portion of the interaction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Orthodyne Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Christoph Benno Luechinger, Erich Christoph Mueller, Orlando Luis Valentin, Tao Xu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SOLAR SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20110308545
    Abstract: A method of removing at least a portion of an interaction layer on an electrode region of a solar substrate is provided. The method includes a step of providing a solar substrate including an absorbing region and an electrode region. The absorbing region including an absorbing layer configured to convert light energy into electrical energy. The electrode region is substantially free of the absorbing layer, and the electrode region includes an interaction layer. The method also includes a step of brushing the electrode region to remove at least a portion of the interaction layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: ORTHODYNE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christoph Benno Luechinger, Erich Christoph Mueller, Orlando Luis Valentin, Tao Xu