Patents by Inventor Francisco J. RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ

Francisco J. RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ 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).

  • Photovoltaic device with fiber array for sun tracking
    Patent number: 9748423
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photovoltaic device that includes a solar cell on a light transmissive substrate in the form of an array of equal diameter optical fibers laid adjacent to each other in the transversal direction of the fibers. With such an arrangement, light harvesting at high angles is improved by 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: Fundacio Institut De Ciencies Fotoniques, Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
    Inventors: Jordi Martorell Pena, Pablo Romero Gómez, Marina Mariano Juste, Francisco J. Rodriguez Martinez
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH FIBER ARRAY FOR SUN TRACKING
    Publication number: 20150200320
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photovoltaic device that includes a solar cell on a light transmissive substrate in the form of an array of equal diameter optical fibers laid adjacent to each other in the transversal direction of the fibers. With such an arrangement, light harvesting at high angles is improved by 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jordi MARTORELL PENA, Pablo ROMERO GÓMEZ, Marina MARIANO JUSTE, Francisco J. RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ