Patents by Inventor Gary DiDio

Gary DiDio 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).

  • Multilayer light scattering photovoltaic back reflector and method of making same
    Patent number: 5101260
    Abstract: A multilayered, light-scattering back reflector for a photovoltaic device, said back reflector including a first relatively hard, textured layer atop a substrate and a second highly reflective layer conformally disposed atop the first layer. The back reflector may further include a third light scattering layer formed atop said second layer, said third layer adapted to further provide a barrier layer between the body of semiconductor material from which the photovoltaic device is formed and the multilayered back reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Prem Nath, John Call, Kevin Hoffman, Timothy D. Laarman, Gary DiDio