Patents by Inventor Herb Delarosa

Herb Delarosa 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).

  • Automated flexible solar cell fabrication and interconnection utilizing rolls expanded metallic mesh
    Patent number: 9530926
    Abstract: A method for forming photovoltaic cells comprises providing a first roll of a photovoltaic material and a second roll of an expanded metallic mesh. The photovoltaic material comprises a photoactive material adjacent to a flexible substrate, and the expanded metallic mesh comprises a plurality of openings. Next, an electrically insulating material is provided adjacent to an edge portion of the photovoltaic material. The photovoltaic material from the first roll can then be brought in proximity to the expanded mesh from the second roll to form a nascent photovoltaic cell. The electrically insulating material can be disposed between the expanded metallic mesh and the photovoltaic material. Next, the nascent photovoltaic cell is cut into individual sections to form a plurality of photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Nuvosun, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Hachtmann, Christine Tsai, Thomas M. Valeri, Herb Delarosa
  • AUTOMATED FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELL FABRICATION AND INTERCONNECTION UTILIZING ROLLS EXPANDED METALLIC MESH
    Publication number: 20140352777
    Abstract: A method for forming photovoltaic cells comprises providing a first roll of a photovoltaic material and a second roll of an expanded metallic mesh. The photovoltaic material comprises a photoactive material adjacent to a flexible substrate, and the expanded metallic mesh comprises a plurality of openings. Next, an electrically insulating material is provided adjacent to an edge portion of the photovoltaic material. The photovoltaic material from the first roll can then be brought in proximity to the expanded mesh from the second roll to form a nascent photovoltaic cell. The electrically insulating material can be disposed between the expanded metallic mesh and the photovoltaic material. Next, the nascent photovoltaic cell is cut into individual sections to form a plurality of photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Bruce D. Hachtmann, Christine Tsai, Thomas M. Valeri, Herb Delarosa