Patents by Inventor Hermann Calwer

Hermann Calwer 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 module
    Patent number: 9184309
    Abstract: A solar module comprising a sheet; a plurality of solar cells electrically connected in series between first and second conductor lines, and arranged on a first side of the sheet, wherein the first and second conductor lines each extend along a length on the sheet; a first conductor lead in electrical connection with the first conductor line and a second conductor lead in electrical connection with the second conductor line; and a through-hole in the sheet through which the first conductor lead extends to a second side of the sheet and a further through-hole through which the second conductor lead extends to the second side of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SHELL ERNEUERBARE ENERGIEN GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Baumbach, Hermann Calwer, Walter Stetter, Helmut Vogt
  • SOLAR MODULE
    Publication number: 20110017279
    Abstract: A solar module comprising a sheet; a plurality of solar cells electrically connected in series between first and second conductor lines, and arranged on a first side of the sheet, wherein the first and second conductor lines each extend along a length on the sheet; a first conductor lead in electrical connection with the first conductor line and a second conductor lead in electrical connection with the second conductor line; and a through-hole in the sheet through which the first conductor lead extends to a second side of the sheet and a further through-hole through which the second conductor lead extends to the second side of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Joerg Baumbach, Hermann Calwer, Walter Stetter, Helmut Vogt
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING
    Publication number: 20090090412
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device comprising a photovoltaic layer between a substrate and a cover plate, which cover plate is transparent in an area above the photovoltaic layer, wherein the cover plate overlaps the photovoltaic layer, and wherein the cover, in an area adjacent to the photovoltaic layer, is opaque; a method of encapsulating a photovoltaic device with such a cover plate, and the use of such a cover plate for encapsulating a photovoltaic device, for protecting polymeric sealant material present adjacent the photovoltaic layer from light induced degradation and/or for protecting the encapsulated photovoltaic device from thermal stress during due to light irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Hermann Calwer, Volker Probst, Robert D. Wieting
  • Barrier layer made of a curable resin containing polymeric polyol
    Patent number: 7255926
    Abstract: A component involving a substrate, a layered structure arranged on the substrate, and a barrier layer arranged over the layered structure, wherein the barrier layer has the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polymeric polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Heiner Bayer, Hermann Calwer, Dieter Dlugosch, Gudrun Kühne
  • Barrier layer made of a curable resin containing polymeric polyol
    Publication number: 20050072459
    Abstract: A component involving a substrate, a layered structure arranged on the substrate, and a barrier layer arranged over the layered structure, wherein the barrier layer has the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polymeric polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Heiner Bayer, Hermann Calwer, Dieter Dlugosch, Gudrun Kuhne