Patents by Inventor Hideaki Zenko

Hideaki Zenko 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).

  • Patent number: 6940008
    Abstract: A solar cell module comprising a substrate, a filler, a photovoltaic element and a protective layer, wherein at least one of the substrate, the filler, the photovoltaic element and the protective layer is separable from other constituent members. Constituent members having been separated and still serviceable can be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Shiotsuka, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Shigeo Kiso, Hideaki Zenko
  • Publication number: 20050000560
    Abstract: A solar cell module comprising a substrate, a filler, a photovoltaic element and a protective layer, wherein at least one of the substrate, the filler, the photovoltaic element and the protective layer is separable from other constituent members. Constituent members having been separated and still serviceable can be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Shiotsuka, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Shigeo Kiso, Hideaki Zenko
  • Publication number: 20040229404
    Abstract: Provided is an encapsulant resin for a semiconductor that effectively functions even with a relatively small amount of an additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeo Kiso, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka, Hideaki Zenko
  • Patent number: 6762508
    Abstract: Provided is an encapsulant resin for a semiconductor that effectively functions even with a relatively small amount of an additive. The encapsulant resin for a semiconductor is characterized in that the additive has a concentration gradient in the direction of thickness of the encapsulant resin. Specifically, the concentration gradient of the additive is established in the direction of thickness of the encapsulant resin by stacking at least two types of organic polymer resins containing different contents of the additive to form the encapsulant resin or by applying an electric field to the encapsulant resin to effect electrophoresis of the polar additive in the encapsulant resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeo Kiso, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka, Hideaki Zenko
  • Patent number: 6693237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar cell module and a building-integrated solar cell module having a sealing composition made of a polymer blend or a polymer alloy. The blend or alloy is made of at least one polyolefin series copolymer and at least one crystalline polyolefin. The copolymer has a fusing point Ta by a differential scanning calorimetry which fall in a range of 50 to 110° C. The crystalline polyolefin has a fusing point Tb by a differential scanning calorimetry which falls in a range of from 110 to 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Zenko, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Publication number: 20030069745
    Abstract: The invention of the present application provides a system for efficiently collecting general consumer oriented products such as used electric/electrical products, OA appliances etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Hideaki Zenko
  • Patent number: 6515216
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photovoltaic device assembly comprising a plurality of photovoltaic devices connected with one another, wherein no rectangular corner part is formed in the peripheral parts of the photovoltaic device assembly itself and the shape of the peripheral parts of the photovoltaic devices is composed of straight lines and curved lines connecting the straight lines to one another, thereby preventing penetration owing to the effects of manufacture, installation, transportation, handling, and the state after installation of the solar cell module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Zenko, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Patent number: 6414236
    Abstract: A solar cell module comprises a photovoltaic element, the light-receiving surface and/or non-light-receiving surface of a photovoltaic element being sealed by organic polymeric resin layers, wherein when at least one of the organic polymeric resin layers contains a specific ethylene-unsaturated fatty acid ester-unsaturated fatty acid terpolymer, thereby providing a solar cell module which has excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and moisture resistance and an excellent photoelectric conversion and which can maintain stable solar cell performance over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka, Hideaki Zenko
  • Publication number: 20020038663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photovoltaic device assembly comprising a plurality of photovoltaic devices connected with one another, wherein no rectangular corner part is formed in the peripheral parts of the photovoltaic device assembly itself and the shape of the peripheral parts of the photovoltaic devices is composed of straight lines and curved lines connecting the straight lines to one another, thereby preventing penetration owing to the effects of manufacture, installation, transportation, handling, and the state after installation of the solar cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Hideaki Zenko, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Publication number: 20020038664
    Abstract: A sealing composition for a solar cell, comprising a polymer blend or a polymer alloy which comprises at least one kind of a polyolefin series copolymer and at least one kind of a crystalline polyolefin. A solar cell module in which said sealing composition is used and a building material-integral type solar cell module in which said sealing composition is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Hideaki Zenko, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Hidenori Shiotsuka
  • Patent number: 6162986
    Abstract: A solar cell module has a very agreeable appearance and can carry a large volume of information on the light receiving surface thereof. An information carrying body storing information (including, for example, the date, the process the rated values, the destination of shipment, I-V curve data and other data) for identifying the module is invisibly arranged on the light receiving surface side of the solar cell module (e.g., on the front surface sealing member or the front surface member of the photovoltaic elements).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Shiotsuka, Tsutomu Murakami, Takehito Yoshino, Koji Tsuzuki, Ichiro Kataoka, Satoru Yamada, Yoshifumi Takeyama, Koichi Shimizu, Shigeo Kiso, Hideaki Zenko