Patents by Inventor James Zu-Yi Liu

James Zu-Yi Liu 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).

  • Systems, method and apparatus for curing conductive paste
    Patent number: 10074765
    Abstract: One embodiment can provide a system for curing conductive paste applied on photovoltaic structures. The system can include a wafer carrier for carrying a plurality of photovoltaic structures and a heater. The wafer carrier can include a surface element that is in direct contact with the photovoltaic structures and is substantially thermally insulating. The heater can be positioned above the wafer carrier. The heater can include a heated radiation surface that does not directly contact the photovoltaic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Sung, James Zu-Yi Liu
  • SYSTEMS, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING CONDUCTIVE PASTE
    Publication number: 20170345963
    Abstract: One embodiment can provide a system for curing conductive paste applied on photovoltaic structures. The system can include a wafer carrier for carrying a plurality of photovoltaic structures and a heater. The wafer carrier can include a surface element that is in direct contact with the photovoltaic structures and is substantially thermally insulating. The heater can be positioned above the wafer carrier. The heater can include a heated radiation surface that does not directly contact the photovoltaic structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: SolarCity Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Sung, James Zu-Yi Liu
  • Systems, method and apparatus for curing conductive paste
    Patent number: 9748434
    Abstract: One embodiment can provide a system for curing conductive paste applied on photovoltaic structures. The system can include a wafer carrier for carrying a plurality of photovoltaic structures and a heater. The wafer carrier can include a surface element that is in direct contact with the photovoltaic structures and is substantially thermally insulating. The heater can be positioned above the wafer carrier. The heater can include a heated radiation surface that does not directly contact the photovoltaic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Sung, James Zu-Yi Liu