Patents by Inventor John Bohland
John Bohland 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).
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Patent number: 11650472Abstract: A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: HIVISQ TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.Inventors: Xiaoliang Wang, Evelyn Davies, Pedro Gonzalez, Guillermo Garcia, Amir Bayati, John Bohland
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Patent number: 11221534Abstract: A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: HELIOTROPE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoliang Wang, Evelyn Davies, Pedro Gonzalez, Guillermo Garcia, Amir Bayati, John Bohland
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Publication number: 20210232013Abstract: A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Xiaoliang Wang, Evelyn Davies, Pedro Gonzalez, Guillermo Garcia, Amir Bayati, John Bohland
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Publication number: 20190271893Abstract: A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Xiaoliang WANG, Evelyn DAVIES, Pedro GONZALEZ, Guillermo GARCIA, Amir BAYATI, John BOHLAND
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Patent number: 9954126Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Smith, Larry Bawden, John Bohland
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Patent number: 9947817Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Smith, Larry Bawden, John Bohland
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Publication number: 20170149019Abstract: An organic light emitting diode device can be formed by imprinting a material layer to form an array of non-planar features selected from protrusions and via cavities. The array of non-planar features can be imprinted by moving the material layer under a rolling press or under a rolling die that transfers a pattern thereupon. A layer stack including a transparent electrode layer, an organic light emitting material layer, and a backside electrode layer is formed over the array of non-planar features such that convex sidewalls of the organic light emitting material layer contact concave sidewalls of the backside electrode layer. The layer stack can be encapsulated with a passivation substrate. Additionally or alternatively, an array of convex lenses can be imprinted on a transparent material layer to decrease total internal reflection of an organic light emitting diode device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Robert SMITH, Larry BAWDEN, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20160071990Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Robert SMITH, Larry BAWDEN, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20160064583Abstract: A metamaterial of an array of photovoltaic bristles may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. A completed photovoltaic device may benefit from further total efficiency gains by implementing a corrugated structure in the metamaterial and/or an assembled solar panel of metamaterials. Various methods to manufacture these metamaterial devices may include utilize stamping methods, photolithographic techniques, etching techniques, deposition techniques, as well as the creation of vias to form arrays of photovoltaic bristles for the metamaterial photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. SCHROEDER, Larry BAWDEN, John FISHER, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20160043250Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. SCHROEDER, Larry BAWDEN, John FISHER, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20160043251Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. SCHROEDER, Larry BAWDEN, John FISHER, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20160043253Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Robert SMITH, Larry BAWDEN, John BOHLAND
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Patent number: 9076901Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a glass sheet 10, 21 coated with a semiconductor material, which comprises the steps (a) production of a glass strip in a float bath 3 containing liquid tin; (b) discharge of the glass strip from the float bath 3 and optionally coating of the glass strip with a transparent, electrically conductive intermediate layer; (c) transfer of the uncoated or coated glass strip into a deposition chamber 5 for the physical deposition of the semiconductor material from the gas phase; and (d) coating of the coated or uncoated glass strip from step (c) with the semiconductor material by physical deposition of the semiconductor material from the gas phase at a gas pressure of at least 0.1 bar. The invention additionally relates to an apparatus for producing a glass strip coated with a semiconductor material, a process for producing a solar cell or a solar module and also a solar cell or a solar module which can be obtained by this process.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Calyxo GMBHInventors: Frank Becker, John Bohland, Hubert Joachim Frenck, Michael Bauer, Robert Fischer, Kenneth R. Kormanyos, Norman W. Johnston
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Publication number: 20140264998Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. SCHROEDER, Larry BAWDEN, John FISHER, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20130112236Abstract: A photovoltaic device according to one embodiment includes an array of photovoltaically active microstructures each having a generally cylindrical outer periphery, each microstructure comprising a first photovoltaic layer over a core, and a second photovoltaic layer over the first photovoltaic layer thereby forming a photovoltaically active junction, wherein an outer conductive layer is positioned over the second photovoltaic layer, wherein an index of refraction of the outer conductive layer is less than an index of refraction of the second photovoltaic layer, wherein the index of refraction of the second photovoltaic layer is less than an index of refraction of the first photovoltaic layer, each of the microstructures being characterized as absorbing at least 70% of light passing an inner surface of an outer layer thereof. Additional embodiments are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: C/O Q1 NANOSYSTEMS (DBA BLOO SOLAR)Inventors: Mohan Krishan Bhan, Mark Schroeder, Larry Bawden, John Fisher, John Bohland, Bob Smith
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Publication number: 20130112243Abstract: A photovoltaic device according to one embodiment includes an array of photovoltaically active microstructures each having a generally cylindrical outer periphery and a dome-shaped tip, each of the microstructures being characterized as absorbing at least 70% of light passing through an outer layer thereof. Additional embodiments are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: C/O Q1 NANOSYSTEMS (DBA BLOO SOLAR)Inventors: Mohan Krishan Bhan, Mark Schroeder, Larry Bawden, John Fisher, John Bohland, Bob Smith
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Publication number: 20130068295Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a glass sheet 10, 21 coated with a semiconductor material, which comprises the steps (a) production of a glass strip in a float bath 3 containing liquid tin; (b) discharge of the glass strip from the float bath 3 and optionally coating of the glass strip with a transparent, electrically conductive intermediate layer; (c) transfer of the uncoated or coated glass strip into a deposition chamber 5 for the physical deposition of the semiconductor material from the gas phase; and (d) coating of the coated or uncoated glass strip from step (c) with the semiconductor material by physical deposition of the semiconductor material from the gas phase at a gas pressure of at least 0.1 bar. The invention additionally relates to an apparatus for producing a glass strip coated with a semiconductor material, a process for producing a solar cell or a solar module and also a solar cell or a solar module which can be obtained by this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: CALYXO GMBHInventors: Frank Becker, John Bohland, Hubert Joachim Frenck, Michael Bauer, Robert Fischer, Kenneth R. Kormanyos, Norman W. Johnston
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Publication number: 20120255493Abstract: The present invention relates to gas evaporator devices (1) and methods for operating them. By virtue of the improvements according to the invention, the service life of conventional gas evaporator devices can be significantly improved, such that the maintenance and material outlay and hence the costs of the coating method are reduced. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that a shielding element (5) impermeable at least to passage of the material is provided at least between the mixture of gas and material flowing in the section (4), in which material to be evaporated is guided in a gas flow and is heated by the heating element (2), and the heating element (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Calyxo GMBHInventors: Michael Bauer, Frank Becker, Jochen Frenck, Ingo Dannenberg, Michael Schlauch, Thomas Etzrodt, John Bohland, Jonas Knothe
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Publication number: 20110186779Abstract: A method for reclaiming a semiconductor material from a glass substrate is disclosed, the method comprises the steps of providing at least one glass substrate having the semiconductor material disposed thereon, reducing the glass substrate having a semiconductor material disposed thereon to a plurality of glass particles having the semiconductor material disposed thereon by introducing a source of energy thereto, separating the semiconductor material from the plurality of glass particles to obtain semiconductor particles, and pyrometall?rgicaHy refining the semiconductor particles and the fine glass particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: John Bohland, Andreas Wade
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Publication number: 20060228566Abstract: Liquid coating solutions impart hydrophobicity to substrate surfaces (e.g., glass) and include a silane, preferably octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS), dissolved in a liquid paraffinic solvent. Preferred liquid paraffinic solvents are normal (straight chain) liquid parrafins having between 10 to 20 carbon atoms per molecule exhibiting flash points (ASTM D93) of between about 70° C. to about 160° C., and initial boiling points (ASTM D86) of between about 185° C. to about 300° C. The OTS will be present in the hydrophobic solutions in amounts sufficient to form a hydrophobic coating on surfaces of substrates on which the solutions are applied, and most preferably will be present in amounts ranging between about 0.25 to about 2.5 molar. Applying a coating of the solution onto a substrate surface will allow the OTS for form a self-assembled monolayer thereon imparting hydrophobicity to the substrate as determined by a high contact angle of at least about 100°.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventors: Henry Luten, John Bohland