Patents by Inventor Katrin Faika

Katrin Faika 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 cell and method for making
    Patent number: 7179987
    Abstract: A method for making a solar cell from crystalline silicon, and a solar cell made from crystalline silicon produced according to the method. Neighboring pxnx junctions are electrically insulated by simultaneously introducing a p- and an n-conductive dopant layer. The interleaved contact fingers of the solar cell are electrically insulated with respect to one another by providing contiguous regions with different dopings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Universitat Konstanz
    Inventors: Peter Fath, Katrin Faika, Ralph Kühn
  • Method for producing a solar cell, and solar cell produced according to said method
    Publication number: 20030102022
    Abstract: A method for making a solar cell from crystalline silicon, and a solar cell made from crystalline silicon produced according to the method. Neighboring pXnX junctions are electrically insulated by simultaneously introducing a p- and an n-conductive dopant layer. The interleaved contact fingers of the solar cell are electrically insulated with respect to one another by providing contiguous regions with different dopings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Fath, Katrin Faika, Ralph Khn