Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Imada

Katsuhiro Imada 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).

  • Publication number: 20140137940
    Abstract: A solar cell module is obtained by the following method. In a step of sealing a solar cell module using laminated glass, a solar cell and a translucent intermediate film layer which seals the solar cell are interposed between a front side glass substrate and a rear side glass substrate. A sealing member in which an insertion part and an exterior part are formed by folding a sealing sheet having a bonding surface on one side, is employed in the module peripheral edge. The insertion part is inserted between the front side glass substrate and the rear side glass substrate, and bonding surfaces thereof are bonded to the front side glass substrate and the rear side glass substrate. A bonding surface of the exterior part is bonded to an end face of at least either of the front side glass substrate and the rear side glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyo Endo, Katsuhiro Imada, Jun Fujita
  • Patent number: 6379995
    Abstract: A water-repellent layer is formed on a light-receiving surface of a solar battery prior to the formation of a coated-film electrode. The coated-film electrode is formed by screen-printing a coating solution on the water-repellent layer. The coating solution is restricted from spreading on the surface of the water-repellent layer and a narrow ridge-shaped coated-film electrode is formed. Thus, the front electrode is smaller in width and larger in height, so received light loss and transmission loss are decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshitatsu Kawama, Hiroaki Morikawa, Katsuhiro Imada, Kazuyoshi Kojima