Patents by Inventor Keigo SHIGENOBU

Keigo SHIGENOBU 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: 20110136265
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a thin-film solar panel with a laser scribing process to perform linear groove processing by irradiating a thin-film layer formed on a substrate with laser light to be separated from adjacent structure, including steps of: specifying an accurate position, size, shape of a adhered foreign matter on a glass substrate, a glass scratch, an air-bubble in the glass substrate causing an imperfection by inspecting a scribe line; and performing repair processing to form a new scribe line to bypass a portion of the imperfection after a final scribe line is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keigo SHIGENOBU, Hiroshi HONDA, Yasuhiko KANAYA