Patents by Inventor Markus Krall

Markus Krall 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).

  • Photovoltaic element
    Patent number: 6420646
    Abstract: A photovoltaic element having two plane or curved plates (1) and (2), which are joined by a circumferential seal (3) at a spacing ranging from 2 to 20 mm, thus forming a cavity (4) in which there are enclosed a plurality of photovoltaic cells (5), each of which is attached to only one of the two plates (2) using an adhesive (6), at least this plate (2) being transparent, wherein both plates are made of plastic that is permeable to water vapor and the adhesive with which the photovoltaic cells are attached covers at most 30% of the area of the individual photovoltaic cells can be used for applications such as roofing and illuminating bus stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Roehm GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volker Benz, Michael Blumenschein, Markus Krall
  • Photovoltaic element
    Publication number: 20010015220
    Abstract: A photovoltaic element having two plane or curved plates (1) and (2), which are joined by a circumferential seal (3) at a spacing ranging from 2 to 20 mm, thus forming a cavity (4) in which there are enclosed a plurality of photovoltaic cells (5), each of which is attached to only one of the two plates (2) using an adhesive (6), at least this plate (2) being transparent, wherein both plates are made of plastic that is permeable to water vapor and the adhesive with which the photovoltaic cells are attached covers at most 30% of the area of the individual photovoltaic cells can be used for applications such as roofing and illuminating bus stops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: ROEHM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Volker Benz, Michael Blumenschein, Markus Krall