Patents by Inventor Massimo Centazzo

Massimo Centazzo 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).

  • BACKSIDE-CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BACKSIDE-CONTACT SOLAR CELL
    Publication number: 20260247742
    Abstract: A back-contact solar cell and a method for manufacturing a back-contact solar cell are disclosed. The method includes forming a first tunneling layer on a back side of a semiconductor substrate, forming a first conductive layer on the first tunneling layer, forming an etch-resistant barrier layer on the first conductive layer with interruptions, openings or gaps in etching areas, etching in the etching areas to produce a plurality of pedestal-like elevations and to undercut the etch-resistant barrier layer, forming a second tunneling layer in the etching areas, between the plurality of pedestal-like elevations, forming a second conductive layer in the etching areas, between the plurality of pedestal-like elevations, and on the etch-resistant barrier layer by directed deposition, and completely removing the etch-resistant barrier layer and the second conductive layer on the etch-resistant barrier layer. The first and second conductive layers have different doping types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2026
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: Silfab Solar Cells SC Inc.
    Inventors: Erik HOFFMANN, Massimo CENTAZZO
  • METHOD FOR THE CATALYZED REDUCTION OF HALOGEN OXYANIONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
    Publication number: 20160347634
    Abstract: A method for removing halogen oxyanions, in particular chlorine and bromine, by hydrogenation reduction catalysed with supported catalysts based on rhenium and noble metals of subgroup VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements is herein disclosed. The combination of the noble metals with rhenium has proved to considerably increase the catalytic efficiency of such metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Renzo Rosei, Luca Conte, Alessandro Trovarelli, Marta Boaro, Stefano Gallucci, Massimo Centazzo, Rosanna Toniolo
  • Method for preparation of bimetallic compositions of cobalt and palladium on an inert material support and compositions obtainable by the same
    Patent number: 8664147
    Abstract: This invention concerns a procedure for the formation of a bimetallic composition by means of the subsequent depositing of Co(0) and Pd(0) on an inert support, a composition obtained by means of said procedure and the use of said bimetallic composition as a catalyst. Another aspect of this invention is a catalytic device that includes said bimetallic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: QID S.R.L.
    Inventors: Valentina Bello, Helmut Boen-Nemann, Paolo Canu, Massimo Centazzo, Luca Conte, Daniela Dalle Nogare, Giovanni Mattei, Renzo Rosei
  • METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF BIMETALLIC COMPOSITIONS OF COBALT AND PALLADIUM ON AN INERT MATERIAL SUPPORT AND COMPOSITIONS OBTAINABLE BY THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120288430
    Abstract: This invention concerns a procedure for the formation of a bimetallic composition by means of the subsequent depositing of Co(0) and Pd(0) on an inert support, a composition obtained by means of said procedure and the use of said bimetallic composition as a catalyst. Another aspect of this invention is a catalytic device that includes said bimetallic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: QID S.R.L.
    Inventors: Valentina Bello, Helmut Boen-Nemann, Paolo Canu, Massimo Centazzo, Luca Conte, Daniela Dalle Nogare, Giovanni Mattei, Renzo Rosei