Patents by Inventor Matteo GREPPI

Matteo GREPPI 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).

  • Thermophotovoltaic panel and a method for making a thermophotovoltaic panel
    Patent number: 11082000
    Abstract: A thermophotovoltaic panel, including a first surface for receiving solar radiation, photovoltaic cells connected to said first receiving surface, a heat exchanger connected to said photovoltaic cells, and a second surface, opposite to the first, for supporting the panel, said heat exchanger being positioned between said first receiving surface and said second supporting surface, wherein said photovoltaic cells and said exchanger are embedded in at least one resin, preferably cold-polymerised epoxy resin, to constitute a body including said first receiving surface and said second supporting surface, wherein at least one layer of resin at said first receiving surface is constituted of substantially transparent resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Alma Mater Studiorum Universita Di Bologna
    Inventors: Giampietro Fabbri, Matteo Greppi, Paolo Proli
  • THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL AND A METHOD FOR MAKING A THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL
    Publication number: 20190238084
    Abstract: A thermophotovoltaic panel, including a first surface for receiving solar radiation, photovoltaic cells connected to said first receiving surface, a heat exchanger connected to said photovoltaic cells, and a second surface, opposite to the first, for supporting the panel, said heat exchanger being positioned between said first receiving surface and said second supporting surface, wherein said photovoltaic cells and said exchanger are embedded in at least one resin, preferably cold-polymerised epoxy resin, to constitute a body including said first receiving surface and said second supporting surface, wherein at least one layer of resin at said first receiving surface is constituted of substantially transparent resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Giampietro FABBRI, Matteo GREPPI, Paolo PROLI