Patents by Inventor Michael J. Meshishnek

Michael J. Meshishnek 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).

  • Flexible thin film solar cell
    Patent number: 6410362
    Abstract: A clear thermal emissive coating, such as clear polyimide, is deposited directly upon a thin film solar cell forming a flexible thin film solar cell. The thin film solar cell can be deposited on another thermal emissive coating used as a substrate during thin film solar cell semiconductor processing so that resulting flexible thin film solar cell can be illuminated on the top side and eject heat from both sides suitable for forming a solar cell array over a curved surface such as a power sphere nanosatellite with thermal regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Simburger, Michael J. Meshishnek, David G. Gilmore, Dennis A. Smith, Margaret H. Abraham, Frank R. Jeffrey, Paul A. Gierow