Patents by Inventor Michael J. Sundman

Michael J. Sundman 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 module with full utilization of surface area
    Patent number: 7649140
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module comprising: (i) three or more substrates (1, 2, 3) arranged in a closed-spaced parallel relationship to one another, the substrates comprising: a center substrate (2) having first and second faces; a first outer substrate (1) having an inner and outer face, wherein the inner face and the first face of the center substrate are juxtaposed; and a second outer substrate (3) having an inner and outer face, wherein the inner face and the second face of the center substrate are juxtaposed, (ii) front photovoltaic devices (A, B, C) are formed between the first outer substrate (1) and the first face of the center substrate (2), (iii) connecting and/or dividing method (11) are placed between at least one pair of the front devices, and (iv) rear photovoltaic devices (D, E) are formed between the second outer substrate (3) and the second face of the center substrate (2), characterized by: (v) the front and rear photovoltaic devices are offset in such a way that connecting and dividing methods (11) o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Dyesol Ltd.
    Inventors: Igor Lvovich Skrabin, Michael J. Sundman, Gavin Edmund Tulloch, George Phani, Sylvia Medlyn Tulloch
  • Photovoltaic Module With Full Utilization of Surface Area
    Publication number: 20090000655
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module comprising: (i) three or more substrates (1, 2, 3) arranged in a closed-spaced parallel relationship to one another, the substrates comprising: a center substrate (2) having first and second faces; a first outer substrate (1) having an inner and outer face, wherein the inner face and the first face of the center substrate are juxtaposed; and a second outer substrate (3) having an inner and outer face, wherein the inner face and the second face of the center substrate are juxtaposed, (ii) front photovoltaic devices (A, B, C) are formed between the first outer substrate (1) and the first face of the center substrate (2), (iii) connecting and/or dividing method (11) are placed between at least one pair of the front devices, and (iv) rear photovoltaic devices (D, E) are formed between the second outer substrate (3) and the second face of the center substrate (2), characterized by: (v) the front and rear photovoltaic devices are offset in such a way that connecting and dividing methods (11) o
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: DYESOL LTD
    Inventors: Igor Lvovich Skryabin, Michael J. Sundman, Gavin Edmund Tulloch, George Phani, Sylvia Medlyn Tulloch