Patents by Inventor Milan Vanecek

Milan Vanecek 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 cell and methods for producing a photovoltaic cell
    Patent number: 8772080
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device is provided that includes a substrate, a first transparent conductive layer positioned on the substrate, a plurality of transparent conductive rods positioned on the first transparent conductive layer and having a growth direction, the growth direction extending in a direction away from the substrate, a photovoltaically active layer covering the plurality of transparent conductive rods rods and a conductive layer positioned on the photovoltaically active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Tel Solar AG, Fyzikalni Ustave AV CR, V.V.I.
    Inventors: Milan Vanecek, Neda Neykova, Karel Hruska, Ales Poruba, Zdenek Remes, Jakub Holovsky, Adam Purkrt, Oleg Babchenko, Johannes Meier, Ulrich Kroll
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
    Publication number: 20120255613
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell (10) is fabricated by depositing a first transparent conductive layer (12) onto a substrate carrier (11). Portions of the first transparent conductive layer (12) are selectively removed to form a plurality of discrete transparent conductive protruding regions (13) or a plurality of discrete indentations (27) in the first transparent conductive layer (12). A silicon layer (14) comprising a charge separating junction is deposited onto the plurality of discrete protruding regions (13) or onto the plurality of discrete indentations (27) by chemical vapour deposition. A second transparent conductive layer (15) is deposited on the silicon layer (14) by chemical vapour deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: FYZIKALNI USTAV AV CR, V.V.I., OERLIKON SOLAR AG, TRUEBBACH
    Inventors: Milan Vanecek, Ales Poruba, Zdenek Remes, Jakub Holovsky, Adam Purkrt, Oleg Babchenko, Karel Hruska, Neda Neykova, Ulrich Kroll, Johannes Meier
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
    Publication number: 20120031482
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device is provided that includes a substrate, a first transparent conductive layer positioned on the substrate, a plurality of transparent conductive rods positioned on the first transparent conductive layer and having a growth direction, the growth direction extending in a direction away from the substrate, a photovoltaically active layer covering the plurality of transparent conductive rods rods and a conductive layer positioned on the photovoltaically active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: OERLIKON SOLAR AG, TRUEBBACH
    Inventors: Milan Vanecek, Neda Neykova, Karel Hruska, Ales Poruba, Zdenek Remes, Jakub Holovsky, Adam Purkrt, Oleg Babchenko, Johannes Meier, Ulrich Kroll
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
    Publication number: 20110284061
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell (10) is provided which includes a substrate carrier (11), a first transparent conductive layer (12) positioned on the substrate carrier (11) comprising a plurality of discrete transparent conductive protruding regions (13) or a plurality of discrete indentations. A silicon layer (14) comprising a charge separating junction covers the first transparent conductive layer (12) and the plurality of discrete transparent conductive protruding regions (13) or the plurality of discrete indentations and a second transparent conductive layer (15) is positioned on the silicon layer (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicants: FYZIKALNI USTAV AV CR, V.V.I., OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH
    Inventors: Milan Vanecek, Johannes Meier, Ulrich Kroll