Patents by Inventor Motonari Futawatari

Motonari Futawatari 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).

  • Publication number: 20110162714
    Abstract: A concentrator photovoltaic module (1) according to an embodiment includes a concentrating lens (50) configured to concentrate sunlight (Ls), a photovoltaic cell element (11) configured to convert the concentrated sunlight (Ls) into electricity, a receiver baseboard (20) on which the photovoltaic cell element (11) is mounted, a heat sink (60) configured to dissipate heat coming from the receiver baseboard (20), a module plate (70) to which the heat sink (60) is attached, and an opening (70w) that is formed in the module plate (70) and in which the photovoltaic cell element (11) and the receiver baseboard (20) are provided. The receiver baseboard (20) is fastened to the heat sink (60), and the heat sink (60) is fastened to the module plate (70) around the opening (70w).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Motonari Futawatari