Patents by Inventor Oliver R. F. Gagliano

Oliver R. F. Gagliano 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).

  • Electronic device with antenna integrated within a photovoltaic layer
    Patent number: 11990673
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a display stack, a bezel, a solar cell, and a first antenna. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall coupled to the bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall define a portion of an internal cavity. The display stack includes a display cover and a solar cell configured to output an electric power having a power level corresponding to an intensity of light received by the solar cell. The bezel is coupled to an upper edge of the side wall of the housing, the bezel enclosing the display cover. The solar cell includes a substrate and a photovoltaic layer, the photovoltaic layer including a mesh of electrically conductive material positioned on the substrate and a first opening. The first antenna is formed by the first opening of the photovoltaic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Abu T. Sayem, Juhi H. Godhwani, Mohamed Bouchoucha, Jacob T. Zeller, John M. Kenkel, Oliver R. F. Gagliano, Georgios Atmatzakis, Lionel J. Dupuy
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ANTENNA INTEGRATED WITHIN A PHOTOVOLTAIC LAYER
    Publication number: 20230187822
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a display stack, a bezel, a solar cell, and a first antenna. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall coupled to the bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall define a portion of an internal cavity. The display stack includes a display cover and a solar cell configured to output an electric power having a power level corresponding to an intensity of light received by the solar cell. The bezel is coupled to an upper edge of the side wall of the housing, the bezel enclosing the display cover. The solar cell includes a substrate and a photovoltaic layer, the photovoltaic layer including a mesh of electrically conductive material positioned on the substrate and a first opening. The first antenna is formed by the first opening of the photovoltaic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Abu T. Sayem, Juhi H. Godhwani, Mohamed Bouchoucha, Jacob T. Zeller, John M. Kenkel, Oliver R. F. Gagliano, Georgios Atmatzakis, Lionel J. Dupuy
  • SEMI TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH OPTIMIZED COLLECTOR GRID
    Publication number: 20210210644
    Abstract: A semitransparent photovoltaic device comprising: a plurality of active photovoltaic areas including a transparent substrate, a front electrode, an absorber including one or more thin photoactive layers, and a rear electrode; a transparency area separating at least two of the active photovoltaic areas; and a collection grid. The collection grid includes a metallic contact layer and a plurality of VIAs between the front electrode and the metallic contact layer, wherein the VIAs are randomly distributed within the active photovoltaic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Eric J. Betschitch, Oliver R. F. Gagliano, Emilie Bialic, Brice Arrazat