Patents by Inventor Paul B. Kennedy

Paul B. Kennedy 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).

  • Diffusion welded solar cell array
    Patent number: 3973996
    Abstract: A method of mounting and interconnecting solar cells to form a solar cell array particularly suited to space applications. In the present invention, the solar cells, which are already silver plated on the underside, are diffusion welded to a suitably plated polymide film substrate. The attachment area and current conductor patterns are provided in the plating on the substrate and electrical connection of the solar cells is accomplished by soldering or diffusion welding directly to the plated pattern on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Paul B. Kennedy