Patents by Inventor Robin DAENEN

Robin DAENEN 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 backsheet comprising polyolefin layers
    Patent number: 12690276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photovoltaic module backsheet comprising, in order: photovoltaic module backsheet comprising a functional layer and a weather-resistant layer, wherein the backsheet is free of fluorinated polymers, characterized in that: i) the functional layer comprises a blend of polyethylene and a polyethylene copolymer, wherein at least 50 wt. % of the functional layer is polyethylene; and ii) the weather-resistant layer comprises, a first sub-layer facing the functional layer and a second sub-layer, wherein a) each of the first sub-layer and the second sub-layer comprise at least 50 wt. % polypropylene; and b) the second sub-layer has a lowest glass transition temperature (Tg) below ?40° C. The present invention also relates to a process for producing the backsheet and a photovoltaic module comprising the backsheet according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: ENDURANCE SOLAR SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Ruofei Zhao, Kurt Van Durme, Robert Janssen, Alessandro Gualdi, Robin Daenen
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE BACKSHEET COMPRISING POLYOLEFIN LAYERS
    Publication number: 20240063320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photovoltaic module backsheet comprising, in order: photovoltaic module backsheet comprising a functional layer and a weather-resistant layer, wherein the backsheet is free of fluorinated polymers, characterized in that: i) the functional layer comprises a blend of polyethylene and a polyethylene copolymer, wherein at least 50 wt. % of the functional layer is polyethylene; and ii) the weather-resistant layer comprises, a first sub-layer facing the functional layer and a second sub-layer, wherein a) each of the first sub-layer and the second sub-layer comprise at least 50 wt. % polypropylene; and b) the second sub-layer has a lowest glass transition temperature (Tg) below ?40° C. The present invention also relates to a process for producing the backsheet and a photovoltaic module comprising the backsheet according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ruofei ZHAO, Kurt VAN DURME, Robert JANSSEN, Alessandro GUALDI, Robin DAENEN