Patents by Inventor Salvador Jaime

Salvador Jaime 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).

  • Checking the stoichiometry of I-III-VI layers for use in photovoltaic using improved electrolysis conditions
    Patent number: 9647151
    Abstract: The invention relates to manufacturing a I-III-VI compound in the form of a thin film for use in photovoltaics, including the steps of: a) electrodepositing a thin-film structure, consisting of I and/or III elements, onto the surface of an electrode that forms a substrate (SUB); and b) incorporating at least one VI element into the structure so as to obtain the I-III-VI compound. According to the invention, the electrodeposition step comprises checking that the uniformity of the thickness of the thin film varies by no more than 3% over the entire surface of the substrate receiving the deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NEXCIS
    Inventors: Pierre-Philippe Grand, Salvador Jaime, Philippe De Gasquet, Hariklia Deligianni, Lubomyr T. Romankiw, Raman Vaidyanathan, Qiang Huang, Shafaat Ahmed
  • Production of thin films having photovoltaic properties, comprising depositing an alternate I/III or III/I multi-layer structure and annealing said structure
    Patent number: 8883547
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of a thin film having photovoltaic properties, containing a I-III-VI2-type alloy and deposited by electrolysis, including the following steps: (a) successive deposits of layers of metallic elements I and III; and (b) thermal post-treatment with the addition of element VI. In particular, step (a) comprises the following operations: (a1) depositing a multi-layer structure comprising at least two layers of element I and two layers of element III, deposited in an alternate manner, and (a2) annealing said structure before adding element VI in order to obtain a I-III alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: NEXCIS
    Inventors: Pierre-Philippe Grand, Salvador Jaime, Cedric Broussillou
  • CHECKING THE STOICHIOMETRY OF I-III-VI LAYERS FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC USING IMPROVED ELECTROLYSIS CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20130206233
    Abstract: The invention relates to manufacturing a I-III-VI compound in the form of a thin film for use in photovoltaics, including the steps of: a) electrodepositing a thin-film structure, consisting of I and/or III elements, onto the surface of an electrode that forms a substrate (SUB); and b) incorporating at least one VI element into the structure so as to obtain the I-III-VI compound. According to the invention, the electrodeposition step comprises checking that the uniformity of the thickness of the thin film varies by no more than 3% over the entire surface of the substrate receiving the deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: NECIS
    Inventors: Pierre-Philippe Grand, Salvador Jaime, Philippe De Gasquet, Hariklia Deligianni, Lubomyr T. Romankiw, Raman Vaidyantahan, Qiang Huang, Shafaat Ahmed
  • PRODUCTION OF THIN FILMS HAVING PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES AND CONTAINING A I-III-VI2-TYPE ALLOY, COMPRISING SUCCESSIVE ELECTRODEPOSITS AND THERMAL POST-TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20120264255
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of a thin film having photovoltaic properties, containing a I-III-VI2-type alloy and deposited by electrolysis, including the following steps: (a) successive deposits of layers of metallic elements I and III; and (b) thermal post-treatment with the addition of element VI. In particular, step (a) comprises the following operations: (a1) depositing a multi-layer structure comprising at least two layers of element I and two layers of element III, deposited in an alternate manner, and (a2) annealing said structure before adding element VI in order to obtain a I-III alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: NEXCIS
    Inventors: Pierre-Philippe Grand, Salvador Jaime, Cedric Broussillou