Patents by Inventor Shigeo Yata

Shigeo Yata 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 device and method of fabricating the same
    Publication number: 20010027803
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photovoltaic device comprising on a substrate (1) a plurality of photovoltaic elements (10) each composed of a lamination body of a first electrode (2), a photovoltaic conversion layer (3), and a second electrode (4), the thickness of a side end (B) in the first electrode (2) in the vicinity of a separating trench (S) existing between the first electrode (2) and the adjacent first electrode (2) being larger than the thickness of an element region (A) in the first electrode (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Sasaki, Katsunobu Sayama, Kunimoto Ninomiya, Shigeo Yata, Hiroshi Ishimaru