Patents by Inventor Soichi Sakai

Soichi Sakai 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).

  • Solar electric power apparatus, solar module, and installation method of solar modules
    Patent number: 6342669
    Abstract: In a solar electric power apparatus provided with a plurality of solar modules that are ranged in such a manner that edges of adjacent solar modules are overlapped, each solar module has a plurality of solar cells that are electrically connected in series with each other, with the serial connecting direction of the solar cells being set to a direction orthogonal to the ranging direction of the solar modules. Upon ranging these solar modules, one side portion of the solar module on the lower side on which a shadow of the solar module on the upper side is cast is formed into a non-power generation area by removing the solar cells therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sakai, Seiichi Kiyama, Yukihiro Yoshimine