Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Weidner

Stephen E. Weidner 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 WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH SOLAR CONTROL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20130061542
    Abstract: A photovoltaic window assembly is provided. The photovoltaic window assembly includes a photovoltaic element, a solar control coating, and a space. The solar control coating is positioned adjacent the photovoltaic element. The space located immediately adjacent a surface of the solar control coating. The space is either between the photovoltaic element and the solar control coating or on a side of the solar control coating opposite the photovoltaic element. Additional embodiments of the photovoltaic window assembly are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen E. Weidner
  • BIFACIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20120097213
    Abstract: For use in building and construction, a bifacial photovoltaic module having at least one reflective element disposed on a surface of a light transmitting substrate such that a portion of the solar radiation passing through the sheet of light-transmitting substrate is reflected off of the reflective element so as to be capable of conversion to electrical energy by a photoactive portion of the photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen E. Weidner